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GKNY 73 - Huseyin v Sodergren PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Barret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Barret!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barret scores with a leg kick.
Barret moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Barret has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barret there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barret tries to clinch up but Asai circles away and keeps his distance.
Asai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asai avoids the head kick by Barret.
Asai swats away the attempt to clinch by Barret.
Wayne Barret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barret tries a head kick but it misses.
Barret has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
Asai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barret tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barret throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barret wants to clinch but Asai slips to the side
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asai misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barret.
Asai misses with a few strikes there.
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Barret bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barret tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barret throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barret tries to clinch
letting Asai counter with a right hand.
Barret is rocked!
It looks like Wayne Barret has been cut.
Barret leaves his chin hanging out and Asai seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Barret crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshihiro Asai !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rinat Crocodilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabilov has chosen Rihanna Bitch Better Have My Money as his entrance music. Rustam Khabilov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rinat Crocodilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Khabilov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khabilov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crocodilov misses with an uppercut.
Khabilov with the counter takedown but Crocodilov avoids it easily.
Khabilov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Crocodilov misses.
Khabilov slips under a jab from Crocodilov.
Nice defenses there by Khabilov.
Crocodilov misses with a looping left.
Khabilov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crocodilov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocodilov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khabilov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khabilov lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khabilov throws a big elbow that misses.
Khabilov advances position into side control!
Khabilov moves into full mount!
Khabilov landing punches.
Khabilov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crocodilov is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crocodilov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov landing punches.
Khabilov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Khabilov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Khabilov content just to control the position here.
Khabilov with good strikes from the mount here!
Khabilov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocodilov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Khabilov tries to control but Crocodilov wriggling away.
Khabilov raining down shots from the mount!
Khabilov wants to control the pace but Crocodilov is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocodilov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Khabilov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khabilov lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Crocodilov! Khabilov sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Crocodilov and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rustam Khabilov!
Rustam Khabilov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hossein Vaziri I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Neutron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri I I I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Neutron!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neutron blocks a jab.
Vaziri I I I is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaziri I I I moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Neutron throws a right and a left that Vaziri I I I avoids nicely.
Neutron digs a good body shot into Vaziri I I I's ribs.
Vaziri I I I is looking to clinch.
Vaziri I I I uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neutron.
Vaziri I I I wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vaziri I I I throws an overhand right that lands on Neutron's shoulder, as Neutron tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri I I I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neutron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaziri I I I leaves Neutron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vaziri I I I tries to counter by clinching up but Neutron breaks away and moves out of range.
Vaziri I I I missing with a left hand there. Neutron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Neutron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neutron misses with a double jab
and Vaziri I I I moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Vaziri I I I's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neutron is trying to maintain a safe position but Vaziri I I I gets an underhook and turns Neutron into the cage.
Vaziri I I I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neutrons head.
Vaziri I I I tries to work over Neutron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Neutron.
Neutron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neutron is trying to push Vaziri I I I away but Vaziri I I I has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vaziri I I I takes a shot to the head.
Neutron lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaziri I I I lands with a left to the head.
Neutron is trying to stall.
Neutron throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaziri I I I.
Neutron trying to control the position but instead, Vaziri I I I has worked for underhooks and has pushed Neutron into the cage.
Neutron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlos Neutron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vaziri I I I misses with a right hand
and Neutron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neutron wants to control from the top but Vaziri I I I keeps moving.
Neutron looking to pass the guard.
Neutron is still trying to improve position.
Neutron sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neutron trying to control but Vaziri I I I is working from the bottom.
Neutron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaziri I I I swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neutron looking to sit in guard and control but Vaziri I I I gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Neutron throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vaziri I I I uses it to pass to side control.
Neutron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neutron keeping his opponent close.
Vaziri I I I trying to control the action but Neutron is working from the bottom.
Neutron manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neutron trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Neutron 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.
Neutron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaziri I I I uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neutron.
Vaziri I I I misses with a looping right.
Neutron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vaziri I I I momentarily.
Neutron throws a body punch but Vaziri I I I moves out of range.
Vaziri I I I looks to land a combination but Neutron avoids it well.
Neutron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaziri I I I was well out of range. Poor timing from Neutron.
As Neutron tries to get set, Vaziri I I I tries to push him back and clinch up but Neutron manages to avoid the attempt.
Vaziri I I I takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neutron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaziri I I I doesn't seem bothered though.
Neutron doesn't manage to clinch there - Vaziri I I I circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neutron missing with a left hand there. Vaziri I I I was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neutron swings for the body but Vaziri I I I moves out of range.
Neutron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neutron lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vaziri I I I misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neutron.
Neutron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neutron ducks under a wild hook from Vaziri I I I.
Hossein Vaziri I I I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neutron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaziri I I I.
Vaziri I I I swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neutron counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Neutron there.
Neutron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaziri I I I pinned against the cage. Vaziri I I I gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaziri I I I throws a body punch but Neutron moves out of range.
Neutron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neutron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vaziri I I I rather than just go for the knockout.
Neutron walks into a jab.
Vaziri I I I takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neutron.
Neutron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaziri I I I was well out of range. Poor timing from Neutron.
Neutron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaziri I I I.
Neutron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaziri I I I throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaziri I I I jabs Neutron right on the nose. Neutron blinks but takes it well.
Neutron takes a swing at Vaziri I I I's ribcage but misses.
Neutron jabs Vaziri I I I right on the nose. Vaziri I I I blinks but takes it well.
Neutron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neutron looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaziri I I I is just out of range.
A jab from Vaziri I I I does it's job there.
Neutron misses with a body shot
and Vaziri I I I counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vaziri I I I.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neutron breaks the clinch.
Vaziri I I I takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neutron tries to clinch but Vaziri I I I is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Vaziri I I I. Those never looked like landing.
Neutron throws a hook but Vaziri I I I avoids it easily.
Vaziri I I I moves out of range as Neutron strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaziri I I I. Neutron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaziri I I I bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vaziri I I I seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vaziri I I I connects with a looping right hand.
Neutron lands a right hook to the body.
Vaziri I I I keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neutron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vaziri I I I's head backwards.
Neutron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaziri I I I throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neutron avoids the body shot from Vaziri I I I.
Vaziri I I I scores with a hook to the body. Neutron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neutron misses the shot to the body.
Vaziri I I I misses with a body shot
and Neutron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neutron connects with a body shot that sends Vaziri I I I's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neutron. Vaziri I I I does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaziri I I I seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vaziri I I I misses with a hook.
Neutron scores with a jab to the head.
Vaziri I I I tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neutron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neutron wants to control from the top but Vaziri I I I keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neutron preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Neutron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A cross from Neutron lands.
Vaziri I I I lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neutron at a distance.
Neutron gets a clinch.
A short right from Neutron on the inside.
Neutron blocks an uppercut.
Neutron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neutron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neutron has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vaziri I I I seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Neutron can turn it around.
Neutron wants to break free but Vaziri I I I has control.
Vaziri I I I has Neutron pressed against the cage, preventing Neutron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vaziri I I I lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neutron or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri I I I lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neutron backwards.
Vaziri I I I tries to work over Neutron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaziri I I I works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Vaziri I I I.
Neutron can't find room to land a body shot as Vaziri I I I controls the action.
Vaziri I I I tries to throw a body punch but Neutron avoids it by throwing Vaziri I I I back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I blocking some punches.
Neutron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vaziri I I I blocking some punches.
Vaziri I I I has a couple of punches blocked by Neutron.
A head punch on the inside from Neutron fails to land.
Vaziri I I I throws a punch but it's blocked by Neutron.
Neutron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaziri I I I scores with a hook to the body.
Vaziri I I I lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaziri I I I scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vaziri I I I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neutron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaziri I I I lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neutron backwards.
Hossein Vaziri I I I has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neutron missing with knees to the body.
Vaziri I I I's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaziri I I I takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hossein Vaziri I I I has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vaziri I I I misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neutron sizes up Vaziri I I I with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vaziri I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neutron was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaziri I I I.
Neutron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vaziri I I I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neutron darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vaziri I I I takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vaziri I I I throws out a loose jab but Neutron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaziri I I I misses with an uppercut.
Vaziri I I I takes a swing at Neutron's ribcage but misses.
Neutron lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaziri I I I loads up on a big right hand but Neutron slips the punch.
Carlos Neutron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neutron swings for the body but Vaziri I I I moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neutron scores with a jab. Vaziri I I I acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Neutron closes the distance and clinches.
Vaziri I I I working aggressively here.
Vaziri I I I misses with a punch to the body.
Neutron has a couple of punches blocked by Vaziri I I I.
A short uppercut from Neutron.
Vaziri I I I misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vaziri I I I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neutron backwards.
Neutron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vaziri I I I breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Neutron.
Vaziri I I I has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vaziri I I I there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vaziri I I I misses the jab.
And Neutron tries to counter it with a takedown but Vaziri I I I pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Vaziri I I I misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neutron changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Vaziri I I I connects with the punch.
Neutron is rocked!
Neutron will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Neutron is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaziri I I I finish him?
Neutron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaziri I I I is looking to counter the offense by Neutron and move into the clinch.
Neutron lands a really nice looking cross but Vaziri I I I seems unphased.
Vaziri I I I fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Neutron square on the jaw! Damn, Neutron is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hossein Vaziri I I I!
A relieved looking Hossein Vaziri I I I thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fubar Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hesa MC has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fubar Teller!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC fails in his attempt to clinch.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MC jabs at Teller's body.
MC wants to clinch but Teller slips to the side
so Teller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
MC preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MC has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Teller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Teller scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller stops MC from standing up.
Teller trying to control but MC is working from the bottom.
Teller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC keeping moving, preventing Teller from controlling successfully.
MC escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teller is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MC is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MC has escaped and now he's on top!
Teller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teller looking for a sweep. Not yet Teller, not yet.
Teller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. MC is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Teller.
MC is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Teller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Teller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Teller trying to control the position here.
Teller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Teller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller looking to hit a scissor sweep but MC is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teller is on top in guard.
Teller advances to half guard.
MC is trying to stand.
Teller winds up and cracks MC with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MC trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MC on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teller passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Teller cracks MC with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Teller tries to control but MC wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Teller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller landing shots from mount.
Teller goes for an armbar but he's not got it… MC turns into him and now he's in Teller's guard.
MC avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teller is looking to cinch up a triangle. MC throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Teller's body to avoid the submission. Teller has instead reached around MC's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Teller arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fubar Teller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kropotkin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Distress - Progress/Regress. Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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187 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Puzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kropotkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kropotkin misses with the combination.
Puzo tries to counter with a clinch but Kropotkin shakes him off and moves away.
Petr Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kropotkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo 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.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kropotkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puzo slips a jab and a cross from Kropotkin.
Puzo wants to counter with a clinch but Kropotkin pushes him away.
Kropotkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kropotkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kropotkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot.
Kropotkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puzo looks to clinch
and Kropotkin counters with a three punch combo that has Puzo backing up. Puzo nods at Kropotkin to acknowledge the strikes.
Kropotkin is looking to wear down Puzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kropotkin scores with a nice strike.
Puzo is looking to clinch but Kropotkin is avoiding it.
Kropotkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puzo throws a lazy right hand but Kropotkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kropotkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Kropotkin. Those never looked like landing.
Puzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puzo misses the jab.
Kropotkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Puzo jabs Kropotkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo takes a swing at Kropotkin's ribcage but misses.
Kropotkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin tries to bum rush Puzo with a series of wild strikes but Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kropotkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Kropotkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puzo.
Kropotkin lands a jab to the nose.
Kropotkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kropotkin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Puzo throws an overhand right that lands on Kropotkin's shoulder, as Kropotkin tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo instigates a clinch.
A short right from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kropotkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kropotkin can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Kropotkin.
A body shot lands from Puzo.
Kropotkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kropotkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Puzo lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kropotkins head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kropotkin.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kropotkin pulls guard effortlessly.
Puzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kropotkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puzo has managed to get both his arms back between Kropotkin's legs - danger averted.
Puzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kropotkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Puzo stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kropotkin throws up his legs and catches Puzo in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Puzo tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kropotkin! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Petr Kropotkin!
Petr Kropotkin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Lamoureux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spencer Lamoureux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Thong Song!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thong Song throws a good cross that connects.
Lamoureux swings for the body but Thong Song moves out of range.
Thong Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamoureux at a distance.
Lamoureux looks to score with a jab to the body but Thong Song is just out of range.
Thong Song closes the distance and pushes Lamoureux back into the cage.
Thong Song wants a takedown.
Lamoureux is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thong Song is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lamoureux to the mat. Lamoureux regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lamoureux pushes Thong Song off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thong Song darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thong Song 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.
Thong Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thong Song misses with a body shot.
Thong Song just misses with a punch to the body.
Thong Song shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lamoureux is trying to defend but Thong Song finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lamoureux trying to control from the bottom.
Thong Song is working for a kimura but Lamoureux is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song prevents Lamoureux from improving his position.
Thong Song is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lamoureux is trying to control but can't.
Lamoureux wants to get back to full guard.
Thong Song looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lamoureux is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thong Song is taking a breather. Lamoureux says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thong Song is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thong Song is trying to work for a kimura but Lamoureux is defending well.
Thong Song wants to pass to mount but Lamoureux is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lamoureux defends it well.
Thong Song seems to be looking for submissions.
Lamoureux is trying to get back to full guard.
Thong Song is trying to work for a kimura but Lamoureux is defending well.
Lamoureux wants to improve his position but Thong Song is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thong Song is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lamoureux tries to get to full guard but Thong Song has control of the leg.
Lamoureux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thong Song misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thong Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamoureux was well out of range. Poor timing from Thong Song.
Spencer Lamoureux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thong Song doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamoureux circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lamoureux misses with a double jab.
Lamoureux looks to land a right hand but Thong Song moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Thong Song 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.
Thong Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamoureux is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lamoureux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamoureux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thong Song moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thong Song looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thong Song is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lamoureux rather than just go for the knockout.
Lamoureux thuds his right hand into Thong Song's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thong Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thong Song tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lamoureux misses the shot to the body.
Thong Song punishes Lamoureux's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamoureux misses the target.
Lamoureux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thong Song shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lamoureux's guard.
Thong Song slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thong Song wants to control from the top but Lamoureux keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thong Song is pushing down on Lamoureux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lamoureux is fighting to maintain full guard but Thong Song has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lamoureux manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lamoureux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thong Song pushes down on Lamoureux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lamoureux has a hand on Thong Song's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thong Song takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lamoureux tries to hold on but Thong Song pushes him away.
Thong Song goes for an armbar but Lamoureux turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lamoureux.
Thong Song controls Lamoureux momentarily but Lamoureux frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux wants to control from the top but Thong Song keeps moving.
Thong Song working a defensive guard here.
Thong Song is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thong Song keeping moving, preventing Lamoureux from controlling successfully.
Lamoureux won't allow Thong Song to sweep him here.
Thong Song is trying to keep Lamoureux in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lamoureux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thong Song works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thong Song being controlled here, momentarily.
Lamoureux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thong Song swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lamoureux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thong Song has a closed guard, preventing Lamoureux from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thong Song is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thong Song has Lamoureux up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamoureux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thong Song lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thong Song has clasped his hands together around Lamoureux's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Thong Song is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lamoureux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thong Song tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chang Thong Song will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thong Song misses the jab.
Lamoureux seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lamoureux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thong Song.
Thong Song throws a hook but Lamoureux avoids it easily.
Thong Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamoureux throws out the jab.
Lamoureux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thong Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamoureux.
Thong Song looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thong Song tests Lamoureux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamoureux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamoureux connects with a single shot there.
Lamoureux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thong Song momentarily.
Lamoureux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lamoureux throws a right hand that Thong Song ducks under and follows up with a left that Thong Song also avoids with ease.
Lamoureux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thong Song throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamoureux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thong Song has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thong Song takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spencer Lamoureux is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Lamoureux. No joy for Thong Song on that attempt.
Thong Song doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamoureux circles away.
Lamoureux connects with a body shot that sends Thong Song's belly button to the back.
Thong Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamoureux moves away from the strike by Thong Song.
Lamoureux looks to land a left hand but Thong Song moved out of range nicely.
Lamoureux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thong Song let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lamoureux misses with a hook.
Thong Song swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lamoureux.
Lamoureux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thong Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux misses the jab.
Lamoureux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thong Song counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamoureux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamoureux throws the left hand but Thong Song avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux throws a right hand that Thong Song ducks under and follows up with a left that Thong Song also avoids with ease.
Lamoureux scores with a hook to the body. Thong Song takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thong Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamoureux moves away.
Lamoureux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thong Song.
Lamoureux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thong Song.
A shot to the liver by Lamoureux. Beautiful body shot.
Lamoureux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thong Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Lamoureux.
Lamoureux is looking for a counter combo.
Thong Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamoureux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamoureux takes one to the side of the head.
Lamoureux throws a right and a left that Thong Song avoids nicely.
Lamoureux looks to land a right hand but Thong Song moved out of range.
Thong Song wants to clinch up but Lamoureux keeps it at a distance.
Lamoureux misses with a body punch
and Thong Song counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamoureux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lamoureux misses with an uppercut. Thong Song saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thong Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thong Song feints the counter takedown.
Lamoureux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thong Song ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Thong Song decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thong Song is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thong Song is working for a submission of some sort.
Spencer Lamoureux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamoureux looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux wants to control but Thong Song is keeping busy.
Thong Song is working for a kimura but Lamoureux is defending it quite comfortably.
Chang Thong Song is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamoureux is not content to let Thong Song control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chang Thong Song.
Well Thong Song has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chang Thong Song!
After winning the bout, Chang Thong Song 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
197 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez tries for a takedown but Schilling circles away easily
and Schilling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
Mendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schilling to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Schilling takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Schilling.
It looks like Raul Mendez has been cut.
Schilling is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joe Schilling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Mendez.
Schilling tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Schilling looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Schilling.
Mendez has Schilling pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schilling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mendez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schilling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schilling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez ducks right into an uppercut from Schilling.
Joe Schilling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schilling avoids it really well and circles away.
Schilling lands a big right hand that sends Mendez crashing to the mat! Schilling stays standing though and waves Mendez back to his feet!
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schilling counters with a big left hand that crumples Mendez! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Schilling!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Schilling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milo Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reilly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Markovic manages to circle out of the way.
Markovic tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Markovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Markovic has Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Markovic controls the action.
Markovic working hard to break the clinch.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milo Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Markovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Markovic stuns Reilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markovic loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Markovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Markovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Markovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markovic throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Markovic scores with a jab. Reilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Markovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Markovic lands a jab to the nose.
Markovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Markovic with that takedown attempt.
Frank Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markovic.
A little feinted left hand from Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markovic throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Markovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Markovic scores with a hook to the body. Reilly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Reilly walks into a left hand.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markovic throws a combination. Reilly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly throws a big counter combination but Markovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Markovic misses with a hook to the body
and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Reilly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Markovic.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Markovic is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.
Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Milo Markovic has been cut.
Markovic drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
I was talking to Reilly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Markovic tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Markovic back against the cage.
Markovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic breaks from the clinch.
Markovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Markovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReilly.
Markovic with a poor takedown
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Markovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Markovic tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Markovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markovic throws a series of punches but Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Markovic.
Markovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reilly avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Markovic.
Reilly drops his hands momentarily and Markovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Markovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic misses with a straight right.
Markovic looks to land a combination but Reilly avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic gets a double leg takedown into Reilly's guard.
Reilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markovic.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markovic postures up.
Markovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Markovic controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Markovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Markovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markovic.
Decent striking displayed by Reilly there.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Markovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
It looked like Reilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markovic.
Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly defending well as Markovic loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Markovic connects with a body shot.
Markovic misses with a double jab.
Markovic misses with a left hand
and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Reilly is pushing Markovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Markovic can't get the takedown.
Markovic takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markovics head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Markovic blocking some punches.
Reilly trying to stall but Markovic improves his position.
Reilly tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Markovic's elbow.
Markovic is trying to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling him.
Reilly wants to stall.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Reilly ducks right into an uppercut from Markovic.
Markovic lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Markovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Markovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Markovic misses with a wild combination.
Markovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Markovic breaks away and moves out of range.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markovic with a hook.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markovic connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markovic lands with a cross.
Markovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Markovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Reilly.
Markovic is looking for a takedown.
Markovic tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markovic.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markovic backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly gets through Markovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Markovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Markovic goes for a takedown attempt but Reilly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Markovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense.
A quick step to the side and Reilly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
Markovic cracks a nice hook into Reilly's ribs.
Markovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Milo Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly tries to sprawl but Markovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Markovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reilly is looking for a sweep. Markovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nice strikes from Markovic there.
Reilly gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milo Markovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Markovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Markovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markovic stopping the sweep attempt from Reilly.
Markovic wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic cracks Reilly with a solid left hand.
Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic looking to sit in guard and control but Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Markovic!
Milo Markovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a right hand that Payton ducks under and follows up with a left that Payton also avoids with ease.
Payton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Payton 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.
Payton misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Payton coming out on top.
Payton tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason blocks a jab.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on Payton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Payton slips under a jab from Mason.
Payton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payton connects with a body shot that sends Mason's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Payton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason lands with a nice body kick.
Payton slips under a jab from Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payton blocks a jab.
Payton feints a counter leg kick.
Payton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mason.
Payton goes for a double leg but Mason avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mason continues to drive forward.
Payton looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Payton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mason defends it nicely.
And Mason counters with a quick kick to the body but Payton blocks it.
Dean Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Payton.
Mason lands a head kick. Payton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payton blocks the body kick.
Mason's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mason duly obliges.
Payton has managed to clinch.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Payton gets a clinch.
Mason prevents a body shot from Payton.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Mason working aggressively here.
Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason blocks a body shot from Payton.
Payton tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Payton back against the cage.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mason is looking to control Payton's arms but Payton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the cage.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Payton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Payton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a kick to the ribs.
Payton is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Payton connects with the punch.
Mason swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Payton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Payton misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Payton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason throws a right hand that Payton ducks under and follows up with a left that Payton also avoids with ease.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Mason takes one to the chin there.
Mason throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mason avoids the body shot from Payton.
It looked like Mason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Payton wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Payton shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Payton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payton throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mason misses the target.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Payton.
Payton shoots in but Mason avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Payton slips under a jab.
Evan Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Mason.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Payton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payton moves away from the strike by Mason.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payton wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Mason tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mason napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason is looking for a sweep.
Payton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mason knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mason is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Payton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mason, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mason gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Payton is looking to advance position but Mason won't allow it.
Mason is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Payton wants to free his trapped foot but Mason is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Payton trying to control the pace.
Payton wants to pass the guard but Mason is defending well.
Payton is looking to take a break and control but Mason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Payton.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Payton in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton is keen to just control but Mason is a slippery customer.
Payton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Payton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mason doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payton.
Payton is looking for a kimura here.
Payton wants to work for an arm triangle but Mason is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Payton seems to be looking for submissions.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura but Mason is defending well.
Mason is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Studio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Payton wants to take a breather but Mason is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Payton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mason breaks the clinch.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Payton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mason walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Payton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Payton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason thows a body kick. Payton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Payton shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Payton.
Payton fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dean Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Payton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Payton's head backwards.
Payton misses with a takedown attempt
and Payton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payton is rocked!
Payton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mason misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Payton tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Payton.
Payton seems to have recovered his senses.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Payton throws a leg kick but Mason checks it.
Mason cracks Payton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Payton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mason finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Payton is predictable there
and Mason counters with a big right hand! Oh Payton is in trouble here! Mason follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Mason!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren delivers a nice body kick.
Huseyin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sodergren. Sodergren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Huseyin.
Huseyin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sodergren only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huseyin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huseyin scores with a hook to the body. Sodergren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huseyin lands with an overhand left.
Huseyin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huseyin takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren cracks the inside of Huseyin's front leg.
Huseyin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huseyin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huseyin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huseyin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sodergren on the side of the head.
Huseyin misses with a body shot.
Sodergren throws a hook but Huseyin avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Huseyin as he connects with a hook.
Huseyin throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that Sodergren avoids nicely.
Huseyin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sodergren fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huseyin checks it well.
Sodergren is looking to slow Huseyin down with leg kicks.
Oooooh!!! Huseyin has knocked Sodergren down with a huge combo! Huseyin steps away and waves a wobbly Sodergren back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sodergren is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huseyin throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sodergren is still on wobbly legs! Can Huseyin finish him?
A jab from Huseyin does it's job there.
A slow jab from Huseyin misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin misses with a shot to the body
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sodergren seems to have recovered his senses.
Huseyin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sodergren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huseyin.
Huseyin darts in and clinches Sodergren up against the cage.
Sodergren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Huseyin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huseyin clobbers Sodergren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huseyin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodergren.
Sodergren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sodergren throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
Huseyin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Huseyin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodergren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sodergren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huseyin thinking.
Huseyin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huseyin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sodergren.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Sodergren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Huseyin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huseyin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Huseyin off balance momentarily.
Sodergren lands a glancing blow to the side of Huseyin's head.
Huseyin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Huseyin moves out of range easily.
Sodergren swats away the attempt to clinch by Huseyin.
Huseyin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huseyin throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huseyin misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a low kick, right behind Huseyin 's knee.
A good leg kick by Sodergren.
The fighters circling - Huseyin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huseyin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huseyin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sodergren's hands.
Huseyin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick.
Huseyin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sodergren. Sodergren obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sodergren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huseyin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Huseyin lands a jab.
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 Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Huseyin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sodergren throws a jab when Huseyin was well out of range.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Huseyin blocks the low kick.
Huseyin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huseyin throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
Huseyin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Huseyin.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huseyin throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huseyin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huseyin misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Huseyin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sodergren throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huseyin looks to land a right hand but Sodergren moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Huseyin. Those never looked like landing.
Sodergren tries a quick counter leg kick but Huseyin is wise to it.
Huseyin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
Huseyin tries to clinch there but Sodergren circles away.
Huseyin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sodergren eats them both and turns towards Huseyin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Huseyin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Huseyin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huseyin is looking to clinch but Sodergren is avoiding it.
Huseyin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Huseyin misses with a shot to the body
and Sodergren counters with an inside leg kick.
Huseyin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huseyin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Huseyin throws a big shot that misses.
Huseyin throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin misses with a jab to the body
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sodergren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huseyin throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Huseyin.
Sodergren throws the kick towards the body but Huseyin avoids it.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Huseyin.
Huseyin missing with a left hand there. Sodergren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sodergren only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sodergren swats away the attempt to clinch by Huseyin.
Huseyin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huseyin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sodergren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huseyin thinking.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Huseyin off balance momentarily.
Sodergren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huseyin.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sodergren misses.
Huseyin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huseyin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sodergren.
Huseyin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sodergren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huseyin's head backwards.
Huseyin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huseyin misses with a double jab
and Sodergren counters with an outside leg kick.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin is winning the standup battle so far.
Huseyin 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.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut. Huseyin saw that one coming.
Huseyin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huseyin tries to clinch there but Sodergren circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huseyin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sodergren - the referee stops the clock and Huseyin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sodergren. Huseyin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Sodergren moves away
and Sodergren counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Sodergren cracks Huseyin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sodergren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Huseyin lands with a nice combination. Sodergren backs away looking to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
Huseyin clinches.
Sodergren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sodergren breaks the clinch.
Huseyin throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huseyin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sodergren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sodergren - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sodergren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huseyin misses with the combination.
Sodergren jabs Huseyin right on the nose. Huseyin blinks but takes it well.
Sodergren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huseyin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sodergren throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huseyin is looking to clinch but Sodergren is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Huseyin throws a series of punches but Sodergren avoids them all with ease.
Huseyin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huseyin swings widly with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sodergren.
A jab from Sodergren misses.
Huseyin throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Sodergren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huseyin.
Sodergren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huseyin.
Huseyin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huseyin slips a jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sodergren tries a head kick but it misses.
Huseyin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Huseyin scores with the left hand. Sodergren knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
And Sodergren responds with a good body kick, but Huseyin manages to step out the way in time.
Huseyin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huseyin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren is leaning against Huseyin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Huseyin.
Sodergren manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huseyin lands a jab-cross combination.
Sodergren lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Sodergren lands.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huseyin.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sodergren feints a counter leg kick.
Sodergren sizes up Huseyin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sodergren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sodergren misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Huseyin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Huseyin throws a combination that misses
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huseyin throws an off balance right hand
and Sodergren counters with a straight right hand.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Sodergren finds it's way through Huseyin's defenses.
Sodergren lands a nice hook to Huseyin's body. Huseyin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huseyin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Huseyin.
A countering left hand to the body from Sodergren misses.
Sodergren has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sodergren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sodergren lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sodergren 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!
Huseyin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sodergren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huseyin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sodergren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands with a cross.
Huseyin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodergren.
Huseyin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Huseyin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Huseyin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Huseyin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Sodergren looks for the body kick but Huseyin saw that one coming.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Huseyin.
Huseyin looks to clinch
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sodergren lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Huseyin does no damage.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huseyin wants to clinch
and Sodergren counters with a nice leg kick.
Huseyin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sodergren circles away quickly and effectively.
Huseyin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huseyin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huseyin throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Sodergren only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Huseyin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huseyin's corner calls for a 1-2. Huseyin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Huseyin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin wants to clinch up but Sodergren keeps it at a distance.
Huseyin throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Sodergren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sodergren throws a jab when Huseyin was well out of range.
As Sodergren tries to get set, Huseyin tries to push him back and clinch up but Sodergren manages to avoid the attempt.
Huseyin stalks Sodergren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sodergren's face. Sodergren staggers backwards, shaken.
Huseyin throws an off balance right hand
letting Sodergren counter with a right hand.
Huseyin misses with the combination.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Huseyin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sodergren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huseyin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sodergren's head.
Huseyin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sodergren thumps Huseyin with a low kick.
That kick from Sodergren tenderised Huseyin's leg. Huseyin is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodergren. Huseyin does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huseyin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sodergren keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Sodergren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huseyin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huseyin misses with an uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Huseyin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sodergren connects with a solid leg kick.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that Sodergren avoids nicely.
Huseyin connects with a nice looking jab.
Sodergren avoids the body shot from Huseyin.
Sodergren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huseyins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huseyin throws a lazy uppercut
and Huseyin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sodergren thumps Huseyin with a low kick.
Sodergren scoring well with a low kick there.
Huseyin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. Huseyin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sodergren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Sodergren misses.
Huseyin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sodergren counters with a low kick, right behind Huseyin 's knee.
Huseyin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huseyin tries to clinch up
and Sodergren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren jabs Huseyin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huseyin scores with a one two! Sodergren had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Sodergren throws a body kick that misses.
Sodergren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huseyin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huseyin looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Huseyin misses the target.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Sodergren takes one to the side of the head.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huseyin. That did some damage!
Sodergren misses with a head kick.
Huseyin misses with a straight left.
Sodergren appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sodergren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Huseyin throws a right hand that Sodergren ducks under and follows up with a left that Sodergren also avoids with ease.
Huseyin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Huseyin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodergren.
Sodergren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sodergren counters with an outside leg kick.
Sodergren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Huseyin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huseyin throws an off balance right hand
and Sodergren counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Huseyin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huseyin tries to clinch up but Sodergren circles away and keeps his distance.
Huseyin moves out of range of the body kick from Sodergren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Sodergren misses.
Huseyin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some wild striking there from Huseyin.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sodergren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huseyin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Huseyin tries to clinch up but Sodergren circles away and keeps his distance.
Sodergren connects with a solid leg kick.
Huseyin lands a two punch combo.
Huseyin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sodergren.
Huseyin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sodergren misses.
Huseyin misses with a straight left.
Huseyin throws a right hand that Sodergren ducks under and follows up with a left that Sodergren also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huseyin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huseyin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sodergren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sodergren motions for Huseyin to come forward. Sodergren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huseyin misses with an uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a body kick that stops Huseyin in his tracks momentarily.
Huseyin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sodergren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huseyin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sodergren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huseyin looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Huseyin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin avoids the body shot from Sodergren.
Huseyin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huseyin.
Huseyin tries to clinch up
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Huseyin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sodergren.
Huseyin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sodergren counters with a good low kick that Huseyin was not able to check.
A slow jab from Sodergren misses its intended target.
It looked like Huseyin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Huseyin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huseyin misses with a wild combination.
Sodergren throws out a counter right but Huseyin avoids it with no problem.
Basten Sodergren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren slips a jab and a cross from Huseyin.
Huseyin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
Huseyin 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.
Huseyin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sodergren moves away.
Huseyin looks to land a right hand but Sodergren moved out of range.
Huseyin backing away here, and Sodergren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Huseyin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Huseyin backing away here, and Sodergren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sodergren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huseyin on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sodergren keeps the fight on the outside.
Sodergren lands a nice shot to the body.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sodergren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huseyin backing away here, and Sodergren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Basten Sodergren.
I think Sodergren 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
Basten Sodergren is the new middleweight champion!
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