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Ascension 311 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsay has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Samart Payakaroon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gordon Ramsay's chin.
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233 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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28
239 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramsay was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakaroon.
Ramsay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramsay tried to score with a low kick but Payakaroon checks it.
Payakaroon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payakaroon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ramsay throws a low kick but Payakaroon avoids it.
Ramsay cracks Payakaroon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramsay 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramsay.
Ramsay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
Payakaroon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Ramsay.
Payakaroon tries to counter with a takedown but Ramsay is quick to defend against it.
Payakaroon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramsay. Ramsay obviously looking to wear him down.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Ramsay moves out of range.
Payakaroon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramsay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Payakaroon on his heels. He'll look to pass Payakaroon's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon keeping moving, preventing Ramsay from controlling successfully.
Ramsay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Payakaroon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payakaroon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payakaroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramsay is one step ahead there.
Ramsay is looking to work some ground and pound but Payakaroon has wrist control.
Ramsay tries to free his leg and advance position but Payakaroon is retaining full guard.
Payakaroon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramsay throws a sloppy body shot
and Payakaroon counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramsay, as that shot connected.
Ramsay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payakaroon fails to land the takedown.
Payakaroon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Payakaroon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramsay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Payakaroon with a body shot.
Payakaroon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Payakaroon throws a front kick aimed at Ramsay's knee but Ramsay avoids it well.
Ramsay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramsay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramsay slips a jab from Payakaroon.
Ramsay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramsay is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is trying to control the action in half guard but Payakaroon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Payakaroon trying to hold on to Ramsay's head to control him but Ramsay postures up.
Ramsay wants to free his trapped foot but Payakaroon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Payakaroon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramsay is trying to control. Payakaroon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Payakaroon controlling the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Payakaroon wants to improve his position but Ramsay is controlling well.
Ramsay is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordon Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramsay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Payakaroon. That did some damage!
Ramsay misses with a low kick.
Payakaroon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Gordon Ramsay has been cut.
Ramsay goes for a double leg but Payakaroon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Payakaroon continues to drive forward.
Payakaroon scores with a head kick.
Ramsay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payakaroon lands a nice looking body shot.
Payakaroon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramsay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Payakaroon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Payakaroon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ramsay is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gordon Ramsay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gordon Ramsay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payakaroon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Payakaroon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramsay's head.
Ramsay throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakaroon feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramsay looks for the body kick but Payakaroon saw that one coming.
Gordon Ramsay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Payakaroon blocks the low kick.
Ramsay takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramsay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramsay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramsay misses with the head strike.
Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
Ramsay prevents a body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramsay backwards.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramsay lands with a right to the head.
Payakaroon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramsay lands a right hand.
Payakaroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Payakaroon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramsay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Payakaroon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramsay can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payakaroon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramsay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Ramsay.
Ramsay scores with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Ramsay.
Nice body punch from Ramsay.
Ramsay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Payakaroon lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsay.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Payakaroon.
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!
Ramsay lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Payakaroon fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramsay has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon misses with the head strike.
Ramsay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Payakaroon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsay lands a body punch.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Payakaroon has a couple of punches blocked by Ramsay.
Ramsay lands a shoulder strike.
Ramsay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramsay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramsay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payakaroon manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramsay.
Payakaroon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramsay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ramsay is looking to regain half guard here but Payakaroon keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon working the ground and pound from side control.
Ramsay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Payakaroon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramsay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ramsay wants to get back to full guard.
Payakaroon lands strikes from half guard.
Ramsay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Payakaroon moves into full mount! Ramsay won't be happy about that!
Payakaroon with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ramsay looks a forlorn figure.
Ramsay is looking to improve his position but Payakaroon isn't that keen on the idea.
Payakaroon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ramsay is rocked!
Payakaroon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ramsay badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Payakaroon around the waist but Payakaroon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Payakaroon is the winner by TKO! Payakaroon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samart Payakaroon!
Samart Payakaroon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Turshatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turshatov comes into the arena with War And Peace blaring out of the sound system. Mickey Sparks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
220 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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252 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Turshatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turshatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sparks circles away.
Sparks lands a slapping body shot.
Turshatov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Alexey Turshatov has been cut.
Turshatov looks to land a right hand but Sparks moved out of range.
Alexey Turshatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turshatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sparks defends it nicely.
Sparks lands a big uppercut and Turshatov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Turshatov looks OK. Sparks waves Turshatov back to his feet!
Turshatov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turshatov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Turshatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turshatov is breathing heavily.
Sparks sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Turshatov's defenses. It connects perfectly with Turshatov's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Sparks!
A victorious Mickey Sparks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Alexey Turshatov had this to say: 'Bye!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffs comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
60 - 24 - 2 |
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215 lbs
38 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
60 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Spliffs.
Harry Punani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punani darts in and clinches Spliffs up against the cage.
Spliffs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Punani working aggressively here.
Spliffs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Punani scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliffs working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Punani.
Punani blocking some punches.
Spliffs tries to break the clinch but Punani is controlling the position.
We've been informed that Punani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Spliffs.
Spliffs misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffs controls the action.
Spliffs tries to throw a body punch but Punani avoids it by throwing Spliffs back against the cage.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Punani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani pushes Spliffs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliffs scores with a shot to the side of Punani's head.
Punani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spliffs tries to throw a body punch but Punani avoids it by throwing Spliffs back against the cage.
Punani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs has a couple of punches blocked by Punani.
Spliffs swings wildly with an uppercut but Punani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punani.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Punani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spliffs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spliffs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spliffs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spliffs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spliffs jabs at Punani's body.
Punani looks to land a body kick but Spliffs moved away.
Punani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffs moves away.
Spliffs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spliffs lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Harry Punani has been cut.
Punani throws a lazy head kick
and Spliffs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Spliffs.
Spliffs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spliffs lands a big head kick that sends Punani tumbling to the mat! Spliffs takes a step backwards and waves Punani back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Punani is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Spliffs misses the target.
Punani drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Spliffs defends it well.
Spliffs swings for the body but Punani moves out of range.
Punani tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Punani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spliffs on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs drops Punani with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Punani looks back up at him and smiles so Spliffs waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Punani is still on wobbly legs! Can Spliffs finish him?
Punani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Punani seems to have recovered his senses.
Punani lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Spliffs's head coaches at The Lion's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spliffs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punani misses with a shot to the body
and Spliffs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Punani with that takedown attempt.
Rolen Spliffs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Punani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Punani.
Punani throws a lazy right hand but Spliffs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spliffs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punani manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani jabs at Spliffs's body.
Punani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliffs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Punani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spliffs swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Punani misses the target.
Spliffs lands a left and a right that send Punani crashing to the mat, dazed. Spliffs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Spliffs throws a combination that misses
and Punani counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spliffs won't be happy with that.
Spliffs defending against the ground and pound.
Spliffs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Punani.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punani working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punani scoring with punches and elbows.
Punani lands some shots froms side control.
Spliffs is trying to control Punani's posture but Punani avoids it.
Punani tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolen Spliffs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Punani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Punani gets a double leg takedown into Spliffs's guard.
Spliffs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punani can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Spliffs holds on and takes a little breather.
Spliffs trying to control the position.
Punani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Punani won't allow Spliffs to get back to his feet.
Spliffs pulls Punani in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Punani throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs seems keen to control Punani's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spliffs misses with a body shot.
Punani closes the distance and clinches.
Spliffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs misses with the head strike.
Spliffs tries to throw a body punch but Punani avoids it by throwing Spliffs back against the cage.
Punani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spliffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punani drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spliffs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spliffs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spliffs.
Punani feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spliffs.
Punani throws the kick towards the body but Spliffs avoids it.
Rolen Spliffs is winning the standup battle so far.
Spliffs just misses with a punch to the body.
Punani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Punani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spliffs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Punani is breathing heavily.
Punani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Punani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffs.
Spliffs staying out of range there.
Spliffs throws a head kick but Punani moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punani changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Punani throws a chopping leg kick but Spliffs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rolen Spliffs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliffs misses with a body shot.
Spliffs works Punani's body with a nice hook.
Punani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffs moves away.
A big left from Spliffs misses.
Spliffs is looking to wear down Punani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Punani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spliffs lands with a cross.
Spliffs avoids a kick to the body.
Punani just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSpliffs.
Spliffs just misses with a punch to the body.
Punani tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Punani takes a swing at Spliffs's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spliffs lands a high 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!
Punani throws out a loose jab but Spliffs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spliffs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Punani.
Spliffs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffs takes a swing at Punani's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Punani misses.
Punani throws a hook but Spliffs avoids it easily.
A head kick from Punani lands but Spliffs takes it in his stride.
Spliffs connects with a nice looking jab.
Spliffs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punani.
Spliffs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punani tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolen Spliffs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Punani's cut.
That's time! Spliffs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Spliffs - just one landing.
Spliffs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Spliffs blocks the leg kick.
Spliffs misses with a wild body shot.
Spliffs lands a big head kick that sends Punani tumbling to the mat! Spliffs takes a step backwards and waves Punani back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Punani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spliffs.
Spliffs steps in with a hook that catches Punani right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Spliffs follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Punani looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolen Spliffs!
Rolen Spliffs gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doom Unit - Killing Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno takes a swing at Unit's ribcage but misses.
Unit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Unit thuds a left hand into Bueno's body.
Bueno throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Unit scores with a decent looking hook.
Bueno missing with a left hand there. Unit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Unit tries to clinch but Bueno is having none of it.
Bueno is looking to chop away at Unit's legs.
Unit missing with a left hand there. Bueno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueno throws a chopping leg kick but Unit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bueno misses with a hook
and Unit counters with a left and a right that stings Bueno.
Unit is looking to slow Bueno down with leg kicks.
Bueno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Unit counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueno misses the target.
Bueno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Unit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueno.
Good leg kick by Unit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bueno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Unit on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueno misses the target.
Unit loads up on a big right hand but Bueno slips the punch.
A jab from Bueno finds it's way through Unit's defenses.
Bueno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Unit works Bueno's body with a nice hook.
Bueno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Unit counters with a straight right hand.
Bueno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Unit throws a jab but it's blocked by Bueno.
Bueno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Unit throws an off balance right hand
and Bueno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Unit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bueno looks to land a right hand but Unit moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Unit misses.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Unit saw that one coming.
Unit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Unit misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Unit. Unit obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unit throws out the jab.
Unit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Bueno.
Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Unit misses with a hook
and Bueno counters with a nice uppercut.
Unit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueno misses the target.
Bueno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bueno throws a sloppy body shot
and Unit counters by moving into the clinch.
Unit has Bueno pressed against the cage, preventing Bueno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bueno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bueno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doom Unit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Unit defending well as Bueno loads up on a big left hand.
Unit misses with a low kick.
Bueno appears to be looking for a big counter.
Unit has closed the distance and engaged Bueno in a clinch.
Unit misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Unit prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno tries a body shot but Unit blocks it.
Unit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Unit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno blocking some punches.
Unit misses with some punches.
Unit blocks a body shot from Bueno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Unit.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueno.
Unit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Unit controls his hands.
Unit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Unit controls the action.
Unit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Unit.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unit's elbow.
Unit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Unit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Bueno trying to control the position but instead, Unit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bueno into the cage.
Bueno tries a body shot but Unit blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Unit avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Unit.
Bueno has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Unit clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bueno really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Unit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unit tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doom Unit 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.
Unit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Unit defending well as Bueno loads up on a big left hand.
Bueno throws a body punch but Unit moves out of range.
Unit throws a hook but Bueno blocks it.
Unit misses with a hook.
Bueno misses with a double jab
and Unit counters with an outside leg kick.
Unit is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bueno looks to land a body kick but Unit moved away.
Bueno misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bueno throws a jab when Unit was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Bueno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bueno.
Bueno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit looks to throw the jab but Bueno is out of range.
Unit misses with a right hand
and Unit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bueno misses with a hook.
Bueno checks a low kick from Unit.
Unit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Unit.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unit manages to avoid it.
Bueno lands a jab-cross combination.
Bueno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Unit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unit leaves Bueno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bueno takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Bueno.
Bueno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Unit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bueno looks to land a right hand but Unit moved out of range.
Unit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Unit lands with a shot to the body.
Bueno throws a right hand that misses
and Unit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Unit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bueno doesn't seem phased though.
Doom Unit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Unit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Unit lands.
Unit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Unit throws a leg kick which misses Bueno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bueno tries to avoid it.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unit looks to land a left hand but Bueno moved out of range nicely.
Bueno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Unit is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit throws a leg kick but Bueno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bueno scores with a head kick. Unit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Unit tries a head kick but it misses.
Unit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Unit.
Unit clobbers Bueno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bueno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bueno throws a hook to the side of Unit's head but Unit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Unit walks into a stiff left hand from Bueno.
Unit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Unit moved out of range nicely.
Unit lands a leg kick that knocks Bueno off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Bueno misses
and Unit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unit avoids the body shot from Bueno.
Unit flicks out a counter leg kick but Bueno steps away.
Bueno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bueno throws a hook but Unit blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Unit.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Unit saw that one coming.
Unit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Unit.
Bueno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Unit connects with a solid leg kick.
Bueno throws a low kick, looking for Unit's leg but Unit calmly moves out of range.
Unit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bueno throws a low kick, looking for Unit's leg but Unit calmly moves out of range.
Unit tries to bum rush Bueno with a series of wild strikes but Bueno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bueno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Unit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
Unit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unit manages to avoid it.
Unit slips a jab from Bueno.
Unit throws a chopping leg kick but Bueno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bueno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bueno throws a front kick aimed at Unit's knee but Unit avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doom Unit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
That kick from Unit tenderised Bueno's leg. Bueno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bueno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unit misses with a hook.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Bueno misses with a jab to the body
and Bueno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bueno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Unit scoring well with a low kick there.
Unit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bueno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Unit slips under a jab from Bueno.
Unit misses with a body kick.
Unit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueno.
Bueno shoots in and gets a takedown into Unit's guard.
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!
Unit 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.
Bueno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bueno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bueno trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bueno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bueno won't allow Unit to sweep him here.
Bueno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unit scores with a hook.
Taco Bueno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bueno misses with a low kick as Unit jumps back.
Unit misses with a low kick as Bueno jumps back.
Bueno checks a low kick from Unit.
Bueno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unit.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unit.
Unit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno misses with a hook. Unit ducked under it nicely.
Bueno throws an overhand right that lands on Unit's shoulder, as Unit tries to avoid the shot.
Bueno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Unit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bueno.
Bueno throws a lazy right hand but Unit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unit wants to clinch up but Bueno keeps it at a distance.
Unit ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Unit moves away from the strike by Bueno.
The crowd cheers as Unit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bueno doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Unit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit clobbers Bueno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Bueno misses
and Unit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bueno thinking.
Bueno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unit.
Unit looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Bueno throws an overhand right that lands on Unit's shoulder, as Unit tries to avoid the shot.
Bueno throws the left hand but Unit avoids the punch easily.
Bueno throws a jab when Unit was well out of range.
Bueno jabs Unit right on the nose. Unit blinks but takes it well.
Unit staying out of range there.
Unit scores with a nice right hand.
Unit connects with an inside leg kick.
Unit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bueno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Unit. Unit obviously looking to wear him down.
Bueno throws a body punch but Unit moves out of range.
Bueno misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a shot from downtown. Unit moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bueno, pushing him back against the cage.
Unit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Unit controls the action.
Unit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Unit lands with a short shot to the head.
Bueno is trying to force a seperation but Unit has the dominant position.
Unit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doom Unit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Unit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno stalling.
Unit scores with a shot to the side of Bueno's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unit.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doom Unit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Unit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doom Unit!
An out of breath Doom Unit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Taco Bueno stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pointless matchup, slow learner, sparring partner and Murdock still piss farts about accepting making jet travel a fuck up. Im done with travelling for this record padding bullshit.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon's entrance music is LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. A fine choice. Craig Clendennon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Clendennon defending well.
Williams is trying to control. Clendennon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is stalling here. Clendennon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clendennon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams is still trying to improve position.
Williams struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Clendennon is proving a slippery customer.
Williams has control of Clendennon's left arm, preventing Clendennon from doing any damage.
Williams throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clendennon uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control Clendennon's posture but Clendennon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams throws a hook but Clendennon avoids it easily.
Clendennon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Clendennon lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Craig Clendennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clendennon misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon misses with a body kick.
Clendennon needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Clendennon throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clendennon.
Clendennon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clendennon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Clendennon scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon blocks a jab.
Clendennon cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clendennon lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clendennon throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Clendennon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clendennon defends well and Williams ends up having to push Clendennon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clendennon circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clendennon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Clendennon loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Clendennon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clendennon thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clendennon throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Clendennon jabs at Williams's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clendennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Clendennon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams scores with a hook.
Clendennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams cracks Clendennon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clendennon's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams sizes up Clendennon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clendennon is looking to clinch.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clendennon on the side of the head.
Williams takes a swing at Clendennon's ribcage but misses.
Clendennon looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Clendennon. Those never looked like landing.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Clendennon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Clendennon off balance momentarily.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clendennon checks it well.
Clendennon clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Clendennon lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clendennon lands a shot to the body.
Clendennon prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clendennon breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clendennon.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Clendennon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clendennon!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clendennon.
Clendennon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Clendennon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Clendennon throws a head kick that misses.
Clendennon missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clendennon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clendennon!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clendennon.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clendennon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams scores with a one two! Clendennon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams connects with a right hand. Clendennon shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Clendennon slips a jab from Williams.
Clendennon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Clendennon tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Clendennon slips a straight right by Williams.
A counter left hand to the body from Clendennon misses its target.
Clendennon tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams takes a swing at Clendennon's ribcage but misses.
Williams connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Clendennon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clendennon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Clendennon blocking some punches.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clendennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clendennon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Clendennon - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clendennon.
Clendennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clendennon landing knees to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clendennon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clendennon looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams flicks out a counter leg kick but Clendennon steps away.
Clendennon is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clendennon misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clendennon tries to clinch up.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clendennon.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Clendennon.
A good leg kick by Clendennon.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Clendennon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clendennon throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Clendennon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clendennon misses with an uppercut.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clendennon throws out the jab.
Clendennon darts in trying to clinch
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clendennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Clendennon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Clendennon has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clendennon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is pulling down on Clendennon's head. It's preventing any offense from Clendennon, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to keep Clendennon in close.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clendennon's guard.
Clendennon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williams trying to control but Clendennon is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clendennon throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Clendennon.
Williams misses with a hook. Clendennon ducked under it nicely.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Clendennon.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clendennon scores with a punch to the head.
Clendennon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Clendennon checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Austin Williams.
I think Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Player might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kevin Gates feat. August Alsina - I Don't Get Tired. Kersikov has chosen Eminem - Survival as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
173 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Player does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Player.
Player gets the takedown into side control.
Kersikov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Player off and has taken his back!
Player is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Kersikov biding his time, controlling Player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is trying to stick to Player's back but Player is turning into Kersikov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kersikov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Player.
Player wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Kersikov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Player accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player has a closed guard, preventing Kersikov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kersikov tries to stand but Player is controlling from the bottom.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Player is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Player keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Player.
Player working a defensive guard here.
Player keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Player shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kersikov's guard.
Player wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is keeping the position.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player postures up.
Kersikov wants to get back to his feet but Player is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Player throws a strike but Kersikov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Player pulls Kersikov in close to his closed guard and prevents Kersikov from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Player has a closed guard, preventing Kersikov from standing up.
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 Gary Player will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Player.
Gary Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Player manages to avoid it.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
Player slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Player moves his leg out of the way.
Player goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Player.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Player looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Player throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Player.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Player avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Player avoids a kick to the body.
Player throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Player avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Player.
Player keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks Player with a right hand to the side of the head.
Player pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range and Player settles back down.
Jab by Kersikov.
Player connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Player.
An inside leg kick lands from Player.
Player shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Player showed some decent athleticism there.
Player is stalling here. Kersikov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Player seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kersikov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Player tries to bench press Kersikov off him but Kersikov keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control but Player is keeping him busy.
Kersikov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Player haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Player is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad MMA LA Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kersikov wants to stand but Player has his arm trapped.
Kersikov is staying tight to Player's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov stands up and beckons Player to his feet.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Player.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Player.
Kersikov lands a jab to the nose.
Player misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Player takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Player misses with a low kick.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Player counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Player.
Player looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Player there.
Player sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kersikov defending well though.
Player thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kersikov's head.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Player.
Player has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Gary Player will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Player thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Player throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Player throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Player connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Player.
Player connects with a solid leg kick.
Player throws a sloppy head kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Player working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Player 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Player from controlling successfully.
Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Player manages to get himself to full guard.
Kersikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Player is pulling down on Kersikov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kersikov, at least for the moment.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Player is working an open guard so Kersikov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Player avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Player.
Player throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Player's knee momentarily.
Player throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
Player throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Player misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rustam Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Player is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Player uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Player bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Player misses with a looping right.
Player throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Player.
Kersikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Rustam Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov lands with a nice combination. Player backs away looking to recover.
Player takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Player moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Player connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kersikov scrambles back to his feet.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Player.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Player's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Player is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Player chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to slow Player down with leg kicks.
Player is looking to land body kicks.
Player scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Player avoids it.
Player throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Player.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown.
Kersikov tries to counter with a clinch but Player shakes him off and moves away.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Player decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kersikov's guard.
Player wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Player slips nicely into half guard.
Kersikov looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Gary Player.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Player, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Player!
After winning the bout, Gary Player thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
190 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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203 lbs
30 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yossi Avitan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Avitan moves out of range easily.
Avitan lands a jab.
Anastasio swings for the body but Avitan moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anastasio 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 Avitan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Avitan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avitan flicks out a counter leg kick but Anastasio steps away.
Avitan throws a sloppy head kick and Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Avitan feints and then cracks Anastasio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anastasio down.
Avitan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avitan thumps Anastasio with a low kick.
Anastasio scores with a nice right hand.
Avitan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio is looking to counter punch.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Avitan misses with a double jab.
Anastasio is looking to counter with a body kick.
Anastasio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avitan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Avitan with a hook.
Anastasio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Anastasio lands but Avitan takes it in his stride.
It looks like Yossi Avitan has been cut.
Anastasio throws a hook but Avitan blocks it.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio slips under a jab from Avitan.
Anastasio 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.
Avitan forces Anastasio back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anastasio.
A right hand to the body from Avitan.
Anastasio lands with a right to the head.
Avitan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike.
Anastasio leaning against his opponent.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan throws a punch but it's blocked by Anastasio.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
Avitan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Avitan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Avitan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anastasio stalling in the clinch but Avitan improves position.
Avitan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Avitan taking a breather.
Anastasio lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Anastasio to work.
Avitan has a couple of punches blocked by Anastasio.
Still in the clinch, Anastasio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anastasio tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
Avitan tries to throw a body punch but Anastasio avoids it by throwing Avitan back against the cage.
Anastasio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avitan avoids it.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a body punch.
Anastasio tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Anastasio fails to land.
Anastasio trying to stall but Avitan improves his position.
Avitan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anastasio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Avitan can turn it around.
Avitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anastasio's elbow.
Avitan pushes Anastasio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Avitan misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Avitan.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from Avitan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anastasio misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Avitan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan looking to slow down the pace here.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Anastasio wants to stall.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anastasio's elbow.
Avitan struggles to land a body shot inside as Anastasio controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Avitan as Anastasio tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anastasio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Avitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Avitan misses with some punches.
Anastasio tries to throw a body punch but Avitan avoids it by throwing Anastasio back against the cage.
Avitan lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anastasio dips to his left and cracks Avitan with an uppercut!
Anastasio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avitan connects with a solid leg kick.
Avitan blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Avitan throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio is looking to counter punch.
A solid body kick from Avitan.
Anastasio throws a push kick but Avitan slaps the foot to one side.
Anastasio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Avitan slips the punch.
Anastasio misses with a looping right.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Avitan is able to avoid easily.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anastasio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a combination that misses
and Avitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avitan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anastasio throws a quick counter kick to the body but Avitan avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasio cracks the inside of Avitan's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anastasio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Avitan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avitan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avitan looks to land a left hand but Anastasio moved out of range nicely.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Avitan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avitan throws a body punch but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio throws the kick towards the body but Avitan avoids it.
Anastasio wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anastasio throws a head kick that Avitan semi-blocks.
Avitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Avitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avitan! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Anastasio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anastasio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anastasio throws a head kick that half lands.
Avitan ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Avitan tries a quick counter leg kick but Anastasio is wise to it.
Anastasio walks into a straight right hand from Avitan.
No joy there for Avitan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avitan ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Avitan avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avitan.
Anastasio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Avitan has Anastasio up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan'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.
Avitan struggles to land a body shot inside as Anastasio controls his hands.
Avitan is pushing Anastasio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anastasio lands a good knee to the midsection. Avitan won't want to take too many of those.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
Anastasio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Anastasio misses with a body punch.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avitan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Anastasio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Avitan tries to stall but Anastasio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avitan trying to stall but Anastasio improves his position.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Avitan tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio has Avitan pushed against the cage.
Anastasio tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Avitan as the two fighters clinch.
Avitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anastasio lands a good knee to the midsection. Avitan won't want to take too many of those.
Anastasio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anastasio is working Avitan over against the cage.
Avitan trying to control the position but instead, Anastasio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Avitan into the cage.
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 Anthony Anastasio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Avitan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anastasio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Avitan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Avitan lands with an uppercut that bounces Anastasio off the cage and back into range.
Anastasio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avitan. That did some damage!
Avitan is looking to clinch.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Avitan moved out of range nicely.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avitan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anastasio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Avitan scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio lands with an uppercut that bounces Avitan off the cage and back into range.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Avitan moves out of range.
Anastasio lands with a thumping 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!
Avitan blocks a leg kick.
Anastasio lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan scores with a three punch combo!
Avitan moves out of range of the leg kick from Anastasio.
Avitan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Avitan throws a lazy right hand but Anastasio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anthony Anastasio is winning the standup battle so far.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Avitan moves away and avoids it.
Avitan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Avitan moves out of range easily.
Anastasio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avitan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avitan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anastasio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anastasio moves out of range of the strikes.
Anastasio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anastasio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avitan on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Anastasio.
Avitan thuds his right hand into Anastasio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Avitan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avitan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anastasio checks it well.
Avitan lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Avitan throws out a counter right but Anastasio avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anastasio 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 Avitan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Avitan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avitan blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Avitan throws a body punch but Anastasio moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Anastasio misses the target.
Avitan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anastasio, pushing him back against the cage.
Anastasio is trying to stall.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Avitan on the inside.
Avitan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Anastasio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Avitan stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Avitan.
Anastasio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avitan swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan lands a right hand.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
Anastasio misses with the head strike.
Anastasio looking to stall.
A short right from Anastasio on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan tries to work over Anastasio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Avitan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avitan slowing the pace effectively.
Anastasio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anastasio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Avitan stalling in the clinch but Anastasio improves position.
Avitan stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anastasio lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio digs a right hand into Avitan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Avitan's gas tank.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Anastasio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anastasio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Anastasio!
Our winner, Anthony Anastasio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Volga. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Takala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takala lands a leg kick that knocks Sato off balance momentarily.
Sato misses with a takedown
and Takala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sato's knee momentarily.
Takala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Sato
and Takala counters with a right hand to the body.
Takala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takala checks a leg kick.
Sato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sato tries for a takedown but Takala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takala scores with a body shot.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Takala throws a low kick but Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Takala.
Takala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takala throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.
Sato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sato's head backwards.
Takala lands a jab to the head.
Sato blocks a jab.
Jab from Takala.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takala.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
Takala misses with a kick to the body.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Takala moves out of range easily.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takala. Takala obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato tries for a takedown but Takala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Takala.
Sato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sato misses the jab.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Takala blocks the low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala jabs at Sato's body.
Takala tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takala.
Takala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Takala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Takala saw that one coming.
Takala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sato slips under a jab from Takala.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Takala.
Takala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato tries to counter with a takedown but Takala is quick to defend against it.
Takala looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Topi Takala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takala lands a nice shot that snaps Sato's head back.
Takala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Sato slams his shin into Takala's torso.
Sato throws a front kick aimed at Takala's knee but Takala avoids it well.
Sato shoots in but no luck this time.
Takala has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Takala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Takala is out of range.
Takala throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
Takala lands a jab to the head.
Sato slips a jab from Takala.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato throws a nice head kick!
Takala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sato.
Takala misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Takala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Takala misses with a hook.
Sato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takala sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Takala slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Takala's head.
Takala lands with a right hand.
Takala wants to slow Sato down by chopping away at his legs.
Sato feints and then cracks Takala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takala down.
Sato lands a leg kick that knocks Takala off balance momentarily.
Sato works Takala's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takala, right into the meat.
Takala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Takala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takala scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato is looking to chop away at Takala's legs.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takala throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well.
Sato thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takala throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
Takala lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takala.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takala throws a counter combo.
Takala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sato throws a leg kick but Takala moved away.
Topi Takala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sato.
Sato lands a leg kick that knocks Takala off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Takala with a nice cross.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takala is looking to chop away at Sato's legs.
Takala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sato.
Sato connects with a crisp jab.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Takala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Nice shot by Takala.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Takala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Takala blocks a low kick nicely.
Takala moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Takala throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato misses with a body shot.
Takala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takala avoids a kick to the body.
Sato shoots and misses
and Takala counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takala looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Sato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takala slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Takala counters with a big head kick but Sato shrugs it off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Takala.
Nice body kick from Takala.
Takala throws a chopping leg kick but Sato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Takala blocks a head kick by Sato.
Takala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Takala.
A head kick misses from Takala.
A shot to the liver by Takala. Beautiful body shot.
Takala avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato avoids the body shot from Takala.
Sato checks a leg kick.
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
Takala connects with a jab.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Takala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Takala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takala throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala moves away from the strike by Sato.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Takala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Takala swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Takala's shoulder, as Takala tries to avoid the shot.
Takala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Takala avoids it.
Takala looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takala.
Takala lands the left hand.
Takala takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato'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.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
Sato walks into a jab.
Sato checks a low kick from Takala.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takala.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takala jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Takala moves out of range of the body kick.
Takala is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Takala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato avoids a kick to the body.
Sato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takala sprawls and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
Sato connects with a leg kick. Takala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala misses the jab.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Takala cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takala scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takala can pounce on him.
Sato shoots in and drives through. Takala sprawls well.
Takala tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Sato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Takala ducks down to avoid it.
Takala just misses with a punch to the body.
Takala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato moves out of range as Takala throws a body kick.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sato throws a head kick but Takala moves out of range.
Takala misses with a wild combination.
Takala scores with the left hand. Sato knows he should have avoided that one.
Takala scores with a jab to the body.
Sato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takala.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takala! But no joy.
Takala avoids the body shot from Sato.
Takala throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takala.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato thows a leg kick but Takala checks it
and Takala counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Takala.
Sato looks to throw a body kick
and Takala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takala lands a jab to the head.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Takala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takala defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato cracks Takala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takala plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takala misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takala jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takala.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Sato is looking to chop away at Takala's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takala! But no joy.
Takala just misses with a punch to the body.
Takala's corner calls for a 1-2. Takala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sato. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
An inside leg kick lands from Takala.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takala as he avoids it easily.
Sato misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takala, as that shot connected.
Sato lands with a shot to the body.
Takala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takala's head.
Sato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Takala is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Takala is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Takala throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Takala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato 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.
Sato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Takala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Takala blocks a head kick by Sato.
Takala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Takala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sato - that will leave a mark!
Sato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takala is fending him off so far but Sato persists. Nope, Takala circles away and we're back to standing.
Sato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sato moves out of range of the leg kick from Takala.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sato's knee momentarily.
Sato is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Takala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Takala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Despite the aggression on Takala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Takala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takala slips a jab from Sato.
Takala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Sato manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Takala on his heels. He'll look to pass Takala's guard now, I'm sure.
Takala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takala seems keen to control Sato's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato had his way with Topi Takala in that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick but Takala checks it.
Takala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Takala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
Takala blocks a leg kick.
Takala takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Takala moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato scores with a jab.
Takala lands a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takala, right into the meat.
Takala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sato throws a low kick but Takala avoids it.
A good leg kick by Takala.
Takala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sato walks into a straight right hand from Takala.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sato.
Takala misses with a low kick.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato throws a leg kick but Takala moved away.
Takala connects with a right hand. Sato shakes it off.
Nice body kick there by Sato.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsuro Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a shot to the body
and Takala counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takala tries a quick counter leg kick but Sato is wise to it.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato moves out of range as Takala strikes.
Takala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Takala connects with a body shot.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takala.
Sato takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
Takala throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
Takala walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
Takala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sato there as he acknowledges the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Takala blocks the leg kick.
Sato fails to land the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sato throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takala is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sato with a body shot.
Takala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takala scores with a shot to the body.
Takala jabs Sato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sato in his tracks.
Takala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato tries to work over Takala's front leg with a kick but Takala checks it.
Sato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sato throws a strike but Takala avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sato's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Takala is trying to control the position but Sato postures up.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topi Takala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takala 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topi Takala!
Our winner, Topi Takala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Katsuro Sato was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic has chosen La La Girl by Paffendorf as his entrance music. Ugor Makinwa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fritzie Zivic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Zivic.
Zivic connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Zivic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makinwa doesn't seem phased though.
Zivic takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Zivic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makinwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zivic slips under a jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa cracks Zivic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zivic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A clash of legs there as Zivic blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Zivic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zivic motions for Makinwa to come forward. Zivic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makinwa half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Zivic misses.
Makinwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zivic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zivic moves away.
Zivic lands a nice hook to Makinwa's body. Makinwa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makinwa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zivic swinging wildly here.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makinwa throws a solid leg kick but Zivic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makinwa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zivic throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Zivic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zivic.
Zivic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Makinwa.
Zivic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic drives through and clinches with Makinwa against the cage.
Makinwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zivic has a couple of punches blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but Zivic is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makinwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zivic catches Makinwa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zivic misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Makinwa lands with a nice combination. Zivic backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
Makinwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Zivic.
Zivic is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Makinwa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zivic will feel that in the morning.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zivic misses with a low kick as Makinwa jumps back.
Makinwa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makinwa moves away.
Zivic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zivic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Zivic moves forwards but Makinwa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zivic throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Zivic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makinwa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makinwa staying out of range there.
Makinwa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Makinwa takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Zivic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makinwa's head.
Zivic with a hook.
Zivic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makinwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Makinwa catches Zivic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Zivic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
Zivic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zivic forces Makinwa back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zivic's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makinwa.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa breaks the clinch.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zivic duly obliges.
Zivic thuds a left hand into Makinwa's body.
Zivic throws a solid leg kick but Makinwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zivic.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Zivic moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Makinwa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zivic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makinwa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zivic connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa fakes the leg kick and cracks Zivic in the body.
Makinwa is looking to score with low kicks.
Zivic throws a body shot but no joy.
Makinwa tried to counter with a leg kick but Zivic avoided it.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makinwa lands a slapping body shot.
Makinwa avoids the body shot from Zivic.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fritzie Zivic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fritzie Zivic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makinwa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ugor Makinwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Zivic moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zivic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic checks a leg kick nicely.
Zivic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zivic instigates a clinch.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makinwa is trying to stall.
Makinwa wants to get back to striking at distance but Zivic won't allow it.
Makinwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zivic has him pressed against the cage.
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Zivic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Makinwa.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zivic.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makinwa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Makinwa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Makinwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Zivic ducks down to avoid it.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zivic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Makinwa is just out of range.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Zivic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa scores with a nice strike.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Zivic checks it.
Makinwa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zivic.
Zivic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makinwa, right into the meat.
Zivic has Makinwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Makinwa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Makinwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa lands a hook that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makinwa manages to break the clinch.
Zivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makinwa.
Makinwa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zivic lands a head shot.
Makinwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Zivic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zivics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Makinwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zivic doesn't seem phased though.
Makinwa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makinwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zivic at a distance.
Zivic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makinwa throws out the jab.
Zivic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makinwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zivic manages to avoid it.
Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zivic lands a nice hook to Makinwa's body. Makinwa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makinwa lands a right hook to the body.
Makinwa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Makinwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makinwa moves out of range as Zivic strikes.
Makinwa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zivic lands a right hook to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the leg kick from Zivic.
Zivic scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Makinwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makinwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makinwa scores with the left hand. Zivic knows he should have avoided that one.
Zivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa lands a jab to Zivic's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa thuds a left hand into Zivic's body.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Zivic throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makinwa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zivic will feel that in the morning.
Makinwa lands a jab to Zivic's midsection.
Zivic is breathing heavily.
Makinwa swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
Makinwa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zivic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makinwa's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Zivic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zivic rushes Makinwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makinwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a body shot.
Zivic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Makinwa tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makinwa throws a head punch that misses.
Makinwa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fritzie Zivic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fritzie Zivic'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.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zivic misses with a looping right.
Zivic scores with a sloppy right hand. Makinwa should have avoided that one.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa digs a good body shot into Zivic's ribs.
That kick from Makinwa tenderised Zivic's leg. Zivic is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Makinwa.
Zivic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Zivic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Makinwa misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makinwa. Makinwa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Zivic misses with a straight right.
Zivic checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makinwa. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic avoids the body shot from Makinwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makinwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zivic to score with a decent uppercut.
Zivic fails to land with a series of punches.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Zivic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zivic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zivic takes one to the side of the head.
Zivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Zivic.
Zivic lands a lovely overhand right.
Zivic blocks a head kick by Makinwa.
Zivic punishes Makinwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Zivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makinwa.
Zivic walks into a stiff left hand from Makinwa.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Makinwa is looking to counter with 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!
A leg kick checked by Zivic.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Zivic as he checks the leg kick.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Makinwa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makinwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Zivic.
Zivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
A left lands for Makinwa.
Zivic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makinwa.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Makinwa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makinwa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zivic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makinwa somewhat.
Zivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makinwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa tries to work over Zivic's front leg with a kick but Zivic checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makinwa throws a front kick that sends Zivic stumbling back into the cage.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Makinwa is just out of range.
Zivic is looking to clinch but Makinwa is avoiding it.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa throws a hook to the side of Zivic's head but Zivic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makinwa is looking to slow Zivic down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Makinwa misses
and Zivic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zivic thumps Makinwa with a low kick.
Zivic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zivic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zivic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zivic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makinwa throws an overhand right that lands on Zivic's shoulder, as Zivic tries to avoid the shot.
Makinwa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makinwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic moves into range and clinches up with Makinwa.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zivic misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zivic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Makinwa's shoulder, as Makinwa tries to avoid the shot.
Zivic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zivic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makinwa lands a lovely overhand right.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Makinwa keeps it at a distance.
Zivic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makinwa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Zivic misses
and Makinwa counters with a straight right hand.
Zivic punishes Makinwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Makinwa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zivic.
Makinwa with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Fritzie Zivic just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Fritzie Zivic's cut.
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.
Makinwa takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Zivic blocks a head kick by Makinwa.
Zivic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makinwa dives in and grabs Zivic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zivic pushes down on Makinwa's head and hops out.
Makinwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zivic.
Zivic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zivic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zivic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makinwa on the side of the head.
Makinwa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makinwa is rocked!
Zivic tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Makinwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makinwa defending well as Zivic loads up on a big left hand.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Makinwa throws a chopping leg kick but Zivic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zivic throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic tries to clinch up but Makinwa circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Makinwa misses its target.
Makinwa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zivic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zivic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makinwa. That did some damage!
Makinwa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zivic checks it well.
Zivic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Makinwa.
Zivic misses with a looping right.
Makinwa seems to have got his legs back now.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makinwa.
Makinwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Makinwa throws out a leg kick but Zivic moves out of range and Makinwa only half commits.
Jab by Zivic.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zivic moves away.
Zivic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zivic tries to move into range but Makinwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makinwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zivic.
Makinwa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zivic's head.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Zivic.
Makinwa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zivic finds it's way round the side to connect with Makinwa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zivic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Zivic seems unphased.
Zivic connects with a right hand. Makinwa shakes it off.
Nice shot by Zivic.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
A big right from Zivic misses.
A shot to the liver by Zivic. Beautiful body shot.
Zivic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makinwa throws a body punch but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
Makinwa connects with a nice looking jab.
Makinwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makinwa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Zivic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zivic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zivic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zivic moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Zivic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Zivic doesn't manage to clinch there - Makinwa circles away.
Makinwa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makinwa!
Makinwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zivic.
Zivic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zivic throws a hook but Makinwa blocks it.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makinwa can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Zivic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Zivic blocks the low kick.
Makinwa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zivic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zivic connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Makinwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
Makinwa sizes up Zivic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zivic works the jab nicely.
Makinwa defending well as Zivic loads up on a big left hand.
Zivic cracks Makinwa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zivic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makinwa manages to avoid it.
Zivic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zivic throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makinwa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fritzie Zivic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Makinwa.
Makinwa scores with a nice head shot.
Makinwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zivic checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Zivic.
Makinwa throws a sloppy body shot
and Zivic counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Zivic.
Zivic lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makinwa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makinwa.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zivic moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makinwa throws a hook to the side of Zivic's head but Zivic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makinwa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zivic.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Zivic throws out a powerful jab.
Zivic connects with a nice looking jab.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa works Zivic's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Zivic tries to bum rush Makinwa with a series of wild strikes but Makinwa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zivic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zivic with a nice cross.
Makinwa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zivic.
Zivic moves out of range of the strikes.
Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic takes one to the chin there.
Zivic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic swinging wildly here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Makinwa - that will leave a mark!
Makinwa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zivic has time to react.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zivic throws a leg kick but Makinwa checks it.
You can see that Zivic has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Zivic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Makinwa eats them both and turns towards Zivic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makinwa. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zivic moves away.
Zivic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zivic connects with a body shot.
Makinwa misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa cracks Zivic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zivic tries to move into range but Makinwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makinwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zivic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
Zivic moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Makinwa.
Makinwa stalling in the clinch.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but Zivic is controlling him.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritzie Zivic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zivic.
Makinwa tries to break the clinch but Zivic is controlling the position.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Ugor Makinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makinwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Makinwa is working for takedown but Zivic is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic has a couple of punches blocked by Makinwa.
Zivic misses with some punches.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Makinwa controls the action.
Makinwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zivic's elbow.
Makinwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makinwa lands with a light punch inside.
Makinwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makinwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makinwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zivic or not.
Makinwa gets through Zivic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Makinwa on the inside.
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 Ugor Makinwa.
Well Zivic 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Ice Cold.
Connemara throws a sloppy body shot
and Ice Cold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connemara tries to score with a low kick but Ice Cold moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Ice Cold tenderised Connemara's leg. Connemara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ice Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connemara.
Connemara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Connemara throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left lands for Connemara.
Connemara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Connemara throws a chopping leg kick but Ice Cold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Connemara.
Connemara misses with a hook
and Ice Cold counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connemara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ice Cold tried to score with a low kick but Connemara checks it.
Connemara throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ice Cold avoids it.
Nice shot by Connemara.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Ice Cold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connemara throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Connemara checks a leg kick.
Connemara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Connemara moves out of range of the leg kick from Ice Cold.
Connemara is looking to slow Ice Cold down with leg kicks.
Ice Cold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Connemara gets a clinch.
Connemara stalling.
Connemara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ice Cold blocking some punches.
Ice Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Connemara.
Connemara scores with a shoulder strike.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
Connemara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ice Cold throws a head punch that misses.
Connemara misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ice Cold.
A short uppercut from Connemara.
Ice Cold tries a body shot but Connemara blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ice Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ice Cold presses Connemara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ice Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connemara's elbow.
Ice Cold misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Connemara.
Connemara prevents a body shot from Ice Cold.
Connemara is trying to force a seperation but Ice Cold has the dominant position.
Connemara digs a right hand underneath Ice Cold's ribcage. Ice Cold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Connemara.
Connemara tries a body shot but Ice Cold blocks it.
Connemara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connemara throws a punch but it's blocked by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connemara misses with a body punch.
Connemara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ice Cold misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Ice Cold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ice Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Connemara controls his hands.
Connemara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
Connemara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Connemara on the inside.
Ice Cold blocks a body shot from Connemara.
Ice Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Ice Cold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Connemara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ice Cold fails to land.
Ice Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ice Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Connemara controls his hands.
Ice Cold working aggressively here.
Ice Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connemara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara struggles to land a body shot inside as Ice Cold controls his hands.
Ice Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ice Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connemara scores with a shoulder strike.
Ice Cold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Connemara or not.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
Connemara can't find room to land a body shot as Ice Cold controls the action.
Ice Cold throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ice Cold.
Connemara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connemara misses with the head strike.
Ice Cold blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Connemara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ice Cold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ice Cold scores with a shoulder strike.
Ice Cold lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connemara.
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 Jameson Connemara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ice Cold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connemara scores with a nice right hand.
Ice Cold is rocked!
Ice Cold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Ice Cold's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Connemara misses with a leg kick.
Ice Cold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Connemara.
Ice Cold thinks about the counter body kick.
Connemara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connemara.
Ice Cold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ice Cold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ice Cold takes one to the side of the head.
Ice Cold scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connemara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ice Cold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cold moves away.
Ice Cold changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Connemara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold scores with a jab.
Connemara throws a sloppy head kick and Ice Cold moves out of range easily.
Ice Cold slips a jab from Connemara.
Ice Cold cracks the inside of Connemara's front leg.
Connemara walks into a stiff left hand from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold tries to land a leg kick but Connemara saw it coming and moves away.
Connemara scores with a leg kick.
Ice Cold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connemara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Connemara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Connemara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ice Cold moves out of range as Connemara throws a body kick.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connemara tests Ice Cold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Connemara.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Connemara.
Ice Cold appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ice Cold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Connemara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Connemara misses its target.
Ice Cold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ice Cold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connemara.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ice Cold misses.
Connemara throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ice Cold to counter with a crisp jab.
Connemara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ice Cold throws a wild body kick that Connemara sees coming a mile off.
Connemara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Connemara blocks a low kick nicely.
Ice Cold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connemara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ice Cold. That did some damage!
Connemara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Connemara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ice Cold misses with a kick to the body.
Connemara throwing a counter right hand but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connemara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connemara misses with a kick to the body
and Connemara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold cracks Connemara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Connemara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ice Cold jabs Connemara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Connemara counters with a right hand to the body.
Connemara misses the shot to the body.
Ice Cold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Connemara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ice Cold.
Connemara throws a right hand that Ice Cold ducks under and follows up with a left that Ice Cold also avoids with ease.
Ice Cold fails to land the takedown.
Ice Cold misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connemara.
A low kick from Ice Cold is predictable there
and Connemara counters with a good, hard body kick but Ice Cold shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connemara lands a front kick.
Ice Cold slips under a jab from Connemara.
Ice Cold tries a quick counter leg kick but Connemara is wise to it.
Connemara connects with the punch.
Connemara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connemara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Connemara checks a leg kick nicely.
Connemara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ice Cold. Ice Cold obviously looking to wear him down.
Connemara defending well as Ice Cold loads up on a big left hand.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Connemara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ice Cold cracks the inside of Connemara's front leg.
Nice body kick from Connemara.
Connemara feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ice Cold sprawling to the canvas! Ice Cold rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Connemara finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ice Cold motions for Connemara to come forward. Ice Cold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ice Cold is still on wobbly legs! Can Connemara finish him?
Ice Cold checks a leg kick.
Connemara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold cracks Connemara with an open hand slap.
Ice Cold seems to have recovered his senses.
Ice Cold delivers a nice body kick.
Connemara throws a looping overhand right but Ice Cold ducks down to avoid it.
Ice Cold's corner calls for a 1-2. Ice Cold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ice Cold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connemara.
Ice Cold flicks out a counter leg kick but Connemara steps away.
Connemara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Ice Cold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but Connemara avoids it.
Connemara throws a hook to the side of Ice Cold's head but Ice Cold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connemara throws a right hand that Ice Cold ducks under and follows up with a left that Ice Cold also avoids with ease.
Ice Cold throws out a counter right but Connemara avoids it with no problem.
Connemara looks to land a body kick but Ice Cold moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara misses with a straight right.
Connemara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ice Cold scores with the left hand. Connemara knows he should have avoided that one.
Ice Cold throws a body kick that misses
and Ice Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ice Cold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ice Cold takes one on the button.
Connemara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cold moves away.
Ice Cold flicks out a counter leg kick but Connemara steps away.
Connemara scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Ice Cold blocks the leg kick.
Ice Cold misses with a body kick.
Ice Cold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Connemara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ice Cold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Ice Cold checks it.
A good leg kick by Ice Cold.
Connemara tries a head kick but it misses.
Connemara lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold misses with a hook. Connemara ducked under it nicely.
Connemara tries to work over Ice Cold's front leg with a kick but Ice Cold checks it.
Ice Cold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ice Cold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick which misses Connemara's front leg but catches the back leg as Connemara tries to avoid it.
Ice Cold lands an overhand right.
Ice Cold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connemara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Connemara.
Ice Cold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara scores with a push kick.
Ice Cold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Connemara.
Ice Cold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Connemara is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Connemara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ice Cold.
Connemara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ice Cold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connemara.
Connemara misses with a wild combination.
Ice Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ice Cold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Connemara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ice Cold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connemara is out of range and Ice Cold settles back down.
Ice Cold misses with a body kick.
Ice Cold scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ice Cold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connemara throwing a counter right hand but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice Cold. Connemara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connemara throws a wild body kick that Ice Cold sees coming a mile off.
Connemara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ice Cold feints the counter takedown.
Ice Cold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Connemara.
Decent striking displayed by Ice Cold there.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold throws out a leg kick but Connemara moves out of range and Ice Cold only half commits.
Connemara sizes up Ice Cold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ice Cold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Connemara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connemara throws a push kick but Ice Cold slaps the foot to one side.
Connemara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vanilla Ice Cold just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ice Cold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connemara checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Connemara misses with a kick to the body.
Ice Cold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ice Cold defending well as Connemara loads up on a big left hand.
Ice Cold steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ice Cold slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Connemara.
Ice Cold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ice Cold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connemara. That did some damage!
Ice Cold throws a solid leg kick but Connemara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ice Cold.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Connemara wants to clinch but Ice Cold slips to the side
and Ice Cold counters with a nice uppercut.
Connemara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ice Cold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Ice Cold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Ice Cold's leg. Ice Cold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Connemara counters with a right hand to the body.
Ice Cold lands a jab to the head.
Ice Cold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connemara.
Connemara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ice Cold connects with a solid leg kick.
Ice Cold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connemara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ice Cold.
Connemara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ice Cold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Connemara clinches.
Ice Cold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Ice Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Connemara controls the action.
Connemara trying to stall but Ice Cold improves his position.
Connemara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ice Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ice Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connemara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara misses with some punches.
Ice Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
Connemara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ice Colds head.
A short uppercut from Connemara.
Ice Cold misses with the head strike.
Connemara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ice Cold taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold misses with a body punch.
Connemara is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Connemara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Connemara fails to land.
Connemara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ice Cold stuns Connemara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Connemara misses its intended target.
Ice Cold with the counter takedown but Connemara avoids it easily.
Ice Cold moves out of range as Connemara strikes.
Connemara takes a swing at Ice Cold's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Ice Cold does it's job there.
Ice Cold punishes Connemara's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Connemara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Connemara takes a swing at Ice Cold's ribcage but misses.
Ice Cold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connemara counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Ice Cold.
Connemara tried to score with a low kick but Ice Cold checks it.
Ice Cold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ice Cold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ice Cold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Connemara's head backwards.
Connemara looks to land a left hand but Ice Cold moved out of range nicely.
Connemara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ice Cold appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Connemara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Connemara misses
and Ice Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connemara connects with a jab.
Connemara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Jameson Connemara will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ice Cold.
Ice Cold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ice Cold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connemara at a distance.
Connemara throws an off balance right hand
and Ice Cold counters with a straight right hand.
Ice Cold lands a nice shot that snaps Connemara's head back.
Ice Cold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connemara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ice Cold is out of range and Connemara settles back down.
Ice Cold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connemara backing away here, and Ice Cold unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ice Cold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ice Cold misses with a straight right.
Connemara rushes Ice Cold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Connemara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ice Cold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ice Cold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara lands an uppercut.
Connemara can't find room to land a body shot as Ice Cold controls the action.
Ice Cold lands a body punch.
Ice Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Connemara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ice Cold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara breaks the clinch.
Jab by Connemara.
Connemara throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ice Cold or perhaps it was just good defense by Connemara, which made it look bad.
Connemara looks to throw the jab but Ice Cold is out of range.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cold moves away.
Ice Cold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vanilla Ice Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jameson Connemara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Connemara.
Connemara lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cold stuns Connemara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Connemara counter with a right hand.
Connemara throws a shot to the body.
Connemara tries to clinch but Ice Cold moves out of range.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Connemara.
Ice Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connemara moves away.
Connemara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Connemara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ice Cold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ice Cold misses with a wild body shot.
Connemara lands a leg kick that knocks Ice Cold off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold throws a sloppy body shot
and Connemara counters with a straight right hand.
Connemara lunges at Ice Cold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ice Cold's hand.
Ice Cold scores with a leg kick.
Ice Cold throws a front kick aimed at Connemara's knee but Connemara avoids it well.
Connemara lands a lovely overhand right.
Connemara drives through and clinches with Ice Cold against the cage.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold working aggressively here.
Ice Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ice Cold working aggressively here.
Jameson Connemara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ice Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Connemara controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ice Cold fails to land.
Ice Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Ice Cold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Ice Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ice Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Ice Cold.
A right handed body shot lands from Connemara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connemara blocking some punches.
Connemara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ice Cold backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ice Cold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vanilla Ice Cold.
Well Connemara 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vanilla Ice Cold!
Vanilla Ice Cold is the new featherweight champion!
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