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EVO 267: Alvado vs Kersikov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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148 lbs
27 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbhisbum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Thumbhisbum tries to bum rush Finch with a series of wild strikes but Finch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thumbhisbum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Thumbhisbum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
Thumbhisbum misses the jab.
Thumbhisbum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thumbhisbum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut.
Thumbhisbum digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Thumbhisbum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finch counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch misses with a head kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination. Finch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Finch. That snapped Thumbhisbum's head back.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination that misses
and Finch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thumbhisbum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Thumbhisbum counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch slips a jab and a cross from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thumbhisbum tries to bum rush Finch with a series of wild strikes but Finch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finch drops Thumbhisbum with a beautiful combination! Thumbhisbum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Finch is looking for the KO!
It looks like Benjamin Thumbhisbum has been cut.
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!
Finch connects with a right hand. Thumbhisbum shakes it off.
Thumbhisbum is rocked!
Thumbhisbum misses with a kick to the body
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Thumbhisbum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thumbhisbum misses with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum misses with a double jab.
Finch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thumbhisbum seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thumbhisbum. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch tries a quick counter leg kick but Thumbhisbum is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum walks into a jab.
Thumbhisbum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Thumbhisbum misses the target.
Finch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch jabs Thumbhisbum right on the nose. Thumbhisbum blinks but takes it well.
Thumbhisbum moves away from the strike by Finch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thumbhisbum.
Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Finch lands a jab.
Thumbhisbum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Thumbhisbum misses with a head kick.
Finch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thumbhisbum blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Finch lands.
Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finch is rocked!
Finch lands a head shot.
Finch thumps Thumbhisbum with a low kick.
Finch tests Thumbhisbum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thumbhisbum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Thumbhisbum seems unphased.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thumbhisbum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Thumbhisbum moves out of range easily.
Thumbhisbum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Finch avoids the body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Finch drops his hands momentarily and Thumbhisbum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum cracks a nice hook into Finch's ribs.
Finch slips a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Thumbhisbum misses with a series of wild punches.
Thumbhisbum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thumbhisbum.
Finch swings for the body but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thumbhisbum.
Finch lands a slapping body shot.
Thumbhisbum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richmond Finch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Finch checks the leg kick.
Thumbhisbum tries a head kick but it misses.
Thumbhisbum swinging wildly here.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Thumbhisbum slips a jab from Finch.
The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richmond Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Thumbhisbum scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Thumbhisbum.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Thumbhisbum finish him?
Thumbhisbum throws a lazy head kick
and Finch counters with a nice body shot.
Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thumbhisbum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finch cracks Thumbhisbum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Thumbhisbum.
Finch scores with a sloppy right hand. Thumbhisbum should have avoided that one.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Finch connects with a single shot there.
Finch drops Thumbhisbum with a beautiful combination! Thumbhisbum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Finch is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thumbhisbum moves into range and clinches up with Finch.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Thumbhisbum is controlling him.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Thumbhisbum has double underhooks.
Finch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thumbhisbum.
Finch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thumbhisbum has him pressed against the cage.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Finch manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Thumbhisbum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thumbhisbum throws a series of punches but Finch avoids them all with ease.
Thumbhisbum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finch momentarily.
Finch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick from Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back.
Thumbhisbum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thumbhisbum throws out the jab.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch scores with a hook.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch looks to land a body kick but Thumbhisbum moved away.
Finch slips a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finch scores with a shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finch misses with a low kick as Thumbhisbum jumps back.
A big left from Thumbhisbum misses.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thumbhisbum.
A nice side step and Finch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Thumbhisbum misses the jab.
Thumbhisbum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Finch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thumbhisbum doesn't seem phased though.
Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Thumbhisbum misses.
Thumbhisbum misses with a double jab
letting Finch counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thumbhisbum wants to clinch
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Finch scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richmond Finch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch avoids the head kick by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Finch slips under a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thumbhisbum 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.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finch lands with a straight right. Thumbhisbum didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Thumbhisbum tried to counter with a leg kick but Finch avoided it.
Thumbhisbum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finch misses with a body punch
and Thumbhisbum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch misses with a right hand
enabling Thumbhisbum to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Thumbhisbum is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Finch feints and then cracks Thumbhisbum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thumbhisbum down.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thumbhisbum connects with a right hand. Finch shakes it off.
Finch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thumbhisbum's head.
Thumbhisbum lands with a hook. Finch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Thumbhisbum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch throws a big counter head kick but Thumbhisbum avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Thumbhisbum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick 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!
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thumbhisbum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thumbhisbum slips a jab from Finch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thumbhisbum. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch misses with a straight left.
As Finch looks to move away, Thumbhisbum throws a big counter combo but Finch just gets out of the way.
Thumbhisbum scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thumbhisbum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Thumbhisbum misses with a leg kick.
Thumbhisbum misses with a straight right.
Finch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thumbhisbum at a distance.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thumbhisbum finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
Finch blocks the body kick.
Finch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thumbhisbum's hands.
Thumbhisbum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch digs a good body shot into Thumbhisbum's ribs.
Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Thumbhisbum throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Thumbhisbum.
Nice straight punches there by Finch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finch.
Thumbhisbum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thumbhisbum tries to clinch up.
Thumbhisbum throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Thumbhisbum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Thumbhisbum misses.
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!
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut.
Thumbhisbum walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Thumbhisbum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finch tries to land a front kick but Thumbhisbum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thumbhisbum wants to clinch but Finch slips to the side
and Finch counters with a nice right hand that sends Thumbhisbum toppling to the canvas! Thumbhisbum scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finch finish him?!
Thumbhisbum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thumbhisbum swinging wildly here.
Finch swings for the body but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thumbhisbum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Thumbhisbum walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
Finch connects with a right hand. Thumbhisbum shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Finch! Thumbhisbum is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch made sure to mention his sponsor, Pearson Specter Litt in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man with a poor takedown
and Bane counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Bane just misses with a punch to the body.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bane tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bane pushes Man away with a front kick.
Man keeps Bane at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Bane connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Bane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bane defends it well.
Bane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Bane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bane backwards.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Bane is breathing heavily.
Man blocks a body shot from Bane.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Man misses with a body punch.
Bane swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane pulls Man into guard.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bane trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to pass into half guard but Bane pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bane is in guard.
Bane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bane won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Bane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bane.
Bane 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.
Bane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bane passes into half guard.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Bane thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Bane seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bane has passed into side control.
Bane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Man defending against the ground and pound.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bane is not content to let Man control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bane is not content to let Man control the position.
Man is nestled in close to Bane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bane controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Man trying to control from Bane's half guard. Bane has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Bane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bane throws a leg kick that misses.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bane tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Bane avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man tries a body shot but Bane blocks it.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bane.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Bane controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Bane.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man prevents a body shot from Bane.
Bane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bane lands with a left to the head.
Bane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bane digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bane.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Bane.
Nice body punch from Bane - that landed with a thud.
Bane is working Man over against the cage.
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!
Bane lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bane lands a body shot.
Bane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Bane misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bane lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bane.
Bane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Bane as the two fighters clinch.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Bane finish him?
Bane drops Man onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Man is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bane lands a big right hand! Man is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Bane!
An out of breath Lucas Bane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Foles (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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302 lbs
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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
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Foles!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Foles instigates a clinch.
A short right from Harrington on the inside.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Foles controls his hands.
Foles lands an elbow just above Harrington 's eye.
Foles prevents a body shot from Harrington.
Foles misses with an elbow strike.
Foles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrington blocks an elbow strike from Foles.
Foles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foles.
Harrington takes an elbow to the temple.
Ashley Harrington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Foles pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington dodges an elbow strike from Foles.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Foles 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.
Foles misses with an elbow strike.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Harrington scores with a shot to the side of Foles's head.
Harrington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrington tries to work over Foles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington jumps guard but Foles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Foles looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington dodges an elbow strike from Foles.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harrington managing to block the knees to the body from Foles.
Harrington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foles walks away with a smile on his face. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harrington.
Harrington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrington swings for the body but Foles moves out of range.
Harrington keeps the fight on the outside.
Foles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Foles controls his hands.
Foles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Foles avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Foles working Harrington over with knees to the body.
Harrington takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ashley Harrington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Foles!
Nick Foles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Brady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taneli Hauki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Hauki rushes Brady and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hauki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brady lands a right hand.
Brady lands with a left to the head.
Hauki looking to slow down the pace here.
Brady jumps guard and drags Hauki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brady looking for a guillotine here but Hauki defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hauki passes into side control.
Hauki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brady to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Brady.
Brady slips a straight right by Hauki.
Brady scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hauki doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Brady. That snapped Hauki's head back.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hauki blocks the leg kick.
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Brady darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brady looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
Hauki closes the distance and clinches.
Hauki stalling in the clinch.
Hauki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hauki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brady misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands a body shot.
Hauki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hauki lands a right hand.
Brady throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki is stalling here.
Brady tries to score a body lock takedown but Hauki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hauki prevents a body shot from Brady.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauki.
A nice left hand lands by Hauki.
Brady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hauki.
Brady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Brady on the inside.
Hauki scores with a shoulder strike.
Brady misses with the head strike.
Hauki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brady tries a body shot but Hauki blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hauki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brady takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
Brady lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brady fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brady tries to pull guard but Hauki holds him up against the cage and eventually Brady drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hauki tries a body shot but Brady blocks it.
Brady tries a body shot but Hauki blocks it.
Brady lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hauki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Brady controls the action.
Brady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki is pushing Brady up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hauki's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hauki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hauki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hauki lands a nice uppercut.
Hauki lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hauki lands an uppercut.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brady lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hauki.
Hauki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hauki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hauki as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brady keeps Hauki at a distance using the push kick.
Hauki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hauki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brady.
As Brady backs off Hauki throws a huge counter combo but Brady manages to avoid it all.
Hauki sends Brady crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hauki is motioning to the referee to let Brady up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Bruce Brady has been cut.
Brady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hauki manages to avoid it.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Brady moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hauki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hauki lands a big right hand that sends Brady crashing to the mat! Hauki stays standing though and waves Brady back to his feet!
Brady is rocked!
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hauki walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brady drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hauki swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brady's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taneli Hauki!
After the fight, Taneli Hauki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Risley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Risley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley throws an overhand right that lands on Katsidis's shoulder, as Katsidis tries to avoid the shot.
Katsidis thows a leg kick but Risley checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katsidis walks into a straight right hand from Risley.
A telegraphed right hand from Katsidis misses the target.
Katsidis thumps Risley with a low kick.
Katsidis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsidis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Risley to score with a decent uppercut.
Risley takes one to the chin there.
Katsidis throws a body punch but Risley moves out of range.
Katsidis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Risley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Risley misses with a lunging right hand
and Katsidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katsidis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Risley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Risley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Risley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Risley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Risley 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 Katsidis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsidis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsidis throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Risley.
Katsidis lands a body shot.
Risley slips a jab and a cross from Katsidis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsidis, right into the meat.
Katsidis scores with a jab. Risley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Risley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Risley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Katsidis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Risley avoids it.
Katsidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katsidis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Katsidis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katsidis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Risley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Risley misses
and Katsidis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Risley's knee momentarily.
Risley blocks a jab.
Risley throws a head kick that misses.
Risley misses with a looping right.
Risley works the jab nicely.
A lazy body kick from Katsidis
and Risley counters with a nice uppercut.
Katsidis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Risley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katsidis. Risley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Risley misses with a low kick as Katsidis jumps back.
Risley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Risley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Risley throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsidis.
Risley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsidis.
Risley misses with a hook.
Katsidis slips a jab from Risley.
Risley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsidis. Katsidis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katsidis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Risley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Risley. That snapped Katsidis's head back.
The fighters circling - Katsidis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Risley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Risley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsidis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Risley misses with a body shot.
Katsidis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Risley momentarily.
Risley misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Risley clobbers Katsidis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsidis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Katsidis misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsidis, right into the meat.
A big left from Risley misses.
Katsidis scores with a kick to the body.
Katsidis with a hook.
Risley wants to land a leg kick but Katsidis is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katsidis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Risley was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsidis.
Risley throws a leg kick but Katsidis moved away.
Risley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsidis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Risley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Risley looks to land a right hand but Katsidis moved out of range.
It looked like Katsidis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Katsidis throws the left hand but Risley avoids the punch easily.
Risley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katsidis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katsidis throwing a counter right hand but Risley manages to avoid it.
Risley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Risley is rocked!
Katsidis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Risley right on the button. Risley goes down! Katsidis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Katsidis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilleo Katsidis!
After winning the bout, Achilleo Katsidis 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. 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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35
156 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teimosia wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Teimosia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia is looking to slow Hawkins down with leg kicks.
Hawkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawkins jabs at Teimosia's body.
Hawkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teimosia.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the head.
Teimosia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Teimosia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawkins gets tackled into the cage by Teimosia. Teimosia maintains the clinch.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teimosia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Hawkins blocks the low kick.
It looked like Hawkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Teimosia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkins fails to land.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Teimosia defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Teimosia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teimosia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teimosia scrambles back to his feet.
Hawkins throws a hook but Teimosia blocks it.
Teimosia scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Teimosia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawkins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hilton Teimosia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Teimosia misses with a head kick.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Teimosia sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia throws a body shot but no joy.
Teimosia staying out of range there.
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teimosia closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teimosia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawkins. Hawkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Teimosia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Teimosia's head backwards.
Hawkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teimosia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teimosia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawkins throws a jab when Teimosia was well out of range.
Hawkins backing away here, and Teimosia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Teimosia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia drives through and clinches with Hawkins against the cage.
Hawkins is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Teimosia takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land.
Hawkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins moves forwards but Teimosia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Teimosia rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Teimosia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
Hawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkins controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkins.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawkins takes a shot to the head.
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!
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Teimosia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hawkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Teimosia can turn it around.
Teimosia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Teimosia lands a body shot.
Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teimosia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Teimosia lands with a nice body kick.
Teimosia moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teimosia 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 Hilton Teimosia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Teimosia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teimosia can pounce on him.
Hawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teimosia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teimosia throws a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teimosia 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 Hawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Teimosia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Hawkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins lands with a hook. Teimosia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawkins swings for the body but Teimosia moves out of range.
Teimosia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Teimosia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teimosia forces Hawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Teimosia.
Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teimosia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia's corner calls for a 1-2. Teimosia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Teimosia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Teimosia misses.
Teimosia wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Teimosia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Teimosia's shoulder, as Teimosia tries to avoid the shot.
Teimosia tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Teimosia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Teimosia slips a jab from Hawkins.
Teimosia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teimosia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teimosia throws a looping overhand right but Hawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Teimosia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawkins.
Teimosia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Teimosia tries to clinch but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawkins moves out of range as Teimosia strikes.
Teimosia needs to keep his hands up - Hawkins had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick from Hawkins misses.
Teimosia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teimosia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teimosia tries to clinch up.
Teimosia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawkins counters with a low kick, right behind Teimosia 's knee.
Teimosia tries to clinch up but Hawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teimosia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teimosia tries to clinch but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teimosia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Teimosia moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Teimosia's head.
Hawkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teimosia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teimosia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hawkins with a body shot.
Hawkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Teimosia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teimosia can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Teimosia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Teimosia tries to clinch up.
Teimosia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Teimosia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Teimosia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Good exchange - Hawkins coming out on top.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teimosia.
Teimosia closes the distance but Hawkins moves to the side
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teimosia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid body kick from Hawkins.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
Teimosia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teimosia moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawkins.
Teimosia moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Teimosia.
Hawkins throwing a counter right hand but Teimosia manages to avoid it.
Teimosia defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Teimosia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teimosia looks to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a nice body kick.
Teimosia ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Teimosia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teimosia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawkins slips under a jab from Teimosia.
Teimosia tries to clinch there but Hawkins circles away.
Hawkins tried to counter with a leg kick but Teimosia avoided it.
Teimosia throws a jab when Hawkins was well out of range.
Hawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Teimosia.
Teimosia throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teimosia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawkins lands a jab.
Teimosia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins throws a big counter combination but Teimosia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lamont Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Teimosia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Hawkins dominated that second 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. 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.
Teimosia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Teimosia is out of range.
Teimosia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawkins is looking to chop away at Teimosia's legs.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teimosia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Teimosia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teimosia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teimosia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Teimosia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawkins throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Teimosia saw that one coming.
Hawkins throws the kick towards the body but Teimosia avoids it.
Good leg kick by Teimosia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Teimosia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teimosia scores with a jab. Hawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawkins throws a jab when Teimosia was well out of range.
Teimosia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Teimosia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teimosia slips a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Teimosia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teimosia throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teimosia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawkins throws a hook but Teimosia blocks it.
Teimosia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teimosia tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Teimosia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawkins.
Hawkins cracks the inside of Teimosia's front leg.
Teimosia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teimosia wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Teimosia rushes Hawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Hawkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkins's elbow.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkins controls the action.
Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teimosia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teimosia checks it well.
Teimosia scoring well with a low kick there.
Teimosia clinches up against the cage.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
Hawkins prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia.
Teimosia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Teimosia blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Teimosia as the two fighters clinch.
Teimosia gets through Hawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teimosia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teimosia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Teimosia is looking to clinch.
Hawkins tries to counter with a takedown but Teimosia is quick to defend against it.
Hawkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Teimosia 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.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teimosia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teimosia lands a leg kick that knocks Hawkins off balance momentarily.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teimosia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins slips a jab from Teimosia.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Teimosia.
Hawkins throws a hook but Teimosia avoids it easily.
Hawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Teimosia connects with an inside leg kick.
Teimosia scores with a spinning back kick!
Teimosia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teimosia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Teimosia is just out of range.
Teimosia feints a counter leg kick.
Teimosia connects with a high kick.
Teimosia scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Teimosia is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teimosia.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teimosia throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hilton Teimosia.
I think Teimosia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lamont Hawkins!
Lamont Hawkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin has chosen Redbone- Come And Get Your Love as his entrance music. 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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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch but Mclovin moves away
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mclovin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mclovin checks a low kick from Hunt.
Mclovin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Mclovin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Mclovin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mclovin prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mclovin controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Mclovin.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Mclovin is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mclovin is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Mclovin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mclovin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mclovin tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Mclovin back against the cage.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Mclovin has the dominant position.
Hunt tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mclovin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mclovin backwards.
Mclovin landing knees to the head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Mclovin.
A left hand lands to the body for Mclovin.
Mclovin working aggressively here.
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mclovin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hunt blocks it well.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mclovin.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Mclovin counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mclovin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mclovin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mclovin avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mclovin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
Mclovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Mclovin.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin.
Mclovin lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Mclovin blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Mclovin moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses the jab.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mclovin works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Mclovin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mclovin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mclovin digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Mclovin saw that one coming.
Hunt catches Mclovin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mclovin throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt cracks Mclovin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mclovin scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Mclovin back into the cage.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Mclovin connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt moves out of range as Mclovin throws a body kick.
Mclovin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Mclovin lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Mclovin tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Mclovin finds it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Mclovin checks it.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Mclovin jumps back.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclovin.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Mclovin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Mclovin circles away.
Hunt misses with a hook
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin lands a slapping body shot.
Mclovin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Mclovin is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mclovin throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Mclovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
A nice side step and Mclovin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pony Mclovin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Mclovin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mclovin moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Mclovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt takes a swing at Mclovin's ribcage but misses.
Mclovin thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Mclovin lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mclovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
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!
Mclovin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mclovin just manages to avoid it.
Mclovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Hunt.
Mclovin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mclovin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mclovin just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mclovin. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclovin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mclovin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pony Mclovin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A nice side step and Mclovin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mclovin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Mclovin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mclovin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Mclovin ducks down to avoid it.
Mclovin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclovin throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Mclovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclovin. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mclovin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Mclovin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Mclovin.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Mclovin feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Mclovin's leg but Mclovin calmly moves out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclovin tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
Mclovin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mclovin unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mclovin gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclovin's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Mclovin.
Mclovin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclovin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Mclovin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mclovin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Mclovin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt throws a low kick but Mclovin moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Mclovin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mclovin throws a counter combo.
Mclovin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mclovin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Hunt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mclovin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Mclovin off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Mclovin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mclovin misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Mclovin finds it's target.
Mclovin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pony Mclovin.
I think Mclovin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pony Mclovin!
Our winner, Pony Mclovin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota comes to the cage accompanied by Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor . Adrian Shota could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arunas Samusiovas's chin.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samusiovas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Samusiovas misses the shot to the body.
Samusiovas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas avoids a kick to the body.
Samusiovas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Samusiovas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Samusiovas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shota darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas throws a wild body kick that Shota sees coming a mile off.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas throws a big shot that misses.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shota.
Shota misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Samusiovas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but Shota avoids it.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samusiovas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Samusiovas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shota is looking to clinch but Samusiovas is avoiding it.
Samusiovas takes one to the chin there.
Samusiovas lands an overhand right.
Shota fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Samusiovas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shota tries to bum rush Samusiovas with a series of wild strikes but Samusiovas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samusiovas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota cracks Samusiovas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shota lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samusiovas at a distance.
Shota lands a jab to Samusiovas's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samusiovas misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Samusiovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shota.
Shota closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shota lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shota misses with some punches.
Samusiovas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samusiovas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shota.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shota's elbow.
Shota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samusiovas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shota blocking some punches.
Shota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samusiovas blocks the elbow strike.
Samusiovas lands a shoulder strike.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shota's elbow.
Shota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas swings wildly with an uppercut but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samusiovas.
Shota swings wildly with an uppercut but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota digs a right hand underneath Samusiovas's ribcage. Samusiovas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samusiovas lands a hook that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
Shota landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samusiovas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
A short right from Samusiovas on the inside.
Samusiovas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samusiovas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Shota.
Samusiovas stalls.
Samusiovas takes an elbow to the temple.
Shota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samusiovas.
Samusiovas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Adrian Shota will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shota feints and then cracks Samusiovas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samusiovas down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shota.
Shota scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shota has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shota throws out a loose jab but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shota throws a poor cross that misses
and Shota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samusiovas throws a body shot but no joy.
Samusiovas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samusiovas blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samusiovas's head backwards.
Samusiovas misses with a kick to the body
and Shota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adrian Shota is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Shota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shota.
Shota moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas blocks the body kick.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Samusiovas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samusiovas cracks Shota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shota throws an off balance right hand
and Samusiovas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shota scores with a shot to the body.
Shota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Samusiovas. Beautiful body shot.
Samusiovas scores with a shot to the body.
Samusiovas looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Samusiovas. Shota shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samusiovas lands with an overhand left.
Samusiovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shota can pounce on him.
Shota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Shota was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Samusiovas.
Shota wants to clinch
and Samusiovas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota throws a series of punches but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Samusiovas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Shota. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shota.
Shota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samusiovas.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Samusiovas's shoulder, as Samusiovas tries to avoid the shot.
Samusiovas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Samusiovas counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota cracks a nice hook into Samusiovas's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Samusiovas misses its intended target.
Shota misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shota connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samusiovas momentarily.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot
and Shota counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shota checks the leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shota's head.
Shota throws a lazy uppercut
and Samusiovas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range.
Samusiovas tries to land a front kick but Shota steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Samusiovas misses with a hook. Shota ducked under it nicely.
Samusiovas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota lands a jab to the head.
Samusiovas throws a shot to the body.
Samusiovas defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Samusiovas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shota blocks it well.
Samusiovas lands a slapping body shot.
Samusiovas scores with a shot to the body.
Shota connects with the punch.
Samusiovas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shota's calf.
No joy there for Shota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samusiovas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Samusiovas circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arunas Samusiovas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samusiovas swings for the body but Shota moves out of range.
Samusiovas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shota looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas punishes Shota's body with a nice straight punch.
Samusiovas looks to land a body kick but Shota moved away.
Shota was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Samusiovas dodges the punch combination from Shota.
Samusiovas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Samusiovas tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas moves forwards but Shota connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shota throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samusiovas's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Shota.
Samusiovas misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a looping overhand right but Shota ducks down to avoid it.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Samusiovas is predictable there
and Shota counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shota misses with a combination
and Samusiovas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shota swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samusiovas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samusiovas wants to land a leg kick but Shota is out of range.
Shota throws a leg kick
and Samusiovas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shota moves away.
Samusiovas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Samusiovas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samusiovas slips under a jab from Shota.
Samusiovas lands with a good body shot.
Shota slips under a jab.
Shota looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shota wants to clinch up but Samusiovas keeps it at a distance.
Samusiovas unleashes a big counter combination but Shota bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Samusiovas throws a hook but Shota blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samusiovas, right into the meat.
Shota moves into the clinch successfully.
Shota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samusiovas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samusiovas moves away.
Samusiovas lands with a nice body kick.
Shota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samusiovas.
Shota tries to clinch up.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samusiovas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shota counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Samusiovas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samusiovas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Samusiovas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shota. Shota obviously looking to wear him down.
Shota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shota throws a hook but Samusiovas blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
Shota walks into a jab.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Shota misses
and Samusiovas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samusiovas scores with a jab. Shota acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas takes a swing at Shota's ribcage but misses.
Samusiovas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shota appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shota counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samusiovas thinking.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Samusiovas lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shota takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shota misses with a hook. Samusiovas ducked under it nicely.
Samusiovas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota scores with a leg kick.
Samusiovas tries to land a body kick
letting Shota counter with a right hand.
Shota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shota swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samusiovas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick that knocks Shota off balance momentarily.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch but Samusiovas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Samusiovas misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Shota.
Shota throws a chopping leg kick but Samusiovas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samusiovas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shota takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shota takes a swing at Samusiovas's ribcage but misses.
Shota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samusiovas on the side of the head.
Samusiovas is looking to slow Shota down with leg kicks.
Shota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samusiovas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Samusiovas is just out of range.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samusiovas manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shota blocks a head kick by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas is looking to land body kicks.
Shota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shota's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Samusiovas cracks Shota with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Shota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Samusiovas's head but Samusiovas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shota takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shota chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samusiovas. That did some damage!
Shota pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range and Shota settles back down.
Shota lands the left hand.
Samusiovas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samusiovas tried to score with a low kick but Shota checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shota misses.
Shota backing away here, and Samusiovas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shota misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shota with a body shot.
Shota takes a swing at Samusiovas's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samusiovas! But no joy.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samusiovas scores with a punch to the head.
Samusiovas scores with a jab. Shota acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Samusiovas.
Shota takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samusiovas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samusiovas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shota is looking to clinch but Samusiovas is avoiding it.
Shota wants to clinch
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shota.
Samusiovas feints a counter leg kick.
Shota closes the distance looking to clinch
and Samusiovas counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shota throws a hook but Samusiovas avoids it easily.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Shota misses
and Samusiovas counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the side of Shota's head but Shota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samusiovas scores with a jab.
Shota throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arunas Samusiovas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shota moves away from the strike by Samusiovas.
Shota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shota misses with a jab to the body
and Samusiovas counters with a big head kick but Shota shrugs it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Samusiovas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shota - the referee stops the clock and Samusiovas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shota. Samusiovas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shota.
Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shota.
Samusiovas tries to land a leg kick but Shota saw it coming and moves away.
Shota jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Shota is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shota lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Shota misses
and Samusiovas counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Samusiovas misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shota. That's going to slow Samusiovas down.
Shota throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samusiovas.
Shota pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range and Shota settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Samusiovas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Samusiovas ducks down to avoid it.
Shota backing away here, and Samusiovas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samusiovas throws a front kick aimed at Shota's knee but Shota avoids it well.
Shota throws a head kick that misses.
Samusiovas throws a big counter head kick but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Samusiovas connects with a nice looking jab.
Shota feints and then cracks Samusiovas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samusiovas down.
Shota lands an overhand right.
Adrian Shota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arunas Samusiovas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
Shota was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Samusiovas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shota wants to clinch.
Shota tries to clinch but Samusiovas is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Samusiovas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shota misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Samusiovas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samusiovas.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samusiovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
And Samusiovas responds with a good body kick, but Shota manages to step out the way in time.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a body shot but no joy.
Samusiovas blocks a low kick nicely.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samusiovas throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Samusiovas.
Shota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Samusiovas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samusiovas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shota with a body shot.
Samusiovas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Shota moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Shota misses its target.
Shota misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Shota pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range and Shota settles back down.
Shota pushes Samusiovas up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shota misses with a body punch.
Shota tries to throw a body punch but Samusiovas avoids it by throwing Shota back against the cage.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samusiovas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Shota showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samusiovas 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arunas Samusiovas!
In defeat, Adrian Shota stepped up to the mic, saying 'Even the best of us have much to learn. My pain is well earned. May all my enemies be so skilled as you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Edwin Starr WAR. Georgy Fokin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Fokin.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seia throws a hook but Fokin blocks it.
Seia throws a jab but it's blocked by Fokin.
Fokin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Seia catches Fokin right on the button with a cross.
Fokin throws a jab when Seia was well out of range.
Seia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fokin just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Seia. That snapped Fokin's head back.
Seia wants to slow Fokin down by chopping away at his legs.
Fokin throws a right and a left that Seia avoids nicely.
Seia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Fokin coming out on top.
A big right from Fokin misses.
Fokin staying out of range there.
Fokin fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Fokin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fokin thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fokin slips a straight right by Seia.
Fokin throws a shot to the body.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fokin gets a takedown into half guard.
Fokin stops Seia from getting back to his feet.
Seia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fokin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fokin's back!
Seia biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Seia's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seia is landing with strikes. Fokin can't take much more of this.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fokin rolls, trying to escape but Seia keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seia trying to control.
Seia gets his hands free as Fokin looks to control.
Seia trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fokin doesn't escape.
Fokin tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Seia's guard. Nice work there by Fokin.
Fokin with a flurry of punches that miss.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Fokin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fokin wants to control from the top but Seia keeps moving.
Seia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fokin is controlling him.
Fokin working some strikes from top position.
Fokin 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.
Seia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fokin throwing strikes from guard but Seia blocks nicely.
Fokin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick from Seia misses.
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fokin's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fokin throws a hook to the side of Seia's head but Seia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Fokin lands a nice hook to Seia's body. Seia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fokin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seia rather than just go for the knockout.
Fokin throws an overhand right that lands on Seia's shoulder, as Seia tries to avoid the shot.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fokin moves away.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fokin moves away.
Seia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Fokin's front leg but catches the back leg as Fokin tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Fokin misses its intended target.
Seia throws an overhand right that lands on Fokin's shoulder, as Fokin tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fokin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Seia staying out of range there.
Seia is looking to counter with a body kick.
Seia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fokin throws a hook but Seia avoids it easily.
Georgy Fokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fokin goes for a double leg but Seia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seia continues to drive forward.
Fokin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seia throws a leg kick but Fokin moved away.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fokin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fokin misses with an uppercut
and Seia counters with a leg kick.
Seia delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Fokin throws a body shot but no joy.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Fokin misses with a right hand
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seia slips a jab and a cross from Fokin.
Seia throws a shot to the body.
Fokin misses with a straight right.
Seia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Seia takes one to the chin there.
Fokin avoids the head kick by Seia.
Fokin throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seia. Fokin shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Seia misses
and Fokin counters with a single leg into guard. Seia didn't expect that.
Seia wants to stand but Fokin is controlling the position.
Fokin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fokin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seia is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fokin prevents Seia from getting back to his feet.
Fokin is stalling in the full guard.
Fokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Seia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fokin scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fokin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seia counters with a leg kick.
Fokin feints and as Seia raises his hands in defense, Fokin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fokin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fokin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seia pulls Fokin in close to prevent any damage.
Fokin stops Seia from standing up.
Seia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Nice straight punches there by Fokin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fokin.
Fokin just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fokin. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia is looking to score with low kicks.
Fokin misses with an uppercut.
Fokin throws a body shot but no joy.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fokin's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seia.
Seia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fokin's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Fokin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Seia.
Fokin checks the leg kick.
Seia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Seia misses.
Fokin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Fokin thuds a left hand into Seia's body.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Fokin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fokin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seia pinned against the cage. Seia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seia takes one on the button.
Fokin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Seia scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Fokin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fokin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fokin scores with a jab.
Seia looks for the body kick but Fokin saw that one coming.
Seia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fokin swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Seia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fokin 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.
Fokin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seia throws out the jab.
Fokin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fokin throws an overhand right that lands on Seia's shoulder, as Seia tries to avoid the shot.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Fokin.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seia throwing a counter right hand but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Seia throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Fokin.
Seia throws a front kick aimed at Fokin's knee but Fokin avoids it well.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.
Fokin feints the counter takedown.
Seia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Fokin's front leg but catches the back leg as Fokin tries to avoid it.
Seia avoids the body shot from Fokin.
Seia swings for the body but Fokin moves out of range.
Fokin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fokin throws out a loose jab but Seia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fokin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seia counters with a body kick.
Seia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Seia. That snapped Fokin's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fokin misses.
Seia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fokin.
Fokin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fokin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
Seia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fokin throws an off balance right hand
and Seia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fokin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fokin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seia.
Seia lands a body shot.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fokin.
A left lands for Seia.
Fokin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seia cracks Fokin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fokin misses with an uppercut
and Seia counters with a good, hard body kick but Fokin shrugs it off.
Seia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia misses the jab.
Fokin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seia doesn't seem bothered though.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Seia lands with a cross.
Seia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Fokin. Those never looked like landing.
Fokin throws a hook but Seia avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin misses with a hook.
Seia cracks Fokin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fokin misses the body punch
and Seia counters with a right hand 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!
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Fokin.
Fokin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seia.
Fokin lands a jab.
Fokin throws a looping overhand right but Seia ducks down to avoid it.
Fokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Fokin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seia.
Fokin throws a big shot that misses.
Fokin looks to land a combination but Seia avoids it well.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Fokin slips the punch.
Fokin throws a looping overhand right but Seia ducks down to avoid it.
Fokin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia misses with a straight right.
Fokin blocks a leg kick.
Fokin shoots in for a double leg but Seia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It appears Seia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fokin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fokin slips a jab from Seia.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Seia slams his shin into Fokin's torso.
Fokin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seia, right into the meat.
Seia cracks the inside of Fokin's front leg.
Fokin takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fokin.
Fokin with the counter takedown but Seia avoids it easily.
Seia slips a jab from Fokin.
Fokin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Fokin is out of range.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fokin.
Fokin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seia wants to slow Fokin down by chopping away at his legs.
Fokin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fokin throws a low kick but Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fokin.
Seia quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fokin lands a right hook to the body.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Fokin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fokin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fokin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
You can see that Fokin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Seia misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fokin feints the counter takedown.
Fokin lands a nice shot to the body.
Seia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fokin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seia finds it's way round the side to connect with Fokin's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fokin checks a leg kick.
Fokin misses with a shot to the body
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fokin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fokin has time to react.
A big right from Fokin misses.
Seia is looking to counter with a body kick.
Seia throws a big shot that misses.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia throws a leg kick but Fokin checks it.
Fokin swings widly with a right hand
and Seia counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia had his way with Georgy Fokin in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fokin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fokin!
Fokin misses with a takedown attempt
and Seia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fokin really felt that one!
Fokin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seia doesn't seem bothered though.
Fokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Seia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fokin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seia moves out of range as Fokin strikes.
Seia tried to counter with a leg kick but Fokin avoided it.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia throws a leg kick but Fokin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fokin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seia's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin throws a right hand that misses
and Seia counters with a left to the body.
Seia connects with a leg kick. Fokin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fokin misses with a hook. Seia ducked under it nicely.
Seia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fokin scores with a jab to the body.
Fokin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seia.
Fokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Fokin.
Seia misses with a low kick as Fokin jumps back.
Seia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fokin throws out the jab.
A big left from Fokin misses.
Seia misses with a kick to the body.
Fokin misses with a body punch
and Seia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fokin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seia.
Seia misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia scores with a jab to the head.
Seia misses with a body shot.
Seia connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fokin misses the shot to the body.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seia misses with a lunging right hand
and Fokin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fokin.
Seia has his feet on Fokin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fokin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fokin checks it well.
Seia misses with a body shot.
Seia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fokin can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Seia is just out of range.
Fokin misses with a right hand
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fokin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seia counters with a straight right hand.
Fokin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Seia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fokin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seia misses with the body kick
and Fokin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seia won't be happy with that.
Fokin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Seia!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fokin controlling from mount.
Seia wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Georgy Fokin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fokin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seia looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Fokin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fokin controlling the pace for now.
Fokin is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kelemi Seia.
I think Seia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Seia!
Kelemi Seia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen ЦельРазгроl as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alvado defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
A low kick from Alvado misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rustam Kersikov has been cut.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alvado really felt that one!
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Kersikov.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Kersikov swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Alvado misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov scores with a head kick. Alvado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado pushes Kersikov away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvado blocks it well.
Kersikov moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
A big right from Alvado misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kersikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Alvado with a series of wild strikes but Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Alvado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Alvado is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Alvado's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Alvado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Alvado
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Alvado misses
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Alvado fakes the leg kick and cracks Kersikov in the body.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kersikov clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Alvado scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado lands with a cross.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
Kersikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvado might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvado is wise to it.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Alvado slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado throws a quick counter head kick but Kersikov was just out of range.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov tries to work over Alvado's front leg with a kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Alvado.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado thows a body kick. Kersikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado misses with a combination
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado connects with the punch.
Alvado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvado misses with a body shot
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado throws a combination. Kersikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rustam Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Alvado walks into a jab.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvado is wise to it.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Alvado off balance momentarily.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov with a jab.
Alvado slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvado cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kersikov is rocked!
Kersikov throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Kersikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Alvado scores with a counter punch that sends Kersikov to the canvas! Alvado smells blood - he's punishing Kersikov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kersikov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Our winner, Pablo Alvado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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