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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 1894 p4p, 2609 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 253 p4p, 332 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 34 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Haze .
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bangin is looking to slow Haze down with leg kicks.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bangin.
Bangin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haze wants to take the fight to the mat but Bangin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bangin lands a right hand.
Haze wants the takedown. Bangin is fighting it off but Haze persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bangin's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bangin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bangin has his hands on Haze 's head, controlling the position.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Bangin.
Bangin controlling Haze 's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bangin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haze tries to work over Bangin's front leg with a kick but Bangin checks it.
Haze 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.
Haze lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze .
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Haze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bangin rather than just go for the knockout.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bangin will feel that in the morning.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Haze .
Bangin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Haze , right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze . Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze connects with a leg kick.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Bangin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze throws a push kick but Bangin slaps the foot to one side.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haze was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze 's coach down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haze 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haze is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haze throws a nice head kick!
Bangin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haze blocks a low kick nicely.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
Bangin slips under a jab from Haze .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
Darryl Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze throws a body kick that misses
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze takes one to the side of the head.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin throws a head kick but Haze moves out of range.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Haze unleashes a big counter combination but Bangin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Haze misses with a kick to the body.
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bangin tries to clinch but Haze moves away
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body kick there by Haze .
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haze .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bangin misses.
Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze .
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin slips a jab from Haze .
Haze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze throws a head kick that half lands.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze misses with a double jab.
Bangin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haze fails with the takedown
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haze cracks Bangin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bangin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Haze 's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangin circles away quickly and effectively.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bangin takes one to the side of the head.
Haze throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Haze misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haze looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Haze is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
Haze misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Bangin as he checks the leg kick.
Bangin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haze is out of range and Bangin settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Haze gets tackled into the cage by Bangin. Bangin maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Haze .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darryl Haze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
Haze cracks Bangin with an open hand slap.
Haze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bangin sprawls well initially but Haze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haze stops Bangin from getting back to his feet.
Haze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bangin defends it well.
Haze trying to control the action but Bangin is working from the bottom.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is pressing down on Bangin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bangin is holding on for now.
Haze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bangin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haze .
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Bangin is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Bangin does it's job there.
Bangin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bangin throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Haze . Beautiful body shot.
Darryl Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bangin cracks Haze with a good jab.
Haze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bangin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bangin digs a right hand into Haze 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haze 's gas tank.
Bangin scores with a shot to the side of Haze 's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze .
Bangin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Bangin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darryl Haze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bangin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bangin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze tries for a takedown. No joy.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darryl Haze .
A short right from Bangin on the inside.
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!
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bangin.
Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bangin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze .
Haze connects with the punch.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Haze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darryl Haze .
I've got Haze 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze !
After winning the bout, Darryl Haze 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 2134 p4p, 5153 weight class) and Billy Conforto (ranked 257 p4p, 486 weight class). Conforto has chosen Alabama- Bishop Gunn as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Conforto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sycek closes the distance but Conforto moves to the side
and Conforto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sycek tries to close the distance and clinch but Conforto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conforto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sycek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conforto throws a looping overhand right but Sycek ducks down to avoid it.
Sycek with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Conforto counter with a right hand.
Sycek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sycek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sycek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sycek gets a takedown into half guard.
Sycek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conforto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sycek lands strikes from half guard.
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
Conforto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sycek scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sycek connects with a nice short shot to Conforto's temple.
Conforto is looking to escape.
Sycek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Conforto pushes Sycek off looking to stand but Sycek dives back in and keeps control.
Sycek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sycek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conforto is looking to escape.
Sycek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Conforto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Conforto is trying to stand up here but Sycek is controlling him well.
Sycek working the head and body with strikes.
Conforto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sycek working the head and body with strikes.
Conforto is looking to escape.
We've been hearing that Sycek has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sycek 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.
Sycek lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek working Conforto over with strikes.
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!
Sycek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sycek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sycek stops Conforto from getting back to his feet.
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sycek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Sycek.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conforto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sycek is nestled in close to Conforto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Conforto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sycek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sycek working Conforto over with strikes.
Sycek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Conforto is trying to stand up here but Sycek is controlling him well.
Sycek drops an elbow to the side of Conforto's head.
Conforto is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sycek working over Conforto with some ground and pound. Conforto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sycek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Conforto taking some punishment here, with Sycek in his half guard.
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sycek lands a nice short elbow.
Sycek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sycek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
 Conforto is rocked!
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
Sycek working the head and body with strikes.
Conforto is still in real trouble! Can Sycek finish him?
Conforto pushes Sycek off looking to stand but Sycek dives back in and keeps control.
Conforto seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conforto is trying to stand back up but Sycek is controlling him
Sycek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
Sycek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conforto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Conforto taking some punishment here, with Sycek in his half guard.
Sycek slips a nice elbow through Conforto's hands, connecting with Conforto's forehead.
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
Sycek drops an elbow to the side of Conforto's head.
Conforto wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sycek connects with a nice short shot to Conforto's temple.
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sycek scores with a big shot! Conforto's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Conforto! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sycek!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kodiyak Redd (ranked 1287 p4p, 1821 weight class) and Adam Shalashaska (ranked 51 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shalashaska throws a big shot that misses.
Redd throws a hook but Shalashaska blocks it.
Adam Shalashaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalashaska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shalashaska throws out a loose jab but Redd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalashaska misses the jab.
Shalashaska connects with a solid leg kick.
Shalashaska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shalashaska gets back to full guard.
Shalashaska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've been hearing that Redd has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Redd chips away with some ground and pound.
Shalashaska keeping full guard, as Redd tries to pass.
Shalashaska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redd is one step ahead there.
Shalashaska had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redd defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shalashaska trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shalashaska is on top in guard.
Shalashaska tries to free his leg and advance position but Redd is retaining full guard.
Shalashaska preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shalashaska working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Shalashaska's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Redd looking for a guillotine here but Shalashaska defends easily.
Redd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Redd working some strikes from top position.
Redd postures up.
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.
Redd trying to control but Shalashaska is working from the bottom.
Shalashaska is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Redd won't allow Shalashaska to sweep him here.
Redd stands and throws Shalashaska's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shalashaska is looking to reverse the position.
Redd in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shalashaska is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Redd has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shalashaska is trying to control Redd's posture but Redd avoids it.
Shalashaska tries to improve position but can't.
Redd scoring with punches from side control.
Redd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Redd has hold of Shalashaska's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shalashaska tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Redd cranks the arm and Shalashaska screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shalashaska, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kodiyak Redd!
Our winner, Kodiyak Redd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Adam Shalashaska had this to say: 'You're pretty good.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 917 p4p, 389 weight class) and Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 120 p4p, 52 weight class). Alexander Kuznetsov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yevgeny Ignatov's chin.
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World class MT
Very quick |
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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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ignatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatov thumps Kuznetsov with a low kick.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ignatov in his tracks.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Ignatov avoids them all with ease.
Ignatov throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuznetsov 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.
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Ignatov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kuznetsov just manages to avoid it.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ignatov blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ignatov as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov jabs at Ignatov's body.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov drops his hands momentarily and Ignatov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignatov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Ignatov is having none of it.
Ignatov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuznetsov!
Ignatov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Ignatov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuznetsov instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
Ignatov presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov stalling in the clinch but Kuznetsov improves position.
Ignatov lands with a right to the head.
Kuznetsov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ignatov is breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ignatov.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks with his arms.
Ignatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatov tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kuznetsov.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov has Kuznetsov pushed against the cage.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov connects with a knee to the head.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Kuznetsov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ignatov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznetsov can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Kuznetsov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatov slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov with the inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a shot to the body.
Ignatov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kuznetsov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuznetsov throws a front kick aimed at Ignatov's knee but Ignatov avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Ignatov misses the target.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ignatov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuznetsov has closed the distance and engaged Ignatov in a clinch.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks it.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatov.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Ignatov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ignatov misses its target.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Ignatov defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Ignatov avoids them all with ease.
Ignatov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Ignatov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Ignatov ducked under it nicely.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov tries to land a front kick but Kuznetsov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick that knocks Ignatov off balance momentarily.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Ignatov keeps it at a distance.
Ignatov looks for the body kick but Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Ignatov lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch but Ignatov is avoiding it.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatov with a nice calf kick.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov looks to land a body kick but Kuznetsov moved away.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
Kuznetsov clinches.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuznetsov or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatov.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ignatov lands an uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatov is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Ignatov.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatov is defending well for now.
Ignatov lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kuznetsov!
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuznetsov thumps Ignatov with a low kick.
Ignatov moves out of range as Kuznetsov throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Kuznetsov.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ignatov.
Kuznetsov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ignatov misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Ignatov is looking to chop away at Kuznetsov's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ignatov scores with a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatov throws a body kick that misses.
Ignatov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Ignatov blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignatov avoids the damage to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatov is defending well for now.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuznetsov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignatov avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignatov avoids the damage to the body.
Ignatov scores with a hook to the body.
Ignatov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ignatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignatov lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignatov avoids the damage to the body.
Ignatov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Ignatov sets himself, and Kuznetsov steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignatov avoids it this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatov lands a head shot.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Ignatov's ribs.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Ignatov throws a body kick.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Ignatov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Ignatov throws a push kick but Kuznetsov slaps the foot to one side.
Ignatov misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Kuznetsov. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Yevgeny Ignatov.
Well Kuznetsov 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kuznetsov!
A victorious Alexander Kuznetsov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prokop Pustik (ranked 826 p4p, 899 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 98 p4p, 105 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Pustik lands.
Seigel throws a big shot that misses.
Pustik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seigels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pustik moves in looking to clinch but Seigel pushes him off.
Pustik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pustik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prokop Pustik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Pustik misses.
Seigel throws a counter combo.
Nice shot by Pustik.
Pustik moves into the clinch.
Pustik struggles to land a body shot inside as Seigel controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seigel.
Pustik misses with the head strike.
Pustik tries to land knees in the clinch but Seigel avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seigel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seigel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pustik up against the cage.
Pustik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seigel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustik tries to land a knee to the head but Seigel blocks with his arms.
Pustik is working for takedown but Seigel is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seigel.
Pustik is working Seigel over against the cage.
Seigel stalling in the clinch but Pustik improves position.
Seigel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pustik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pustik has a couple of punches blocked by Seigel.
Pustik has Seigel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seigel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seigel lands a right hand.
Pustik blocks a body shot from Seigel.
Seigel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seigel presses Pustik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pustik is breathing heavily.
Seigel avoids the elbow strike from Pustik, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Seigel.
Seigel lands a nice knee to the body.
Seigel manages to break the clinch.
Pustik takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seigel misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seigel misses with a body shot.
Seigel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pustik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pustik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seigel moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prokop Pustik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pustik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seigel can't find room to land a body shot as Pustik controls the action.
Pustik misses with a punch to the body.
Pustik swings wildly with an uppercut but Seigel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seigel blocks the elbow strike.
Pustik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Seigel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seigel.
Seigel scores with a shoulder strike.
Seigel can't find room to land a body shot as Pustik controls the action.
Seigel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pustik's face.
A right hand to the body from Seigel.
Seigel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Seigel.
Seigel lands a shoulder strike.
Seigel pushes Pustik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Seigel.
Seigel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pustik backwards.
Pustik struggles to land a body shot inside as Seigel controls his hands.
Seigel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seigel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pustik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seigel can turn it around.
Seigel is leaning against Pustik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seigel scores a nice knee to the body.
Seigel lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Seigel.
A shot in the inside from Seigel.
Seigel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Pustik is rocked!
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!
Seigel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Pustik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seigel throws a big uppercut that drops Pustik! More strikes from Seigel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pustik lies dazed against the cage as Seigel celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bugsy Seigel!
A victorious Bugsy Seigel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 329 p4p, 441 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 46 p4p, 59 weight class). Rauta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right On- Showcore. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lew! But no joy.
Lew scores with a one two! Rauta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Nyrkki Rauta has been cut.
Lew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rauta. That did some damage!
Rauta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nyrkki Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rauta misses.
Rauta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lew's hands.
Lew moves out of range as Rauta throws a body kick.
Rauta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rauta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lew misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew works on Rauta's body with a couple of short punches.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew blocking some punches.
Rauta misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Rauta is working Lew over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lew as the two fighters clinch.
Lew lands with a short shot to the head.
Lew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lew.
Rauta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lew throws a head punch that misses.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lew scores with a shot to the side of Rauta's head.
Lew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Lew lands an uppercut.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lew lands a body punch.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Lew misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lew.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
Rauta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Lew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick from Rauta, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lew tries a quick counter leg kick but Rauta is wise to it.
Rauta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta blocks a jab.
Lew misses with a hook.
Rauta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Rauta throws a right hand that Lew ducks under and follows up with a left that Lew also avoids with ease.
Rauta throws a low kick but Lew moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Lew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Lew keeps it at a distance.
Rauta throws a hook but Lew avoids it easily.
Rauta looks to land a left hand but Lew moved out of range nicely.
Lew is looking for the big counter here.
Rauta misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rauta.
Lew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauta wants to land a leg kick but Lew is out of range.
Lew misses the jab.
Lew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew throws a front kick that sends Rauta stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Lew swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lew lands a big head kick that sends Rauta tumbling to the mat! Lew takes a step backwards and waves Rauta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rauta is rocked!
Lew cracks Rauta on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rauta falls backwards against the cage. Lew follows up with more strikes that drop Rauta to his knees. Lew keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rauta! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Lew!
An out of breath Julius Lew 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 32 p4p, 343 weight class) and Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 2 p4p, 27 weight class). Hlervu comes into the arena with Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hlervu. Hlervu obviously looking to wear him down.
Hlervu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hlervu.
Hlervu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit motions for Hlervu to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hlervu.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Hlervu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Hlervu misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hlervu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hlervu misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Hlervu tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hlervu moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws a lazy body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Hlervu misses the jab.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hlervu scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Hlervu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hlervu misses with a left hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Hlervu throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Hlervu avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Hlervu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hlervu throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Hlervu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hlervu scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hlervu clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hlervu loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Hlervu thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit motions for Hlervu to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Hlervu avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hlervu.
A big right from Hlervu misses.
Hlervu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hlervu on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lunges at Hlervu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hlervu's hand.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hlervu, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu swings widly with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Hlervu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Hlervu settles back down.
Hlervu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hlervu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hlervu.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Hlervu moved away.
Hlervu slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hlervu blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Hlervu checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Hlervu down by chopping away at his legs.
Hlervu just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hlervu connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
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.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hlervu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hlervu checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Hlervu.
Hlervu slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Hlervu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hlervu tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Hlervu tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit motions for Hlervu to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hlervu finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Hlervu moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hlervu throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hlervu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit motions for Hlervu to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit jabs at Hlervu's body.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Hlervu sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Hlervu's legs.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Hlervu avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Donk. Hlervu catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hlervu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hlervu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hlervu tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Braynas Hlervu is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Hlervu misses the target.
Hlervu lands a jab to the nose.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Hlervu slaps the foot to one side.
Hlervu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hlervu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu is looking to score with low kicks.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Hlervu moved away.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hlervu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Hlervu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hlervu blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Hlervu checks it
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
Hlervu throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hlervu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hlervu is able to avoid easily.
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Hlervu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hlervu misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a solid body kick.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hlervu misses the target.
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 Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
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.
Hlervu swings widly with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Hlervu scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hlervu blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Hlervu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hlervu defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Hlervu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Hlervu swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hlervu thinking.
Hlervu checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Good shot there by Hlervu.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hlervu blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hlervu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hlervu.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A big right from Hlervu misses.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hlervu with a body shot.
Hlervu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Hlervu.
Hlervu moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Hlervu blocks the body kick.
Hlervu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit cracks Hlervu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Hlervu ducked under it nicely.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu checks the leg kick.
Hlervu is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Hlervu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hlervu misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hlervu checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Hlervu's leg but Hlervu calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Hlervu throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Hlervu checks a leg kick nicely.
Hlervu misses with a hook.
Hlervu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hlervu cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Hlervu misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Hlervu throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hlervu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Petchuanglek Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hlervu checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hlervu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
A lazy left from Hlervu finds it's target.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hlervu throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Hlervu.
Nice jab there from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hlervu moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Hlervu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hlervu slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu 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.
A clash of legs there as Hlervu blocks the low kick.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Hlervu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hlervu lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Hlervu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hlervu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hlervu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Hlervu avoids it with no problem.
Hlervu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hlervu counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Hlervu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hlervu throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Hlervu checks it.
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Hlervu moved away.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hlervu thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
Hlervu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hlervu blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Hlervu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Hlervu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hlervu - that will leave a mark!
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu delivers a nice body kick.
Hlervu connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Hlervu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hlervu scrambles back to his feet.
Hlervu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Hlervu manages to step out the way in time.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Hlervu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range.
Hlervu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hlervu misses with a body shot.
Hlervu lands with a nice body kick.
Hlervu connects with a single shot there.
Hlervu blocks a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Hlervu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braynas Hlervu had his way with Petchuanglek Sitsongrit in 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. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Hlervu saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Hlervu as he connects with a hook.
Hlervu thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hlervu thinking.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Hlervu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hlervu - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hlervu.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hlervu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
Hlervu throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Hlervu catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Hlervu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hlervu misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Hlervu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
Hlervu lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
Hlervu connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hlervu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Hlervu counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Hlervu counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Hlervu's ribs.
Hlervu cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hlervu is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Hlervu blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Hlervu ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hlervu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Hlervu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit catches Hlervu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hlervu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hlervu throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
Hlervu lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hlervu.
Good exchange - Hlervu coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hlervu's head backwards.
Braynas Hlervu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Braynas Hlervu.
Well Hlervu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
Braynas Hlervu 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 Adan Puno (ranked 140 p4p, 278 weight class) and Tom Obama (ranked 17 p4p, 35 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Puno misses with a right hand
and Obama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Puno tries to land a front kick but Obama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno misses with a leg kick
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Jab from Puno.
 It looks like Tom Obama has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab from Obama.
Obama misses with a hook to the body
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama lands with a cross.
Obama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Puno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno thows a leg kick but Obama checks it
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obama rushes Puno and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno lands a nice uppercut.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama working aggressively here.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adan Puno's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a left hand.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puno slips under a jab from Obama.
Obama misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Puno.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Obama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Obama misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puno.
Puno misses with a left hand
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obama misses with a right hand
letting Puno counter with a right hand.
Puno misses with a hook
and Obama counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Obama will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obama slips under a jab.
Obama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adan Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Tom Obama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama checks a low kick from Puno.
A nice side step and Obama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obama lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Puno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama clobbers Puno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puno.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Obama on the side of the head.
Obama blocks a low kick nicely.
Obama appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno digs a good hook to Obama's body.
Obama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puno.
A jab from Obama misses.
That kick from Puno tenderised Obama's leg. Obama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a right hand that misses
and Obama counters with an inside leg kick.
Obama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puno's hands.
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puno throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Adan Puno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obama lands a right hook to the body.
Puno scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obama's hands.
Puno tests Obama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puno defending well as Obama loads up on a big left hand.
Puno is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama moves out of range of the leg kick from Puno.
Puno keeps Obama at a distance using the push kick.
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 Adan Puno will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Puno throws an off balance right hand
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Obama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puno thows a leg kick but Obama checks it
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Obama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obama digs a good hook to Puno's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Obama misses.
Puno fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obama just manages to avoid it.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obama.
Puno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Puno misses
and Obama counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Puno cracks Obama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Puno has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obama to stand back up!
Obama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama lands a body shot.
Obama thows a body kick. Puno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Puno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puno defending well as Obama loads up on a big left hand.
Puno tries to counter by clinching up but Obama breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a leg kick
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Puno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obama.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Puno throws a lazy body kick
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Obama misses.
Obama is looking to slow Puno down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puno is looking to clinch.
Obama digs a good hook to Puno's body.
Obama misses with a hook
and Puno counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Puno.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Obama.
Well Obama 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Obama!
A relieved looking Tom Obama 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Tarver (ranked 118 p4p, 123 weight class) and Balin Trollslayer (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tarver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trollslayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trollslayer feints the counter takedown.
Tarver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trollslayer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarver lands a nice shot that snaps Trollslayer's head back.
Trollslayer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antonio Tarver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarver looks to land a right hand but Trollslayer moved out of range.
And Trollslayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Tarver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarver misses the jab.
Trollslayer with the counter takedown but Tarver avoids it easily.
Tarver swings widly with a right hand
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Trollslayer working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarver defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer working the ground and pound but Tarver is defending the strikes.
Tarver tries to bench press Trollslayer off him but Trollslayer keeps the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trollslayer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Trollslayer lands an elbow.
Tarver tries to bench press Trollslayer off him but Trollslayer keeps the position.
Tarver can't do much from the bottom here.
Tarver avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trollslayer.
Trollslayer working away.
Trollslayer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tarver to see if he's OK.
Trollslayer looks up at the clock and then as Tarver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trollslayer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Tarver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trollslayer grinds an elbow into Tarver's temple.
Tarver is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tarver's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trollslayer is working Tarver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tarver can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarver taking a bit of punishment here - Trollslayer scoring with strikes.
Tarver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Trollslayer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tarver is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tarver is rocked!
Trollslayer looks up at the clock and then as Tarver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trollslayer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Tarver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trollslayer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tarver to see if he's OK.
Tarver struggling a bit here.
Tarver seems to have got his legs back now.
Trollslayer cracks Tarver with a big right hand but Tarver just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tarver taking a bit of punishment here - Trollslayer scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tarver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tarver wants to control but Trollslayer postures up.
Trollslayer landing a few strikes.
Trollslayer working the head and body with strikes.
Tarver wants to control but Trollslayer postures up.
Trollslayer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trollslayer scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tarver is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Trollslayer can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
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