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EVO 271: Kakoullis vs Seia 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister comes to the cage accompanied by the whores of westeros. Madrigal has chosen Lil Jon-Throw it Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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117 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Madrigal!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrigal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister is trying to control but can't.
My spies in Russian Bears Elite Gym inform me that Madrigal has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lannister is looking to improve his position.
Lannister is working hard here to advance position.
Madrigal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lannister is trying to maintain the position but Madrigal is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madrigal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Madrigal trying to control from half guard but Lannister is working away.
Madrigal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madrigal is nestled in close to Lannister, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal working Lannister over with strikes.
Lannister avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madrigal.
Madrigal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lannister defending well though.
Madrigal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrigal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Madrigal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Madrigal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lannister has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lannister slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Madrigal.
Madrigal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lannister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Madrigal's guard.
Madrigal wants to sweep but no luck.
Madrigal keeps trying to improve his position.
Madrigal has momentary wrist control but Lannister slips an elbow through the middle.
Madrigal keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
Lannister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madrigal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lannister distracts Madrigal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister won't allow Madrigal to sweep him here.
Madrigal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Madrigal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madrigal prevents Lannister from improving his position.
Madrigal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Madrigal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lannister is looking to control Madrigal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lannister avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looking for submissions off his back.
Madrigal seems to be working for a kimura but Lannister defends the submission attempt.
Lannister wants to control but Madrigal is keeping busy.
Lannister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lannister slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madrigal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Madrigal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lannister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madrigal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madrigal cracks Lannister with a good jab.
Madrigal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lannister drives through and clinches with Madrigal against the cage.
Madrigal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Madrigal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madrigal misses with a looping left.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madrigal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madrigal cracks Lannister with a right hand to the side of the head.
Madrigal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Lannister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madrigal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madrigal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Madrigal lands with a right hand.
Lannister takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Madrigal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister is looking for a counter combo.
Madrigal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Madrigal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lannister on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal works the jab nicely.
Madrigal throws a lazy right hand but Lannister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madrigal slips a jab from Lannister.
Madrigal blocks a jab.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Madrigal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lannister connects with a nice short shot to Madrigal's temple.
Lannister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madrigal defending well though.
Julio Madrigal has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is looking for a sweep. Lannister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lannister passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madrigal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister landing shots from mount.
Madrigal is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Madrigal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Madrigal is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Madrigal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Madrigal is working to get back to half guard.
Lannister lands a heavy elbow.
Lannister lands a couple of good shots and Madrigal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Madrigal is still in real trouble! Can Lannister finish him?
Lannister has got one arm under Madrigal's chin. This could be trouble... Madrigal trying to control the other hand but Lannister gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Madrigal has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyrion Lannister!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tyrion Lannister waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 8$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
Julio Madrigal spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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219 lbs
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208 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A cross from May lands.
Kahn misses the jab.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kahn throws a predictable looking body shot
letting May counter with a right hand.
Kahn scores with a jab to the body.
May looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
May looks to land a body kick but Kahn moved away.
Kahn dips to his left and cracks May with an uppercut!
Kahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kahn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
Kahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from May.
May throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Kahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. May doesn't seem phased though.
May has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for May.
Kahn is trying to break the clinch but May is controlling him.
Kahn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kahn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May prevents a body shot from Kahn.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
May lands a body punch.
A short right from May on the inside.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahn's elbow.
May pushes Kahn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn blocks a body shot from May.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
May lands a body punch.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
May misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn stalling.
May lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn manages to break the clinch.
May fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and May counters with a good low kick that Kahn was not able to check.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as May lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kahn doesn't seem phased though.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from May.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Kahn checks a leg kick.
A big right from May misses.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but May manages to avoid it.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Kahn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
May lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kahn or not.
May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
Kahn can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
A short uppercut from May.
May prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
May punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and May counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
May throws a big shot that misses.
May scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kahn moves out of range of the leg kick from May.
Kahn throws a body kick that misses
and May counters with a straight right hand.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kahn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for May.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as May blocks the low kick.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a right hand to the body.
Kahn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
May moves into range and connects with a jab.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahn slips a straight right by May.
May lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
May misses with a wild body shot.
May is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kahn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kahn throws out a leg kick but May moves out of range and Kahn only half commits.
May looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kahn throws a poor cross that misses
and May counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kahn's corner calls for a 1-2. Kahn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
May scoring well with a low kick there.
May takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad May dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
May keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from May.
May throws a leg kick that misses.
May takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. May darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as May throws out the jab.
Kahn throws a big counter combination but May scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May throws a push kick but Kahn slaps the foot to one side.
May attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brad May seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahn thows a body kick. May tries to catch it but that hurt him.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May cracks Kahn with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. May darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from May.
Kahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
A low kick from Kahn misses
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
and May counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Kahn jabs May right on the nose. May blinks but takes it well.
Kahn walks into a jab.
May moves into the clinch.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn is working May over against the cage.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from May! But no joy.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May.
May takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kahn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kahn scores with a nice head shot.
May throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
May slips a jab from Kahn.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn swings for the body but May moves out of range.
May throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - May coming out on top.
May cracks Kahn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a stiff right hand.
Kahn connects with an inside leg kick.
May throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kahn throws a wild body kick that May sees coming a mile off.
Kahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
May connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kahn.
Kahn throws a body kick that misses.
Kahn tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
May closes the distance and pushes Kahn back into the cage.
Kahn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Brad May seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
May misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
May's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
May blocks an uppercut.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn tries to break the clinch but May is controlling the position.
May lands a body shot.
Kahn blocking some punches.
May blocks a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by May.
A short right from May.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
May lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May lands with a light punch inside.
May throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from May.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from May.
May will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kahn up against the cage.
May presses Kahn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kahn tries to work over May's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn stalling in the clinch but May improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
May lands a right hand.
Kahn takes a shot to the head.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
May gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn.
A slapping leg kick lands for May.
May lands with a straight right. Kahn didn't see that one coming.
Kahn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kahn wants to slow May down by chopping away at his legs.
May blocks a jab.
May scores with a jab to the body.
May connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kahn momentarily.
A big right from Kahn misses.
May uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
May misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
Kahn misses with a leg kick.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but May seems unphased.
May throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
May fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kahn checks it well.
Kahn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahn.
May missing with a left hand there. Kahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from May misses the target.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from May.
May misses the shot to the body.
Kahn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
May works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Kahn is predictable there
and May counters with a low kick, right behind Kahn 's knee.
A low kick from Kahn is predictable there
letting May counter with a right hand.
May scoring well with a low kick there.
May scores with a jab to the head.
May cracks the inside of Kahn's front leg.
Kahn takes a swing at May's ribcage but misses.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May.
Tyson Kahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kahn, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahn's elbow.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
May tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
May misses with a body punch.
Kahn lands a nice uppercut.
May misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
May lands a right hand.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Kahn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
May lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May lands a right hook to the body.
Kahn misses with a hook
enabling May to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May throws a front kick aimed at Kahn's knee but Kahn avoids it well.
May drives through and clinches with Kahn against the cage.
Kahn lands a right hand.
May lands with a right to the head.
May is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kahn is keeping busy.
May lands a nice uppercut.
May slows down the pace here.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
May has Kahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn lands a right hand.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May scores with a jab.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
May swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brad May is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn wants to land a leg kick but May is out of range.
May checks a leg kick nicely.
Kahn walks into a straight right hand from May.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May slips under a jab from Kahn.
Kahn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a good low kick that Kahn was not able to check.
Kahn throws a leg kick that misses.
Kahn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahn motions for May to come forward. Kahn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
May lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Kahn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad May comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well May has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
A victorious Brad May thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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154 lbs
10 - 2 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd misses with a double jab.
Kenway cracks a nice hook into Byrd's ribs.
Kenway tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway slips under a jab from Byrd.
Kenway wants to clinch.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byrd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byrd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kenway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrd scrambles back to his feet.
Kenway throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenway looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Byrd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Byrd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kenway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kenway.
Byrd throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
Jab by Kenway.
Kenway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Byrd is able to avoid easily.
Kenway walks into a jab.
Byrd looks to land a left hand but Kenway moved out of range nicely.
Kenway is looking to chop away at Byrd's legs.
Byrd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd throws the left hand but Kenway avoids the punch easily.
Kenway throws a series of punches but Byrd avoids them all with ease.
Byrd throws a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Byrd misses.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Kenway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd works Kenway's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Byrd. That snapped Kenway's head back.
Kenway swinging wildly here.
Byrd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Byrd slips a jab from Kenway.
Kenway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kenway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Byrd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Kenway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Byrd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenway scrambles back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Byrd.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenway moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Kenway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Byrd throws a front kick that sends Kenway stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenway.
It appears Byrd was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kenway moves out of range of the body kick from Byrd.
Kenway wants to counter with a clinch but Byrd pushes him away.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Byrd lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd defending well as Kenway loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Kenway misses with a leg kick.
Byrd misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Byrd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Kenway swinging wildly here.
Byrd scores with the left hand. Kenway knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Kenway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byrd's head.
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 Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byrd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
Byrd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byrd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kenway counters with a left to the body.
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Kenway takes one to the side of the head.
Byrd misses with a left hand
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kenway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd lands an overhand right.
Kenway tries to clinch but Byrd is having none of it.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byrds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd throws a big counter combination but Kenway scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway scores with a hook.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd misses with a looping left.
Kenway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byrd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Kenway misses with a few strikes there.
Kenway misses with a right hand
so Byrd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenway is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kenway managing to control the position.
Kenway can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Byrd controls the pace.
Kenway keeping full guard, as Byrd tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenway, not yet.
Kenway keeping moving, preventing Byrd from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Kenway feints a counter leg kick.
Kenway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kenway just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byrd lands with an overhand left.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd 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.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Byrd.
Byrd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kenway moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd jabs Kenway right on the nose. Kenway blinks but takes it well.
Byrd scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Kenway misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway tries a quick counter leg kick but Byrd is wise to it.
Byrd lands with a cross.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Kenway misses with a series of wild punches.
Byrd throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrd walks into a jab.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenway can do to turn this around?
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Kenway throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Kenway tries to counter with a clinch but Byrd shakes him off and moves away.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Byrd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Byrd feints and then cracks Kenway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenway down.
Kenway darts in and clinches Byrd up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Byrd.
Kenway tries to work over Byrd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd breaks the clinch.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Byrd.
Byrd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenway.
Byrd throws the kick towards the body but Kenway avoids it.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenway's head backwards.
Byrd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kenway on the side of the head.
Kenway throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Kenway throws a good cross that connects.
Kenway lands with an uppercut that bounces Byrd off the cage and back into range.
Kenway misses with an uppercut.
Byrd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Byrd scores with a push kick.
Kenway lands a head shot.
Kenway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target.
Kenway sizes up Byrd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byrd thows a body kick. Kenway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Byrd throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
It appears Byrd was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kenway misses the jab.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenway misses the target.
Byrd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kenway lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edward Kenway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenway misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrd circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrd swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway throws a sloppy body shot
and Byrd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kenway does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenway.
Kenway has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a straight left.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenway.
Byrd cracks the inside of Kenway's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byrd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byrd.
Kenway throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byrd scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Byrd digs a good body shot into Kenway's ribs.
Byrd tried to score with a low kick but Kenway checks it.
Kenway tries to land a front kick but Byrd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Kenway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
Kenway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrd scores with a nice head shot.
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Byrd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Jolly Leg Byrd.
Well Byrd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt The Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hurt has chosen Stayin' Alive as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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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
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt The Hurt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hurt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finch dips to his left and cracks The Hurt with an uppercut!
Finch jabs The Hurt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Hurt misses with a straight right.
The Hurt connects with a right hand. Finch shakes it off.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from The Hurt.
Finch digs a good hook to The Hurt's body.
The fighters circling - The Hurt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch throws a head kick but The Hurt moves out of range.
The Hurt throws a leg kick
and Finch counters with a good, hard body kick but The Hurt shrugs it off.
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!
Nice defenses there by The Hurt.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Hurt misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Finch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finch there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Hurt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch throws a counter high kick but The Hurt was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a body punch but The Hurt moves out of range.
Finch blocks a head kick by The Hurt.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Hurt throws a combination. Finch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Hurt misses with a wild body shot.
The Hurt misses the shot to the body.
The Hurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
The Hurt wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Hurt throws out the jab.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Hurt cracks a nice hook into Finch's ribs.
Finch moves out of range of the leg kick from The Hurt.
The Hurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
The Hurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
The Hurt takes one to the chin there.
Finch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Hurt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Finch.
Finch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Hurt.
The Hurt throws a leg kick that misses.
The Hurt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
Finch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Hurt. That one must have hurt.
The Hurt connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Hurt.
The Hurt looks to land a combination but Finch avoids it well.
Finch misses with an uppercut. The Hurt saw that one coming.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Hurt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Hurt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finch moves away from the strike by The Hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by The Hurt.
The Hurt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finch moves out of range of the body kick from The Hurt.
The Hurt cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses.
The Hurt lands with a good body shot.
Finch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Finch there.
Finch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Hurt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Finch. That one must have hurt.
The Hurt connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
Finch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Hurt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Hurt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Hurt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Hurt throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Burt The Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Hurt's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. The Hurt does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Hurt scores with a jab to the body.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
The Hurt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Finch connects with a high kick.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at The Hurt's knee but The Hurt avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hurt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finch throws a low kick but The Hurt avoids it.
The Hurt misses with a hook.
The Hurt lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Burt The Hurt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Hurt throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and The Hurt moves out of range easily.
Finch connects with a body shot.
A big right from The Hurt misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finch.
Finch digs a good hook to The Hurt's body.
Burt The Hurt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch takes a swing at The Hurt's ribcage but misses.
The Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a jab when The Hurt was well out of range.
The Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Hurt manages to avoid it.
The Hurt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Hurt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finch checks it well.
Finch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hurt throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Finch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Hurt.
A head kick misses from Finch.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Hurt connects with a jab.
The Hurt throws a good cross that connects.
Finch is rocked!
Finch misses with a low kick.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
The Hurt takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from The Hurt.
Finch needs to keep his hands up - The Hurt had a free shot at his head there.
Finch feints and then cracks The Hurt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Hurt down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Hurt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Finch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but The Hurt moves his leg out of the way.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Hurt.
A head kick misses from The Hurt.
Finch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finch throws a body punch but The Hurt moves out of range.
Finch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from The Hurt.
The Hurt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Hurt missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Hurt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
The Hurt throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Finch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Hurt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from The Hurt.
A head kick misses from The Hurt.
The Hurt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hurt scores with a jab to the head.
Finch misses with a hook
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Finch might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Hurt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch sizes up The Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Hurt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finch connects with a crisp jab.
The Hurt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Hurt throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
The Hurt falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Finch to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from The Hurt lands.
The Hurt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
The Hurt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Hurt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Hurt throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Hurt.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but The Hurt is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Hurt. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Hurt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Hurt throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Hurt misses with a straight right.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but The Hurt seems unphased.
The Hurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch lands the left hand.
A jab from The Hurt misses.
The Hurt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Hurt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Finch slams his shin into The Hurt's torso.
The Hurt is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hurt connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back.
The Hurt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Hurt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Burt The Hurt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Hurt moves out of range of the strikes.
The Hurt forces Finch back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Hurt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Hurt misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Hurt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Hurt tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Finch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finch pushes The Hurt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Hurt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Finch avoids the body shot from The Hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Finch.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from The Hurt.
Finch lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Finch.
The Hurt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Hurt throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
The Hurt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch misses with a kick to the body
and The Hurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Hurt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Finch. That one must have hurt.
The Hurt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Finch throws a chopping leg kick but The Hurt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Finch.
The Hurt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch cracks the inside of The Hurt's front leg.
Finch connects with a looping right hand.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab from Finch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws a low kick, looking for The Hurt's leg but The Hurt calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from The Hurt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and The Hurt counters with a series of strikes. Finch will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finch counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by The Hurt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Hurt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finch blocks a jab.
The Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
Finch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Hurt misses with an uppercut.
As The Hurt backs away, Finch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Finch thumps The Hurt with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Good leg kick by Finch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Hurt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Finch slips a jab from The Hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The Hurt.
The Hurt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Hurt's calf.
Finch jabs at The Hurt's body.
Richmond Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Hurt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Finch.
The Hurt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Hurt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Hurt throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hurt drives through and clinches with Finch against the cage.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch cracks The Hurt with an open hand slap.
Finch punishes The Hurt's body with a nice straight punch.
The Hurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Finch counters with a nice right hand that sends The Hurt toppling to the canvas! The Hurt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finch finish him?!
The Hurt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Finch.
The Hurt is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
The Hurt switches off momentarily and Finch cracks him with a monster right hand! The Hurt topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Finch dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Finch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pearson Specter Litt, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Cross!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doe thows a body kick. Cross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Cross misses.
A cross from Doe lands.
Doe moves into the clinch.
Cross jumps into guard, dragging Doe to the mat.
Cross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doe stays in close to Cross's body and controls the position.
Doe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doe scores with a push kick.
Cross catches Doe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Cross.
Doe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
A nice side step and Cross releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doe defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doe misses the target.
Doe lands a high kick!
It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross misses with a looping right.
Doe is looking to counter the offense by Cross and move into the clinch.
Cross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnus Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Doe pushes Cross away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Doe scores with a punch to the head.
Doe dodges the punch combination from Cross.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doe misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cross misses.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Doe misses
and Cross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doe is working Cross over against the cage.
Cross looks winded!
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Doe tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross wants to get back to striking at distance but Doe won't allow it.
Cross jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doe walks away with a smile on his face. Cross gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doe clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Doe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Cross blocks a body shot from Doe.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Doe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
Cross lands with a cross.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Cross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doe.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doe clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe cracks Cross with a nice body shot.
Doe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Doe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cross if he has to take too many more of those.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Doe thumps Cross with a low kick.
Cross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doe.
Doe lands a right hook to the body.
Doe delivers a nice body kick.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross closes the distance but Doe moves to the side
and Doe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe catches Cross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Doe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Cross avoids it.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Doe has knocked Cross down with a huge combo! Doe steps away and waves a wobbly Cross back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cross is rocked!
Doe throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
It seemed like Cross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cross is still on wobbly legs! Can Doe finish him?
Doe jabs at Cross's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joe Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cross seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Doe. Beautiful body shot.
Doe catches Cross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doe throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cross doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Doe.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cross if he has to take too many more of those.
Cross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cross takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cross walks straight into a right hand from Doe - that's dropped him! Doe jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cross from any more punishment! Cross complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Doe!
A less than humble Joe Doe misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raunio comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Gruzinsky has chosen Россия as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roman Gruzinsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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207 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauli Raunio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky lands a big head kick that sends Raunio tumbling to the mat! Gruzinsky takes a step backwards and waves Raunio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gruzinsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raunio shoots in and drives through. Gruzinsky sprawls well.
Raunio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gruzinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raunio looks to land a right hand but Gruzinsky moved out of range.
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Raunio is just out of range.
Gruzinsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruzinsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raunio at a distance.
Raunio throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzinsky moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Gruzinsky misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Gruzinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruzinsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raunio lands a left and a right that send Gruzinsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Raunio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gruzinsky is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raunio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gruzinsky to score with a decent uppercut.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut. Raunio saw that one coming.
Gruzinsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Raunio finds it's target.
Gruzinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Raunio finish him?
Gruzinsky lands with a nice body punch.
Gruzinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Raunio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gruzinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raunio moves away.
Gruzinsky misses with a double jab.
Gruzinsky lands a nice hook to Raunio's body. Raunio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gruzinsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruzinsky digs a good hook to Raunio's body.
Gruzinsky tries to land a leg kick but Raunio saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio drops Gruzinsky with a beautiful combination! Gruzinsky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Raunio is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Roman Gruzinsky's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruzinsky throws a head kick but Raunio moves out of range.
Raunio with a hook.
Raunio blocks a head kick by Gruzinsky.
Raunio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Gruzinsky.
Raunio defending well as Gruzinsky loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Raunio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raunio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gruzinsky's hands.
Gruzinsky misses the jab.
Raunio feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Raunio.
Gruzinsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raunio.
Gruzinsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio throws a shot to the body.
Gruzinsky misses with a body kick.
Raunio throws a head kick that misses
and Gruzinsky counters with a left and a right that stings Raunio.
Gruzinsky ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Gruzinsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Roman Gruzinsky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raunio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gruzinsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raunio misses with a double jab
and Gruzinsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gruzinsky cracks Raunio with a hook to the temple - Raunio is on wobbly legs here! Gruzinsky swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Raunio falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gruzinsky wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Gruzinsky!
Our winner, Roman Gruzinsky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obliteratii comes to the cage accompanied by Walkürenritt. Hawk has chosen Deadwood as his entrance music. Thomas Hawk has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk defending well as Obliteratii loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obliteratii throws out the jab.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Obliteratii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Obliteratii throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Obliteratii misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obliteratii.
Hawk tries to land a front kick but Obliteratii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Hawk tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Obliteratii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Obliteratii scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hawk. Beautiful body shot.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a push kick but Hawk slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Obliteratii's leg. Obliteratii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hawk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
Obliteratii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawk. Hawk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Obliteratii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obliteratii is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Zeus Obliteratii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obliteratii blocks a jab.
Obliteratii lands a jab to the nose.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obliteratii is able to avoid easily.
Obliteratii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obliteratii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawk throws a front kick that sends Obliteratii stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a nice body shot.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obliteratii.
Hawk throws a body punch but Obliteratii moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obliteratii moves away.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obliteratii misses with a right hand
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obliteratii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Obliteratii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk wants the takedown. Obliteratii is fighting it off but Hawk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Obliteratii's guard against the cage.
Obliteratii has his feet on Hawk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obliteratii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawk scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Obliteratii lands but Hawk takes it in his stride.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Obliteratii misses its target.
Obliteratii lands with a cross.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obliteratii lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Obliteratii, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Obliteratii moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obliteratii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obliteratii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii connects with a single shot there.
Zeus Obliteratii is winning the standup battle so far.
Obliteratii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obliteratii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii misses with a left hand
and Hawk counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Obliteratii misses with a low kick.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Obliteratii moved out of range.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obliteratii throws a good cross that connects.
Obliteratii misses with a kick to the body.
Hawk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obliteratii lands with a right hand.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawk tries a quick counter leg kick but Obliteratii is wise to it.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obliteratii throws out the jab.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk avoids a kick to the body.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Obliteratii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk checks a low kick from Obliteratii.
A nice side step and Hawk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obliteratii throws a head kick that misses.
Obliteratii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obliteratii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obliteratii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with an outside leg kick.
Obliteratii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawk tries a low kick but Obliteratii avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Obliteratii misses the target.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawk moves out of range as Obliteratii throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii clinches with his opponent.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk wants to take the fight to the mat but Obliteratii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Obliteratii lands with a light punch inside.
Obliteratii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Hawk.
Obliteratii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii trying to land knees to the body.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawks head.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
A head punch on the inside from Obliteratii fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Obliteratii fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Obliteratii keeps him there for the moment.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Obliteratii seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hawk can turn it around.
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!
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obliteratii breaks the clinch.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii 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!
Obliteratii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Obliteratii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obliteratii. Obliteratii obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawk keeps Obliteratii at a distance using the push kick.
Obliteratii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Hawk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Obliteratii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawk.
Hawk checks a low kick from Obliteratii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Obliteratii is looking for a counter combo.
Obliteratii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obliteratii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Obliteratii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hawk - that landed with a thud.
Hawk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obliteratiis head.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk tries to clinch up but Obliteratii circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Obliteratii misses
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obliteratii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk wants to clinch
and Obliteratii counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk cracks Obliteratii with an open hand slap.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obliteratii.
Hawk motions for Obliteratii to come forward. Hawk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Obliteratii catches Hawk right on the button with a cross.
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawk.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obliteratii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii scores with a push kick.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Obliteratii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawk.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Obliteratii scores with a decent looking hook.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Obliteratii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obliteratii gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hawk is standing up over Obliteratii. Obliteratii looks to escape but Hawk dives into side control.
Thomas Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk in side control, throwing shots but Obliteratii defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.
Zeus Obliteratii's cut is getting worse.
Obliteratii taking a bit of punishment here - Hawk scoring with strikes.
Obliteratii is trying to control Hawk's posture but Hawk avoids it.
Obliteratii tries to improve position but can't.
Hawk throws a strike aimed at the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii avoids it well.
Hawk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Obliteratii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hawk but great work by Obliteratii.
Zeus Obliteratii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Hawk.
I think Obliteratii 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
Our winner, Zeus Obliteratii, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Thomas Hawk was interviewed post fight and said 'Alright ya tough son ofa bitch,.Good fight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (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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43
282 lbs
45 - 13 - 0 |
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257 lbs
32 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington misses with a double jab.
Harrington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Harrington misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Shillings's head coaches at Forcefield Ludas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington throws a hook to the side of Shillings's head but Shillings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shillings is looking to counter punch.
Shillings connects with a jab.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Shillings swings widly with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrington lands with a good body shot.
Shillings takes a swing at Harrington's ribcage but misses.
Harrington lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shillings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrington throws out the jab.
Harrington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrington lands with a good body shot.
Shillings is breathing heavily.
Harrington misses with a hook.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Shillings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings defending well as Harrington loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Shillings on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shillings throws a lazy uppercut
letting Harrington counter with a right hand.
Shillings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington fakes the leg kick and cracks Shillings in the body.
Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Shillings.
Harrington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrington staying out of range there.
Harrington throws a chopping leg kick but Shillings manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shillings is looking to counter punch.
Harrington misses with a looping right.
Shillings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away.
Harrington tries to clinch but Shillings moves out of range.
Harrington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shillings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shillings. That's going to slow Harrington down.
Shillings staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Shillings.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shillings moves away.
Shillings throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrington.
Some wild striking there from Harrington.
Shillings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Harrington.
Shillings throws a hook but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harrington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shillings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrington.
Shillings throws a hook but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington throws a low kick but Shillings moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harrington!
Harrington looks to land a body kick but Shillings moved away.
Shillings lands with an overhand left.
Harrington looks to land a right hand but Shillings moved out of range.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington lands a big right hand that sends Shillings crashing to the mat! Harrington stays standing though and waves Shillings back to his feet!
Shillings is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Shillings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That has opened up Ashley Harrington's cut even more.
Shillings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrington darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Shillings's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Harrington before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ashley Harrington!
After the fight, Ashley Harrington was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma has chosen Tatanka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
20 - 6 - 2 |
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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
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Tappenahomma throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Tappenahomma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Jab from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tappenahomma cracks Alvado with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tappenahomma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tappenahomma cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Tappenahomma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tappenahomma loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma 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.
Tappenahomma misses with a body kick.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappenahomma misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Tappenahomma settles back down.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tappenahomma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands with a nice body kick.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma pushes Alvado up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tappenahomma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma prevents Alvado from breaking the clinch.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvado is defending well for now.
Tappenahomma working Alvado over with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvado avoids it.
Alvado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvado blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvado or not.
Alvado gets through Tappenahomma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado wants to break free but Tappenahomma has control.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Tappenahomma misses with an elbow strike.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma lands a shoulder strike.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado dodges an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
Tappenahomma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Tappenahomma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Tappenahomma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tappenahomma.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Tappenahomma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Tappenahomma.
Alvado scores with a jab to the head.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Tappenahomma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tappenahomma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tappenahomma throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tappenahomma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado blocks the body kick.
A jab lands there for Tappenahomma.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado slips under a jab from Tappenahomma.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and Tappenahomma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tappenahomma cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
Tappenahomma throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Tappenahomma throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tappenahomma.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab to the body.
Tappenahomma connects with a crisp jab.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tappenahomma digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappenahomma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tappenahomma scores with a nice strike.
Tappenahomma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tappenahomma staying out of range there.
Alvado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tappenahomma cracks Alvado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Tappenahomma tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma looks to throw a body kick
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tappenahomma thinking.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Tappenahomma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvado has time to react.
Tappenahomma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvado scores with a hook.
Tappenahomma connects with a single shot there.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tappenahomma. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Tappenahomma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pablo Alvado's cut is getting worse.
Alvado keeps Tappenahomma at a distance using the push kick.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Tappenahomma.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Tappenahomma instigates a clinch.
Alvado blocks an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses.
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Tappenahomma moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Tappenahomma throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Tappenahomma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvado moves away from the strike by Tappenahomma.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Tappenahomma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tappenahomma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tappenahomma.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Tappenahomma's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tappenahomma. That's going to slow Alvado down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Tappenahomma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvado.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Tappenahomma connects with the punch.
Alvado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado throws a solid leg kick but Tappenahomma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvado.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tappenahomma! But no joy.
Tappenahomma loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tappenahomma.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Tappenahomma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tappenahomma misses with a low kick.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Tappenahomma instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a knee to the body.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside.
Tappenahomma missing with knees to the body.
Alvado lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Alvado.
Alvado breaks the clinch.
Alvado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tappenahomma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Tappenahomma moves in looking to clinch but Alvado pushes him off.
Alvado thows a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it
and Tappenahomma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tappenahomma throws a lazy uppercut
and Tappenahomma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tappenahomma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Tappenahomma swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvado swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappenahomma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Tappenahomma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tappenahomma looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado misses with a right hand
and Tappenahomma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tappenahomma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tappenahomma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Tappenahomma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado moves forwards but Tappenahomma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Tappenahomma really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Alvado.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Tappenahomma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tappenahomma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tappenahomma thinking.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Tappenahomma lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado misses with a left hand
and Tappenahomma counters with a low kick, right behind Alvado 's knee.
Tappenahomma tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado works Tappenahomma's body with a nice hook.
Tappenahomma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tappenahomma scores with a body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tappenahomma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tappenahomma misses with a body punch
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tappenahomma momentarily.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappenahomma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a stiff right hand.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook.
Tappenahomma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tappenahomma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Alvado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma tries to land a front kick but Alvado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tappenahomma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tappenahomma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tappenahomma tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tappenahomma if he has to take too many more of those.
Tappenahomma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma looks to clinch
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tappenahomma at a distance.
Tappenahomma jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado throws a head kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvado blocks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado connects with a crisp jab.
Alvado throws a series of punches but Tappenahomma avoids them all with ease.
Tappenahomma is looking to land body kicks.
Tappenahomma connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tappenahomma looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Tappenahomma misses
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma scores with a body shot.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado with a nice cross.
Tappenahomma avoids a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma scoring well with a low kick there.
Tappenahomma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappenahomma misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvado slips a jab from Tappenahomma.
Alvado tries to work over Tappenahomma's front leg with a kick but Tappenahomma checks it.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tappenahomma looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Tappenahomma had a free shot at his head there.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tappenahomma avoids a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the body kick.
Tappenahomma throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Tappenahomma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvado's knee momentarily.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Tappenahomma stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tappenahomma there.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Alvado throws a body punch but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Alvado takes one on the button.
Tappenahomma lands a nice shot that snaps Alvado's head back.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tappenahomma misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tappenahomma counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a combination that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chief Tappenahomma has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
Alvado walks into a left hand.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappenahomma manages to avoid it.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Tappenahomma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tappenahomma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Chief Tappenahomma 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 Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia has chosen Edwin Starr WAR as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelemi Seia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis looks to land a left hand but Seia moved out of range nicely.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Seia does it's job there.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis misses with a few strikes there.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick which misses Seia's front leg but catches the back leg as Seia tries to avoid it.
Seia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
Kakoullis connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Seia finds it's way through Kakoullis's defenses.
Seia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seia lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kakoullis takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Seia blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kakoullis blocks the low kick.
Seia avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seia feints and then cracks Kakoullis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kakoullis down.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
Seia steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seia.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Seia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seia scores with a push kick.
Seia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kakoullis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kakoullis throws a sloppy head kick and Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia scores with a sloppy right hand. Kakoullis should have avoided that one.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seia. Kakoullis shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Kakoullis.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis fails to land with a series of punches.
Seia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kakoullis slips a straight right by Seia.
Seia misses with a straight right.
Seia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Seia.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kakoullis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seia - the referee stops the clock and Kakoullis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seia. Kakoullis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Seia misses with a low kick as Kakoullis jumps back.
Seia misses with an uppercut
and Kakoullis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seia tries to land a body kick
and Kakoullis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kakoullis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kakoullis lands a two punch combo.
Kakoullis scores with a nice strike.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seia lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Seia.
Kakoullis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seia throws out the jab.
Seia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seia has time to react.
Kakoullis throws a big shot that misses.
Seia thinks about the counter body kick.
Kakoullis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seia.
Seia feints a counter leg kick.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seia checks it well.
Seia tries to land a front kick but Kakoullis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakoullis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kakoullis coming out on top.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Seia scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seia's hands.
Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seia.
Seia throws a right hand that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kakoullis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seia misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Seia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seia connects with a looping right hand.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Seia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Seia.
Kakoullis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Seia 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.
Seia takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Seia takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kakoullis. Those never looked like landing.
Seia lands with a shot to the body.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seia tries to move into range but Kakoullis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seia pushes Kakoullis away with a front kick.
Kakoullis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kakoullis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia lands a leg kick that knocks Kakoullis off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia scores with the left hand. Kakoullis knows he should have avoided that one.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seia throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Seia avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kakoullis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kakoullis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis missing with a left hand there. Seia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seia slips a straight right by Kakoullis.
A clash of legs there as Kakoullis blocks the low kick.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Seia throws a body kick.
Seia tries to move into range but Kakoullis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kakoullis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kakoullis throws a sloppy head kick and Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia scores with a punch to the head.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
Seia flicks out a counter leg kick but Kakoullis steps away.
Seia tries to land a leg kick but Kakoullis saw it coming and moves away.
Kakoullis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Seia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Seia pushes Kakoullis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakoullis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seia feints a counter leg kick.
Kelemi Seia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Seia.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Kakoullis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Seia lands with a shot to the body.
Seia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kakoullis if he has to take too many more of those.
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seia scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakoullis.
Seia is looking to land body kicks.
Kakoullis defending well as Seia loads up on a big left hand.
Kakoullis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Seia lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Kakoullis as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia blocks a head kick by Kakoullis.
Seia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kakoullis under the eye.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot
and Seia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seia throws a chopping leg kick but Kakoullis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kakoullis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kakoullis takes a step back to recover.
Seia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seia checks a leg kick nicely.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Kakoullis. Beautiful body shot.
Kakoullis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seia slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seia throws a leg kick that misses.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Seia blocks the low kick.
Seia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kakoullis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seia on the side of the head.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seia.
Nice defenses there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
A countering left hand to the body from Seia misses.
Kakoullis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Kakoullis sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick that knocks Seia off balance momentarily.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a kick to the body
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seia connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Seia.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Seia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kakoullis sizes up Seia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kakoullis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kakoullis scores with a head kick. Seia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
Kakoullis throws a hook but Seia blocks it.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Seia's leg but Seia calmly moves out of range.
Kakoullis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Kakoullis sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kakoullis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seia throws a solid leg kick but Kakoullis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seia.
Seia throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakoullis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Seia.
Seia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kakoullis scores with a jab to the body.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Kakoullis. Beautiful body shot.
Seia stuns Kakoullis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Seia misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis walks into a stiff left hand from Seia.
Seia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakoullis.
Seia lands a right hook to the body.
Kakoullis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Seia as he connects with a hook.
Seia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seia lands a nice hook to Kakoullis's body. Kakoullis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Seia.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakoullis throws a nice head kick!
Kakoullis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakoullis tries to move into range but Seia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kakoullis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seia lands a jab to the nose.
Seia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seia throws a solid leg kick but Kakoullis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seia.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seia - that will leave a mark!
Seia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis walks into a stiff left hand from Seia.
Kakoullis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seia connects with an inside leg kick.
Seia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seia thinks about the counter body kick.
Seia throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis cracks Seia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kakoullis. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia works Kakoullis's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Seia finds it's target.
Kakoullis thumps Seia with a low kick.
Kakoullis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Seia down.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seia tries to land a front kick but Kakoullis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakoullis slips a straight right by Seia.
Kakoullis checks a leg kick.
Kakoullis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head.
Seia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seia checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis throws a wild body kick that Seia sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia tries to work over Kakoullis's front leg with a kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Kakoullis keeps Seia at a distance using the push kick.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kakoullis jabs at Seia's body.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kakoullis momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia scores with a nice head shot.
Seia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kakoullis is looking to chop away at Seia's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia throws a right hand that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the leg kick from Seia.
Kakoullis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kakoullis throws a lazy body kick
and Seia counters with a straight right hand.
Kakoullis ducks right into an uppercut from Seia.
Seia lands a jab.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kakoullis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kakoullis lands a front kick.
Seia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kakoullis has time to react.
Kakoullis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seia is able to avoid easily.
Seia throws a solid leg kick but Kakoullis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seia.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kakoullis throws a shot from downtown. Seia moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seia! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seia - that will leave a mark!
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!
A swing and a miss from Kakoullis.
Seia swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Seia throws a chopping leg kick but Kakoullis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seia tried to score with a low kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Kakoullis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seia slips a straight right by Kakoullis.
Seia lands a front kick.
Kakoullis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seia to score with a decent uppercut.
Seia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakoullis connects with the punch.
Kakoullis throws a shot from downtown. Seia moves away and avoids it.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Seia moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kakoullis.
Seia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kakoullis counters with a thumping low kick.
Seia moves out of range of the strikes.
Seia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakoullis drops his hands momentarily and Seia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakoullis throws a big shot that misses.
Kakoullis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seia.
Seia lands with a hook. Kakoullis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seia throws a poor cross that misses
and Kakoullis counters with an inside leg kick.
Kakoullis looks to land a combination but Seia avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia looks for the body kick but Kakoullis saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Seia misses its intended target.
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!
Kakoullis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Seia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seia! But no joy.
Kakoullis blocks a leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seia counters with a leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Seia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seia moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Kakoullis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kelemi Seia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kakoullis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seia ducks right into an uppercut from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a jab to the body
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seia cracks Kakoullis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seia slips a straight right by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kakoullis lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Seia connects with the punch.
Kakoullis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
Seia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Kakoullis sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Seia.
Kakoullis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seia needs to keep his hands up - Kakoullis had a free shot at his head there.
Seia throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Seia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kakoullis is out of range.
Kakoullis throws the left hand but Seia avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a nice strike.
Kakoullis delivers a nice body kick.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis delivers a nice body kick.
Seia throws an overhand right that lands on Kakoullis's shoulder, as Kakoullis tries to avoid the shot.
Seia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kakoullis misses with a right hand
and Seia counters with a nice body shot.
Kakoullis tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Seia steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Seia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seia lands a nice shot that snaps Kakoullis's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.
Seia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seia can pounce on him.
Seia avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
Seia checks the leg kick.
Seia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kakoullis connects with a body shot that sends Seia's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Kakoullis misses
and Seia counters with a good low kick that Kakoullis was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia thows a body kick. Kakoullis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seia slips under a jab.
Seia flicks out a counter leg kick but Kakoullis steps away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seia.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Seia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kakoullis on the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seia.
Seia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kakoullis throws a push kick but Seia slaps the foot to one side.
Seia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head.
Seia lands a really nice looking cross but Kakoullis seems unphased.
Kakoullis misses with a jab to the body
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kakoullis throws a big shot that misses.
Seia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Seia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seia connects with a jab.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kakoullis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Kakoullis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kakoullis's head backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seia.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Seia avoids it easily.
Seia lands a nice shot that snaps Kakoullis's head back.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
Seia tries a quick counter leg kick but Kakoullis is wise to it.
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seia lands a jab to Kakoullis's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Seia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Seia!
Kelemi Seia is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kelemi Seia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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