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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moe Telsiks (ranked 4580 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Moses Locke (ranked 258 p4p, 251 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moe Telsiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moses Locke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telsiks lands the left hand.
Telsiks closes the distance and clinches.
Telsiks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Telsiks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Telsiks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Telsiks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke tries to work over Telsiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Telsiks misses with a punch on the inside.
Telsiks lands with a light punch inside.
Telsiks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Telsiks's elbow.
Telsiks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Telsiks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Telsiks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke misses with some punches.
Locke gets through Telsiks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Telsiks misses with the head strike.
Telsiks lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telsiks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telsiks blocking some punches.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Locke lands with a left to the head.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telsiks lands with a short shot to the head.
Telsiks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Telsiks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Telsiks throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Telsiks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Telsiks prevents a body shot from Locke.
Telsiks throws a head punch that misses.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telsiks trying to control the position but instead, Locke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Telsiks into the cage.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Telsiks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Locke tries to work over Telsiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Telsiks throws a head punch that misses.
Telsiks can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telsiks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Locke tries a body shot but Telsiks blocks it.
Locke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Telsiks scores with a shoulder strike.
Telsiks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke tries a body shot but Telsiks blocks it.
Telsiks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Telsiks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Telsiks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Telsiks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telsiks prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Telsiks keeps him there for the moment.
Telsiks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Telsiks tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Telsiks scores with a hook to the body.
Locke looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tries a body shot but Telsiks blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Telsiks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Telsiks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Telsiks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ratchanasak Sitsongrit (ranked 4685 p4p, 4428 weight class) and Kazuhiro Yanagisawa (ranked 264 p4p, 240 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuhiro Yanagisawa!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yanagisawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Yanagisawa down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yanagisawa.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yanagisawa misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yanagisawa tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Yanagisawa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yanagisawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yanagisawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yanagisawa.
Sitsongrit misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Sitsongrit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yanagisawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanagisawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Yanagisawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanagisawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Yanagisawa.
Yanagisawa dodges an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dodges an elbow strike from Yanagisawa.
A nice left hand lands by Yanagisawa.
Yanagisawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Yanagisawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Yanagisawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Yanagisawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanagisawa avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yanagisawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yanagisawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but instead, Yanagisawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sitsongrit into the cage.
Yanagisawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yanagisawa managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Yanagisawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Sitsongrit to work.
Yanagisawa tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yanagisawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Yanagisawa managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Yanagisawa fails to land.
Yanagisawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ratchanasak Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swag Sitsongrit (ranked 3127 p4p, 4396 weight class) and Robson De Nazario (ranked 178 p4p, 217 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swag Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robson De Nazario!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from De Nazario.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Nazario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Nazario.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Nazario is defending well for now.
De Nazario should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sitsongrit pushes De Nazario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Nazario avoids it.
De Nazario can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Nazario looks winded!
De Nazario misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
De Nazario misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but it misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Nazario avoids it.
De Nazario can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Nazario.
De Nazario blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Nazario.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes De Nazario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Nazario.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but De Nazario leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks De Nazario with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is leaning against De Nazario and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Nazario's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Nazarios head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from De Nazario.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Nazario avoids it.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Nazario blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Nazario managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit presses De Nazario against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Nazario blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Nazarios head.
Sitsongrit is working De Nazario over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into De Nazario's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Nazario's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Nazario is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but it misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Nazario avoids it.
De Nazario takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Swag Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:8
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:8
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swag Sitsongrit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 2907 p4p, 2566 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 313 p4p, 273 weight class). Jacira has chosen Cherokee War Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacira shoots in looking for a takedown. Bacia tries to sprawl out of it but Jacira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bacia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Bacia's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacira lands with an uppercut that bounces Bacia off the cage and back into range.
Bacia throws a body shot but no joy.
Bacia looks to land a combination but Jacira avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacira looks to land a left hand but Bacia moved out of range nicely.
Bacia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bacia connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Aqissiac Jacira has been cut.
Bacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacira.
Bacia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacira.
A low kick lands for Bacia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bacia tries to score with a low kick but Jacira moves his leg out of the way.
Bacia misses with a right hand
and Bacia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
Jacira digs a good body shot into Bacia's ribs.
Jacira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Jacira.
Jacira jabs at Bacia's body.
Jacira catches Bacia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacia. Jacira does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia slips a jab from Jacira.
Jacira throws a sloppy head kick
and Bacia scores with a counter punch that sends Jacira to the canvas! Bacia smells blood - he's punishing Jacira with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jacira has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mabuz Bacia!
A very excited looking Mabuz Bacia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Williams (ranked 1509 p4p, 24149 weight class) and Stanley Yelnats (ranked 185 p4p, 462 weight class). Stanley Yelnats has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Yelnats!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Yelnats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yelnats is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yelnats.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yelnats counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams swings for the body but Yelnats moves out of range.
Yelnats looks to throw a body kick
and Yelnats takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yelnats prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelnats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yelnats.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yelnats takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushes Yelnats up against the cage in a clinch.
Yelnats stalling in the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Yelnats's head back.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Jaxon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yelnats avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yelnats keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Jaxon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Yelnats.
Yelnats lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Yelnats goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams tries to break free but Yelnats pushes him back against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yelnats has his takedown stuffed
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Yelnats sprawling to the canvas. Williams follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Yelnats hang on?
 Yelnats is rocked!
Williams lands a big elbow - Yelnats is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Williams!
Jaxon Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 1438 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 201 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Torres throws a lazy body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Torres misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Torres misses.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torres looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Torres misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Torres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a right hand from hell and Torres is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Thibodeaux!
During a confident post fight interview, Darius Thibodeaux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 1235 p4p, 3586 weight class) and Chimzat Khamaev (ranked 168 p4p, 398 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. Khamaev has chosen Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chimzat Khamaev!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamaev moves out of range of the body kick.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Khamaev has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khamaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khamaev successfully pulls guard.
Khamaev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Peterson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khamaev looking for subs off his back but Peterson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Khamaev trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Peterson seems content to control.
Peterson is looking for a kimura here.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khamaev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khamaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterson is working away from the top position though.
Khamaev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
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.
Khamaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khamaev is trying to get back to full guard.
Khamaev manages to get to full guard.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khamaev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Khamaev is keeping the position.
Khamaev trying to control the position.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khamaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khamaev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khamaev wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Khamaev trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khamaev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peterson passes Khamaev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peterson wants to free his trapped foot but Khamaev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khamaev actively working from the bottom here.
Peterson trying to control the action but Khamaev is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peterson in particular looking to stall.
Peterson passes to full mount!
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Khamaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khamaev walks into a left hand.
It looks like Chimzat Khamaev has been cut.
Khamaev avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khamaev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khamaev has time to react.
Khamaev shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khamaev tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peterson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khamaev takes a step back to recover.
Peterson drops Khamaev with a big left hand! Khamaev is injured, injured bad! Peterson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Peterson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Phoenix Peterson made sure he mentioned Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Chimzat Khamaev spoke after the fight, saying 'I trained so hard for this fight! I’ll be back! Keel everybody!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 1134 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Jari Lehtola (ranked 168 p4p, 319 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Breaker misses.
Lehtola misses with a double jab.
Breaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lehtola. Lehtola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Breaker misses with a straight left.
Breaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lehtola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Breaker throws out a loose jab but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breaker sets himself, and Lehtola steps forward looking for the clinch! Breaker avoids it this time.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker sets himself, and Lehtola steps forward looking for the clinch! Breaker avoids it this time.
Breaker staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker slips under a jab from Lehtola.
A quick step to the side and Breaker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Lehtola catches Breaker right on the button with a cross.
Breaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtola.
Lehtola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Breaker dodges the punch combination from Lehtola.
Lehtola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Breaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehtola's head.
Breaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Breaker misses.
Lehtola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Breaker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehtola controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Breaker working over Lehtola with some ground and pound. Lehtola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Breaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker thows a huge punch but Lehtola dodges it nicely.
Breaker thows a huge punch but Lehtola dodges it nicely.
Breaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Breaker thows a huge punch but Lehtola dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breaker seems to be looking for submissions.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Lehtola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lehtola wants to get back to full guard.
Breaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lehtola has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker seems to be working for a kimura but Lehtola defends the submission attempt.
Breaker throwing shots but Lehtola is blocking nicely.
Lehtola is trying to get back to full guard.
Breaker throws a strike but Lehtola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Breaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker landing with the ground and pound.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lehtola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lehtola's head.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Lehtola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Lehtola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lehtola is pulling down on Breaker's head to control his posture.
Breaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehtola's head.
Breaker postures up in Lehtola's guard and throws a big left but Lehtola blocks it.
Lehtola controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker wants to pass the guard but Lehtola is keeping the position.
Breaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Breaker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lehtola dips to his left and cracks Breaker with an uppercut!
Breaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lehtola can do to turn this around?
Lehtola scores with a nice head shot.
Lehtola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Breaker throws a big shot that misses.
Breaker misses with a kick to the body.
Lehtola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Breaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lehtola but Lehtola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lehtola swings widly with a right hand
and Breaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehtola lands a glancing blow to the side of Breaker's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Lehtola counters by clinching up.
Lehtola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehtola lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Breaker tightens his grip and picks Lehtola up, before dumping him to the ground. Lehtola manages to land in guard.
Breaker distracts Lehtola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Breaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lehtola is keeping the position for now.
Lehtola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker throws a strike but Lehtola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bone Breaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lehtola is one step ahead there.
Breaker is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lehtola manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker is fighting to break Lehtola's control of his arms but Lehtola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Breaker throwing strikes from guard but Lehtola blocks nicely.
Breaker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lehtola dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lehtola defends well.
Breaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Breaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lehtola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lehtola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Breaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lehtola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Breaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Breaker isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lehtola stacks Breaker on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lehtola!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Breaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Breaker trying to get back to full guard but Lehtola takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lehtola trying to control but Breaker is having none of it.
Lehtola manages to capitalize on a mistake by Breaker to take his back!
Breaker turns into Lehtola and is now in his guard.
Breaker lands a couple of elbows.
Breaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 Bone Breaker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Breaker.
Lehtola digs a good body shot into Breaker's ribs.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Breaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtola looks to score with a jab to the body but Breaker is just out of range.
Lehtola lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Lehtola misses.
Lehtola looks to throw the jab but Breaker is out of range.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
Lehtola wants to counter the offense by Breaker and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola wants to clinch up but Breaker keeps it at a distance.
Lehtola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Breaker's hands.
Lehtola moves away from the strike by Breaker.
Lehtola throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Breaker.
Jari Lehtola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola scores with the left hand. Breaker knows he should have avoided that one.
Breaker keeps Lehtola at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehtola blocks the leg kick.
Lehtola tries to counter with a clinch but Breaker shakes him off and moves away.
Lehtola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lehtola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Breaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Breaker looks for the body kick but Lehtola saw that one coming.
Breaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehtola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehtola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtola.
Breaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtola.
Lehtola moves in looking to clinch but Breaker pushes him off.
Lehtola moves out of range of the strikes.
Breaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lehtola stuffs the takedown attempt from Breaker. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola avoids the body shot from Breaker.
Breaker slips a jab from Lehtola.
Breaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtola lands with a nice body punch.
Breaker is looking to land body kicks.
Lehtola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Breaker at a distance.
Lehtola scores with a punch to the head.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehtola scores with a hook.
Jari Lehtola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Breaker.
Lehtola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehtola throws out the jab.
Lehtola misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a straight right.
Bone Breaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lehtola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Breaker is looking to chop away at Lehtola's legs.
Breaker sets himself, and Lehtola steps forward looking for the clinch! Breaker avoids it this time.
Breaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Breaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehtola blocks the leg kick.
Breaker is looking to chop away at Lehtola's legs.
Lehtola throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Breaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehtola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lehtola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lehtola moves out of range as Breaker throws a body kick.
Breaker throws a shot from downtown. Lehtola moves away and avoids it.
Lehtola lands a jab.
Lehtola looks to land a right hand but Breaker moved out of range.
Jari Lehtola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Breaker.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
Lehtola connects with a crisp jab.
Breaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Breaker misses the target.
Lehtola throws a right hand that misses
and Breaker counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehtola misses with a looping left.
Breaker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lehtola's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lehtola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breaker moves out of range as Lehtola strikes.
Lehtola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Lehtola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Lehtola throws a nice looking combination but Breaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lehtola misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Breaker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bone Breaker!
A victorious Bone Breaker 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 492 p4p, 328 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 70 p4p, 46 weight class). Pandeya comes into the arena with Clan In Da Front blaring out of the sound system. O Brien has chosen Sweet Leaf as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya checks a leg kick nicely.
Pandeya misses with a looping right.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Pandeya.
Some bone on bone action there as O Brien checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Pandeya moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Brien misses with a hook. Pandeya ducked under it nicely.
O Brien jabs Pandeya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Brien defending well as Pandeya loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like O Brien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandeya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
O Brien lands with a right hand.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Pandeya moved out of range.
Pandeya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandeya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like O Brien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandeya scores with a hook.
O Brien stuffs the takedown.
O Brien throws the left hand but Pandeya avoids the punch easily.
Pandeya throwing a counter right hand but O Brien manages to avoid it.
Pandeya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandeya lands a nice shot to the body.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Pandeya moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Brien has time to react.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandeya connects with a looping right hand.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandeya throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pandeya checks the leg kick.
O Brien connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the head.
O Brien staying out of range there.
Pandeya throws a leg kick that misses.
And O Brien responds with a good body kick, but Pandeya manages to step out the way in time.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Pandeya lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Brien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandeya slips a straight right by O Brien.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Pandeya moves out of range easily.
Pandeya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Brien on the side of the head.
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandeya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Saurabh Pandeya has been cut.
O Brien throws a lazy right hand but Pandeya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandeya is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Pandeya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pandeya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Decent striking displayed by Pandeya there.
Pandeya connects with a jab.
Pandeya throws a good cross that connects.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
Pandeya takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien swings for the body but Pandeya moves out of range.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandeya.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Brien is fending him off so far but Pandeya persists. Nope, O Brien circles away and we're back to standing.
Pandeya is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Pandeya throws a sloppy body shot
and O Brien counters with a good low kick that Pandeya was not able to check.
Pandeya missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandeya lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pandeya.
O Brien stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saurabh Pandeya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Pandeya catches O Brien right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandeya misses the target.
Miles O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandeya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Pandeya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Brien avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pandeya throws a shot to the body.
O Brien connects with the punch.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
O Brien scoring well with a low kick there.
Saurabh Pandeya is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pandeya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien with a jab.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
Pandeya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandeya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Brien wants to improve his position but Pandeya is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandeya tries to pass to full mount but O Brien defends it.
Pandeya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two 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.
Pandeya prevents O Brien from improving his position.
Pandeya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pandeya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
A big right from Pandeya misses.
Pandeya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Brien, as that shot connected.
Pandeya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Brien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick from Pandeya, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
Pandeya lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from O Brien misses
and Pandeya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandeya throws a good cross that connects.
Pandeya drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pandeya 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.
Pandeya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Brien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pandeya trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Brien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pandeya lands with a good body shot.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandeya cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.
Pandeya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pandeya blocks a jab.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Pandeya.
O Brien staying out of range there.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandeya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandeya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Pandeya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Pandeya.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick.
Pandeya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
O Brien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Brien slips a straight right by Pandeya.
Pandeya moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromO Brien.
O Brien does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandeya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya misses with a looping right.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Pandeya avoids it with no problem.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandeya. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Pandeya avoids it with no problem.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandeya cracks O Brien with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pandeya lands with a cross.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
O Brien slips a jab from Pandeya.
O Brien misses with a kick to the body.
Pandeya tried to counter with a leg kick but O Brien avoided it.
Pandeya throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandeya throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Brien connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Brien checks it well.
Pandeya throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pandeya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Brien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pandeya scores with a sloppy right hand. O Brien should have avoided that one.
Pandeya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Brien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Brien scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pandeya doesn't seem bothered though.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandeya moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Pandeya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandeya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandeya blocks the leg kick.
Pandeya moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandeya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from O Brien.
Pandeya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pandeya misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandeya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Brien manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Pandeya moves out of range easily.
O Brien scores with a push kick.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandeya scores with a shot to the body.
O Brien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
Pandeya lands a right hook to the body.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandeya with a jab.
Pandeya connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Pandeya. That snapped O Brien's head back.
O Brien misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya misses with a leg kick.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pandeya.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Pandeya avoids it with no problem.
Pandeya throws a shot to the body.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandeya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandeya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Pandeya.
Pandeya throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien cracks Pandeya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Brien throws a good cross that connects.
Pandeya motions for O Brien to come forward. Pandeya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Brien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya throws a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya checks the leg kick.
Pandeya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pandeya manages to get an easy takedown there - catching O Brien on his heels. He'll look to pass O Brien's guard now, I'm sure.
Pandeya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pandeya trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
Pandeya content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya advances to half guard.
O Brien tries to roll over but Pandeya keeps him under control.
Pandeya is keen to just control but O Brien is a slippery customer.
Pandeya seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Pandeya trying to mount his opponent but O Brien defends it.
O Brien trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pandeya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya had his way with Miles O Brien in that round.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Brien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pandeya tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pandeya somewhat.
Jab, jab by Pandeya - just one landing.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the head.
Pandeya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pandeya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Pandeya misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
A swing and a miss from Pandeya.
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Brien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
A jab from Pandeya finds it's way through O Brien's defenses.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandeya.
O Brien changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Pandeya.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
O Brien defending well as Pandeya loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Pandeya - just one landing.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandeya dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Pandeya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from O Brien tenderised Pandeya's leg. Pandeya is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Pandeya, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pandeya.
O Brien blocks a leg kick.
Pandeya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien stuffs the takedown.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pandeya walks into a jab.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut
and Pandeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Brien.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien takes a swing at Pandeya's ribcage but misses.
Pandeya feinted with a counter takedown.
Pandeya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Pandeya thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Pandeya defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from O Brien.
Pandeya scores with a nice strike.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Pandeya.
Pandeya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Pandeya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandeya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Pandeya misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Pandeya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien walks into a jab.
Pandeya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pandeya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pandeya showed some decent athleticism there.
Saurabh Pandeya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pandeya passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Brien!
And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pandeya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
Saurabh Pandeya retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Saurabh Pandeya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 534 p4p, 474 weight class) and Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 86 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuorempi manages to avoid it.
Nuorempi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nuorempi moves out of range as Cleever throws a body kick.
Nuorempi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cleever throws a nice looking combination but Nuorempi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Nuorempi lands.
Cleever throws a right hand that misses
and Nuorempi counters with a stiff right hand.
Cleever connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nuorempi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cleever throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miet Cleever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi scores with a shot to the body.
Cleever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuorempi scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever looks to land a right hand but Nuorempi moved out of range.
Nuorempi feints the counter takedown.
Nuorempi misses with an uppercut. Cleever saw that one coming.
It looked like Cleever wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuorempi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cleever defends it well.
Cleever fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Suutari Nuorempi has been cut.
Cleever swings for the body but Nuorempi moves out of range.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Nuorempi.
Cleever appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cleever closes the distance and pushes Nuorempi back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cleever scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cleever.
Cleever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleever 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.
Nuorempi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever lands an elbow inside that Nuorempi shrugs off.
Nuorempi lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi is trying to drag Cleever to the mat but Cleever just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuorempi blocks an elbow strike from Cleever.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleever tries to land a leg kick but Nuorempi saw it coming and moves away.
Cleever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nuorempi throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cleever on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nuorempi misses with an uppercut.
Cleever fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nuorempi just manages to avoid it.
Cleever comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nuorempi throws a nice looking combination but Cleever bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nuorempi has closed the distance and engaged Cleever in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever scores with a hook to the body.
Cleever struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuorempi.
Cleever pushes Nuorempi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleever.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike.
Cleever tries a knee to the head but Nuorempi blocks it.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but Nuorempi avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
Nuorempi misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cleever.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuorempi.
Cleever swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleever blocks a body shot from Nuorempi.
Cleever is trying to break the clinch but Nuorempi has him pressed against the cage.
Cleever creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nuorempi's defenses.
Cleever working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever is working Nuorempi over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nuorempi pushes Cleever back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cleever breaks from the clinch.
Cleever fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cleever takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cleever misses with an uppercut.
Nuorempi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cleever defends it well.
Cleever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleever throws a solid leg kick but Nuorempi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cleever.
Cleever's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nuorempi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cleever scrambles back to his feet.
Cleever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi avoids the body shot from Cleever.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suutari Nuorempi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nuorempi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuorempi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Nuorempi moves out of range easily.
Nuorempi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cleever at a distance.
Cleever moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleever thows a leg kick but Nuorempi checks it
and Nuorempi counters with a shoot takedown. Cleever fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuorempi won't allow Cleever to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nuorempi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cleever tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cleever is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi postures up.
Cleever keeping moving, preventing Nuorempi from controlling successfully.
Cleever is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nuorempi wants to pass the guard but Cleever is keeping the position.
Cleever being controlled here, momentarily.
Nuorempi stops Cleever from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nuorempi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cleever can pounce on him.
Cleever instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleever uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch.
Miet Cleever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nuorempi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nuorempi fails to land.
Cleever lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleever.
Nuorempi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nuorempi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleever controls his hands.
Cleever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuorempi tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuorempi lands an uppercut.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Cleever swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nuorempi avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleever.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Cleever.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever pushes Nuorempi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Nuorempi fails to land.
Cleever blocks an uppercut.
Cleever breaks from the clinch.
Cleever misses with a hook
enabling Nuorempi to counter with a crisp jab.
Cleever slips a straight right by Nuorempi.
Cleever lands a really nice looking cross but Nuorempi seems unphased.
Nuorempi jabs at Cleever's body.
Nuorempi blocks a head kick by Cleever.
No joy there for Cleever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cleever misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Nuorempi with that takedown attempt.
Cleever throws a series of punches but Nuorempi avoids them all with ease.
Nuorempi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cleever throws out a leg kick but Nuorempi moves out of range and Cleever only half commits.
Nuorempi feints the counter takedown.
Cleever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuorempi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nuorempi misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuorempi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Miet Cleever will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Cleever lands with a right hand.
Cleever throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nuorempi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleever gets tackled into the cage by Nuorempi. Nuorempi maintains the clinch.
Cleever tries to break the clinch but Nuorempi is controlling the position.
Cleever working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleever.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleever.
Nuorempi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever lands a nice shot to the body.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuorempi lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuorempi blocks an elbow strike from Cleever.
Nuorempi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Cleever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nuorempi tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuorempi working aggressively here.
Cleever throws an elbow but it misses.
Cleever misses with an elbow strike.
Nuorempi throws a head punch that misses.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nuorempi.
Cleever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nuorempi is looking to clinch.
Cleever connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever tries to clinch up but Nuorempi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cleever is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nuorempi moves away from the strike by Cleever.
Nuorempi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuorempi throws a shot to the body.
Cleever thows a leg kick but Nuorempi checks it
and Nuorempi counters with a stiff right hand.
Cleever ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleever takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleever takes a swing at Nuorempi's ribcage but misses.
Nuorempi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever pushes Nuorempi up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cleever.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleever tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
Nuorempi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuorempi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nuorempi lands a nice uppercut.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch.
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleever tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
Nuorempi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleever lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuorempi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleever pushes off an throws an elbow but Nuorempi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nuorempi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleever digs a right hand underneath Nuorempi's ribcage. Nuorempi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nuorempi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever presses Nuorempi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleever scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cleever as the two fighters clinch.
Cleever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleever works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
Nuorempi can't find room to land a body shot as Cleever controls the action.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Cleever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuorempi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuorempi can't find room to land a body shot as Cleever controls the action.
Cleever lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nuorempi backwards.
Cleever lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuorempi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cleever fails to land.
Cleever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleever pushes off an throws an elbow but Nuorempi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Miet Cleever did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cleever's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cleever scores with the left hand. Nuorempi knows he should have avoided that one.
Cleever lands the left hand.
Nuorempi throws a lazy right hand but Cleever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nuorempi slips under a jab.
Nuorempi has managed to clinch.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever is leaning against Nuorempi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleever gets through Nuorempi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi is rocked!
Nuorempi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Cleever.
Nuorempi tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuorempi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Cleever misses with a body punch.
Cleever throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cleever blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Cleever.
Cleever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleever cracks Nuorempi with a nice body shot.
Cleever lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nuorempi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleever finish him?
Cleever has Nuorempi pressed against the cage. He pushes Nuorempi back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Cleever throws a beautiful elbow that sends Nuorempi crashing to the floor! Cleever piles on the pressure with more strikes! Nuorempi is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miet Cleever!
Miet Cleever is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Miet Cleever 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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