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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - The King Of Kings. Arthur Halo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Halo passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halo wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halo.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Halo thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones pushes Halo off and gets back to his feet.
Halo fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Halo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Halo looking to pass the guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halo, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Halo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Halo is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Halo tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Halo.
Halo shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Halo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a jab.
Halo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Halo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones pushes Halo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Halo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Halo off to one side.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Halo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Halo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halo dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Halo's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halo is defended easily by Jones.
Arthur Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Halo on that attempt.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halo looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leandro Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Halo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halo with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halo is defended easily by Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Halo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Halo shoots in.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Halo looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Halo needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Halo with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halo.
Jones feints with a jab and clips Halo right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Halo is sent crashing into the canvas and Jones leaps in for the kill! Halo tries to get to his feet but Jones is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Halo is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Eirikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is If I had a heart. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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299 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Eirikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saukko.
Saukko punishes Eirikson's body with a nice straight punch.
Saukko works Eirikson's body with a nice hook.
Saukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eirikson.
Saukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Eirikson is just out of range.
Eirikson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eirikson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saukko.
Eirikson tries to clinch but Saukko moves out of range.
A combination from Eirikson does no damage.
Eirikson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko works the jab nicely.
It looks like Leif Eirikson has been cut.
Eirikson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eirikson throws a big counter combination but Saukko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eirikson misses with a body shot.
Eirikson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Eirikson.
It looks like Per Saukko has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Eirikson blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko misses with an uppercut
enabling Eirikson to counter with a crisp jab.
Eirikson defending well as Saukko loads up on a big left hand.
Saukko misses with a double jab
and Eirikson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saukko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Eirikson sprawling to the canvas! Eirikson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Saukko finish him?!
Eirikson is rocked!
Saukko circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Eirikson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Saukko wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Per Saukko!
A very excited looking Per Saukko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Leif Eirikson stepped up to the mic, saying 'The unwise man
is awake all night
worries over and again.
When morning rises
he is restless still,
his burden as before. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett has chosen X-Men Theme Music as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Howlett!
Howlett pushes Hanson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hanson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hanson controls the position from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Hanson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hanson is looking to take a break and control but Howlett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howlett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hanson.
Howlett is pushing Hanson's head away, looking to escape. Hanson manages to hold on to the position though.
Howlett gets back to half guard.
Howlett is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett kicks off Hanson and gets to his feet.
Hanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howlett tries to move into range but Hanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks Hanson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howlett defends well and Hanson ends up having to push Howlett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Hanson shoots and misses
enabling Howlett to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Hanson. Those never looked like landing.
Howlett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Howlett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Howlett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanson's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Howlett swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson.
A countering left hand to the body from Howlett misses.
Hanson wants to land a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
Hanson backing away here, and Howlett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Howlett looks to land a right hand but Hanson moved out of range.
Howlett throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Howlett. Beautiful body shot.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson moves out of range as Howlett strikes.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howlett.
Hanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howlett slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Hanson.
Howlett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howlett knocks Hanson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Hanson is rocked!
It looks like Rikkard Hanson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Howlett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Howlett working away.
Howlett controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Howlett crashes against the mat.
Hanson is looking for a sweep.
Hanson is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Howlett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hanson is avoiding damage well.
Hanson regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howlett.
Howlett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanson tries to kick Howlett off but Howlett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Howlett is nestled in close to Hanson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rikkard Hanson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howlett.
Hanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Howlett.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howlett counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Howlett as Hanson shoots in.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Howlett.
Hanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Howlett throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howlett as he avoids it easily.
Howlett lands a lovely overhand right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Howlett!
A chopping leg kick lands by Howlett.
Hanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rikkard Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson is looking to chop away at Howlett's legs.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howlett is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
Hanson tries to work over Howlett's front leg with a kick but Howlett checks it.
Howlett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howlett checks a low kick from Hanson.
Hanson backing away here, and Howlett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanson's calf.
Rikkard Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett stuns Hanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howlett blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Howlett. Beautiful body shot.
Howlett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
Howlett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanson with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett walks into a left hand.
Howlett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howlett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanson checks it well.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howlett pinned against the cage. Howlett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howlett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Howlett finds it's target.
Nice shot by Howlett.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Hanson throws a series of strikes that have Howlett backpedaling.
Howlett throws a body punch but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson goes for a double leg but Howlett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Howlett continues to drive forward.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Howlett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howlett connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hanson to the floor! Howlett dives in looking for the finish!
Oh Hanson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Hanson quite badly. Hanson pulls Howlett in close trying to recover. Howlett postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Hanson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Hanson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!
A very excited looking James Howlett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laoka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Bell Tolls. Akabaro has chosen African Assassin - Mo Marah as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
18 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Laoka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laoka looks to throw the jab but Akabaro is out of range.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Akabaro moved out of range.
Akabaro misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Laoka. Beautiful body shot.
Laoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akabaro.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Akabaro ducks down to avoid it.
Laoka loads up on a big right hand but Akabaro slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laoka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laoka misses with a body shot.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Akabaro moved out of range.
Laoka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laoka lands a jab to Akabaro's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laoka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laoka misses with a series of wild punches.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Laoka slams his shin into Akabaro's torso.
Laoka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akabaro takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akabaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akabaro lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Nice body punch from Akabaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Laoka stalling the fight.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Akabaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka looking to slow down the pace here.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akabaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
A short uppercut from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a right hand.
Laoka can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akabaro.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Laoka.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akabaro's coach down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akabaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akabaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akabaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akabaro's elbow.
Akabaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akabaro.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akabaro.
Akabaro lands an uppercut.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Laoka is breathing heavily.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro lands with a left to the head.
Akabaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro lands with a right to the head.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Akabaro avoids the damage to the body.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akabaro fails to land.
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka digs a right hand into Akabaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akabaro's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Akabaro pushes Laoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akabaro scores with a hook to the body.
Akabaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Laoka.
Akabaro scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
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 Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laoka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akabaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akabaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Akabaro down.
The fighters circling - Laoka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laoka connects with a solid leg kick.
Akabaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laoka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akabaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laoka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Akabaro blocks the leg kick.
Akabaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laoka.
Laoka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laoka. Akabaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
Laoka swings widly with a right hand
and Akabaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laoka thinking.
Laoka tries to land a leg kick but Akabaro saw it coming and moves away.
Akabaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laoka moves forwards but Akabaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akabaro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Laoka.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Akabaro ducks down to avoid it.
Akabaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Akabaro counter with a right hand.
Akabaro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laoka rather than just go for the knockout.
Laoka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akabaro throws a leg kick
and Laoka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akabaro tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Laoka counter with a right hand.
Laoka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka misses with an uppercut
and Akabaro counters with a low kick, right behind Laoka 's knee.
Akabaro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Akabaro is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Akabaro. Beautiful body shot.
Akabaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Laoka.
Laoka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akabaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akabaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akabaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laoka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Laoka misses its target.
Akabaro scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akabaro throws a front kick that sends Laoka stumbling back into the cage.
Akabaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro has Laoka up against the cage in a clinch.
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akabaro.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akabaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akabaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akabaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akabaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks with his arms.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akabaro gets through Laoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akabaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Akabaro avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro scores with a hook to the body.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Akabaro 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. This is the final round!
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
Akabaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akabaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laoka throws out a loose jab but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akabaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akabaro has closed the distance and engaged Laoka in a clinch.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro presses Laoka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro leaning against his opponent.
Akabaro lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Akabaro - that landed with a thud.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Akabaro.
Akabaro is working Laoka over against the cage.
Akabaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Akabaro scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Akabaro lands a shot to the body.
Akabaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwame Akabaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Akabaro.
Laoka is rocked!
Akabaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Laoka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akabaro pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Laoka seems to have got his legs back now.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akabaro works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Akabaro avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Laoka wants to stall.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
Akabaro misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akabaro throws a head punch that misses.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks with his arms.
Laoka tries a body shot but Akabaro blocks it.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks with his arms.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Akabaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Akabaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Laoka.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Akabaro just leaning against Laoka, taking a breather.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Akabaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akabaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Akabaro.
Akabaro presses Laoka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akabaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akabaro lands a big right hand that drops Laoka! The killer instinct kicks in and Akabaro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Akabaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Akabaro!
A relieved looking Kwame Akabaro 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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289 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Shanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks staying out of range there.
Ei moves out of range of the strikes.
Shanks throws a leg kick that misses.
Ei tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shanks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Shanks misses.
Shanks misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ei.
Ei cracks Shanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shanks lands a jab to the head.
Ei cracks Shanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shanks.
Ei has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shanks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ei breaks the clinch.
Ei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shanks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ei checks it well.
Ei moves into the clinch.
Ei throws a punch but it's blocked by Shanks.
Ei can't find room to land a body shot as Shanks controls the action.
Shanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shanks trying to stall but Ei improves his position.
Ei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shanks lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ei.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ei can't find room to land a body shot as Shanks controls the action.
Shanks avoiding damage as Ei throws knees to the body.
Ei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shanks misses with a punch to the body.
Shanks is struggling to control the position.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Ei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shanks.
Shanks tries to work over Ei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ei has him pressed against the cage.
Ei scores a nice knee to the body.
Shanks is breathing heavily.
Shanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shanks is defending well for now.
Shanks works on Ei's body with a couple of short punches.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ei trying to stall but Shanks improves his position.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ei lands a knee to the body.
Ei gets through Shanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei is pushing Shanks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ei with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mickey Shanks has been cut.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Ei controls the action.
Shanks avoiding damage as Ei throws knees to the body.
Ei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shanks.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ei working Shanks over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ei.
Ei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ei is working Shanks over against the cage.
Ei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shanks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ei obliges.
Ei lands an elbow that stopped Shanks in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ei.
Ei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ei - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Ei.
Ei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ei stalls.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ei landing knees to the body.
Ei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ei lands a knee to the head.
Ei lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ei blocking some punches.
Shanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Ei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Ei avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Shanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ei scores with a nice head shot.
Kylla Ei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ei throws a good cross that connects.
Ei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ei misses with the combination.
Shanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ei.
Shanks moves into the clinch.
Ei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shanks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ei pushes Shanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ei lands a knee to the head.
Ei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shanks avoiding damage as Ei throws knees to the body.
Ei scores with a hook to the body.
Ei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shanks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ei trying to land knees to the body.
Ei is leaning against Shanks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei taking a breather.
Shanks tries to work over Ei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ei lands a knee to the head.
Shanks has a couple of punches blocked by Ei.
Ei landing knees to the body.
Ei controlling the action here for a moment.
Ei effectively controlling the action here.
Ei continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Shanks is looking to control Ei's arms but Ei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shanks has his back to the cage.
Ei scores with a knee to the head.
Ei has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Shanks - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ei, and another! Shanks is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kylla Ei!
Post fight, Kylla Ei stared into the camera and said 'Sampo Jambo ur belt is next.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani has chosen Busta Rhymes - Arab Money as his entrance music. Qasem Suleimani has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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204 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suleimani.
A big right from Papaioanou misses.
Suleimani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Papaioanou has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Suleimani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Suleimani misses.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick that misses.
Suleimani tries to score with a low kick but Papaioanou moves his leg out of the way.
Papaioanou tries a head kick but it misses.
Papaioanou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Papaioanou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papaioanou misses with the combination.
Suleimani was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papaioanou slips a straight right by Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou throws a big shot that misses.
Papaioanou throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Suleimani counters with a nice uppercut.
Papaioanou checks a low kick from Suleimani.
Papaioanou lands a body shot.
Suleimani checks the leg kick.
Papaioanou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papaioanou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suleimani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papaioanou looks to score with a jab to the body but Suleimani is just out of range.
Suleimani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papaioanou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleimani throws out the jab.
Suleimani throws a looping overhand right but Papaioanou ducks down to avoid it.
Papaioanou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papaioanou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papaioanou slips under a jab from Suleimani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papaioanou is able to avoid easily.
Suleimani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papaioanou looks to score with a jab to the body but Suleimani is just out of range.
Suleimani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou blocks a jab.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papaioanou throws a hook but Suleimani blocks it.
We've been informed that Suleimani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Suleimani slips under a jab from Papaioanou.
And Suleimani responds with a good body kick, but Papaioanou manages to step out the way in time.
Papaioanou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suleimani.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
Suleimani misses with a left hand
and Papaioanou counters with a good, hard body kick but Suleimani shrugs it off.
Qasem Suleimani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suleimani throws the left hand but Papaioanou avoids the punch easily.
Suleimani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Papaioanou misses its target.
Suleimani throws a head kick but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Papaioanou throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suleimani. Suleimani obviously looking to wear him down.
Papaioanou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suleimani lands a nice hook to Papaioanou's body. Papaioanou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suleimani digs a good hook to Papaioanou's body.
Papaioanou plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Papaioanou dips to his left and cracks Suleimani with an uppercut!
Papaioanou misses with a straight left.
Papaioanou works over Suleimani's head and body with a nice combination.
Suleimani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suleimani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Papaioanou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Suleimani.
Nice uppercut there from Suleimani.
Papaioanou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papaioanou misses with a hook to the body
and Suleimani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Papaioanou misses with a left hand
and Suleimani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani misses with a hook.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.
Papaioanou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suleimani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papaioanou misses with a hook
and Suleimani counters with an inside leg kick.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick but Suleimani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papaioanou's sensitive parts.
Papaioanou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papaioanou, as that shot connected.
A jab from Suleimani does it's job there.
Papaioanou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleimani moves away.
Papaioanou scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suleimani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papaioanou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Qasem Suleimani will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suleimani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papaioanou. Papaioanou obviously looking to wear him down.
Papaioanou misses with a hook. Suleimani ducked under it nicely.
Suleimani defending well as Papaioanou loads up on a big left hand.
Papaioanou misses with a straight right.
Suleimani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Suleimani finds it's target.
Suleimani scores with a jab to the head.
Papaioanou throws a jab when Suleimani was well out of range.
Papaioanou moves away from the strike by Suleimani.
Papaioanou looks to land a left hand but Suleimani moved out of range nicely.
Qasem Suleimani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suleimani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suleimani throws a wild body kick that Papaioanou sees coming a mile off.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut
and Papaioanou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with a hook
and Suleimani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papaioanou takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Papaioanou clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Papaioanou fails to land.
Suleimani gets underhooks to prevent Papaioanou's takedown attempt.
Papaioanou swings wildly with an uppercut but Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suleimani blocks an uppercut.
Suleimani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papaioanou scores with a sloppy right hand. Suleimani should have avoided that one.
Suleimani moves out of range as Papaioanou strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suleimani. Papaioanou shrugs it off though.
Suleimani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suleimani lands a jab to the head.
Suleimani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papaioanou slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Papaioanou is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou loads up on a big right hand but Suleimani slips the punch.
Papaioanou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suleimani to score with a decent uppercut.
Papaioanou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleimani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papaioanou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleimani moves away.
Suleimani is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Papaioanou with a body shot.
Suleimani slips a jab from Papaioanou.
A little jabbing left from Suleimani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suleimani walks into a straight right hand from Papaioanou.
Suleimani lands a slapping body shot.
Papaioanou slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Suleimani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suleimani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Papaioanou will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suleimani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suleimani swivels and escapes.
Suleimani lands a nice shot to the body.
Suleimani throws a right and a left that Papaioanou avoids nicely.
Papaioanou throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleimani counters with a nice body shot.
Papaioanou throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papaioanou checks a low kick from Suleimani.
Suleimani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suleimani connects with a body shot.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the body
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
Suleimani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papaioanou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suleimani was well out of range. Poor timing from Papaioanou.
A good leg kick by Suleimani.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the side of Suleimani's head but Suleimani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papaioanou walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suleimani.
Papaioanou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleimani moves out of range as Papaioanou strikes.
Papaioanou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suleimani scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Suleimani misses the target.
Papaioanou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Papaioanou lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suleimani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suleimani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Papaioanou throws a chopping leg kick but Suleimani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papaioanou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Papaioanou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suleimani.
Papaioanou looks to score with a jab to the body but Suleimani is just out of range.
Papaioanou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suleimani throws a low kick but Papaioanou moves out of range easily.
Suleimani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papaioanou.
Suleimani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suleimani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papaioanou misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasem Suleimani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Papaioanou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Papaioanou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Papaioanou.
Suleimani with a nice cross.
Papaioanou lands a two punch combo.
Papaioanou swings for the body but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice cross by Suleimani.
Papaioanou throws a series of punches but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papaioanou throws a right hand that misses
and Suleimani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Suleimani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suleimani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papaioanou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papaioanou avoids the head kick by Suleimani.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Suleimani coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Suleimani as he checks the leg kick.
Papaioanou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Papaioanou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suleimani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papaioanou is defended easily by Suleimani.
Papaioanou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suleimani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Suleimani misses.
Suleimani connects with a jab.
Suleimani misses with a right hand
and Papaioanou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani digs a good hook to Papaioanou's body.
Papaioanou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suleimani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Suleimani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papaioanou moves out of range of the strikes.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papaioanou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleimani moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Suleimani misses.
Suleimani throws the left hand but Papaioanou avoids the punch easily.
Papaioanou scores with a sloppy right hand. Suleimani should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Suleimani finds it's target.
Suleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papaioanou.
Suleimani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suleimani throws a wild body kick that Papaioanou sees coming a mile off.
Suleimani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papaioanou misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleimani can pounce on him.
Papaioanou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suleimani swings for the body but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Suleimani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Suleimani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papaioanou.
Papaioanou throws a right hand that Suleimani ducks under and follows up with a left that Suleimani also avoids with ease.
Suleimani misses with a looping left.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Papaioanou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleimani digs a good hook to Papaioanou's body.
Papaioanou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suleimani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick but Suleimani moved away.
Papaioanou throws an off balance right hand
and Papaioanou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suleimani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suleimani scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suleimani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papaioanou tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suleimani raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suleimani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suleimani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papaioanou throws a hook but Suleimani blocks it.
Suleimani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papaioanou doesn't seem bothered though.
Papaioanou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suleimani looks to land a body kick but Papaioanou moved away.
Papaioanou throwing a counter right hand but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Papaioanou jabs Suleimani right on the nose. Suleimani blinks but takes it well.
Papaioanou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suleimani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Suleimani flicks out a counter leg kick but Papaioanou steps away.
Papaioanou clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasem Suleimani really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suleimani throws a low kick, looking for Papaioanou's leg but Papaioanou calmly moves out of range.
Papaioanou misses with an uppercut. Suleimani saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suleimani! But no joy.
Papaioanou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Papaioanou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papaioanou throws a body punch but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Papaioanou misses.
Papaioanou has his takedown stuffed
and Suleimani counters with a leg kick.
Papaioanou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suleimani counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papaioanou slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Papaioanou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Suleimani.
Suleimani thuds a left hand into Papaioanou's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani misses with a straight right.
Suleimani lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suleimani. That's going to slow Papaioanou down.
Suleimani slips a jab from Papaioanou.
Nice body punch from Suleimani.
Papaioanou lands a slapping body shot.
Papaioanou throws a hook but Suleimani avoids it easily.
Suleimani punishes Papaioanou's body with a nice straight punch.
Papaioanou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suleimani counters with a nice uppercut.
Suleimani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suleimani throws a body punch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Suleimani throws a lazy right hand but Papaioanou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suleimani scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papaioanou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suleimani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suleimani swats away the attempt to clinch by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou throws a looping overhand right but Suleimani ducks down to avoid it.
Papaioanou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papaioanou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papaioanou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suleimani loads up on a big right hand but Papaioanou slips the punch.
Papaioanou lands a nice shot to the body.
Suleimani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papaioanou.
Suleimani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suleimani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou slips a straight right by Suleimani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Suleimani.
Suleimani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papaioanou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suleimani counters with a good low kick that Papaioanou was not able to check.
Suleimani scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Suleimani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papaioanou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papaioanou's sensitive parts.
Papaioanou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suleimani.
Suleimani sizes up Papaioanou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Papaioanou misses.
Papaioanou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suleimani misses with a wild body shot.
Suleimani throws a right hand that misses
and Papaioanou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with a combination
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleimani misses the jab.
Papaioanou walks into a straight right hand from Suleimani.
Papaioanou misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Papaioanou misses its intended target.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Papaioanou throws out a leg kick but Suleimani moves out of range and Papaioanou only half commits.
Papaioanou throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
Papaioanou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Papaioanou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papaioanou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suleimani slips a jab from Papaioanou.
Suleimani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Suleimani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasem Suleimani dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suleimani stuns Papaioanou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suleimani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Papaioanou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papaioanou throws an overhand right that lands on Suleimani's shoulder, as Suleimani tries to avoid the shot.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.
Suleimani thuds a left hand into Papaioanou's body.
Suleimani throws a hook to the side of Papaioanou's head but Papaioanou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suleimani throws a big shot that misses.
Suleimani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani walks into a left hand.
Suleimani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papaioanou tries to bum rush Suleimani with a series of wild strikes but Suleimani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Papaioanou takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Papaioanou blocks the low kick.
Suleimani throws a hook to the side of Papaioanou's head but Papaioanou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papaioanou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papaioanou.
Papaioanou looks for a takedown but Suleimani sprawls well.
Suleimani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suleimani swings for the body but Papaioanou moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Suleimani blocks the low kick.
Papaioanou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suleimani tries a quick counter leg kick but Papaioanou is wise to it.
Papaioanou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suleimani's waist but Suleimani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papaioanou off to one side.
Lefteris Papaioanou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani gets caught flat footed, as Papaioanou shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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.
Suleimani wants to stand and escape but Papaioanou is having none of it.
Suleimani keeping full guard, as Papaioanou tries to pass.
Suleimani is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papaioanou wants to control from the top but Suleimani keeps moving.
Suleimani is looking to stand up but Papaioanou isn't so interested in that idea.
Papaioanou wants to control from the top but Suleimani keeps moving.
Suleimani is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is fighting to break Suleimani's control of his arms but Suleimani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suleimani thuds a left hand into Papaioanou's body.
Suleimani connects with a crisp jab.
Suleimani lands a lovely overhand right.
Papaioanou lands a nice shot to the body.
Papaioanou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Papaioanou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Suleimani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papaioanou throwing a counter right hand but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Suleimani moves forwards but Papaioanou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suleimani scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suleimani lands a nice shot that snaps Papaioanou's head back.
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!
Papaioanou throws out a loose jab but Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suleimani misses with a straight left.
Papaioanou misses with a combination
and Suleimani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suleimani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Papaioanou throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleimani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suleimani lands a slapping body shot.
Papaioanou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papaioanou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papaioanou misses with a right hand
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Qasem Suleimani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That kick from Papaioanou tenderised Suleimani's leg. Suleimani is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Qasem Suleimani.
I've got Suleimani 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasem Suleimani! Qasem Suleimani retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Qasem Suleimani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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