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GAMMA#498 Cuenca v Sanchez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro comes to the cage accompanied by African Assassin - Mo Marah. Denke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Runnin With The Devil. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Akabaro. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akabaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Denke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akabaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Denke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akabaro under the eye.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Akabaro is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denke.
Denke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akabaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Denke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akabaro is able to avoid easily.
Denke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akabaro tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Akabaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Denke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Denke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akabaro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akabaro jabs Denke right on the nose. Denke blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke slips a straight right by Akabaro.
Denke tries a low kick but Akabaro avoids it.
Akabaro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
A quick step to the side and Akabaro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akabaro jabs at Denke's body.
Akabaro is looking to wear down Denke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Akabaro moves away and avoids it.
Akabaro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Denke thows a leg kick but Akabaro checks it
and Akabaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akabaro throws a head kick but Denke moves out of range.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akabaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denke pushes Akabaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke pushes Akabaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akabaro has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
I was talking to Akabaro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Akabaro.
Denke tries to work over Akabaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Denke is defending well.
Akabaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akabaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Akabaro checks a leg kick.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Akabaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke connects with a leg kick. Akabaro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denke misses with a hook. Akabaro ducked under it nicely.
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Denke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akabaro - the referee stops the clock and Denke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akabaro. Denke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denke slips a straight right by Akabaro.
Denke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akabaro at a distance.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Akabaro is looking to counter punch.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke wants to land a leg kick but Akabaro is out of range.
Akabaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akabaro is out of range.
Akabaro scores with a head kick. Denke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Akabaro feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Akabaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akabaro tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
Akabaro tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akabaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke throws a lazy body kick
and Akabaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akabaro!
Akabaro throws a lazy head kick
and Denke counters with a nice uppercut.
Denke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akabaro counters with a left and a right that stings Denke.
Akabaro ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Akabaro tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akabaro counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke misses with a leg kick
and Akabaro counters with a straight right hand.
Denke is looking to chop away at Akabaro's legs.
Denke tries to work over Akabaro's front leg with a kick but Akabaro checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denke 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 Akabaro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akabaro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akabaro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Denke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kwame Akabaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akabaro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denke moves into the clinch.
Akabaro has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
Akabaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke struggles to land a body shot inside as Akabaro controls his hands.
Akabaro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Denke is trying to stand up here but Akabaro is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akabaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Denke wants to improve his position but Akabaro is controlling well.
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 Kwame Akabaro 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.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akabaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akabaro throws a one two combo.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akabaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denke.
Akabaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke scores with a hook.
Denke looks for the body kick but Akabaro saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Akabaro blocks the leg kick.
Akabaro lands with a nice body punch.
Akabaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akabaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Akabaro had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Denke does no damage.
Denke just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAkabaro.
Denke wants to clinch
and Akabaro counters with a three punch combo that has Denke backing up. Denke nods at Akabaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Akabaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick
and Akabaro counters with an inside leg kick.
Akabaro scores with a punch to the head.
Denke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akabaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Denke.
Akabaro throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Akabaro blocks the leg kick.
Akabaro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akabaro moves into the clinch successfully.
Denke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akabaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denke is pushing Akabaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Akabaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akabaro gets through Denke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
Akabaro misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Akabaro.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denke can do to turn this around?
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Denke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akabaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke throws a leg kick but Akabaro checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Denke is looking to chop away at Akabaro's legs.
A head kick misses from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries to move into range but Denke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akabaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Akabaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke lands a nice looking body shot.
Akabaro moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Akabaro - that landed with a thud.
Denke is trying to break free.
Akabaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akabaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Denke tries a body shot but Akabaro blocks it.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Akabaro.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke misses with a body punch.
Denke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akabaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Denke - that landed with a thud.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Akabaro.
Denke is breathing heavily.
Akabaro pushes Denke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denke throws a front kick aimed at Akabaro's knee but Akabaro avoids it well.
Akabaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denke doesn't seem bothered though.
Denke blocks a jab.
Akabaro lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akabaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Akabaro moved out of range nicely.
Akabaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Kwame Akabaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akabaro has Denke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwame Akabaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akabaro blocks a body shot from Denke.
Denke tries to throw a body punch but Akabaro avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage.
Denke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akabaro prevents a body shot from Denke.
Akabaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akabaro works on Denke's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akabaro.
Akabaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Akabaro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Akabaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denke throws a chopping leg kick but Akabaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akabaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akabaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denke avoids the body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke is looking to score with low kicks.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
Denke tries to move into range but Akabaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Akabaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro rushes Denke and presses him up against the cage.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akabaro blocks a body shot from Denke.
Akabaro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
Akabaro gets through Denke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Denke tries to break the clinch but Akabaro is controlling the position.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Akabaro.
Akabaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Akabaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akabaro'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.
Denke tries a body shot but Akabaro blocks it.
Denke prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro prevents Denke from breaking the clinch.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Akabaro.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Denke breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Akabaro.
Akabaro takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Denke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akabaro.
Crunch! Denke slams his shin into Akabaro's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro misses with a wild combination.
Kwame Akabaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denke looks to land a body kick but Akabaro moved away.
Jab from Akabaro.
Akabaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akabaro checks it well.
Akabaro tried to score with a low kick but Denke checks it.
Akabaro backing away here, and Denke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Akabaro 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.
Akabaro lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Akabaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Denke misses with a body kick.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Denke thuds his shin into the meat of Akabaro's side.
Denke throws a leg kick but Akabaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Denke fails to land with a series of punches.
Denke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Denke clinches up against the cage.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
Denke tries for a takedown but Akabaro manages to get underhooks.
Akabaro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Akabaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akabaro's elbow.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akabaro's elbow.
Akabaro lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Denke clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Akabaro gets his hands free as Denke looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Akabaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akabaro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Akabaro!
A very excited looking Kwame Akabaro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodaxe comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ruff Ryders' Anthem. 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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183 lbs
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe clinches with his opponent.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
Martell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Martell keeps it at a distance.
Martell checks a leg kick.
Martell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Korgan Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe checks a low kick from Martell.
As Martell tries to get set, Bloodaxe tries to push him back and clinch up but Martell manages to avoid the attempt.
Martell throws a leg kick but Bloodaxe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe checks a low kick from Martell.
Bloodaxe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bloodaxe throws a wild body kick that Martell sees coming a mile off.
Martell moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martell gets tackled into the cage by Bloodaxe. Bloodaxe maintains the clinch.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodaxe avoids it.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Martell.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martell breaks from the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bloodaxe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Martell avoids the damage to the body.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.
Martell has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martell breaks the clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Martell moves out of range.
Bloodaxe blocks a head kick by Martell.
Martell checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Martell misses.
Martell tries to land a front kick but Bloodaxe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bloodaxe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell slips a jab from Bloodaxe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martell checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch.
Martell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bloodaxe - the referee stops the clock and Martell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bloodaxe. Martell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Bloodaxe tenderised Martell's leg. Martell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bloodaxe misses with a head kick.
Martell replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bloodaxe blocks it well.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
Bloodaxe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Martell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martell throws a leg kick which misses Bloodaxe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bloodaxe tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Martell.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. Martell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch but Martell is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Martell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martell swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Martell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bloodaxe 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 Martell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martell lands an overhand right.
Bloodaxe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the head.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Martell avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Martell avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodaxe avoids it.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korgan Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick from Bloodaxe lands but Martell takes it in his stride.
Martell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bloodaxe avoids a kick to the body.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
Bloodaxe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martell's calf.
Bloodaxe looks to land a body kick but Martell moved away.
Bloodaxe lands a really nice looking cross but Martell seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodaxe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe throws out a leg kick but Martell moves out of range and Bloodaxe only half commits.
Bloodaxe tries to land a body kick
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch but Martell slips to the side
and Martell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bloodaxe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martell, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloodaxe working Martell over with knees to the body.
Martell lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
Bloodaxe working Martell over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martell.
Korgan Bloodaxe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodaxe's brow.
Bloodaxe is trying to maintain a safe position but Martell gets an underhook and turns Bloodaxe into the cage.
Martell misses with some punches.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Martell.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Martell trying to control the position but instead, Bloodaxe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martell into the cage.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bloodaxe lands a good knee to the midsection. Martell won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Martell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Martell avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe working Martell over with knees to the body.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martell can do to turn this around?
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martell can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
Martell avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bloodaxe's defenses.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martell is breathing heavily.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the body.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martell is keeping busy.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bloodaxe.
Knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe stalling.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bloodaxe.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bloodaxe stalls.
Bloodaxe lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Martell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Martell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Martell.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korgan Bloodaxe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martell checks a leg kick nicely.
Martell blocks a head kick by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Bloodaxe blocks the low kick.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bloodaxe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloodaxe drives through and clinches with Martell against the cage.
Knees to the body from Martell.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Bloodaxe tries to tie him up.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell lands with a left to the head.
Martell presses Bloodaxe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martell's efforts to push away.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martell lands an elbow just above Bloodaxe 's eye.
Bloodaxe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloodaxe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe pushes Martell up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike from Martell.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks the elbow strike.
Bloodaxe is struggling to control the position.
Bloodaxe scores a nice knee to the body.
Martell avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloodaxe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe working Martell over with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Bloodaxe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martell misses with an elbow over the top.
Martell avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Martell tries a knee to the head but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Bloodaxe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Martell working aggressively here.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a nice knee to the body.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe avoids the elbow strike from Martell, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloodaxe has Martell pressed against the cage.
Bloodaxe crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Bloodaxe gets through Martell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Martell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Bloodaxe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korgan Bloodaxe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bloodaxe, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korgan Bloodaxe!
An out of breath Korgan Bloodaxe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Oberyn Martell had this to say: 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax Teller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina scores with a leg kick.
Teller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Molina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teller moves out of range as Molina strikes.
Molina scores with a hook.
Molina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Molina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teller in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Molina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teller walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Molina lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teller doesn't seem phased though.
Molina throws the left hand but Teller avoids the punch easily.
Teller wants to clinch up but Molina keeps it at a distance.
Teller tried to score with a low kick but Molina checks it.
Molina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teller. That did some damage!
Lazaro Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller checks a low kick from Molina.
Molina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina staying out of range there.
Teller scores with a leg kick.
Teller moves forwards but Molina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Teller scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Molina misses its intended target.
Teller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Molina thuds his right hand into Teller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Molina misses with a looping left.
Molina throws a right hand that Teller ducks under and follows up with a left that Teller also avoids with ease.
Teller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Molina has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teller.
Molina throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Molina blocks a head kick by Teller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molina tries to work over Teller's front leg with a kick but Teller checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a solid leg kick but Molina takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teller.
Teller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teller staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Molina.
Molina looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Teller blocks the leg kick.
Molina blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Molina. Teller shrugs it off though.
Molina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Molina cracks Teller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Molina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
A low kick from Molina misses
and Teller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Molina's knee momentarily.
Molina looks to score with a jab to the body but Teller is just out of range.
Molina ducks right into an uppercut from Teller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina connects with a looping right hand.
Teller lands a big head kick that sends Molina tumbling to the mat! Teller takes a step backwards and waves Molina back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Molina is rocked!
It looks like Lazaro Molina has been cut.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Molina.
Molina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teller.
Molina half committed to a counter leg kick.
Molina tries to bum rush Teller with a series of wild strikes but Teller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teller swings for the body but Molina moves out of range.
Molina fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Teller is out of range.
A nice side step and Teller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Molina misses with a straight right.
Molina blocks a leg kick.
Molina is looking to counter punch.
Teller has managed to clinch.
Molina is trying to break free.
Teller misses with a punch to the body.
Teller looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina pushes Teller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Molina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molina scores with a jab to the head.
Molina lands a jab to the nose.
Teller throws a series of strikes that have Molina backpedaling.
Teller looks to land a body kick but Molina moved away.
Molina misses with a hook
and Teller counters with a nice right hand that sends Molina toppling to the canvas! Molina scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Teller finish him?!
Oh Molina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Molina gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Teller gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Teller!
After winning the bout, Jax Teller 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka's entrance music is Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. A fine choice. Reynolds has chosen Numb/Encore as his entrance music. Jimmy Snuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snuka's elbow.
Snuka pulls guard.
Reynolds won't allow Snuka to sweep him here.
Snuka trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reynolds won't allow Snuka to sweep him here.
Reynolds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka keeping full guard, as Reynolds tries to pass.
Snuka wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Reynolds wanted to stand there but Snuka had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka has his feet on Reynolds's thighs here. He's pushed Reynolds off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Reynolds screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka gave a mention to Modern Wear Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Public Enemy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele comes to the cage accompanied by Perkele . Enemy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Silence) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Public Enemy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pyry Perkele's chin.
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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
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Public Enemy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enemy walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Enemy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Enemy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Enemy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enemy.
Enemy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enemy lands a jab.
Perkele catches Enemy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Enemy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Enemy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perkele wants to land a leg kick but Enemy is out of range.
Enemy shoots in for a double leg but Perkele sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perkele throws a low kick but Enemy avoids it.
Enemy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Enemy moved out of range nicely.
Enemy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Enemy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Enemy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Enemy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Enemy.
Enemy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkele finds it's way round the side to connect with Enemy's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Enemy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Enemy throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enemy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkele cracks Enemy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Perkele has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Enemy to stand back up!
Enemy is rocked!
Perkele drops Enemy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Perkele follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyry Perkele!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pyry Perkele made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Public Enemy had this to say: 'I think this was my last fight. Thank you all!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia comes to the cage accompanied by Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: I Have a Dream. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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301 lbs
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250 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Hyypia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hyypia throws a low kick, looking for Sanders's leg but Sanders calmly moves out of range.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rod Sanders has been cut.
Sanders darts in looking for a takedown but Hyypia gets double underhooks and turns Sanders into the cage.
Sami Hyypia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Sanders.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanders checks a leg kick.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hyypia counters with a head kick that drops Sanders to the mat! Sanders scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sanders is rocked!
Sanders wants to stay close but Hyypia steps back to make room for something. Sanders seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Hyypia and Sanders drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sami Hyypia!
Sami Hyypia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Rod Sanders was interviewed post fight and said 'best 2 of 3?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock has chosen Robbie Williams - Come Undone as his entrance music. Alastair Gridlock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illiadis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gridlock. Gridlock obviously looking to wear him down.
Gridlock connects with a leg kick. Illiadis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Illiadis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gridlock.
Illiadis moves out of range of the leg kick from Gridlock.
Gridlock connects with a solid leg kick.
Gridlock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Illiadis finds it's way round the side to connect with Gridlock's head.
A punch combination from Illiadis misses.
Gridlock 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.
Gridlock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Illiadis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gridlock throws a leg kick but Illiadis checks it.
Illiadis lunges at Gridlock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gridlock's hand.
Gridlock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gridlock tries a head kick but it misses.
Gridlock blocks a jab.
Alastair Gridlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Illiadis misses.
Gridlock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Illiadis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Illiadis misses with a hook
and Gridlock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Illiadis is looking to clinch.
Gridlock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Illiadis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gridlock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Illiadis tests Gridlock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Illiadis.
Gridlock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alastair Gridlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Illiadis moves out of range of the leg kick from Gridlock.
Illiadis cracks Gridlock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Illiadis misses with a straight right.
Illiadis thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock slips under a jab.
Illiadis backing away here, and Gridlock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gridlock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Illiadis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gridlock.
Nice uppercut there from Illiadis.
Illiadis scores with a hook.
Illiadis misses with a body kick.
Gridlock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gridlock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gridlock cracks the inside of Illiadis's front leg.
Gridlock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Gridlock coming out on top.
Gridlock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Illiadis doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Gridlock.
Illiadis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Illiadis 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.
Gridlock throws a solid leg kick but Illiadis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gridlock.
Illiadis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gridlock sprawls and moves away.
Illiadis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gridlock throws a body punch but Illiadis moves out of range.
Gridlock scores with a head kick. Illiadis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Illiadis is rocked!
Gridlock cracks Illiadis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gridlock has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Illiadis to stand back up!
Oh Illiadis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Illiadis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Gridlock.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gridlock.
Crunch! Gridlock slams his shin into Illiadis's torso.
Illiadis throws the left hand but Gridlock avoids the punch easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Illiadis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gridlock - the referee stops the clock and Illiadis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gridlock. Illiadis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Illiadis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gridlock scores with a counter punch that sends Illiadis to the canvas! Gridlock smells blood - he's punishing Illiadis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Illiadis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Gridlock!
Alastair Gridlock decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Illias Illiadis had this to say: 'Whatta fuck was that! Hajime! NO IPPON!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaako Meritähti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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32
203 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Yorick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaako Meritähti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meritähti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Meritähti saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Meritähti cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Meritähti just misses with a punch to the body.
Meritähti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meritähti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Meritähti misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meritähti checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meritähti moves away.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meritähti misses with a right hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown is looking to slow Meritähti down with leg kicks.
Meritähti thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meritähti wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown tests Meritähti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meritähti misses with a wild body shot.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meritähti throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Meritähti tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Meritähti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Meritähti moved out of range nicely.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meritähti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meritähti scores with a shot to the body.
Meritähti dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meritähti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meritähti throws out the jab.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meritähti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a jab from Meritähti.
Meritähti misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Meritähti moved out of range.
A left lands for Meritähti.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meritähti to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Meritähti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meritähti is looking to clinch.
Jaako Meritähti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meritähti connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meritähti is out of range.
Meritähti is looking to clinch.
Meritähti rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Meritähti pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meritähti lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Meritähti fails to land.
Brown works on Meritähti's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Meritähti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Meritähti.
Meritähti is working Brown over against the cage.
Meritähti can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Meritähti misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Meritähti.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown blocking some punches.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meritähti misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Meritähti - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meritähti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Meritähti misses with some punches.
Brown tries a body shot but Meritähti blocks it.
Meritähti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meritähti misses with the head strike.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meritähti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Meritähti avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Meritähti misses with some punches.
Meritähti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meritähti lands a nice uppercut.
Meritähti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaako Meritähti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Meritähti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meritähti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meritähti.
Meritähti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaako Meritähti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Meritähti misses with a body kick.
Meritähti slips a straight right by Brown.
Meritähti thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meritähti throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Meritähti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Meritähti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Meritähti was not able to check.
Meritähti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Meritähti with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meritähti with a hook.
Meritähti throws a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Meritähti.
Meritähti throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Meritähti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meritähti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown thumps Meritähti with a low kick.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Meritähti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Meritähti in the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meritähti darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a body kick.
Meritähti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meritähti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Meritähti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meritähti cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meritähti on the side of the head.
Meritähti looks to clinch
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Meritähti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meritähti clinches up against the cage.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries a body shot but Meritähti blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Meritähti fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Meritähti fails to land.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short right from Meritähti on the inside.
Meritähti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meritähti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meritähti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Meritähti has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Meritähti has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Meritähti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meritähti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Meritähti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meritähti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Meritähti controls his hands.
Meritähti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meritähti throws a head punch that misses.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Meritähti avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Meritähti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meritähti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Meritähti blocks an uppercut.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Meritähti.
Brown misses with a body punch.
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 Yorick Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Meritähti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Meritähti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meritähti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meritähti checks a leg kick.
Brown moves away from the strike by Meritähti.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meritähti tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meritähti is able to avoid easily.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meritähti.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meritähti is able to avoid easily.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meritähti counters with a stiff right hand.
Meritähti throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meritähti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Meritähti is just out of range.
It seemed like Meritähti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Meritähti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Meritähti scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meritähti manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Meritähti gets a clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Meritähti blocks it.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Meritähti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown pushes Meritähti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Meritähti fails to land.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meritähti backwards.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Meritähti blocking some punches.
Meritähti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaako Meritähti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Meritähti digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meritähti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meritähti prevents a body shot from Brown.
Meritähti lands an uppercut.
Meritähti throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Meritähti working aggressively here.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown blocking some punches.
Meritähti misses with a punch to the body.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Meritähti.
Meritähti lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Meritähti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown gets through Meritähti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Meritähti throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Meritähti misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Meritähti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Meritähti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meritähti lands a shoulder strike.
Meritähti blocks an uppercut.
Meritähti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meritähti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti working aggressively here.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meritähti scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Meritähti.
Meritähti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meritähti.
Meritähti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meritähti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meritähti.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaako Meritähti.
I think Meritähti 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaako Meritähti!
Jaako Meritähti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojnasiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Lies lies lies. Seagull is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Van Halen - Jump. Krystian Wojnasiewicz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sevent Seagull's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seagull scoring well with a low kick there.
Seagull walks into a stiff left hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seagull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seagull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wojnasiewicz swivels and escapes.
Seagull 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.
Wojnasiewicz drives through with a takedown into Seagull's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wojnasiewicz distracts Seagull with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Seagull being controlled here, momentarily.
Seagull wants to get back to his feet but Wojnasiewicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Seagull trying to keep a closed guard but Wojnasiewicz is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wojnasiewicz defends it easily.
Seagull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seagull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seagull 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.
Wojnasiewicz chips away with some ground and pound.
Seagull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seagull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wojnasiewicz is aware though and is defending well.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control but Seagull is working from the bottom.
Wojnasiewicz throwing strikes from guard but Seagull blocks nicely.
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.
Seagull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wojnasiewicz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wojnasiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
Seagull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wojnasiewicz defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojnasiewicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Wojnasiewicz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Seagull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wojnasiewicz is aware though and is defending well.
Wojnasiewicz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seagull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wojnasiewicz is aware though and is defending well.
Wojnasiewicz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull controls Wojnasiewicz momentarily but Wojnasiewicz frees himself.
Wojnasiewicz is in close to Seagull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wojnasiewicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Wojnasiewicz chips away with some ground and pound.
Seagull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wojnasiewicz defends well.
Seagull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seagull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seagull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wojnasiewicz's guard.
Wojnasiewicz controls Seagull momentarily but Seagull frees himself.
Seagull drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wojnasiewicz dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz stands and throws Seagull's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wojnasiewicz is chipping away with strikes.
Seagull regains half guard.
Seagull actively working from the bottom here.
Wojnasiewicz winds up and cracks Seagull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wojnasiewicz working over Seagull with some ground and pound. Seagull looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seagull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wojnasiewicz pulls his head out easily.
Seagull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wojnasiewicz winds up and cracks Seagull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A low kick from Seagull is predictable there
and Wojnasiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seagull is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Wojnasiewicz throws a pinpoint strike between Seagull's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Seagull crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Wojnasiewicz scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
A very excited looking Krystian Wojnasiewicz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca's entrance music is 2pac - Troublesome '96. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez sizes up Cuenca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Cuenca counters by moving into the clinch.
Cuenca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Cuenca blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Cuenca lands a body punch.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Cuenca lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
A body shot lands from Cuenca.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuenca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Cuenca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuenca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez cracks Cuenca with a nice body shot.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Cuenca ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Cuenca.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Cuenca counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cuenca throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Cuenca moved out of range.
Cuenca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuenca moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez punishes Cuenca's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Cuenca.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Cuenca moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuenca at a distance.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cuenca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Cuenca's body.
Cuenca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Cuenca's ribs.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cuenca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuenca appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cuenca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Cuenca misses the jab.
Cuenca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuenca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuenca falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cuenca.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
Cuenca walks into a jab.
Cuenca moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Cuenca moves his leg out of the way.
Cuenca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
Cuenca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Cuenca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cuenca throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cuenca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Ricard Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cuenca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuenca lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez pushes Cuenca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Cuenca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuenca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez pushes Cuenca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuenca's elbow.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuenca effectively controlling the action here.
Cuenca lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Cuenca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries to work over Cuenca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Cuenca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Cuenca's ribcage. Cuenca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
Cuenca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Cuenca tries to tie him up.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
Cuenca controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.
Cuenca lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cuenca is keeping busy.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuenca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
Cuenca lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricard Cuenca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Cuenca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Cuenca.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cuenca is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Cuenca to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cuenca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cuenca swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Cuenca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Cuenca's side.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
Cuenca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Cuenca's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Cuenca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
A good leg kick by Cuenca.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuenca scores with a jab to the head.
Cuenca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuenca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cuenca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuenca tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Cuenca moves out of range.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cuenca eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuenca.
Cuenca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cuenca fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cuenca with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuenca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Ricard Cuenca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cuenca will feel that in the morning.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuenca.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuenca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Cuenca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Cuenca was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Cuenca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cuenca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Cuenca misses.
Nice shot by Cuenca.
Cuenca scores with a punch to the head.
Cuenca scores with a nice strike.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuenca's sensitive parts.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca tries to clinch
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuenca throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cuenca takes one to the side of the head.
Cuenca connects with the punch.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Cuenca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cuenca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Cuenca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuenca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuenca.
Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanchez misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cuenca - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cuenca. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cuenca is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cuenca throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Cuenca lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuenca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Cuenca's knee but Cuenca avoids it well.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez jabs at Cuenca's body.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
letting Cuenca counter with a right hand.
Cuenca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Cuenca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cuenca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cuenca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cuenca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Cuenca's ribs.
Cuenca moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Cuenca 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.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Cuenca was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice jab there from Cuenca.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Cuenca rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuenca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Cuenca throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Cuenca.
Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuenca misses with a body punch.
Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
A short body shot lands from Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
Cuenca gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cuenca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuenca.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuenca.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuenca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuenca blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Cuenca strikes.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuenca throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuenca lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Cuenca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cuenca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cuenca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Cuenca scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cuenca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Cuenca 's knee.
Cuenca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Cuenca moves into the clinch.
Cuenca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuenca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Cuenca working aggressively here.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuenca's elbow.
Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Cuenca scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Cuenca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuenca misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez taking a breather.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuenca.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuenca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuenca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Cuenca taking a breather.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Cuenca.
Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Cuenca blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cuenca backwards.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Cuenca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Cuenca.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Cuenca.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricard Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Diego Sanchez, 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.
Ricard Cuenca was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch!'.
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