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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali has chosen Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen as his entrance music. Sakke Somali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bret McKenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sakke Somali!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Somali throws a leg kick but McKenzie moved away.
Somali throws a leg kick but McKenzie checks it.
Somali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Somali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Somali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Somali lands a leg kick that knocks McKenzie off balance momentarily.
Somali jabs McKenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Somali.
Somali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKenzie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKenzie showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Somali trying to control from the bottom.
Somali tries to get to full guard but McKenzie has control of the leg.
Somali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali regains full guard. Nicely done.
McKenzie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Somali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McKenzie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Somali is holding McKenzie down, trying to stall.
Somali tries to buck McKenzie off but McKenzie is having none of it.
McKenzie landing strikes.
Somali is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
Somali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali parries the strikes from McKenzie easily there. McKenzie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Somali to escape.
The strikes coming from McKenzie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McKenzie working the ground and pound but Somali is defending the strikes.
Somali avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McKenzie.
McKenzie trying to control the position but Somali is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Somali regains half guard.
Somali trying to control but McKenzie postures up.
Somali is trying to get back to full guard.
Somali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Somali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKenzie manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenzie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bret McKenzie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McKenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Somali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakke Somali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somali lands a front kick.
Somali tries to bum rush McKenzie with a series of wild strikes but McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Somali needs to keep his hands up - McKenzie had a free shot at his head there.
Somali misses with a kick to the body.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Somali manages to avoid it.
Somali lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKenzie's sensitive parts.
Somali throws a right and a left that McKenzie avoids nicely.
Somali scores with a spinning back kick!
McKenzie misses with the combination.
Somali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenzie throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie moves out of range of the body kick from Somali.
McKenzie throws a solid leg kick but Somali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a slapping body shot.
McKenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sakke Somali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Somali is looking to score with low kicks.
Somali just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie misses with a kick to the body.
McKenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sakke Somali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKenzie walks into a left hand.
Somali cracks the inside of McKenzie's front leg.
Somali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somali. That's going to slow McKenzie down.
Somali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somali lands with a nice body kick.
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Somali moves out of range easily.
McKenzie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Somali.
Somali moves out of range of the body kick from McKenzie.
A clash of legs there as Somali blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali looks to land a body kick but McKenzie moved away.
McKenzie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McKenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Somali's waist but Somali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKenzie off to one side.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somali.
McKenzie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Somali thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McKenzie if he has to take too many more of those.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Somali moved away.
Somali's corner calls for a 1-2. Somali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Somali throws a leg kick but McKenzie checks it.
No joy there for McKenzie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Somali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKenzie.
McKenzie moves out of range as Somali throws a body kick.
Somali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Somali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Somali throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Somali tries to avoid it but McKenzie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Somali to the ground. Somali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakke Somali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenzie lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Somali misses
and McKenzie counters with a three punch combo that has Somali backing up. Somali nods at McKenzie to acknowledge the strikes.
Somali lands a nice looking kick to the body. McKenzie takes a step back to recover.
McKenzie lands a nice hook to Somali's body. Somali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Somali lands a body shot.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that Somali avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Somali.
Somali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McKenzie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Somali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Somali misses with a wild combination.
McKenzie lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somali moves away.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Somali but Somali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret McKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Somali misses with a two punch combination.
Somali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Somali throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
McKenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Somali's waist but Somali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKenzie off to one side.
McKenzie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Somali controls his hands.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somali's elbow.
Somali scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Somali obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Somali prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somali scores with a shot to the side of McKenzie's head.
Somali gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bret McKenzie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Somali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Somali misses with an elbow over the top.
Somali works on McKenzie's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somali.
Still in the clinch, Somali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somali prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Somali.
Somali scores with a shoulder strike.
Somali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Somali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Somali scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Somali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McKenzie doesn't seem bothered though.
McKenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sakke Somali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bret McKenzie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Somali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakke Somali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie fails with the takedown.
Somali is looking to slow McKenzie down with leg kicks.
McKenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somali.
Somali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Somali blocks a head kick by McKenzie.
Somali lands a jab to McKenzie's midsection.
Somali scores with a head kick.
Donk. McKenzie catches Somali right on the button with a cross.
Somali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKenzie is able to avoid easily.
McKenzie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Somali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali throws a head kick but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Somali counters with a solid body kick.
Somali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Somali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Somali fakes the leg kick and cracks McKenzie in the body.
Somali feints and then cracks McKenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKenzie down.
McKenzie moves away from the strike by Somali.
Somali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Somali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Somali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McKenzie.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Somali manages to avoid it.
Somali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Somali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Somali throws a predictable looking body shot
and McKenzie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Somali checks a leg kick.
Somali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.
Somali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McKenzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Somali scrambles back to his feet.
McKenzie misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Somali misses with a leg kick.
Somali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Somali lands with a nice body kick.
Somali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Somali works McKenzie's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looks to land a body kick but Somali moved away.
Somali tries to land a leg kick but McKenzie saw it coming and moves away.
Good shot there by Somali.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Somali throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Somali.
Somali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Somali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McKenzie gets the takedown into side control.
Somali can't do much from the bottom here.
McKenzie is looking to take a break and control but Somali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Somali holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie working away.
McKenzie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McKenzie tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somali tries to bench press McKenzie off him but McKenzie keeps the position.
Somali sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie is controlling the pace.
Somali trying to hold on to McKenzie's head to control him but McKenzie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret McKenzie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Somali cracks McKenzie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Somali misses with a few strikes there.
McKenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Somali throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
McKenzie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McKenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McKenzie throws a jab when Somali was well out of range.
Somali lands a head shot.
Somali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McKenzie is out of range.
Somali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKenzie's calf.
Somali motions for McKenzie to come forward. Somali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Somali dodges the punch combination from McKenzie.
Somali digs a good hook to McKenzie's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Somali. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by McKenzie. Beautiful body shot.
Somali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKenzie is able to avoid easily.
Somali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Somali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McKenzie. That did some damage!
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
McKenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Somali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a straight left.
Somali lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKenzie's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Somali.
Somali lunges at McKenzie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKenzie's hand.
Nice body kick from Somali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Somali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somali can pounce on him.
Somali scores with a crisp jab that stopped McKenzie in his tracks.
McKenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somali.
Somali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Somali misses with a low kick.
McKenzie blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somali misses with a low kick as McKenzie jumps back.
McKenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Somali saw that one coming.
Somali is looking to score with low kicks.
Somali throws a low kick but McKenzie avoids it.
Somali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Somali lands a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McKenzie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Somali - the referee stops the clock and McKenzie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Somali. McKenzie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Somali.
Somali throws a good cross that connects.
Somali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Somali as he avoids it easily.
McKenzie throws a combination. Somali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Somali connects with a crisp jab.
McKenzie throws a body punch but Somali moves out of range.
McKenzie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Somali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Somali scores with a sloppy right hand. McKenzie should have avoided that one.
Somali lands a leg kick that knocks McKenzie off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somali.
Crunch! Somali slams his shin into McKenzie's torso.
McKenzie is looking to wear down Somali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McKenzie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as McKenzie blocks the leg kick.
Somali thuds a left hand into McKenzie's body.
Somali checks a low kick from McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bret McKenzie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Somali.
That kick from Somali tenderised McKenzie's leg. McKenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from McKenzie misses.
Somali is looking to score with low kicks.
McKenzie misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McKenzie.
Somali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McKenzie off and has taken his back!
Somali controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Somali's guard. Nice work there by McKenzie.
Somali wants to sweep here but McKenzie controlling him for the moment.
Somali seems keen to control McKenzie's posture.
McKenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somali is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie won't allow Somali to sweep him here.
Somali bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKenzie's guard.
McKenzie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Somali has passed into side control.
Somali stands up and beckons McKenzie to his feet.
Somali lands with a thumping leg kick.
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Somali moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali fakes the leg kick and cracks McKenzie in the body.
That kick from Somali tenderised McKenzie's leg. McKenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Somali. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Somali throws a solid leg kick but McKenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Somali.
Somali scores with a leg kick.
McKenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Somali connects with a leg kick. McKenzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Somali throws out a leg kick but McKenzie moves out of range and Somali only half commits.
McKenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Somali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Somali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Somali with a hook.
McKenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Somali throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali scores with a head kick. McKenzie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Somali lands a nice looking body kick.
Somali misses with a hook to the body
and McKenzie counters with a nice body shot.
Somali is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Somali is looking to score with low kicks.
McKenzie fails with the takedown.
McKenzie checks a leg kick.
Somali swinging wildly here.
McKenzie throws a jab when Somali was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKenzie.
That kick from Somali tenderised McKenzie's leg. McKenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bret McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakke Somali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Somali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakke Somali!
Sakke Somali is the new welterweight champion!
Sakke Somali bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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