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Reach 74 - The Event PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Bravado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pray. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope wants to land a leg kick but Bravado is out of range.
Pope staying out of range there.
Bravado connects with a looping right hand.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Bravado closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Bravado pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bravado throws a one two combo.
Pope lands a glancing blow to the side of Bravado's head.
Bravado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pope.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bravado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado swings widly with a right hand
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravado circles away quickly and effectively.
Bravado lands a really nice looking cross but Pope seems unphased.
Bravado feints and as Pope raises his hands in defense, Bravado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pope has Bravado pulled in close to control his posture.
Bravado is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
Pope is pulling down on Bravado's head. It's preventing any offense from Bravado, at least for the moment.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bravadois looking to pass into half guard but Pope pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pope is in guard.
Bravado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pope gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravado looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pope passes into side control.
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!
Bravado tries to buck Pope off but Pope is having none of it.
Bravado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado is trying to control Pope's posture but Pope avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope stands up and beckons Bravado to his feet.
Bravado cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pope throws a body punch but Bravado moves out of range.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope checks a low kick from Bravado.
Bravado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
Bravado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pope checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravado throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravado misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Bravado will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bravado feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bravado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bravado looking to pass the guard.
Pope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bravado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pope is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bravado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravado wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pope holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bravado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bravado misses with a straight left.
Bravado lands a jab to the nose.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravado was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
A punch combination from Bravado misses.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Pope slips under a jab.
Bravado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Bravado doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Bravado misses the jab.
Bravado throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bravado. That did some damage!
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.
Pope stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bravado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bravado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bravado.
A nice left hand lands by Bravado.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravado's elbow.
Bravado is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pope as Bravado tries to tie him up.
Bravado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bravado is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bravado.
Bravado is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bravado.
Pope cracks Bravado with a nice body shot.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bravado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luther Pope will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravado.
Bravado misses with a straight right.
Bravado dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Bravado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Pope misses with an uppercut.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope throws a right and a left that Bravado avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a head kick.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope looks to land a combination but Bravado avoids it well.
Bravado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pope throws a right and a left that Bravado avoids nicely.
Pope is looking to wear down Bravado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Bravado ducks down to avoid it.
Bravado misses with a body shot
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravado. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravado fakes the leg kick and cracks Pope in the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bravado.
Bravado scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pope to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to bench press Bravado off him but Bravado keeps the position.
Bravado is trying to get an arm triangle but Pope is defending well.
Bravado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pope has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravado goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pope has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bravado but great work by Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working away.
Pope decides to stand back up. Pope steps back and let's Bravado get back to his feet.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Bravado moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pope.
Bravado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Bravado misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Bravado.
Pope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bravado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pope takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Bravado blocks a jab.
Bravado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pope defends it nicely.
Bravado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Luther Pope did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pope lands with a slapping head kick.
Pope blocks a leg kick.
Bravado blocks a head kick by Pope.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope slips a jab from Bravado.
Bravado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Bravado on that attempt.
Bravado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bravado throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Pope moves out of range as Bravado throws a body kick.
Bravado is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Pope works Bravado's body with a nice hook.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravado moves away.
Bravado looks to clinch
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravado walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Pope.
Pope throws a right hand that Bravado ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravado also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Bravado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Bravado misses with a looping left.
Bravado throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope throws a leg kick but Bravado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Bravado.
Bravado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravado fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Bravado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pope tries to land a leg kick but Bravado saw it coming and moves away.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope takes one on the button.
Bravado throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravado.
Bravado cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope walks into a jab.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Bravado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
Pope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bravado scores with a leg kick.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravado was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Bravado throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope lands a jab to the head.
Bravado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope digs a good hook to Bravado's body.
Luther Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Bravado is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope had his way with Eddie Bravado in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bravado throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope checks a leg kick nicely.
Bravado blocks a jab.
Bravado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pope thuds a left hand into Bravado's body.
Bravado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bravado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bravado throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravado doesn't seem bothered though.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bravado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pope but Pope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Bravado moved out of range.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Bravado's head back.
Pope scores with a punch to the head.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pope as he avoids it easily.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bravado.
Bravado thows a body shot but no joy.
Bravado shoots in but no luck this time.
Pope tries to clinch there but Bravado circles away.
A cross from Pope lands.
Luther Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Pope finds it's target.
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pope lands a jab to Bravado's midsection.
Bravado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Bravado with an uppercut!
Pope slips a jab from Bravado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravado slips under a jab.
Bravado motions for Pope to come forward. Bravado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bravado throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eddie Bravado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Bravado's belly button to the back.
Bravado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bravado.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bravado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Bravado with an uppercut!
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravado looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope avoids the body shot from Bravado.
Bravado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado misses with a double jab
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pope 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Pope!
A pretty intense looking Luther Pope took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Silvestre.
Nice jab there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Silvestre.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Silvestre saw that one coming.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Silvestre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvestre fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvestre misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre throws a low kick but Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Silvestre misses with a leg kick.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pacquiao.
Silvestre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvestre blocks a low kick nicely.
Silvestre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre checks a leg kick nicely.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Silvestre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Silvestre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Silvestre scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Silvestre scores with a one two! Pacquiao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick
letting Silvestre counter with a right hand.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands a leg kick that knocks Pacquiao off balance momentarily.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick that knocks Silvestre off balance momentarily.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Silvestre's front leg.
Silvestre looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
Silvestre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao shoots in and drives through. Silvestre sprawls well.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvestre in his tracks.
Pacquiao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvestre throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a solid body kick.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it.
Silvestre shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvestre won't be happy with that.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chauncey Silvestre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre parries the strikes from Pacquiao easily there. Pacquiao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silvestre to escape.
Silvestre is looking to reverse the position.
Pacquiao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silvestre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao wants to control but Silvestre is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silvestre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pacquiao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the body from Silvestre misses
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silvestre scores with a nice body kick.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Silvestre moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Silvestre. Beautiful body shot.
Silvestre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well.
Pacquiao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pacquiao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silvestre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pacquiao scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silvestre.
Pacquiao works Silvestre's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Silvestre moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre is looking to land body kicks.
Silvestre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvestre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvestre throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Silvestre throws a front kick that sends Pacquiao stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Pacquiao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacquiao takes one on the button.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick that misses.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Silvestre.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
letting Silvestre counter with a right hand.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvestre. Silvestre obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Silvestre coming out on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvestre lands a leg kick that knocks Pacquiao off balance momentarily.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Silvestre on that attempt.
Silvestre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacquiao is trying to defend but Silvestre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacquiao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silvestre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silvestre gets back to full guard.
Pacquiao stays in close to Silvestre's body and controls the position.
Pacquiao won't allow Silvestre to sweep him here.
Pacquiao wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre is trying to keep Pacquiao in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pacquiao avoids a kick to the body.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Silvestre saw that one coming.
Pacquiao blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Silvestre tests Pacquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacquiao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Silvestre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvestre sprawls well. He's pushed Pacquiao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao is looking to land body kicks.
Silvestre takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Silvestre moves out of range of the leg kick from Pacquiao.
Silvestre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvestre stuffs the takedown attempt from Pacquiao. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Pacquiao avoids a kick to the body.
Silvestre tries to land a leg kick but Pacquiao saw it coming and moves away.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pacquiao.
Silvestre throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Silvestre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silvestre throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Silvestre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Silvestre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvestre.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvestre. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvestre delivers a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.
Silvestre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silvestre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pacquiao is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silvestre is working Pacquiao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silvestre postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Silvestre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silvestre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silvestre throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Pacquiao wants to stand and escape but Silvestre is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pacquiao holds on and takes a little breather.
Silvestre looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silvestre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacquiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is keeping the position.
Pacquiao wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chauncey Silvestre just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pacquiao connects with a single shot there.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvestre.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silvestre sprawls well. Silvestre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao shoots in and drives through. Silvestre sprawls well.
Silvestre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silvestre.
Silvestre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silvestre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pacquiao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Silvestre tries to pass.
Pacquiao kicks Silvestre off and gets to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Silvestre.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Silvestre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvestre at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Silvestre misses.
Pacquiao blocks a leg kick.
Pacquiao leaves Silvestre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silvestre shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao thumps Silvestre with a low kick.
Pacquiao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silvestre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Silvestre persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chauncey Silvestre.
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!
A head kick by Silvestre misses
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silvestre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pacquiao tests Silvestre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silvestre misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvestre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silvestre swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao fails to land the takedown.
Silvestre wants to slow Pacquiao down by chopping away at his legs.
Pacquiao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silvestre on the side of the head.
Silvestre scores with a push kick.
Pacquiao dives in and grabs Silvestre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silvestre pushes down on Pacquiao's head and hops out.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Pacquiao avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a hook to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvestre.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silvestre.
Silvestre checks a low kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to land a front kick but Silvestre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvestre.
A shot to the liver by Silvestre. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. Silvestre didn't see that one coming.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Silvestre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Silvestre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silvestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao walks into a straight right hand from Silvestre.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pacquiao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvestre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvestre at a distance.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick which misses Silvestre's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvestre tries to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Silvestre misses with a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Silvestre was well out of range.
Pacquiao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvestre is out of range and Pacquiao settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacquiao blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao catches Silvestre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silvestre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silvestre throws a body kick that misses.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Silvestre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacquiao is able to avoid easily.
Silvestre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silvestre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silvestre.
Pacquiao manages to get back to half guard.
Chauncey Silvestre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvestre wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silvestre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pacquiao looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silvestre has picked Pacquiao up and slammed him! Pacquiao can't keep hold of the triangle and Silvestre manages to pass to side control!
Pacquiao regains half guard.
Silvestre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silvestre trying to control from Pacquiao's half guard. Pacquiao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silvestre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pacquiao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silvestre has managed to get both his arms back between Pacquiao's legs - danger averted.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silvestre trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Silvestre advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to roll over but Silvestre keeps him under control.
Pacquiao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silvestre is working away from the top position though.
Silvestre tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silvestre with the ground and pound but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Silvestre's head. It's preventing any offense from Silvestre, at least for the moment.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.
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 Manny Pacquiao.
I think Pacquiao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsrif Dnoces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church comes to the cage accompanied by . 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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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tsrif Dnoces!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church misses with a low kick.
Dnoces thumps Church with a low kick.
Church swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dnoces throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Church thows a left - swing and a miss!
Church throws a body punch but Dnoces moves out of range.
Dnoces keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Church misses with a leg kick
and Dnoces counters with a thumping low kick.
Dnoces with a poor takedown
enabling Church to counter with a crisp jab.
Church chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dnoces blocks the body kick.
Church misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Church blocks the low kick.
Dnoces keeps the fight on the outside.
Dnoces throws a body punch but Church moves out of range.
Church is looking to slow Dnoces down with leg kicks.
Church throws a low kick, looking for Dnoces's leg but Dnoces calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Church tenderised Dnoces's leg. Dnoces is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Church. Beautiful body shot.
Dnoces swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Church slams his shin into Dnoces's torso.
Nick Church is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Church throws a leg kick that misses.
Church connects with a solid leg kick.
Church fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dnoces.
Dnoces throws a big shot that misses.
Church is looking to slow Dnoces down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Church has Dnoces pressed against the cage, preventing Dnoces from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Church tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dnoces's elbow.
Dnoces pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church doesn't manage to clinch there - Dnoces circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dnoces is out of range and Church settles back down.
Dnoces thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Church scores with a head kick.
Church staying out of range there.
Church fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dnoces checks it well.
Dnoces pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Church connects with a right hand. Dnoces shakes it off.
Dnoces misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Church.
Church throws a solid leg kick but Dnoces takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Church.
Church displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dnoces.
Dnoces lands a head shot.
Church dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dnoces. That did some damage!
Church tries to work over Dnoces's front leg with a kick but Dnoces checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces feints and as Church raises his hands in defense, Dnoces changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Church keeping moving, preventing Dnoces from controlling successfully.
Dnoces with a flurry of punches that miss.
Church is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dnoces trying to control the position from guard on top but Church is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dnoces loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dnoces stands and throws Church's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dnoces throws an elbow but Church slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces tries to move to mount but Church blocks the move with his legs.
Dnoces has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dnoces wants to control but Church is keeping him busy.
Dnoces tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dnoces lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Church down.
Dnoces throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Church works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Church will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dnoces misses with a body shot.
Dnoces looks to score with a jab to the body but Church is just out of range.
Dnoces is looking to score with low kicks.
Church avoids a kick to the body.
Dnoces blocks a head kick by Church.
Nick Church is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Dnoces tenderised Church's leg. Church is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dnoces looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Church is fending him off so far but Dnoces persists. Nope, Church circles away and we're back to standing.
Church lands a leg kick that knocks Dnoces off balance momentarily.
Dnoces scores with the left hand. Church knows he should have avoided that one.
Dnoces takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Church connects with a leg kick. Dnoces looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick from Church misses.
Church slips a straight right by Dnoces.
A head kick misses from Church.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dnoces swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dnoces.
Church fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dnoces manages to avoid it.
Church pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Church avoids the head kick by Dnoces.
Church looks to score with a jab to the body but Dnoces is just out of range.
Dnoces throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Church tries to clinch but Dnoces moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Church. Dnoces does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dnoces blocks a head kick by Church.
Church moves forwards but Dnoces connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dnoces throws out a loose jab but Church uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dnoces.
Church ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces throws a low kick but it's checked well by Church.
Church tries to clinch there but Dnoces circles away.
Dnoces keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Church throws a sloppy head kick and Dnoces moves out of range easily.
Church thumps Dnoces with a low kick.
Dnoces fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dnoces checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dnoces swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dnoces.
Dnoces misses with a hook.
Church swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Church connects with an inside leg kick.
Church throws out a powerful jab.
Dnoces keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Church misses.
A lazy body kick from Dnoces
and Church counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dnoces scores with a jab.
Church blocks a head kick by Dnoces.
Dnoces scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Dnoces blocks the low kick.
Church tries to land a leg kick but Dnoces saw it coming and moves away.
Church doesn't manage to clinch there - Dnoces circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Church.
Dnoces moves out of range of the leg kick from Church.
Church lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dnoces's sensitive parts.
Dnoces's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces throws a right hand that Church ducks under and follows up with a left that Church also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Church misses.
Church throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Church throws a leg kick
and Dnoces counters with a single leg into guard. Church didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dnoces lands a couple of elbows.
Dnoces missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Church wants to stand up but Dnoces is controlling him.
Dnoces pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Church is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dnoces in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tsrif Dnoces will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dnoces jabs Church to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Church connects with a leg kick. Dnoces looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Church.
Dnoces throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dnoces scoring well with a low kick there.
Church turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dnoces misses with a body shot.
Church throws a leg kick
and Dnoces counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Dnoces blocks the low kick.
Church 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.
Nice sprawl there from Church as Dnoces shoots in.
Church tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Church throws a leg kick but Dnoces moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Church misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dnoces.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dnoces fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dnoces. Church does a little dance to reset his feet.
Church throws a leg kick which misses Dnoces's front leg but catches the back leg as Dnoces tries to avoid it.
Church throws a low kick, looking for Dnoces's leg but Dnoces calmly moves out of range.
Dnoces swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Church.
Church closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Church misses with a body punch.
Church doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Church.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Church.
Dnoces goes for a takedown attempt but Church pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nick Church has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsrif Dnoces.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a nice head kick!
Church throws a leg kick but Dnoces sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Church misses with a kick to the body.
Dnoces fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Church avoids it really well and circles away.
Church throws a leg kick which misses Dnoces's front leg but catches the back leg as Dnoces tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dnoces looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Church connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Church feints and then cracks Dnoces's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dnoces down.
Donk. Dnoces catches Church right on the button with a cross.
Church tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dnoces back to the cage. Church follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dnoces tries to keep at a distance but Church has taken the fight into the clinch.
Church doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Church makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dnoces tries a body shot but Church blocks it.
Church works on Dnoces's body with a couple of short punches.
Dnoces is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Church blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dnoces is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Church is keeping busy.
Church dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dnoces working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dnoces as Church tries to tie him up.
Church lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dnoces is trying to break the clinch but Church has him pressed against the cage.
Church tries to throw a body punch but Dnoces avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
Church misses with a body punch.
Church blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dnoces lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dnoces being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dnoces.
Church lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dnoces or not.
Dnoces lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Church clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dnoces throws a head kick that Church semi-blocks.
Church jabs at Dnoces's body.
Church misses with a head kick.
Church stuffs the takedown.
Dnoces lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Church at a distance.
Church throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dnoces slips under a jab from Church.
Dnoces throws a shot from downtown. Church moves away and avoids it.
Church connects with a body shot that sends Dnoces's belly button to the back.
Church avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Church tries to score with a low kick but Dnoces moves his leg out of the way.
Church scores with a hook.
Church throws a leg kick that misses.
Church throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dnoces lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Church 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.
Church tries to score with a low kick but Dnoces moves his leg out of the way.
Dnoces pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Church scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dnoces misses with a series of wild punches.
Dnoces tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Church is looking to wear down Dnoces with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Church misses with a looping left.
Church throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Church lands a nice looking body shot.
Church scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dnoces scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Church gets a clinch.
Church can't find room to land a body shot as Dnoces controls the action.
Dnoces goes for a takedown in the clinch but Church prevents it.
Dnoces letting Church take a breather here.
Church is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dnoces looking for a takedown.
Nick Church has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsrif Dnoces.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Church misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dnoces misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Church as the two fighters clinch.
Dnoces is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church is working Dnoces over against the cage.
Church tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dnoces's elbow.
Church goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nick Church has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Church trying to control the position but instead, Dnoces has worked for underhooks and has pushed Church into the cage.
Church stops a takedown attempt from Dnoces.
A body shot lands from Church.
Dnoces drops down looking for an ankle pick but Church pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dnoces goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Church lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Church throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Church tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dnoces, right into the meat.
Church throws a jab but it's blocked by Dnoces.
Church takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Church moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dnoces wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Church tries a body shot but Dnoces blocks it.
Dnoces blocking some punches.
Dnoces is trying to push Church away but Church has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dnoces's elbow.
Dnoces tries for a takedown but Church manages to get underhooks.
Church is working Dnoces over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Church had his way with Tsrif Dnoces in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dnoces swats away the attempt to clinch by Church.
Church takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A clash of legs there as Dnoces blocks the low kick.
Church takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Church.
Church misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dnoces.
Dnoces is looking to chop away at Church's legs.
Dnoces avoids the body shot from Church.
Church is looking to chop away at Dnoces's legs.
The fighters circling - Church throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Church dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Church lands a front kick.
Dnoces scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church throws a chopping leg kick but Dnoces manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Church is looking to clinch.
Dnoces checks the leg kick nicely there.
Church turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dnoces throws a head kick that Church semi-blocks.
Church throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Dnoces.
Dnoces lands with a thumping leg kick.
Church throws a leg kick which misses Dnoces's front leg but catches the back leg as Dnoces tries to avoid it.
Dnoces tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Church swivels and escapes.
Dnoces is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Church moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dnoces looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dnoces fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church moves in looking to clinch but Dnoces pushes him off.
Dnoces with a poor takedown
and Church counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dnoces's knee momentarily.
Nick Church has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsrif Dnoces.
Church walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dnoces checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Church throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dnoces takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church just misses with a punch to the body.
Dnoces fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dnoces throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Church scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Church.
Dnoces misses with a shot to the body
and Church counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Church tries to land a leg kick but Dnoces saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Church, right into the meat.
Church lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dnoces circles away quickly and effectively.
Church throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dnoces goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Church turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Church lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dnoces's sensitive parts.
Church misses the shot to the body.
Church avoids the body shot from Dnoces.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Church with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsrif Dnoces has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church wants to land a leg kick but Dnoces is out of range.
Church ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dnoces moves away.
Dnoces shoots in and bounces Church off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nick Church is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Church looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dnoces is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dnoces throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church wants to stand but Dnoces is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Church showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Church 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Church!
Nick Church managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 Cardio, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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139 lbs
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137 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kinjo Sasake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas misses with a body kick.
Vegas misses with a straight right.
Vinny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Sasake blocks the leg kick.
Vegas throws a leg kick but Sasake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vegas lands a two punch combo.
Vegas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sasake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick and Sasake moves out of range easily.
Vegas 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.
Vegas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sasake takes one to the side of the head.
Sasake misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Sasake has his takedown stuffed
and Vegas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Vegas as Sasake shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas slips under a jab.
Sasake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
A good leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas scores with a leg kick.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas lands with a right hand.
Vegas throws a leg kick but Sasake sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vegas!
Vegas throws a low kick but Sasake avoids it.
Sasake throws a shot from downtown. Vegas moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Sasake misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasake digs a good body shot into Vegas's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Vegas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sasake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasake misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vegas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vegas lands a high kick!
Vegas throws out a loose jab but Sasake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Vegas connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vegas.
Sasake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vegas tries to work over Sasake's front leg with a kick but Sasake checks it.
Sasake has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinjo Sasake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas tries to land a leg kick but Sasake saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
Vegas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasake.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas throws a hook but Sasake avoids it easily.
Vegas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vegas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sasake circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sasake blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasake. Vegas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Sasake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasake.
The fighters circling - Sasake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasake slips a jab from Vegas.
Sasake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas swings for the body but Sasake moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Vegas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sasake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Sasake checks a low kick from Vegas.
Vegas lands a right hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sasake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sasake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasake jabs Vegas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vegas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sasake in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Sasake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasake blocks a leg kick.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasake.
Sasake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sasake shoots in but Vegas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vegas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake takes a swing at Vegas's ribcage but misses.
Vegas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vegas connects with an inside leg kick.
Vegas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasake.
A big left from Sasake misses.
Vegas misses with a wild combination.
Vegas is looking to slow Sasake down with leg kicks.
Vegas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas throws a leg kick but Sasake moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasake misses with a hook
and Vegas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sasake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Vegas.
Sasake looks for a takedown but Vegas sprawls well.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vegas connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas cracks Sasake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vegas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vegas scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vegas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas thuds his right hand into Sasake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vegas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sasake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Vegas misses.
Sasake avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Sasake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sasake.
Vegas connects with a solid leg kick.
Sasake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vegas tries to land a front kick but Sasake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vegas lands a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sasake checks a leg kick.
Sasake swats away the attempt to clinch by Vegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vegas throws a body kick that misses.
Vegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sasake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vegas. That's going to slow Sasake down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sasake's head.
Sasake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vegas misses with a low kick as Sasake jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Vegas coming out on top.
Sasake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Vegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sasake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Vegas throws out a leg kick but Sasake moves out of range and Vegas only half commits.
Sasake tests Vegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vegas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sasake's sensitive parts.
Vegas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sasake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vegas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sasake will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vegas thumps Sasake with a low kick.
Vegas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Vegas.
Vegas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sasake.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasake.
Sasake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegas moves away.
Sasake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Sasake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasake. Vegas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Sasake counters with a shoot takedown. Vegas fights it but they end up in guard.
Sasake trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sasake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vegas is looking to stand up but Sasake isn't so interested in that idea.
Sasake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vegas dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vegas defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasake has his feet on Vegas's thighs here. He's pushed Vegas off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vegas screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kinjo Sasake!
Kinjo Sasake retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kinjo Sasake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Sublime - Santaria as his entrance music. Renan St Juste could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Sanchez's chin.
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180 lbs
24 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Sanchez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Juste, right into the meat.
St Juste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Juste.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Juste is able to avoid easily.
St Juste lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez checks a low kick from St Juste.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
St Juste lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Juste lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that St Juste sees coming a mile off.
St Juste throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as St Juste lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
Sanchez moves to clinch but St Juste breaks away
and St Juste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and St Juste counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but St Juste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Juste.
St Juste moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
Sanchez lands with a hook. St Juste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St Juste swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
St Juste scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
St Juste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but St Juste saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of St Juste's head.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
St Juste is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Juste scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Juste throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Juste walks into a jab.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Juste checks the leg kick.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Juste needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from St Juste misses.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but St Juste bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Juste lands a jab.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range as St Juste throws a body kick.
Sanchez tries a low kick but St Juste avoids it.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
St Juste thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
St Juste looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Juste sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Juste misses with a looping left.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Juste throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Juste throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of St Juste's side.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from St Juste.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at St Juste's knee but St Juste avoids it well.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
St Juste tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
St Juste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Juste.
St Juste defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Juste slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but St Juste is out of range.
St Juste tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it.
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
A slow jab from St Juste misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that St Juste avoids nicely.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as St Juste throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a push kick but St Juste slaps the foot to one side.
St Juste works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
St Juste avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
St Juste chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Juste misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Juste.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
St Juste throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by St Juste as he checks the leg kick.
St Juste is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from St Juste.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St Juste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
St Juste misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Juste bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Juste sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Juste looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
St Juste throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
St Juste takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Juste shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Juste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Juste darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St Juste throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Juste scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
St Juste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A big left from St Juste misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
St Juste throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Juste misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Juste scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops St Juste in his tracks momentarily.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Juste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Juste takes a step back to recover.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but St Juste moved out of range.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Juste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
St Juste throws a big shot that misses.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Juste stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and St Juste counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez is rocked!
Nice cross by St Juste.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
Sanchez looks up at the clock. Bad move! St Juste lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sanchez. St Juste pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mont Alvernne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
29
159 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mont Alvernne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mont Alvernne tries a head kick but it misses.
Lind connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mont Alvernne wants to clinch.
Mont Alvernne looks to land a body kick but Lind moved away.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mont Alvernne slips a jab from Lind.
Mont Alvernne misses with a low kick.
Mont Alvernne throws a head kick that Lind semi-blocks.
Mont Alvernne misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Lind misses its intended target.
Lind takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mont Alvernne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mont Alvernne. That's going to slow Lind down.
Mont Alvernne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lind is looking for a sweep. Mont Alvernne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mont Alvernne is looking to advance position but Lind won't allow it.
Mont Alvernne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind is looking to control Mont Alvernne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lind avoid being mounted?
Mont Alvernne trying to mount his opponent but Lind defends it.
Mont Alvernne thows a huge punch but Lind dodges it nicely.
Mont Alvernne passes to full mount!
Lind is working to get back to half guard.
Lind is squirming around, avoiding Mont Alvernne's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lind really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lind wants to hold on but Mont Alvernne pushes him away.
Mont Alvernne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lind is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mont Alvernne punching from mount but Lind doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne with shots to the head and body - Lind looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lind is trying to escape the mount.
Mont Alvernne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mont Alvernne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lind tries to reverse the position but Mont Alvernne maintains control.
Mont Alvernne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lind is looking to escape.
Mont Alvernne avoids the attempt from Lind to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind working to try and regain half guard.
Mont Alvernne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lind is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lind is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mont Alvernne controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind wants to control but Mont Alvernne is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mont Alvernne tries to control but Lind wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mont Alvernne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lind throws a hook but Mont Alvernne avoids it easily.
Lind checks the leg kick.
Lind lands a glancing blow to the side of Mont Alvernne's head.
Lind connects with a jab.
Mont Alvernne throws a push kick but Lind slaps the foot to one side.
Mont Alvernne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mont Alvernne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lind, pushing him back against the cage.
Lind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind misses with some punches.
Lind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mont Alvernne.
Lind lands with a light punch inside.
Mont Alvernne prevents a body shot from Lind.
Mont Alvernne blocks a body shot from Lind.
Mont Alvernne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lind backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mont Alvernne tries to work over Lind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lind working aggressively here.
Mont Alvernne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mont Alvernne blocking some punches.
Mont Alvernne looking for a takedown.
Mont Alvernne misses with a punch on the inside.
Lind swings wildly with an uppercut but Mont Alvernne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lind has a couple of punches blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne misses with a punch to the body.
Mont Alvernne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lind has a couple of punches blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mont Alvernne scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a punch but it's blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mont Alvernne throws a head punch that misses.
Mont Alvernne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lind blocking some punches.
Mont Alvernne can't find room to land a body shot as Lind controls the action.
Lind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mont Alvernne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lind throws a punch but it's blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mont Alvernne scores with a shoulder strike.
Mont Alvernne throws a head punch that misses.
Mont Alvernne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brian Mont Alvernne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mont Alvernne has picked Lind up - he's going for a ride! Mont Alvernne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lind is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind is trying to control but Mont Alvernne passes into side control!
Lind is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mont Alvernne trying to control the position but Lind is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mont Alvernne tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mont Alvernne is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind manages to get back to half guard.
Mont Alvernne slows the pace down in half guard.
Lind wants to sweep but Mont Alvernne has passed to side control!
Mont Alvernne controls the position.
Brian Mont Alvernne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Lind's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mont Alvernne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lind some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mont Alvernne advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mont Alvernne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mont Alvernne dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mont Alvernne, right into the meat.
Lind takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lind loads up on a big right hand but Mont Alvernne slips the punch.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind misses with a head kick.
Mont Alvernne takes a swing at Lind's ribcage but misses.
Mont Alvernne stuns Lind with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mont Alvernne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mont Alvernne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mont Alvernne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind swings wildly with an uppercut but Mont Alvernne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind swings wildly with an uppercut but Mont Alvernne uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne scores with a shoulder strike.
Mont Alvernne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lind throws a punch but it's blocked by Mont Alvernne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mont Alvernne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mont Alvernne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mont Alvernne lands a left hand.
Lind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mont Alvernne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind throws a punch but it's blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Lind misses with a punch on the inside.
Lind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mont Alvernne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mont Alvernne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lind backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind misses with some punches.
Lind blocks a body shot from Mont Alvernne.
Lind blocks a body shot from Mont Alvernne.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mont Alvernne.
Lind is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lind backwards.
Lind is still on wobbly legs! Can Mont Alvernne finish him?
Lind misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lind.
Lind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lind seems to have recovered his senses.
Lind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lind has a couple of punches blocked by Mont Alvernne.
A short right from Mont Alvernne.
Good body shot from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne lands an uppercut.
Mont Alvernne works on Lind's body with a couple of short punches.
Lind swings wildly with an uppercut but Mont Alvernne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Mont Alvernne.
A hook to the body from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne lands a right hand.
Lind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne blocks an uppercut.
Lind misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mont Alvernne as the two fighters clinch.
Mont Alvernne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lind backwards.
Lind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mont Alvernne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mont Alvernne blocking some punches.
Lind takes a shot to the head.
Lind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lind misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Mont Alvernne.
A short left from Mont Alvernne.
Lind takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mont Alvernne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind misses with some punches.
Mont Alvernne gets through Lind's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lind blocking some punches.
Lind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lind throws a punch but it's blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lind backwards.
Mont Alvernne tries a body shot but Lind blocks it.
Lind misses with some punches.
Mont Alvernne scores with a hook to the body.
Mont Alvernne lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Mont Alvernne.
Lind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mont Alvernne lands a hook that snaps the head of Lind backwards.
Mont Alvernne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mont Alvernne lands a left hand.
Mont Alvernne misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mont Alvernne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Mont Alvernne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mont Alvernne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Mont Alvernne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lind can do to turn this around?
Lind checks the leg kick.
Mont Alvernne scores with a leg kick.
Mont Alvernne moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.
Mont Alvernne is looking to wear down Lind with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mont Alvernne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Brian Mont Alvernne is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Mont Alvernne finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mont Alvernne.
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Lind.
Lind stuffs the takedown attempt from Mont Alvernne. Mont Alvernne gets slowly back to his feet.
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mont Alvernne.
Lind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mont Alvernne sends Lind crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mont Alvernne is motioning to the referee to let Lind up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mont Alvernne tries to clinch but Lind is having none of it.
Lind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mont Alvernne moves away.
Mont Alvernne looks to score with a jab to the body but Lind is just out of range.
Lind misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne cracks Lind with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curtis Lind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mont Alvernne throws a push kick but Lind slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Mont Alvernne.
Nice uppercut lands for Lind. That snapped Mont Alvernne's head back.
Lind misses with a kick to the body.
Mont Alvernne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lind to score with a decent uppercut.
Mont Alvernne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mont Alvernne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne tries a head kick but it misses.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mont Alvernne throws out the jab.
Mont Alvernne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lind misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mont Alvernne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mont Alvernne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Lind misses with a head kick.
Mont Alvernne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mont Alvernne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Mont Alvernne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mont Alvernne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Lind misses.
Lind misses with a straight left.
Mont Alvernne connects with an inside leg kick.
Mont Alvernne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lind is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mont Alvernne cracks Lind with an open hand slap.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick.
Lind throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Lind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lind pinned against the cage. Lind gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mont Alvernne lands with a hook. Lind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lind misses with an uppercut.
Lind takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mont Alvernne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mont Alvernne moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mont Alvernne. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mont Alvernne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mont Alvernne throws a leg kick but Lind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mont Alvernne lands the left hand.
Mont Alvernne slips a straight right by Lind.
Lind misses with a looping right.
Mont Alvernne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lind is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Mont Alvernne.
Lind scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Lind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mont Alvernne doesn't seem phased though.
Lind scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lind throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mont Alvernne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mont Alvernne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lind.
Mont Alvernne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mont Alvernne shoots for a takedown but Lind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mont Alvernne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mont Alvernne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mont Alvernne. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne ducks under a wild hook from Lind.
Mont Alvernne looks to score with a jab to the body but Lind is just out of range.
Lind scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mont Alvernne had his way with Curtis Lind in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mont Alvernne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lind.
Mont Alvernne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mont Alvernne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mont Alvernne clinches with his opponent.
Mont Alvernne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Lind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lind has a couple of punches blocked by Mont Alvernne.
Lind blocks a body shot from Mont Alvernne.
Lind working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne wants to take the fight to the mat but Lind manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lind creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lind lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mont Alvernne cracks Lind with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne tries for a takedown but Lind manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lind swings wildly with an uppercut but Mont Alvernne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind tries to throw a body punch but Mont Alvernne avoids it by throwing Lind back against the cage.
Lind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Mont Alvernne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind misses with some punches.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mont Alvernne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mont Alvernne has hold of one of Lind's legs. Lind is fighting the takedown attempt but Mont Alvernne gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne prevents Lind from getting back to his feet.
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!
Mont Alvernne content to stall in guard here.
Lind looking for a sweep. Not yet Lind, not yet.
Lind looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lind wants to sweep here but Mont Alvernne controlling him for the moment.
Mont Alvernne looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne slips a jab and a cross from Lind.
Lind moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mont Alvernne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mont Alvernne shoots in but Lind avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mont Alvernne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mont Alvernne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lind has time to react.
Lind moves out of range as Mont Alvernne strikes.
Lind avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne looks to land a body kick but Lind moved away.
Lind jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lind sizes up Mont Alvernne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lind misses with a head kick.
Mont Alvernne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne lands with a kick to the temple. Lind shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Mont Alvernne moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lind. Those never looked like landing.
Mont Alvernne throws a big shot that misses.
Mont Alvernne throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
Lind lands a slapping body shot.
Mont Alvernne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mont Alvernne works Lind's body with a nice hook.
Lind just misses with a punch to the body.
Mont Alvernne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lind lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mont Alvernne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curtis Lind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mont Alvernne.
Mont Alvernne looks for the body kick but Lind saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Lind.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lind.
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 Brian Mont Alvernne.
Well Mont Alvernne 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Mont Alvernne!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Mont Alvernne 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce SilvA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Down - Stone The Crow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rick Thomas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Royce SilvA's chin.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce SilvA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SilvA throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
SilvA ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
SilvA throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
SilvA takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by SilvA.
Thomas scores with a jab.
SilvA moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for SilvA.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Royce SilvA has been cut.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. SilvA saw that one coming.
SilvA keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
SilvA throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent SilvA stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but SilvA moved out of range nicely.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles SilvA. SilvA circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from SilvA.
SilvA moves out of range of the strikes.
Royce SilvA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SilvA uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
SilvA tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
SilvA thumps Thomas with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
SilvA moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of SilvA's head but SilvA sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
SilvA jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from SilvA.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but SilvA is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SilvA swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
SilvA takes one on the chin but seems OK.
SilvA is looking to land body kicks.
SilvA misses with a low kick.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
SilvA clinches up against the cage.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
SilvA landing knees to the body.
SilvA manages to break the clinch.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but SilvA is just out of range.
SilvA uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
SilvA throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces SilvA off the cage and back into range.
SilvA feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
SilvA takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and SilvA counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and SilvA counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - SilvA throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
SilvA misses with an attempted mid kick.
SilvA moves away from the strike by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SilvA uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
SilvA is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
SilvA paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from SilvA misses the target.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
SilvA swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SilvA.
Thomas cracks SilvA with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
SilvA tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
SilvA throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
SilvA slips a jab from Thomas.
SilvA moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
SilvA defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
SilvA lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
SilvA throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
SilvA blocks a leg kick.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
SilvA cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
SilvA keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by SilvA misses
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind SilvA 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow SilvA down.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
SilvA throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SilvA takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick by SilvA misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Thomas misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
SilvA slips under a jab.
Thomas lands a jab to SilvA's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by SilvA.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
SilvA takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Thomas misses.
SilvA with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt SilvA.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas avoids the body shot from SilvA.
Thomas throws a leg kick
enabling SilvA to counter with a crisp jab.
SilvA moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas swings for the body but SilvA moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA connects with a crisp jab.
SilvA throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SilvA takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomas blocks a head kick by SilvA.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from SilvA.
Thomas slips under a jab.
SilvA tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
SilvA throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
SilvA slips under a jab.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. SilvA moves away and avoids it.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from SilvA misses
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SilvA throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
A big right from Thomas misses.
SilvA throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas takes a swing at SilvA's ribcage but misses.
SilvA throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SilvA was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
SilvA tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
SilvA takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from SilvA.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SilvA avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! SilvA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas throws the left hand but SilvA avoids the punch easily.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but SilvA slips the punch.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and SilvA counters with a slapping leg kick.
SilvA fails with an attempt to clinch.
SilvA lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent SilvA stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
SilvA throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and SilvA counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by SilvA.
SilvA misses with the combination.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. SilvA doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. SilvA does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas cracks the inside of SilvA's front leg.
SilvA avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
SilvA works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
SilvA attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
SilvA throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
SilvA misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. SilvA backs away looking to recover.
SilvA is rocked!
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SilvA.
Oh SilvA is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
SilvA seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and SilvA counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Rick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
SilvA takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
SilvA dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
SilvA attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
SilvA takes a shot right to the bread basket.
SilvA tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
SilvA takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
SilvA walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
SilvA has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from SilvA there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from SilvA misses.
SilvA throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas throws a body punch but SilvA moves out of range.
SilvA slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SilvA walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Thomas misses.
SilvA throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
SilvA gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
SilvA looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but SilvA checks it well.
SilvA fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SilvA tries to clinch up.
SilvA swings and misses with a hook to the body.
SilvA steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
SilvA connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
SilvA lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
SilvA moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with SilvA's elbow.
SilvA has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thomas regains guard immediately.
SilvA works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas 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.
SilvA throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas trying to stand up but can't free himself from SilvA's guard.
SilvA 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.
SilvA throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thomas uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Thomas is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SilvA is trying to escape the mount but Thomas keeps good control and instead manages to take SilvA's back.
Thomas tries to get the hooks in deep but SilvA pushed the leg off.
Thomas controlling well, preventing SilvA from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the back.
SilvA is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thomas biding his time, looking for the opening.
SilvA is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas biding his time, looking for the opening.
SilvA tries to roll but Thomas sticks to his back.
Thomas wants to control but SilvA is keeping busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rick Thomas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
SilvA throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Royce SilvA will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from SilvA.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
SilvA clinches up against the cage.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
SilvA tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
SilvA with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of SilvA backwards.
SilvA lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of SilvA backwards.
SilvA lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Nice body punch from SilvA.
SilvA's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for SilvA.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but SilvA has him pressed against the cage.
SilvA misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from SilvA.
SilvA tries to pull guard but Thomas holds him up against the cage and eventually SilvA drops back down to his feet.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
SilvA slips under a jab.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
SilvA avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Royce SilvA has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by SilvA.
SilvA tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
SilvA tries to clinch up.
SilvA tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and SilvA takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SilvA was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range as SilvA strikes.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but SilvA moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from SilvA.
Thomas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
SilvA thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
SilvA rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
SilvA unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from SilvA fails to land.
Thomas blocks a body shot from SilvA.
SilvA fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
SilvA tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Rick Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
SilvA misses with a hook from the clinch.
SilvA tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
SilvA successfully pulls guard.
Thomas passes SilvA's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents SilvA from improving his position.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Rick Thomas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
SilvA throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping SilvA at a distance.
SilvA throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce SilvA showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dreams - The Game. Teixeira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Terror kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
Martel avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a nice looking body shot.
Teixeira lands with a cross.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Teixeira's shoulder, as Teixeira tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Teixeira.
Teixeira digs a good body shot into Martel's ribs.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira stalks Martel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martel's face. Martel staggers backwards, shaken.
Teixeira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Teixeira moves out of range of the leg kick from Martel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira stuns Martel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teixeira takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martel moves forwards but Teixeira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira moves out of range of the leg kick from Martel.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Martel avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martel throws a solid leg kick but Teixeira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martel.
Teixeira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teixeira scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Martel.
Teixeira lands with a shot to the body.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Martel throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira avoids the body shot from Martel.
Richard Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Teixeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teixeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teixeira misses with a hook
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Teixeira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martel rather than just go for the knockout.
Teixeira connects with a right hand. Martel shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teixeira.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Teixeira slips a jab from Martel.
Teixeira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martel doesn't seem bothered though.
Teixeira lands an overhand right.
Martel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira lands a jab to Martel's midsection.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Martel slips under a jab.
Martel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Teixeira scores with a three punch combo!
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Martel throws a head kick that half lands.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
Martel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Martel throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
A jab from Martel finds it's way through Teixeira's defenses.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martel at a distance.
Teixeira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by Teixeira as he connects with a hook.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the body
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Teixeira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martel counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teixeira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teixeira.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Martel misses with a two punch combination.
Teixeira cracks Martel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martel avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira digs a good hook to Martel's body.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira misses the body punch
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
Teixeira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martel backs up against the cage.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel swinging wildly here.
Teixeira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira checks a leg kick.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Teixeira scores with a nice strike.
Teixeira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Teixeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Teixeira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martel - the referee stops the clock and Teixeira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martel. Teixeira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richard Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira misses with the combination.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Martel finds it's way through Teixeira's defenses.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Martel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teixeira swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teixeira moves away.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Teixeira finds it's target.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Teixeira is breathing heavily.
Martel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Teixeira finds it's way through Martel's defenses.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martel connects with a body shot that sends Teixeira's belly button to the back.
Teixeira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teixeira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel misses with a straight right.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teixeira misses with a jab to the body
and Martel counters with a nice uppercut.
Martel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely.
Teixeira lunges at Martel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martel's hand.
Teixeira moves out of range of the body kick.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teixeira misses with a wild combination.
Martel lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Teixeira takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Martel is just out of range.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira slips under a jab.
Teixeira takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Martel is just out of range.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teixeira at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Martel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Teixeira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Martel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Teixeira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teixeira there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Teixeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martel takes a swing at Teixeira's ribcage but misses.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Teixeira slips under a jab.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martel throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Martel throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Martel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
Teixeira lands a nice hook to Martel's body. Martel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martel misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martel's hands.
Martel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Martel walks into a jab.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martel at a distance.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Martel misses its intended target.
Donk. Teixeira catches Martel right on the button with a cross.
Teixeira moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Martel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teixeira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martel scrambles back to his feet.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Teixeira.
Martel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira misses with a straight right.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Martel misses with the combination.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martel.
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira misses the body punch
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martel throws out a loose jab but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teixeira takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira misses the body punch
and Martel counters with a stiff right hand.
Martel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martel throws a leg kick which misses Teixeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Teixeira tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Teixeira.
Teixeira moves out of range as Martel strikes.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teixeira avoids the body shot from Martel.
Teixeira misses with a two punch combination.
Teixeira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Teixeira. Beautiful body shot.
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teixeira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teixeira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira moves forwards but Martel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Martel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Teixeira throws a right hand that Martel ducks under and follows up with a left that Martel also avoids with ease.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Teixeira. Beautiful body shot.
Teixeira blocks a jab.
Martel moves forwards but Teixeira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Martel avoids them all with ease.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Teixeira is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Teixeira slips a straight right by Martel.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Martel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martel lands with an uppercut that bounces Teixeira off the cage and back into range.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Teixeira connects with a single shot there.
Teixeira stalks Martel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martel's face. Martel staggers backwards, shaken.
Martel throws out a leg kick but Teixeira moves out of range and Martel only half commits.
Teixeira digs a good body shot into Martel's ribs.
Martel misses with a kick to the body.
Martel jabs Teixeira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martel scores with a nice head shot.
Teixeira throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira digs a good hook to Martel's body.
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!
Teixeira thuds a left hand into Martel's body.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Teixeira ducks down to avoid it.
Martel misses with a right hand
and Teixeira counters with a right hand to the body.
Martel slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1-2. Teixeira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teixeira connects with a crisp jab.
Martel misses with a two punch combination.
Teixeira takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel takes a swing at Teixeira's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira moves out of range as Martel strikes.
Teixeira lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martel walks into a jab.
Martel throws a hook but Teixeira blocks it.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
A nice combination there by Teixeira.
Nice straight punches there by Teixeira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teixeira.
Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martel takes a swing at Teixeira's ribcage but misses.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira connects with a looping right hand.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a chopping leg kick but Teixeira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teixeira looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
Martel misses the jab.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Martel throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Teixeira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a nice looking combination but Martel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
Martel misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martel throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Martel throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Teixeira's shoulder, as Teixeira tries to avoid the shot.
Martel tries to land a front kick but Teixeira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teixeira lands a nice looking body shot.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Teixeira.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teixeira moves away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Teixeira lands a nice shot that snaps Martel's head back.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Teixeira lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martel tries to land a front kick but Teixeira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teixeira throws a hook but Martel avoids it easily.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Teixeira takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teixeira slips under a jab from Martel.
Martel blocks a jab.
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Teixeira scores with a shot to the body.
Teixeira jabs Martel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Teixeira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martel throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Charles Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Teixeira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martel.
Teixeira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martel misses with a jab to the body
and Teixeira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martel moves forwards but Teixeira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martel.
Teixeira cracks Martel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teixeira lands with a hook. Martel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teixeira swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Teixeira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Teixeira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martel on the side of the head.
Teixeira cracks Martel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Martel throws out a loose jab but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira lands a nice hook to Martel's body. Martel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martel.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Martel walks into a straight right hand from Teixeira.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Teixeira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martel takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Martel tries to bum rush Teixeira with a series of wild strikes but Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teixeira swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Teixeira thuds his right hand into Martel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Teixeira throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teixeira cracks Martel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richard Teixeira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Teixeira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Teixeira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Teixeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Teixeira 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Teixeira!
Richard Teixeira got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abayo Bokhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen He-Man theme song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayo Bokhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, He Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhari lands with a good body shot.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abayo Bokhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Bokhari misses
and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bokhari lands a shoulder strike.
Man has Bokhari pressed against the cage, preventing Bokhari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bokhari after a bit of a struggle.
Bokhari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bokhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bokhari is defending well.
Bokhari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like He Man has been cut.
Bokhari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bokhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokhari pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man trying to control the position but instead, Bokhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bokhari has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to drag Bokhari to the mat but Bokhari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abayo Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Man.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bokhari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bokhari lands a right hand.
Bokhari tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bokhari misses with some punches.
Bokhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhari being controlled against the cage.
Man tries to stall but Bokhari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bokhari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bokhari misses with a body punch.
Bokhari manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Bokhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Bokhari is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Bokhari throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bokhari.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bokhari!
The fighters circling - Bokhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bokhari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Bokhari.
Man takes a swing at Bokhari's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bokhari.
Bokhari cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up He Man's cut even more.
Man dodges the punch combination from Bokhari.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bokhari is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bokhari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bokhari is trying to escape the mount.
Bokhari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bokhari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bokhari wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abayo Bokhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bokhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhari.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bokhari sprawls well. Bokhari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man swings for the body but Bokhari moves out of range.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bokhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bokhari as he avoids it easily.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bokhari moves away.
Bokhari leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abayo Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Man.
Man moves out of range as Bokhari throws a body kick.
A low kick from Bokhari is predictable there
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari scores with a jab to the body.
Bokhari throws a head kick that half lands.
Bokhari tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bokhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bokhari throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Bokhari 's knee.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Bokhari.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bokhari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man wants to land a leg kick but Bokhari is out of range.
Bokhari misses with a wild combination.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bokhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bokhari. That one must have hurt.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Bokhari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bokhari circles away.
Bokhari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Man takes a step back to recover.
Bokhari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The cut above He Man's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bokhari.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bokhari rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Bokhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bokhari scores with a body shot.
Bokhari scores with a push kick.
Bokhari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bokhari, right into the meat.
Bokhari lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Bokhari thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Bokhari misses.
Man misses with a low kick as Bokhari jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Bokhari.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bokhari quickly recovers to half guard.
Bokhari moves into full guard.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bokhari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Man tries to hold on but Bokhari postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari wants to control but Man has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Bokhari is going to stand back up.
Bokhari not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abayo Bokhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bokhari checks the leg kick.
Bokhari misses with a wild body shot.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Bokhari tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man moves away from the strike by Bokhari.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bokhari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bokhari misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Bokhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Bokhari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man moves forwards but Bokhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bokhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bokhari!
Man thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bokhari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bokhari is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Man looking to control but Bokhari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man looking to finish with strikes here!
Man controlling from the full mount.
Bokhari is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Bokhari really doesn't like being in this position too much.
He Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man tries to control but Bokhari wriggling away.
Bokhari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bokhari wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bokhari is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Man! Bokhari is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). He Man!
An out of breath He Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heikko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saarinen comes to the cage accompanied by I Walk Alone. Heikko Saarinen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heikko Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Colmen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colmen misses the shot to the body.
Colmen misses with a wild body shot.
Saarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colmen.
Colmen takes one to the side of the head.
Saarinen works Colmen's body with a nice hook.
Saarinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Colmen avoids the head kick by Saarinen.
Colmen lands a body shot.
Colmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colmen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saarinen.
Saarinen throws a shot from downtown. Colmen moves away and avoids it.
Colmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Colmen.
Saarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colmen has closed the distance and engaged Saarinen in a clinch.
Colmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saarinen.
Saarinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Come on Colmen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarinen's elbow.
Colmen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saarinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Colmen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarinen's elbow.
Colmen lands a right hand.
A short right from Saarinen on the inside.
Saarinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colmen backwards.
Colmen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colmen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colmen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saarinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Saarinen moves out of range of the body kick from Colmen.
A jab from Saarinen misses.
Saarinen looks for the body kick but Colmen saw that one coming.
Colmen digs a good hook to Saarinen's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen throws out a leg kick but Saarinen moves out of range and Colmen only half commits.
Saarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colmen.
A solid body kick from Saarinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Colmen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Colmen thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarinen.
Saarinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Colmen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colmen.
Colmen tried to score with a low kick but Saarinen checks it.
Colmen looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarinen is just out of range.
Saarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saarinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body kick there by Saarinen.
Heikko Saarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Colmen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colmen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Colmen. Those never looked like landing.
Colmen lands a really nice looking cross but Saarinen seems unphased.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colmen's head backwards.
Colmen wants to clinch
and Saarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saarinen tries to land a front kick but Colmen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Colmen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saarinen doesn't seem phased though.
Colmen is looking to clinch but Saarinen is avoiding it.
Colmen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Colmen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Saarinen does it's job there.
A punch combination from Saarinen misses.
Saarinen throws a right hand that Colmen ducks under and follows up with a left that Colmen also avoids with ease.
Saarinen throws a head kick that misses.
Colmen throws a jab but it's blocked by Saarinen.
Colmen cracks Saarinen with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colmen.
Saarinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colmen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarinen manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
Colmen avoids the body shot from Saarinen.
Colmen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saarinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saarinen is looking to slow Colmen down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Saarinen.
Colmen misses with a body kick.
Colmen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saarinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Colmen scrambles back to his feet.
Saarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Colmen.
Nice body punch from Saarinen.
Colmen checks the leg kick.
Colmen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikko Saarinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saarinen connects with a single shot there.
Colmen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colmen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarinen manages to avoid it.
Saarinen throws a hook to the side of Colmen's head but Colmen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saarinen connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Colmen.
Colmen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Saarinen.
A right-left combo lands from Colmen.
Saarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colmen clinches up against the cage.
Colmen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Colmen is trying to stall.
Colmen lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colmen taking a breather.
Saarinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Colmen gets an underhook and turns Saarinen into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen stalling.
Saarinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Colmen.
Saarinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saarinen misses with a body punch.
Colmen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saarinen tries a body shot but Colmen blocks it.
Colmen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarinen's elbow.
Saarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Colmen backwards.
Colmen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saarinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colmen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Colmen fails to land.
Saarinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saarinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands with a right hand.
Colmen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saarinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colmen is out of range and Saarinen settles back down.
Colmen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saarinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colmen. Colmen obviously looking to wear him down.
Colmen walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarinen.
Colmen avoids the body shot from Saarinen.
Saarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Saarinen checks a low kick from Colmen.
Saarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
Saarinen scores with a shot to the body.
Colmen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Colmen slips under a jab from Saarinen.
Colmen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen tries a low kick but Colmen avoids it.
Colmen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saarinen checks it well.
Saarinen misses with a two punch combination.
Saarinen throws a series of strikes that have Colmen backpedaling.
Colmen dips to his left and cracks Saarinen with an uppercut!
Heikko Saarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saarinen moves away from the strike by Colmen.
Saarinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saarinen dodges the punch combination from Colmen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colmen.
Colmen tries to clinch up.
Colmen tries to clinch but Saarinen moves out of range.
Saarinen tests Colmen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colmen moves forwards but Saarinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Colmen is just out of range.
Colmen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saarinen's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Colmen wants to control from the top but Saarinen keeps moving.
Colmen prevents Saarinen from getting back to his feet.
Saarinen keeping moving, preventing Colmen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Colmen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colmen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heikko Saarinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saarinen scores with a nice strike.
Colmen avoids the head kick by Saarinen.
Colmen moves out of range of the body kick from Saarinen.
Colmen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colmen throws out the jab.
Colmen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Saarinen.
Colmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colmen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarinen.
Colmen scoring well with a low kick there.
Saarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
Saarinen jabs at Colmen's body.
Saarinen misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Colmen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Colmen.
Saarinen throws a leg kick which misses Colmen's front leg but catches the back leg as Colmen tries to avoid it.
Saarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Colmen wants to clinch.
Colmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colmen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saarinen blocks a leg kick.
Saarinen misses with an uppercut.
Colmen takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colmen.
Saarinen throws a leg kick but Colmen checks it.
Colmen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Colmen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Colmen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen moves into range and clinches up with Saarinen.
Saarinen avoids the elbow strike from Colmen, against the cage.
Saarinen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Colmen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Saarinen to the mat. Saarinen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Colmen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Colmen trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.
Saarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Colmen is trying to get back to full guard.
Saarinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Colmen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen is trying to control but can't.
Colmen missing with punches from the bottom.
Colmen is looking for a sweep. Saarinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen is trying is best to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saarinen misses with an uppercut. Colmen saw that one coming.
Colmen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saarinen cracks the inside of Colmen's front leg.
Colmen scores with a decent looking hook.
Colmen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saarinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Colmen lands a really nice looking cross but Saarinen seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jay Colmen just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Colmen blocks a head kick by Saarinen.
Colmen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saarinen.
Colmen shoots in but Saarinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saarinen loads up on a big right hand but Colmen slips the punch.
Colmen shoots in looking for a takedown. Saarinen tries to sprawl out of it but Colmen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saarinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saarinen dodges the punch combination from Colmen.
Saarinen lands a nice hook to Colmen's body. Colmen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Colmen misses its intended target.
Colmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saarinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Colmen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saarinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Colmen.
Saarinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Colmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarinen moves away.
Saarinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Colmen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saarinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Colmen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colmen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saarinen.
Saarinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saarinen drops his hands momentarily and Colmen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colmen tries for a takedown but Saarinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heikko Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Colmen.
Colmen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Colmen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Colmen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saarinen thumps Colmen with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarinen.
Saarinen throws a body punch but Colmen moves out of range.
Colmen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarinen.
Colmen tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarinen slips a jab from Colmen.
Colmen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen slips under a jab from Colmen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarinen. Colmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarinen throws a body punch but Colmen moves out of range.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saarinen misses with a left hand
and Colmen counters with a shoot takedown. Saarinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Colmen throwing strikes but missing.
Saarinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saarinen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen wants to control from the top but Saarinen keeps moving.
Jay Colmen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A left and a right from Saarinen both land. Nice combination.
Colmen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saarinen throws a chopping leg kick but Colmen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab by Colmen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saarinen misses with a low kick.
Saarinen misses with a body kick.
Saarinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colmen throws a combination. Saarinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Colmen is just out of range.
Saarinen scores with a hook.
Jab from Saarinen.
Saarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colmen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen is looking to slow Colmen down with leg kicks.
Colmen takes the fight into the clinch.
Colmen is trying to push Saarinen away but Saarinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Heikko Saarinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saarinen lands with a hook. Colmen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colmen. Saarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colmen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saarinen scores with a nice head shot.
Colmen misses with a leg kick
and Saarinen counters with a leg kick.
Saarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Colmen moves out of range easily.
Colmen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarinen.
Colmen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarinen but Saarinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Colmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarinen scores with a shot to the body.
Colmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen misses the shot to the body.
Colmen moves out of range of the strikes.
Colmen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saarinen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saarinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Colmen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Colmen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saarinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saarinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Colmen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saarinen misses with an uppercut. Colmen saw that one coming.
Saarinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saarinen misses with an uppercut
enabling Colmen to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Saarinen.
A clash of legs there as Saarinen blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Colmen coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saarinen's hands.
Colmen is looking to clinch but Saarinen is avoiding it.
Saarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Colmen tries to clinch up but Saarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Colmen throws a leg kick but Saarinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Saarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saarinen throws a hook but Colmen avoids it easily.
Colmen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Colmen misses the target.
Colmen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saarinen pinned against the cage. Saarinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Colmen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A shot to the liver by Saarinen. Beautiful body shot.
Colmen throws an overhand right that lands on Saarinen's shoulder, as Saarinen tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen jabs Colmen right on the nose. Colmen blinks but takes it well.
Colmen misses with a straight left.
Colmen throws a leg kick that misses.
Saarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saarinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colmen avoids the head kick by Saarinen.
A clash of legs there as Saarinen blocks the low kick.
Colmen looks to clinch
and Saarinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Colmen slips a jab from Saarinen.
Heikko Saarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Colmen misses.
Colmen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saarinen ducks under a wild hook from Colmen.
Saarinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Colmen rushes Saarinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jay Colmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen cracks Saarinen with a nice body shot.
Saarinen has a couple of punches blocked by Colmen.
A right hand to the body from Saarinen.
Colmen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colmen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saarinen avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Saarinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colmen tries to work over Saarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colmen prevents a body shot from Saarinen.
Saarinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jay Colmen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Colmen tries to pull guard but Saarinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heikko Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Colmen.
Saarinen misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Saarinen.
Saarinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colmen. Colmen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Heikko Saarinen.
I think Saarinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikko Saarinen!
Heikko Saarinen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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