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Death Squad 346:Todd v Duffy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones lands a head kick. Hughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones is pushing Hughes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hughes digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hughes as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Jones.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hughes stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Craig Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Jones tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Jones.
Hughes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hughes is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes's brow.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. Hughes quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hughes celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, wadiako. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
35 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shinoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shinoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shinoki .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shinoki is trying to control. Tiyapairat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tiyapairat pushes Shinoki off looking to stand but Shinoki dives back in and keeps control.
Shinoki wants to free his trapped foot but Tiyapairat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiyapairat throws a body punch but Shinoki moves out of range.
Shinoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tiyapairat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shinoki eats them both and turns towards Tiyapairat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tiyapairat throws a lazy right hand but Shinoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinoki moves out of range as Tiyapairat throws a body kick.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Shinoki blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Shinoki is blocking nicely.
Shinoki drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shinoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shinoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiyapairat is one step ahead there.
Shinoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinoki trying to keep a closed guard but Tiyapairat is proving a slippery customer.
Shinoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tiyapairat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat postures up.
Shinoki wants to stand up but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
Shinoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Shinoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinoki working a defensive guard here.
Shinoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Shinoki 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shinoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiyapairat is one step ahead there.
Shinoki has a closed guard, preventing Tiyapairat from standing up.
Tiyapairat stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shinoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tiyapairat on his heels. He'll look to pass Tiyapairat's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinoki wants to control from the top but Tiyapairat keeps moving.
Shinoki looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiyapairat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinoki attempts a counter takedown but Tiyapairat avoids it well and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch but Shinoki slips to the side
and Shinoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shinoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shinoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Tiyapairat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shinoki . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shinoki is looking to stall here but Tiyapairat recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat has momentary wrist control but Shinoki slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Shinoki tries to pass.
Shinoki stops Tiyapairat from standing up.
Shinoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiyapairat is retaining full guard.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Shinoki from controlling successfully.
Shinoki advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shinoki trying to control the position but Tiyapairat is working away.
The ground and pound from Shinoki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shinoki tries to advance to mount but Tiyapairat instead regains half guard.
Shinoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shinoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tiyapairat has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shinoki seems to be working for a kimura but Tiyapairat defends the submission attempt.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shinoki in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Shinoki tries to counter with a takedown but Tiyapairat is quick to defend against it.
Tiyapairat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch
and Shinoki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shinoki connects with a couple of short punches.
Shinoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Tiyapairat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shinoki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiyapairat is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiyapairat has escaped and now he's on top!
Naya Shinoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinoki has his foot on Tiyapairat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiyapairat works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naya Shinoki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shinoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiyapairat was covering up waiting for the punch and Shinoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Shinoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiyapairat rushes Shinoki and presses him up against the ropes.
Shinoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiyapairat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiyapairat connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shinoki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki connects with a leg kick. Tiyapairat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiyapairat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naya Shinoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Shinoki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Shinoki gets control of Tiyapairat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shinoki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinoki wants to hit a switch here but Tiyapairat passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shinoki there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but Shinoki is holding on tight.
Shinoki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Shinoki from controlling successfully.
Shinoki throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tiyapairat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shinoki is trying to control the position but Tiyapairat postures up.
Shinoki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tiyapairat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shinoki .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiyapairat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Shinoki is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinoki is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiyapairat 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Naya Shinoki was interviewed post fight and said ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Binse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Binse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Binse lands with a kick to the temple. Nazarethyan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Binse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nazarethyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Binse's guard.
Nazarethyan is standing up over Binse. Binse looks to escape but Nazarethyan dives into side control.
Nazarethyan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Binse to his feet.
Binse takes a swing at Nazarethyan's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Binse misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binse misses with a looping left.
Binse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Binse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Binse misses with a head kick.
Nazarethyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Binse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazarethyan.
Binse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Binse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Binse
so Nazarethyan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nazarethyan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Binse, up you get!
Binse throws a hook to the side of Nazarethyan's head but Nazarethyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Binse looks to throw the jab but Nazarethyan is out of range.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Binse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarethyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Binse throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarethyan with the counter takedown but Binse avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Binse throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nazarethyan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Binse to his feet.
Binse misses with a straight left.
And Nazarethyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Binse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Binse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Binse throws a body kick that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Binse won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binse wants to control but Nazarethyan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Binse throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Binse won't be happy with that.
Binse struggling a bit here.
Binse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Christopher Binse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Binse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Binse throws an overhand right that lands on Nazarethyan's shoulder, as Nazarethyan tries to avoid the shot.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Binse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazarethyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Nazarethyan.
A slow jab from Binse misses its intended target.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Binse misses with a body shot.
Nazarethyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Binse defends it well.
Binse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarethyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Binse.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nazarethyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Binse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Binse throws an overhand right that lands on Nazarethyan's shoulder, as Nazarethyan tries to avoid the shot.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Decent striking displayed by Binse there.
Binse throws a hook but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan walks into a stiff left hand from Binse.
Binse misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarethyan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Binse to get to his feet.
Binse looks to land a left hand but Nazarethyan moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Binse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Binse looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazarethyan is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Binse is predictable there
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into side control.
Binse tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nazarethyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Binse is trying to work for a sweep but Nazarethyan has mounted him!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nazarethyan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Binse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
And Nazarethyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Binse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nazarethyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazarethyan slips a jab from Binse.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse throws an off balance right hand
so Nazarethyan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nazarethyan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binse misses the jab.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nazarethyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Binse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nazarethyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Binse.
Nazarethyan with the counter takedown but Binse avoids it easily.
Binse misses with a right hand
and Nazarethyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Binse's guard.
Nazarethyan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Suren Nazarethyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Binse scores with a leg kick.
Christopher Binse is winning the standup battle so far.
Binse throws a front kick aimed at Nazarethyan's knee but Nazarethyan avoids it well.
Binse moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Binse misses.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Binse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazarethyan with the counter takedown but Binse avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Nazarethyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Binse is predictable there
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Binse!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nazarethyan decides to stand back up. Nazarethyan steps back and let's Binse get back to his feet.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab.
Binse looks to throw a body kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Binse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nazarethyan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A big right from Binse misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binse misses with an uppercut.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Binse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Binse misses the target.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Binse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarethyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Binse.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Christopher Binse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab from Binse.
Nazarethyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Binse throws out the jab.
And Nazarethyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Binse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Binse slams his shin into Nazarethyan's torso.
Binse cracks Nazarethyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Binse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazarethyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Binse defends it well.
Binse loads up on a big right hand but Nazarethyan slips the punch.
Nazarethyan with the counter takedown but Binse avoids it easily.
Binse connects with a body shot.
Binse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Binse won't be happy with that.
Nazarethyan stands up and beckons Binse to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse swings widly with a right hand
and Nazarethyan counters with a single leg into guard. Binse didn't expect that.
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!
Binse working a defensive guard here.
Nazarethyan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nazarethyan moves away from the strike by Binse.
Nazarethyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Binse can pounce on him.
Binse takes a swing at Nazarethyan's ribcage but misses.
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 Christopher Binse.
I think Binse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Christopher Binse!
Christopher Binse 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think La Plegua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Clarence McGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 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
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee avoids the body shot from La Plegua.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
La Plegua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Jab by McGee.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Plegua rushes McGee and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from La Plegua.
McGee landing knees to the body.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
La Plegua takes an elbow to the temple.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Plegua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Plegua.
Nice elbow from McGee.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but La Plegua avoids the damage to the body.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Plegua blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Plegua blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plegua's face.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Plegua avoids it.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La Plegua lands a body punch.
La Plegua works on McGee's body with a couple of short punches.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua blocks an elbow strike from McGee.
McGee prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee lands an elbow inside that La Plegua shrugs off.
McGee lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from McGee.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
La Plegua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Plegua lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee misses with an elbow strike.
La Plegua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee working La Plegua over with knees to the body.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.
La Plegua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
La Plegua has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
La Plegua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
McGee prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
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!
La Plegua tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
La Plegua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
La Plegua lands a body shot in the clinch.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee working La Plegua over with knees to the body.
La Plegua avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the ropes.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee dominated that round.
That's time! La Plegua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch but McGee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Plegua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
La Plegua throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
La Plegua tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Plegua throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - La Plegua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Plegua wants to clinch up but McGee keeps it at a distance.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Plegua tries to clinch but McGee moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Plegua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and McGee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
La Plegua gets a clinch.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but La Plegua avoids the damage to the body.
La Plegua tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua takes a knee right on the jaw!
La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Plegua avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
La Plegua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua blocks the elbow strike.
La Plegua avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the ropes.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but La Plegua is blocking nicely.
La Plegua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. La Plegua won't want to take too many of those.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from La Plegua.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from La Plegua fails to land.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Plegua dodges an elbow strike from McGee.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Clarence McGee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee keeps control of La Plegua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La Plegua tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Plegua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Plegua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but La Plegua pushes him off.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andy La Plegua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee misses with a body shot.
McGee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for La Plegua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
La Plegua wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua throws out a leg kick but McGee moves out of range and La Plegua only half commits.
La Plegua catches McGee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
La Plegua clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
A knee to the head by McGee.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
La Plegua tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua takes an elbow to the temple.
McGee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy La Plegua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from La Plegua. Those never looked like landing.
McGee keeps the fight on the outside.
McGee scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from La Plegua misses the target.
La Plegua tries to clinch there but McGee circles away.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Plegua scores with a body shot.
La Plegua throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
La Plegua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
La Plegua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Plegua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La Plegua is looking to clinch.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch but McGee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Plegua throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGee counters with a leg kick.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and La Plegua moves out of range easily.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
McGee throws a series of punches but La Plegua avoids them all with ease.
La Plegua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McGee dodges the punch combination from La Plegua.
La Plegua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Plegua looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
La Plegua avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee lands with a thumping leg kick.
La Plegua walks into a jab.
McGee avoids the body shot from La Plegua.
McGee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Plegua throws a series of strikes that have McGee backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Plegua looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
McGee tries to counter with a clinch but La Plegua shakes him off and moves away.
La Plegua has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Plegua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from La Plegua.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Plegua tries to break free but McGee pushes him back against the ropes.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
La Plegua avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee landing knees to the body.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee lands an elbow inside.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Plegua gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee working La Plegua over with knees to the body.
La Plegua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McGee just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Plegua's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clarence McGee.
I think McGee 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clarence McGee!
Clarence McGee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter Vlll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music. Hannibal Lecter Vlll has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Lecter Vlll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar gets a clinch.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Lecter Vlll controls the action.
Lecter Vlll blocking some punches.
Lecter Vlll lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Lecter Vlll tries to tie him up.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter Vlll tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Lecter Vlll back against the ropes.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter Vlll's elbow.
Lecter Vlll gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter Vlll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter Vlll lands an uppercut.
Escobar drags the fight down to the ground.
Escobar 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.
Lecter Vlll postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Escobar is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lecter Vlll frees his head nicely. Oh but Escobar has switched to an armbar! Lecter Vlll is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pablo Escobar!
An out of breath Pablo Escobar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not Today by Sevendust. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chris Davison had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar throws a head kick but Davison moves out of range.
Laar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laar wants it to stay on the feet.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davison's sensitive parts.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Laar wants to get back to his feet but Davison passes into half guard.
Laar is trying to stand.
Davison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Davison.
Davison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Davison has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison prevents Laar from standing back up.
Davison lands strikes from half guard.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laar's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davison lands a nice short elbow.
Davison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laar gets back to full guard.
Davison is posturing up here but Laar has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Davison tries to roll out but it's too tight and Davison has to tap! Slick submission there by Laar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the ring accompanied by one bourbon one scotch one beer. Tynkkynen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cow herd - Fields kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ansgar Axelsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rauno Tynkkynen's chin.
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39 - 17 - 1 |
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218 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tynkkynen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Axelsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axelsson looking to throw knees to the head but Tynkkynen is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Tynkkynen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tynkkynen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Axelsson as Tynkkynen tries to tie him up.
Axelsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tynkkynen looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tynkkynen avoids the elbow strike from Axelsson, against the ropes.
Tynkkynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tynkkynen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tynkkynen's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tynkkynen blocks an uppercut.
Tynkkynen tries to pull guard but Axelsson won't allow it.
Axelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Axelsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Axelsson.
Tynkkynen is stalling here.
Axelsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tynkkynen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsson misses with a knee to the head.
Tynkkynen throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Axelsson throws an elbow but misses.
Axelsson lands an uppercut.
Axelsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tynkkynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tynkkynen avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but Tynkkynen blocks with his arms.
Axelsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Tynkkynen works on Axelsson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tynkkynen has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tynkkynen takes a shot to the head.
Tynkkynen blocking some punches.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Tynkkynen tries to keep at a distance but Axelsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Axelsson.
Axelsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tynkkynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsson's elbow.
Axelsson lands an elbow inside.
Tynkkynen lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axelsson.
Axelsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tynkkynen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Axelsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Tynkkynen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tynkkynen misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Axelsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tynkkynen's brow.
Tynkkynen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tynkkynen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axelsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tynkkynen.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Axelsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tynkkynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axelsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Tynkkynen as the two fighters clinch.
Axelsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Tynkkynen lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axelsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tynkkynen.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
Tynkkynen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsson.
Tynkkynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tynkkynen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Axelsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tynkkynen's brow.
Axelsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Axelsson tries to work over Tynkkynen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tynkkynen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Axelsson.
Axelsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tynkkynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axelsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Axelsson.
A right handed body shot lands from Tynkkynen.
A short uppercut from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is trying to maintain a safe position but Axelsson gets an underhook and turns Tynkkynen into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tynkkynen avoids the damage to the body.
Tynkkynen trying to stall but Axelsson improves his position.
Axelsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tynkkynen swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsson.
Axelsson pushes Tynkkynen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Axelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Tynkkynen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axelsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ansgar Axelsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tynkkynen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tynkkynen circles away.
Ansgar Axelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tynkkynen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Axelsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the head.
Axelsson is rocked!
Axelsson darts in trying to clinch
and Tynkkynen counters with a big left hand that crumples Axelsson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rauno Tynkkynen!
Post fight, Rauno Tynkkynen took to the microphone: 'Good fight, Kasvi. I would like to get another crack against Nick Force as my last fight!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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33
142 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
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151 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xi Jia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrycki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xi Jia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xi Jia misses with a left hand
and Petrycki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrycki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xi Jia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xi Jia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xi Jia misses with a shot to the body
and Petrycki counters with a good low kick that Xi Jia was not able to check.
Xi Jia throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xi Jia is looking to chop away at Petrycki's legs.
Petrycki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Xi Jia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrycki has time to react.
Xi Jia misses the jab.
Xi Jia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xi Jia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrycki.
Xi Jia moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrycki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Xi Jia lands.
Xi Jia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xi Jia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xi Jia drives through and clinches with Petrycki against the ropes.
Petrycki blocking some punches.
Xi Jia pushes Petrycki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xi Jia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrycki fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrycki tries to clinch up.
Xi Jia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
Xi Jia throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xi Jia just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki feints and then cracks Xi Jia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xi Jia down.
Xi Jia avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Xi Jia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xi Jia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrycki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xi Jia lands with a right hand.
Xi Jia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrycki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xi Jia throws a head kick that misses
and Petrycki counters with a body kick that stops Xi Jia in his tracks momentarily.
Xi Jia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrycki. Xi Jia shrugs it off though.
Xi Jia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrycki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki missing with a left hand there. Xi Jia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrycki wants to clinch up but Xi Jia keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xi Jia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrycki with a body shot.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the body
enabling Xi Jia to counter with a crisp jab.
Xi Jia throws a hook but Petrycki blocks it.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrycki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xi Jia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrycki's elbow.
Petrycki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xi Jia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Xi Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrycki is looking to slow Xi Jia down with leg kicks.
Xi Jia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrycki.
Petrycki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xi Jia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrycki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia works Petrycki's body with a nice hook.
Xi Jia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrycki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xi Jia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrycki lands a jab.
Petrycki throws a good cross that connects.
Xi Jia cracks Petrycki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xi Jia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrycki sprawls well. Petrycki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xi Jia gets slowly back to his feet.
Xi Jia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrycki.
Xi Jia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xi Jia throws a body punch but Petrycki moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrycki has managed to clinch.
Petrycki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xi Jia throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Xi Jia is trying to pull guard but Petrycki turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Xi Jia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Petrycki misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Xi Jia.
Petrycki has Xi Jia up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
Xi Jia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrycki breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia misses with a left hand
and Petrycki counters with a low kick, right behind Xi Jia 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Xi Jia misses.
Petrycki needs to keep his hands up - Xi Jia had a free shot at his head there.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Xi Jia blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki is looking to clinch.
Xi Jia looks to land a left hand but Petrycki moved out of range nicely.
Petrycki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Petrycki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrycki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrycki wants to clinch up but Xi Jia keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xi Jia! But no joy.
Petrycki lands with an overhand left.
Xi Jia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xi Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Xi Jia.
Petrycki clinches up against the ropes.
Petrycki blocking some punches.
Xi Jia lands an elbow inside that Petrycki shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Xi Jia fails to land.
Xi Jia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrycki working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Petrycki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xi Jia has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrycki is trying to force a seperation but Xi Jia has the dominant position.
Xi Jia has a couple of punches blocked by Petrycki.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petrycki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xi Jia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrycki throws a head punch that misses.
Petrycki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xi Jia backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xi Jia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xi Jia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xi Jia throws a body kick that misses
and Petrycki counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrycki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Nice defenses there by Xi Jia.
Petrycki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut
and Xi Jia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrycki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Xi Jia working aggressively here.
Petrycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrycki tries to clinch
and Xi Jia counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrycki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xi Jia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Xi Jia moves away and avoids it.
Petrycki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Xi Jia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrycki is working away from the top position though.
Petrycki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xi Jia actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia wants to control but Petrycki passes into side.
Petrycki with the ground and pound but Xi Jia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrycki with the ground and pound but Xi Jia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Petrycki trying to control but Xi Jia is working from the bottom.
Petrycki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xi Jia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrycki with a jab.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xi Jia swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
Petrycki walks into a stiff left hand from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia throws a push kick but Petrycki slaps the foot to one side.
Petrycki throws a head kick but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Xi Jia swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Xi Jia misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrycki misses the target.
Petrycki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xi Jia clinches up against the ropes.
Xi Jia lands a left hand.
Xi Jia manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki wants to stand but Xi Jia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Petrycki trying to control but Xi Jia is working from the bottom.
Xi Jia is trying to keep Petrycki in close.
Petrycki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xi Jia keeping moving, preventing Petrycki from controlling successfully.
Xi Jia has his foot on Petrycki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrycki works his way back into a safe position though.
Xi Jia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Petrycki wants to stand but Xi Jia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Petrycki controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrycki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Xi Jia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Xi Jia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrycki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrycki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xi Jia is fending him off so far but Petrycki persists. Nope, Xi Jia circles away and we're back to standing.
Xi Jia wants to counter with a clinch but Petrycki pushes him away.
Xi Jia misses with a straight left.
Petrycki is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xi Jia. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki tries to clinch up but Xi Jia circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrycki moves in looking to clinch but Xi Jia pushes him off.
Petrycki backing away here, and Xi Jia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xi Jia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia cracks a nice hook into Petrycki's ribs.
Petrycki throws a jab but it's blocked by Xi Jia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrycki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xi Jia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrycki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xi Jia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Petrycki
and Xi Jia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrycki closes the distance and clinches up with Xi Jia, looking for a takedown. Petrycki pushes Xi Jia against the ropes but Xi Jia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrycki moves into range and clinches up with Xi Jia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xi Jia keeps control of Petrycki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xi Jia throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrycki throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Xi Jia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xi Jia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrycki throws out the jab.
Xi Jia wants to counter with a clinch but Petrycki pushes him away.
Petrycki slips under a jab.
Petrycki scores with a leg kick.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xi Jia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrycki tries to clinch there but Xi Jia circles away.
Xi Jia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrycki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xi Jia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki clinches up with Xi Jia and pushes him back against the ropes.
Xi Jia missing with knees to the body.
Xi Jia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xi Jia tries to work over Petrycki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrycki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xi Jia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrycki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrycki tries a low kick but Xi Jia avoids it.
Petrycki tries for a takedown but Xi Jia circles away easily
and Xi Jia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xi Jia throws the kick towards the body but Petrycki avoids it.
And Petrycki counters with a quick kick to the body but Xi Jia blocks it.
Petrycki looks to clinch
and Xi Jia counters with a right hand to the body.
Xi Jia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xi Jia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Xi Jia misses.
Xi Jia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrycki wants to clinch up but Xi Jia keeps it at a distance.
Petrycki throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Petrycki is predictable there
and Xi Jia counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia stalks Petrycki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrycki's face. Petrycki staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrycki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xi Jia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xi Jia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrycki blocks it well.
Xi Jia stuffs the takedown.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xi Jia manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Xi Jia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xi Jia keeps the fight on the outside.
Xi Jia misses the jab.
Xi Jia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrycki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Xi Jia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki slips a straight right by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia blocks the body kick.
Petrycki looks for a takedown but Xi Jia sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xi Jia! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Petrycki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot lands for Xi Jia.
Petrycki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xi Jia in his tracks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrycki blocks an uppercut.
Xi Jia lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards.
Petrycki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Xi Jia throws a head punch that misses.
Xi Jia prevents the takedown attempt.
Xi Jia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Xi Jia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrycki is working for takedown but Xi Jia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Xi Jia misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrycki checks the leg kick.
Xi Jia throws a combination that misses
and Petrycki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xi Jia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrycki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrycki darts in looking for a takedown but Xi Jia gets double underhooks and turns Petrycki into the ropes.
Xi Jia blocks a leg kick.
Xi Jia moves away from the strike by Petrycki.
Petrycki goes for a double leg but Xi Jia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Xi Jia continues to drive forward.
Xi Jia catches Petrycki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrycki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xi Jia just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xi Jia feints and then cracks Petrycki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrycki down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Petrycki fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrycki doesn't manage to clinch there - Xi Jia circles away.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Xi Jia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xi Jia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xi Jia throws a shot from downtown. Petrycki moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrycki misses its target.
Xi Jia swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
Petrycki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Xi Jia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xi Jia tried to score with a low kick but Petrycki checks it.
It looked like Petrycki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrycki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Xi Jia!
Xi Jia is trying to control Petrycki's posture but Petrycki avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a strike aimed at the side of Xi Jia's head but Xi Jia avoids it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Xi Jia struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Petrycki stalls from top position.
Petrycki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xi Jia keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee asks Petrycki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Petrycki prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xi Jia - that will leave a mark!
Petrycki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xi Jia counters with a good low kick that Petrycki was not able to check.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrycki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xi Jia.
Petrycki darts in looking for a takedown but Xi Jia gets double underhooks and turns Petrycki into the ropes.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Xi Jia.
Petrycki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donk. Petrycki catches Xi Jia right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown but Xi Jia shows good takedown defense.
Xi Jia jabs Petrycki right on the nose. Petrycki blinks but takes it well.
Kang Xi Jia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrycki scores with a body shot.
Petrycki is looking to clinch.
Bogdan Petrycki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xi Jia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xi Jia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xi Jia lands a nice shot to the body.
Xi Jia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrycki avoids a kick to the body.
Xi Jia scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xi Jia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki is looking to clinch.
Xi Jia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrycki.
Xi Jia scores with a nice head shot.
Petrycki tries to clinch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Xi Jia misses with a head kick.
Petrycki is looking for a counter combo.
Petrycki blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrycki throwing a counter right hand but Xi Jia manages to avoid it.
Petrycki misses with a low kick.
Xi Jia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrycki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki sets himself, and Xi Jia steps forward looking for the clinch! Petrycki avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kang Xi Jia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xi Jia 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kang Xi Jia! Kang Xi Jia retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Kang Xi Jia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Blood Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hiroshimo Sakamoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Hayes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Sakamoto avoids them all with ease.
Hayes takes one on the button.
Sakamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sakamoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hayes digs a good hook to Sakamoto's body.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Sakamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Hayes tries a quick counter leg kick but Sakamoto is wise to it.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Sakamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with a body punch
and Sakamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Sakamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Sakamoto.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Sakamoto tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body shot
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Sakamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Hayes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sakamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Sakamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Sakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Sakamoto jumps back.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Hayes cracks Sakamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes jabs Sakamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Sakamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hayes! But no joy.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hayes just manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Sakamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Sakamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Hayes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamoto motions for Hayes to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Hayes lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Sakamoto is predictable there
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakamoto won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sakamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hayes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hayes's back!
Hayes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sakamoto's guard. Nice work there by Hayes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakamoto is retaining full guard.
Sakamoto has his foot on Hayes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayes works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hayes advances position into side control!
Hayes wants to control but Sakamoto is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hayes working over Sakamoto with some ground and pound. Sakamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hayes wants to control but Sakamoto is keeping him busy.
Sakamoto is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakamoto is staying active underneath Hayes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hayes seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakamoto tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Sakamoto trying to control but Hayes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto has his hands clasped together around Hayes's back. He's all about the action.
Sakamoto trying to control here.
Hayes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakamoto tries to roll over but Hayes keeps him under control.
Hayes is pressing down on Sakamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sakamoto is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Sakamoto slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes tries to work over Sakamoto's front leg with a kick but Sakamoto checks it.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes with a nice cross.
Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakamoto.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sakamoto defends it well.
Hayes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Hayes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakamoto feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Sakamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Sakamoto shoots in for a double leg but Hayes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Sakamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes throws a hook but Sakamoto avoids it easily.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Sakamoto.
Hayes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sakamoto.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakamoto looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Sakamoto scores with a push kick.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Sakamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Sakamoto attempts a counter takedown but Hayes avoids it well and moves away.
Sakamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakamoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes looks to land a combination. Sakamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Hayes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sakamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michael Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakamoto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sakamoto trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes prevents Sakamoto from improving his position.
Hayes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakamoto is in trouble now - Hayes has advanced to mount!
Hayes tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away.
Hayes unloading with bombs!
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position but Hayes isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away.
Hayes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sakamoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sakamoto!
Sakamoto postures up.
Sakamoto trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakamoto throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto scores with a nice strike.
Hayes lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes connects with a jab.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes feints a counter leg kick.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Sakamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hayes. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto tried to counter with a leg kick but Hayes avoided it.
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakamoto is able to avoid easily.
Sakamoto throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Sakamoto jabs at Hayes's body.
Hayes lunges at Sakamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakamoto's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakamoto misses with the body kick
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
Sakamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Sakamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakamoto misses with a double jab.
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Hayes in the body.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakamoto. Sakamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
It seemed like Hayes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sakamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakamoto.
Hayes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sakamoto.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Hayes throws out a counter right but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
Sakamoto cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Hayes punishes Sakamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes misses the jab.
Sakamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
Hayes misses the jab.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes wants to counter with a clinch but Sakamoto pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Sakamoto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto lands with a good body shot.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakamoto at a distance.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
A jab from Sakamoto finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Sakamoto stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Hayes with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Sakamoto misses.
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!
Sakamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sakamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.
Sakamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakamoto.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes cracks Sakamoto with a good jab.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sakamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Sakamoto settles back down.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakamoto. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakamoto 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Hiroshimo Sakamoto 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Brawl - Bloody spit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy lands with a kick to the temple. Todd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Todd has closed the distance and engaged Duffy in a clinch.
Duffy misses with a body punch.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Duffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffy misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy misses with a body punch.
Duffy is trying to break the clinch but Todd has him pressed against the ropes.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy tries a knee to the head but Todd blocks it.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A shot in the inside from Todd.
Duffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duffy is trying to force a seperation but Todd has the dominant position.
Duffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duffy trying to stall but Todd improves his position.
Todd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Todd managing to block the knees to the body from Duffy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy tries to throw a body punch but Todd avoids it by throwing Duffy back against the ropes.
Todd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duffys head.
Todd blocks a body shot from Duffy.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Todd.
Duffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Duffy takes a shot to the head.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Duffy blocks a body shot from Todd.
Duffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duffy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd lands with a light punch inside.
Duffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy drops Todd with a big knee straight up the middle! Todd is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Todd is rocked!
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Todd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Todd moves into the clinch.
Todd lands an uppercut.
Duffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Duffy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Todd is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carney Duffy!
Carney Duffy is the new welterweight champion!
Carney Duffy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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