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SUF 15: Christmas Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phinn Derringer (ranked 5747 p4p, 24618 weight class) and Small Fry (ranked 489 p4p, 497 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phinn Derringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Small Fry!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Derringer misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Derringer. That's going to slow Fry down.
Fry jabs Derringer right on the nose. Derringer blinks but takes it well.
Fry misses with a looping left.
Derringer throws a big counter combination but Fry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Derringer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Derringer misses with the combination.
Derringer throws a combination that misses
letting Fry counter with a right hand.
A cross from Fry lands.
Fry lands a big right hand that sends Derringer crashing to the mat! Fry stays standing though and waves Derringer back to his feet!
 Derringer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fry throws a body shot but no joy.
Fry steps in with a hook that catches Derringer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fry follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Derringer looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Small Fry!
An out of breath Small Fry 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Warren (ranked 4920 p4p, 23737 weight class) and Ramon Orr (ranked 413 p4p, 448 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashid Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramon Orr!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Warren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orr defends it nicely.
Warren wants to clinch up but Orr keeps it at a distance.
Warren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warren tries to stall but Orr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Warren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Orr gets a double leg takedown into Warren's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Warren has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Orr is looking to defend but Warren has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Orr! Warren pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Orr taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rashid Warren!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Striking (ranked 3264 p4p, 3788 weight class) and Nick Fletcher (ranked 342 p4p, 386 weight class). Striking comes to the ring accompanied by Hard Work Cadence. Old Striking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Old Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striking lands a nice looking body shot.
Striking listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fletcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Striking is fending him off so far but Fletcher persists. Nope, Striking circles away and we're back to standing.
Fletcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Striking with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fletcher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Striking manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Striking is looking to stand up but Fletcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Striking is keeping the position.
Fletcher prevents Striking from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fletcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fletcher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Striking sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Striking is trying to buck Fletcher off.
Fletcher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fletcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Striking prevents Fletcher from improving position.
Striking wants to get back to his feet but Fletcher drags him back down.
Fletcher is trying to get an arm triangle but Striking is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Striking is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Striking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fletcher taking a breather here.
Striking is pushing Fletcher's head away, looking to escape. Fletcher manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Striking sprawls well. Striking wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fletcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Old Striking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Fletcher.
Fletcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Striking. That's going to slow Fletcher down.
Nice body punch from Striking.
Striking lands a nice looking body shot.
Striking scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fletcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Striking lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fletcher gets a double leg takedown into Striking's guard.
Fletcher trying to control but Striking is working from the bottom.
Fletcher stops Striking from standing up.
Fletcher drops back looking for a leg! Striking is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Striking manages to kick Fletcher off! Fletcher jumps back into Striking's guard.
Fletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Striking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fletcher won't allow Striking to get back to his feet.
Fletcher trying to control but Striking is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fletcher stops Striking from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Striking.
Striking connects with a crisp jab.
Fletcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fletcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fletcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Striking is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Striking throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Striking feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fletchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Striking lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Striking dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Striking digs a good body shot into Fletcher's ribs.
Striking lands a body shot.
Fletcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Striking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Striking with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fletcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fletcher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Striking is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Striking lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Striking enables Fletcher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Striking manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nick Fletcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striking keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Striking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fletcher can do to turn this around?
Fletcher stops Striking from standing up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Striking throws a nice outside leg kick.
Striking is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Striking as he jumps to the side.
Striking connects with a leg kick.
Fletcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Old Striking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Fletcher.
Nice body punch from Striking.
Fletcher takes one on the button.
Striking lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Striking.
A left lands for Striking.
Striking connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fletcher momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striking connects with a leg kick.
Striking's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fletcher under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Striking.
Fletcher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Striking catches Fletcher right on the button with a cross.
Striking lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Striking there.
We've been informed that Fletcher has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fletcher with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
Fletcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Striking tests Fletcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fletcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fletcher closes the distance and clinches up with Striking, looking for a takedown. Fletcher pushes Striking against the ropes but Striking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking scores with a shot to the body.
Fletcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Striking fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fletcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Striking ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fletcher is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Striking lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fletcher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Striking lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Striking as he jumps to the side.
Striking's corner calls for a 1-2. Striking obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Striking fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fletcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Striking scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fletcher momentarily.
Striking works the jab nicely.
Striking scores with a nice strike.
Old Striking is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Striking. That's going to slow Fletcher down.
Striking chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Striking fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fletcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fletcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fletcher 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.
Fletcher looking to score a takedown here. Striking is defending well but Fletcher drives through and ends up in Striking's guard.
Striking wants to stand up but Fletcher is controlling him.
Fletcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Striking works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Striking wants to stand and escape but Fletcher is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Striking dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Striking scores with the left hand. Fletcher knows he should have avoided that one.
Striking scores with a jab.
Striking fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fletcher.
Striking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fletcher misses with a head kick.
As Fletcher backs away, Striking returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fletcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fletcher has his takedown stuffed
and Striking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fletcher moves forwards but Striking connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking jabs at Fletcher's body.
Fletcher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking lands a nice shot that snaps Fletcher's head back.
Striking lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fletcher's sensitive parts.
Striking tests Fletcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fletcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Striking tenderised Fletcher's leg. Fletcher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Striking scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fletcher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Striking.
Striking tests Fletcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Striking's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fletcher under the eye.
Striking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fletcher. That did some damage!
Striking lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fletcher's sensitive parts.
Old Striking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Striking fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Striking scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fletcher tries for a takedown but Striking sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Old Striking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Fletcher.
Fletcher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Striking to the mat! Striking manages to get full guard.
Striking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striking wants to get back to his feet but Fletcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking wants to get back to his feet but Fletcher passes into half guard.
Fletcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Striking defending well though.
Fletcher prevents Striking from standing back up.
Striking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fletcher on the ground.
Fletcher seems to be working for a kimura but Striking defends the submission attempt.
Striking is trying to stand back up but Fletcher is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Striking working hard to break the clinch.
Fletcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Striking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Striking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Striking blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Striking can't break the clinch.
Fletcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Striking is trying to break the clinch but Fletcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Striking tries to break free but Fletcher pushes him back against the ropes.
Old Striking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fletcher avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Fletcher.
Striking wants to break free but Fletcher has control.
Fletcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Fletcher jumps guard but Striking stands there with Fletcher around his waist. Fletcher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fletcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Old Striking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Striking, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Striking!
Post fight, Old Striking took to the microphone: 'I thank my team for motivating me to be better every day and Devon Giguere for the excellent management at the company Sol União Fighting.
Including Devon, I want to ask you for a fight...
Marshall Knight (399043), I WILL KNOCK YOU OUT!!!
Accept my revenge. Let's put on a show again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Folyang (ranked 3443 p4p, 4818 weight class) and Gao Chao (ranked 412 p4p, 494 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Folyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gao Chao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folyang works Chao's body with a nice hook.
Folyang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Folyang.
Chao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Folyang.
Nice jab there from Folyang.
 It looks like Gao Chao has been cut.
Chao shoots in looking for a takedown. Folyang tries to sprawl out of it but Chao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Folyang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Folyang.
Folyang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folyang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chao shoots in for a takedown but Folyang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiger Folyang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gao Chao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Folyang.
Tiger Folyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folyang scores with a nice head shot.
Folyang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Folyang scores with a nice strike.
Folyang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Folyang pushes Chao off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folyang digs a good body shot into Chao's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Folyang as he connects with a hook.
Chao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Folyang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Folyang circles away.
Chao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Folyang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Folyang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chao on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folyang just misses with a punch to the body.
Folyang lands a jab to Chao's midsection.
Folyang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 Chao is rocked!
Folyang clobbers Chao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chao is still on wobbly legs! Can Folyang finish him?
Folyang circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chao to the canvas! Chao doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Folyang keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Folyang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garuda Kaji (ranked 3446 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Old Grappling (ranked 356 p4p, 331 weight class). Kaji comes to the ring accompanied by Young Eagle's Song (Yokaren's Song). Garuda Kaji has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garuda Kaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Old Grappling!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaji misses the shot to the body.
Grappling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grappling shoots in but Kaji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grappling shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaji sprawls well. He's pushed Grappling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grappling.
Garuda Kaji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Grappling.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grappling or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaji, which made it look bad.
Grappling shoots for a takedown but Kaji saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaji lands a nice hook to Grappling's body. Grappling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaji.
Kaji keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Kaji misses.
We've been told by Kaji's head coaches at Kitano Fight Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaji lands a slapping body shot.
Grappling darts in looking for a takedown but Kaji gets double underhooks and turns Grappling into the ropes.
Kaji lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grappling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kaji counters with a right hand to the body.
Grappling tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kaji defends well and Grappling ends up having to push Kaji into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kaji scores with a jab.
It looks like Old Grappling has been cut.
Grappling with a poor takedown
and Kaji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaji misses the target.
Kaji takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaji throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grappling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grappling fails with the takedown
and Kaji counters with a left to the body.
Old Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappling looks winded!
Grappling shoots in for a double leg but Kaji sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaji connects with the punch.
Grappling is rocked!
Kaji digs a good body shot into Grappling's ribs.
Grappling is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaji finish him?
Grappling leaves his chin hanging out and Kaji seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Grappling crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garuda Kaji!
Garuda Kaji was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Knight (ranked 2823 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Piston Honda Jr (ranked 310 p4p, 271 weight class). Honda Jr has chosen Punch Out Theme as his entrance music. Marshall Knight has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marshall Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Piston Honda Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Honda Jr.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Honda Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Honda Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honda Jr moves away from the strike by Knight.
Honda Jr swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda Jr clinches.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr breaks the clinch.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Honda Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honda Jr manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Honda Jr.
Honda Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Honda Jr counters with a left to the body.
Honda Jr moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Honda Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marshall Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honda Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Honda Jr with a nice cross.
Honda Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honda Jr cracks Knight with a good jab.
Knight throws a hook but Honda Jr blocks it.
Honda Jr works the jab nicely.
Knight is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda Jr catches Knight napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Knight to the canvas!
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honda Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr passes into half guard.
Honda Jr is taking a breather. Knight says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Honda Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr controlling the action here.
Knight tries to kick Honda Jr off but Honda Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Honda Jr seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Honda Jr rushes Knight and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Honda Jr is looking to control Knight's arms but Knight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Honda Jr has his back to the ropes.
Honda Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knight blocks a body shot from Honda Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Honda Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Honda Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Honda Jr lands with a right to the head.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honda Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Honda Jr has Knight pressed against the ropes, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Honda Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honda Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Honda Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Honda Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight working aggressively here.
Honda Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Honda Jr can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honda Jr lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Honda Jr moves into the clinch.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight pushes Honda Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honda Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honda Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Honda Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honda Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honda Jr lands with a left to the head.
Honda Jr is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda Jr is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Honda Jr looking to stall.
Honda Jr lands a right hand.
Honda Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honda Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda Jr lands a right hand.
Honda Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda Jr works on Knight's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Honda Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Honda Jr.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr is working Knight over against the ropes.
Honda Jr lands a shot to the body.
Honda Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Honda Jr is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Honda Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Honda Jr lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honda Jr digs a right hand underneath Knight's ribcage. Knight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Honda Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honda Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Honda Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honda Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Honda Jr lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Honda Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Honda Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Honda Jr creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Knight's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Knight drops to his knees and Honda Jr pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Honda Jr!
Piston Honda Jr is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Piston Honda Jr 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 1917 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Trevina Gunter (ranked 268 p4p, 403 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevina Gunter!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunter misses with a looping right.
Gunter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kramer doesn't seem bothered though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kramer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kramer 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.
Gunter slips a nice elbow through Kramer's hands, connecting with Kramer's forehead.
Gunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kramer is refusing to be controlled, as Gunter sits in half guard.
Kramer is looking to improve his position.
Gunter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kramer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kramer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunter pulls his head out easily.
Kramer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kramer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kramer working for a triangle but Gunter defends it easily.
Gunter trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter distracts Kramer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gunter trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunter content to stall in guard here.
Kramer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunter is stalling in the full guard.
Gunter stands and throws Kramer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gunter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kramer to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer manages to get back to half guard.
Gunter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kramer wants to improve his position but Gunter is controlling well.
Gunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gunter working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Gunter prevents Kramer from improving his position.
Gunter is looking to take a break and control but Kramer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gunter working over Kramer with some ground and pound. Kramer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gunter lands strikes from half guard.
Kramer is looking for a sweep. Gunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kramer looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gunter passes into side control!
Gunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working.
Gunter taking a breather here.
Kramer tries to buck Gunter off but Gunter is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter lands some shots froms side control.
Gunter grinds an elbow into Kramer's temple.
Gunter is looking to take a break and control but Kramer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kramer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gunter is looking to take a break and control but Kramer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kramer is looking to regain half guard here but Gunter keeps moving and retains side control.
Gunter is working Kramer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gunter is looking to take a break and control but Kramer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kramer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gunter off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kramer's arms.
Gunter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kramer's guard. Nice work there by Gunter.
Gunter wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Kramer has an active guard here but Gunter has managed to pass into half guard.
Gunter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kramer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gunter scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunter winds up and cracks Kramer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gunter is keen to just control but Kramer is a slippery customer.
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.
Gunter controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevina Gunter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunter as he jumps to the side.
Gunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gunter.
Gunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kramer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kramer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kramer looking to pass the guard.
Kramer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kramer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gunter dives on top into guard.
Kramer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gunter is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kramer.
Gunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kramer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gunter scoring with punches from side control.
Kramer is looking for a sweep.
Trevina Gunter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunter staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kramer to see if he's OK.
Gunter lands a nice forearm strike.
Gunter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gunter working the ground and pound.
Kramer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gunter trying to hold on to Kramer's head to control him but Kramer postures up.
Kramer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunter is looking for a sweep. Kramer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kramer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gunter is just riding it out for now. Kramer eventually gives up the hold.
Kramer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gunter is just riding it out for now. Kramer eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kramer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunter controlling the position.
Gunter controls Kramer momentarily but Kramer frees himself.
Gunter is controlling Kramer's posture.
Kramer throws a big elbow that misses.
Gunter looking to control.
Kramer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunter is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gunter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gunter has escaped and now he's on top!
Gunter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kramer looking for a guillotine here but Gunter defends easily.
Gunter chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunter chips away with some ground and pound.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Gunter from controlling successfully.
Gunter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kramer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gunter stays in close to Kramer's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Gunter from controlling successfully.
Gunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Gunter from controlling successfully.
Kramer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunter wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Kramer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Gunter from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevina Gunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kramer stuffs the takedown attempt from Gunter. Gunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunter throws a lazy right hand but Kramer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunter dives in and scores a takedown into Kramer's guard.
Gunter with a nice head shot there.
Kramer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kramer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunter lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunter advances to half guard.
Kramer is not content to let Gunter control the position.
Gunter wants to free his trapped foot but Kramer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gunter working over Kramer with some ground and pound. Kramer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gunter stalling.
Gunter prevents Kramer from improving his position.
Kramer wants to get back to full guard but Gunter has mounted him!
Trevina Gunter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter controlling from the full mount.
Kramer is desperately trying to improve his position but Gunter has a good base and remains in mount.
Gunter controlling from mount.
Gunter trying to control but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer can't escape the position.
Gunter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kramer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter trying to control but Kramer is having none of it.
Gunter controlling the position easily from mount.
Kramer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kramer is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunter controlling the pace for now.
Kramer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gunter content just to control the position here.
Kramer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gunter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevina Gunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunter 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevina Gunter!
After the fight, Trevina Gunter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 1521 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 111 p4p, 208 weight class). Barnabus Sanitario has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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19
135
4 - 1 - 0 |
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130
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barnabus Sanitario!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanitario shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blankenship manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blankenship is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blankenship is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blankenship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanitario lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blankenship is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanitario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Blankenship is controlling Sanitario's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blankenship looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanitario is one step ahead there.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanitario slips under a jab from Blankenship.
Sanitario attempts a counter takedown but Blankenship avoids it well and moves away.
Sanitario drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sanitario throws a strike aimed at the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship avoids it well.
Blankenship is looking to reverse the position.
Sanitario throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blankenship tries to improve position but can't.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
The strikes coming from Sanitario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanitario grinds an elbow into Blankenship's temple.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Blankenship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario throws an elbow but Blankenship slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom here.
Blankenship taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanitario cracks Blankenship with a big right hand but Blankenship just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sanitario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanitario throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Blankenship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanitario drives through with a takedown into Blankenship's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanitario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
Blankenship looking for a sweep. Not yet Blankenship, not yet.
Sanitario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanitario is looking to work some ground and pound but Blankenship has wrist control.
Blankenship is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanitario makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Blankenship bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanitario's guard.
Sanitario is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blankenship is in close to Sanitario's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing.
Sanitario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blankenship is working Sanitario over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blankenship stands up over Sanitario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanitario or perhaps it was just good defense by Blankenship, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Blankenship as Sanitario shoots in.
Sanitario dives in for a single leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Sanitario sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanitario avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blankenship.
A short left from Blankenship.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanitario.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship stops a takedown attempt from Sanitario.
Sanitario goes for a takedown attempt but Blankenship pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanitario looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blankenship!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep.
Blankenship sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blankenship wants to get back to full guard.
Blankenship keeps trying to improve his position.
Blankenship wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Sanitario there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to improve his position but Sanitario is controlling well.
Barnabus Sanitario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanitario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blankenship's head.
Sanitario takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blankenship is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanitario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanitario's back!
Blankenship throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sanitario trying to control the hands but Blankenship breaks the grip.
Sanitario turns into Blankenship and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanitario lands a couple of elbows.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing.
Sanitario throws a strike but Blankenship rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Barnabus Sanitario will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanitario tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blankenship sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanitario somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blankenship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanitario.
Sanitario shoots for a double leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls well. He's pushed Sanitario's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanitario darts in looking for a takedown but Blankenship gets double underhooks and turns Sanitario into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blankenship lands a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Sanitario is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Blankenship gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blankenship putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanitario in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario wants a takedown.
Blankenship is pressed up against the ropes. Sanitario has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blankenship down to the mat. Blankenship avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanitario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanitario misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship scores with a hook.
Sanitario tries for a takedown but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship takes a swing at Sanitario's ribcage but misses.
Blankenship scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanitario in his tracks.
Blankenship defending well as Sanitario loads up on a big left hand.
Blankenship scores with a punch to the head.
Sanitario gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanitario looking to score a takedown here. Blankenship is defending well but Sanitario drives through and ends up in Blankenship's guard.
Blankenship is pulling down on Sanitario's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanitario, at least for the moment.
Blankenship is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blankenship thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blankenship thows a huge punch but Sanitario dodges it nicely.
Sanitario regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blankenship.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship throws a strike but Sanitario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanitario postures up.
Sanitario lands a couple of digs.
Sanitario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
Sanitario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanitario throws an elbow that misses. Blankenship uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanitario's guard. Nice move by Blankenship!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blankenship.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanitario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blankenship working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanitario is trying to keep Blankenship in close.
Sanitario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blankenship is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanitario looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanitario dives in for a single leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Sanitario has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blankenship avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Blankenship.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanitario is looking for a takedown.
Blankenship gets through Sanitario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship works on Sanitario's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
A short left from Blankenship.
Sanitario takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanitario is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blankenship is defending well.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanitario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship gets through Sanitario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanitario is looking for a takedown.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Sanitario's ribcage.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanitario's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blankenship lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blankenship.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanitario.
Sanitario has a takedown stuffed.
Blankenship misses with a straight right.
Sanitario tries for a takedown but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanitario changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blankenship tries to avoid it but Sanitario manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blankenship to the ground. Blankenship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanitario looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blankenship moves into range and clinches up with Sanitario.
Sanitario changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blankenship fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blankenship lands a jab to the nose.
Blankenship is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blankenship rushes Sanitario and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship stops a takedown attempt from Sanitario.
Sanitario wants a takedown but no success here.
Blankenship lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Blankenship landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blankenship lands with a short shot to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanitario wants to take the fight to the mat but Blankenship manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blankenship connects with a knee to the head.
Blankenship has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blankenship scores with a shot to the side of Sanitario's head.
Blankenship lands a body punch.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Blankenship lands an uppercut.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanitario backwards.
Sanitario is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Sanitario is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blankenship is defending well.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face.
Sanitario is rocked!
Sanitario wants a takedown.
Sanitario takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Sanitario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanitario takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blankenship working Sanitario over with knees to the body.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship lands a shoulder strike.
Sanitario tightens his grip and picks Blankenship up, before dumping him to the ground. Blankenship manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard.
Sanitario seems to have got his legs back now.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blankenship is in close to Sanitario's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship throws a big elbow that misses.
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but Sanitario blocks nicely.
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but Sanitario blocks nicely.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanitario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a couple of elbows.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Sanitario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Sanitario!
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanitario is in close to Blankenship's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blankenship swings for the body but Sanitario moves out of range.
Sanitario half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanitario was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanitario working the body and head with strikes.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
Sanitario in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanitario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blankenship.
Blankenship looks to throw the jab but Sanitario is out of range.
Sanitario throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blankenship's waist but Blankenship gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanitario off to one side.
Blankenship uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanitario.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanitario.
Sanitario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanitario changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blankenship tries to avoid it but Sanitario manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blankenship to the ground. Blankenship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blankenship! But no joy.
Blankenship darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blankenship lands a two punch combo.
Sanitario fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blankenship to the ground. Sanitario is now in Blankenship's guard.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
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!
Sanitario chips away with some ground and pound.
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship postures up and lands a big shot to Sanitario's brow.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blankenship.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanitario.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanitario bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blankenship tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanitario wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blankenship manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanitario keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blankenship with the ground and pound but Sanitario uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanitario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blankenship stands up over Sanitario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blankenship throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanitario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blankenship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanitario swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blankenship works over Sanitario with some ground and pound from guard.
Blankenship has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Sanitario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Sanitario!
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Sanitario throws an elbow that misses. Blankenship uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanitario's guard. Nice move by Blankenship!
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship throws a strike but Sanitario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship looking for a sweep. Not yet Blankenship, not yet.
Sanitario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blankenship pulls Sanitario in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanitario from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanitario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario landing some decent shots from guard.
Blankenship is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blankenship working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny Blankenship.
I think Blankenship has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Blankenship!
Kenny Blankenship is the new bantamweight champion!
Kenny Blankenship seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Barnabus Sanitario was interviewed post fight and said 'Forever uncleeeeean'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olo Adofo (ranked 1435 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 203 p4p, 245 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olo Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanna scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adofo scores with a body shot.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at The Devil’s Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo is looking to clinch but Khanna is avoiding it.
Adofo fails to land with a series of punches.
Adofo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Adofo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Adofo's head but Adofo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Khanna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Adofo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khanna, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khanna tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Khanna.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Adofo's head.
A short right from Adofo.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Adofo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Khanna looks winded!
Adofo tries a knee to the head but Khanna blocks it.
Adofo with a knee to the head.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Adofo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khanna's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Adofo misses with a knee strike.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Adofo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khanna tries to throw a body punch but Adofo avoids it by throwing Khanna back against the ropes.
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanna.
Khanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Adofo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Khanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adofo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khanna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna lands with a right to the head.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a knee to the head.
Khanna breaks the clinch.
Khanna tries to keep at a distance but Adofo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Khanna breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo wants to clinch.
Adofo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adofo misses with a knee to the head.
Khanna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Khanna lands a left hand.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adofo gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Adofo's head.
Adofo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adofo misses with a knee strike.
Khanna lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo crunches a lovely knee into Khanna's ribcage.
Khanna takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna lands a body punch.
Adofo misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khanna.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
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 Olo Adofo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick lands for Khanna.
Adofo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Khanna misses.
Adofo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adofo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanna can pounce on him.
Khanna scores with a spinning back kick!
Adofo moves into range and clinches up with Khanna.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries a body shot but Khanna blocks it.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna lands an uppercut.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo cracks Khanna with a nice body shot.
Adofo tries a knee to the head but Khanna blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Khanna.
Adofo takes a shot to the head.
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!
Khanna lands a shot to the body.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanna manages to break the clinch.
Adofo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanna.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a nice head kick!
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
Khanna scores with a kick to the body.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Khanna scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Khanna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adofo doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanna.
Adofo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adofo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adofo.
Khanna lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adofo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
Adofo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanna slips a straight right by Adofo.
Khanna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo closes the distance but Khanna moves to the side
and Khanna counters with a thumping low kick.
Adofo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanna. That snapped Adofo's head back.
Khanna tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adofo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adofo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanna.
Olo Adofo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khanna lands a head kick. Adofo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adofo is rocked!
Khanna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Adofo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adofo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanna throws a monster overhand right that drops Adofo! Khanna follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Khanna!
Raja Khanna is the new light heavyweight champion!
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