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EVO 289: Tallon vs Jokinen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen the whores of westeros as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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135 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lannister slips a straight right by Fantana.
Lannister drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lannister's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lannister is working for a kimura but Fantana is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantana is looking to control Lannister's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fantana avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister wants to control but Fantana is keeping him busy.
Fantana tries to roll over but Lannister keeps him under control.
Fantana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lannister scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana won't allow Lannister to pass to mount.
Lannister is trying to work for a kimura but Fantana is defending well.
Fantana wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantana moves into full guard.
Lannister won't allow Fantana to sweep him here.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fantana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister lying in Fantana's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Fantana decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Lannister taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Fantana!
Brian Fantana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Von Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Day of Anger. Hong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hong Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Clifton Von Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hong cracks Von Lee with a good jab.
Von Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hong feints a jab promting Von Lee to slip. Hong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Von Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hong drives through and clinches with Von Lee against the cage.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong blocking some punches.
Von Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hong is pressed up against the cage. Von Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hong down to the mat. Hong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tonton Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Lee missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Von Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Von Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Hong throws out a counter right but Von Lee avoids it with no problem.
Von Lee avoids the body shot from Hong.
Horrible takedown attempt by Von Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Hong, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hong finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Lee's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Lee. Von Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Lee throws a leg kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Lee. Von Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Lee tries to land a body kick
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong cracks Von Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Lee tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Von Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Von Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Von Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Hong throws a series of punches but Von Lee avoids them all with ease.
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Von Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Von Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Tonton Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Von Lee takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong scores with a jab.
Von Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong has Von Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Von Lee's head.
Von Lee prevents a body shot from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonton Hong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick by Hong misses
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Von Lee avoids the head kick by Hong.
A head kick by Hong misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Von Lee moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Von Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Lee. Von Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Von Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Von Lee connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
Von Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Hong, looking for a takedown. Von Lee pushes Hong against the cage but Hong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hong darts in and clinches Von Lee up against the cage.
Hong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Lee.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Von Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Lee.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Lee's elbow.
Hong avoids the elbow strike from Von Lee, against the cage.
Tonton Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Lee working aggressively here.
Von Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee prevents a body shot from Hong.
Von Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Von Lee working aggressively here.
Von Lee lands with a right to the head.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Von Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Lee misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Von Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Von Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Von Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Von Lee blocking some punches.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Hong.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong tries a body shot but Von Lee blocks it.
Von Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Von Lee lands an elbow that stopped Hong in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tonton Hong has been cut.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Lee blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee is pushing Hong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Lee.
Hong lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Von Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hong tries to work over Von Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Lee is working for takedown but Hong is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Lee.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hong.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tonton Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tonton Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Von Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Von Lee.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Lee moves away.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
Hong lands with a kick to the temple. Von Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Von Lee's head but Von Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Lee misses the target.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Lee is looking to wear down Hong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hong lands with a slapping head kick.
Hong lands with a slapping head kick.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Von Lee.
Hong looks to clinch
and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
Clifton Von Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong rushes Von Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong tries to work over Von Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Von Lee stalling.
Hong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Von Lee avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Lee lands a right hand.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Lee controls his hands.
Hong is pressed up against the cage. Von Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hong down to the mat. Hong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong scores with a jab.
Hong connects with a right hand. Von Lee shakes it off.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Hong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hong wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonton Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Von Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crunch! Von Lee slams his shin into Hong's torso.
Hong scores with a head kick.
Von Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hong scores with the left hand. Von Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonton Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hong 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonton Hong!
An out of breath Tonton Hong 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasparaitis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gotta Get Away. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 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
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Kasparaitis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kasparaitis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gushiken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gushiken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasparaitis connects with the punch.
Gushiken takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis throws a head kick that misses.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gushiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gushiken jabs at Kasparaitis's body.
Gushiken connects with the punch.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasparaitis.
Gushiken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasparaitis.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Gushiken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kasparaitis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gushiken scrambles back to his feet.
Gushiken 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.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Gushiken cracks Kasparaitis with a good jab.
Kasparaitis moves out of range as Gushiken strikes.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasparaitis manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kasparaitis scores with a hook to the body. Gushiken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gushiken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kasparaitis rather than just go for the knockout.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Kasparaitis's ribs.
Kasparaitis tries a low kick but Gushiken avoids it.
Kasparaitis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kasparaitis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kasparaitis looks to throw the jab but Gushiken is out of range.
A solid body kick from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Kasparaitis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gushiken backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasparaitis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Kasparaitis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kasparaitis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Kasparaitis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Kasparaitis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gushiken has time to react.
Gushiken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasparaitis throws out a powerful jab.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut. Kasparaitis saw that one coming.
It looked like Kasparaitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gushiken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gushiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasparaitis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasparaitis jabs at Gushiken's body.
Gushiken swings widly with a right hand
and Kasparaitis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasparaitis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Kasparaitis.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken thuds a left hand into Kasparaitis's body.
Kasparaitis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasparaitis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasparaitis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gushiken checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gushiken.
Kasparaitis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kasparaitis defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Kasparaitis lands a head shot.
Kasparaitis connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasparaitis looks to land a left hand but Gushiken moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis drops his hands momentarily and Gushiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gushiken slips a straight right by Kasparaitis.
Gushiken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gushiken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kasparaitis defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Kasparaitis misses with a straight right.
Kasparaitis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Kasparaitis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kasparaitis.
A solid body kick from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasparaitis misses with a lunging right hand
and Gushiken counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasparaitis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gushiken in his tracks.
Gushiken tries to clinch there but Kasparaitis circles away.
Kasparaitis scores with a sloppy right hand. Gushiken should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gushiken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Kasparaitis misses.
Gushiken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kasparaitis. Kasparaitis obviously looking to wear him down.
Kasparaitis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kasparaitis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Kasparaitis's head but Kasparaitis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gushiken slips a jab from Kasparaitis.
A jab from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken gets a clinch.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasparaitis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasparaitis throws an off balance right hand
and Gushiken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasparaitis throws a jab when Gushiken was well out of range.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gushiken throws a hook but Kasparaitis avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gushiken, as that shot connected.
Kasparaitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken closes the distance but Kasparaitis moves to the side
and Kasparaitis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kasparaitis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Kasparaitis misses with a straight right.
Gushiken misses with a double jab.
Kasparaitis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gushiken misses the body punch
and Gushiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasparaitis cracks the inside of Gushiken's front leg.
Kasparaitis scores with the left hand. Gushiken knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Kasparaitis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darius Kasparaitis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasparaitis defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasparaitis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kasparaitis looks to throw the jab but Gushiken is out of range.
It looks like Kasparaitis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kasparaitis dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook
and Gushiken counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gushiken.
Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch.
Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gushiken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gushiken. That snapped Kasparaitis's head back.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Gushiken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gushiken, as that shot connected.
Gushiken checks a leg kick nicely.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Kasparaitis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range and Kasparaitis settles back down.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick that misses.
Gushiken throws out a counter right but Kasparaitis avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Gushiken blocks the leg kick.
Kasparaitis slips a straight right by Gushiken.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Kasparaitis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gushiken closes the distance and clinches.
Kasparaitis breaks from the clinch.
Kasparaitis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gushiken looks to land a left hand but Kasparaitis moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasparaitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasparaitis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasparaitis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gushiken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gushiken wants to clinch but Kasparaitis slips to the side
and Kasparaitis counters with a nice uppercut.
Gushiken jabs at Kasparaitis's body.
Gushiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Kasparaitis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Kasparaitis. Beautiful body shot.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Kasparaitis.
Gushiken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gushiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasparaitis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kasparaitis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasparaitis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kasparaitis can pounce on him.
Kasparaitis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gushiken misses with a straight right.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gushiken lands with a hook. Kasparaitis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gushiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Kasparaitis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a good cross that connects.
Kasparaitis slips a straight right by Gushiken.
Kasparaitis lands a jab to the head.
Kasparaitis scoring well with a low kick there.
Kasparaitis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gushiken throws a counter combo.
Gushiken loads up on a big right hand but Kasparaitis slips the punch.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Kasparaitis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasparaitis is looking for a counter combo.
Gushiken rushes Kasparaitis and presses him up against the cage.
Kasparaitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gushiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Kasparaitis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kasparaitis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gushiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasparaitis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gushiken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Kasparaitis.
Gushiken swings widly with a right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a body kick.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasparaitis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Kasparaitis.
A swing and a miss from Kasparaitis.
Gushiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a leg kick but Gushiken sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kasparaitis cracks the inside of Gushiken's front leg.
Gushiken wants to clinch but Kasparaitis slips to the side
and Kasparaitis counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Kasparaitis misses
and Gushiken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasparaitis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Yoko Gushiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasparaitis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasparaitis connects with a right hand. Gushiken shakes it off.
Kasparaitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gushiken can do to turn this around?
Gushiken cracks Kasparaitis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken moves to clinch but Kasparaitis breaks away
and Kasparaitis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gushiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Kasparaitis lands with a shot to the body.
Gushiken misses with a hook. Kasparaitis ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kasparaitis, right into the meat.
Kasparaitis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Gushiken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gushiken wants to clinch up but Kasparaitis keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kasparaitis misses with a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gushiken blocks a jab.
Kasparaitis lands a right hook to the body.
Gushiken misses with a looping right.
Gushiken looks to clinch
and Kasparaitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gushiken throws out a loose jab but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis misses with a body kick.
Kasparaitis moves out of range as Gushiken strikes.
Kasparaitis throws a front kick that sends Gushiken stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Kasparaitis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasparaitis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tung Fo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (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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215 lbs
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25
217 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tung Fo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fo. That did some damage!
Fo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blaster tries to buck Fo off but Fo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blaster is looking to reverse the position.
Blaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Fo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blaster, who protects the arm well.
Fo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blaster struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blaster, who protects the arm well.
Fo tries for a kimura but Blaster is defending well.
Fo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blaster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blaster is looking for a sweep.
Blaster is trying to control Fo's posture but Fo avoids it.
Blaster manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fo's best efforts.
Blaster has his hands clasped together around Fo's back. He's all about the action.
Fo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fo is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fo is working for a submission of some sort.
Fo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blaster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fo.
Blaster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fo won't allow Blaster to get back to his feet.
Blaster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fo advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blaster is looking to improve his position.
Fo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blaster sees it coming and defends easily.
Fo uses his free foot to push down on Blaster's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blaster.
Fo prevents Blaster from getting the reversal.
Fo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Blaster has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Blaster!
Blaster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blaster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blaster has managed to get both his arms back between Fo's legs - danger averted.
Fo working for a triangle but Blaster defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blaster defends it easily.
Blaster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fo has his takedown stuffed
and Blaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fo shoots and misses
and Blaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tung Fo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Blaster.
Fo tries for a takedown but Blaster circles away easily
and Blaster counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Blaster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blaster lands a high kick!
Fo shoots in but no luck this time.
Fo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Master Blaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaster stalks Fo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fo's face. Fo staggers backwards, shaken.
Fo shoots in for a double leg but Blaster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tung Fo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blaster throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fo misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaster counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaster fakes the leg kick and cracks Fo in the body.
Blaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fo with a poor takedown
and Blaster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blaster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster jabs Fo right on the nose. Fo blinks but takes it well.
Blaster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fo dives in for a single leg takedown but Blaster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blaster scores with a leg kick.
Fo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaster fakes the leg kick and cracks Fo in the body.
Blaster scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaster is looking to slow Fo down with leg kicks.
Fo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blaster counters by moving into the clinch.
Oh Fo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fo seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaster scores with a hook to the body.
Blaster throws a big uppercut that drops Fo! More strikes from Blaster and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fo lies dazed against the cage as Blaster celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Blaster!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Master Blaster waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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287 lbs
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236 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cearul Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ysengrin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ysengrin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ysengrin misses with a straight left.
Ysengrin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cross.
Ysengrin connects with a right hand. Cross shakes it off.
Cross takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ysengrin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cross lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Cearul Ysengrin has been cut.
Ysengrin moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Cross misses.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross's corner calls for a 1-2. Cross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cross misses with a looping left.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ysengrin counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
Ysengrin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that misses.
Ysengrin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin 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.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Cross slips under a jab from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a wild body kick that Cross sees coming a mile off.
Cross cracks Ysengrin with a big right hand and Ysengrin goes down!
Ysengrin is rocked!
Cross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ysengrin's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnus Cross!
Magnus Cross decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazcsakhs comes into the arena with Tupac - Me and My Girlfriend blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34
147 lbs
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135 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazcsakhs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coxall moves out of range of the body kick from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mazcsakhs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mazcsakhs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coxall.
Coxall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coxall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coxall misses with a wild body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Coxall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coxall. That's going to slow Mazcsakhs down.
Coxall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazcsakhs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Coxall blocks the low kick.
Mazcsakhs lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coxall.
Mazcsakhs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coxall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazcsakhs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coxall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs misses with a left hand
and Coxall counters with a nice leg kick.
Coxall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mazcsakhs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coxall scores with a kick to the body.
Mazcsakhs tries to land a leg kick but Coxall saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mazcsakhs, right into the meat.
Coxall throws a hook but Mazcsakhs avoids it easily.
Mazcsakhs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coxall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Coxall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coxall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Coxall is predictable there
and Mazcsakhs counters with a nice uppercut.
Coxall feints and then cracks Mazcsakhs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mazcsakhs down.
Coxall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazcsakhs cracks the inside of Coxall's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazcsakhs misses with a wild body shot.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall looks to throw the jab but Mazcsakhs is out of range.
Coxall lands with a cross.
Coxall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coxall misses with a wild combination.
Coxall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coxall scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Coxall misses.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Mazcsakhs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coxall.
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coxall blocks a low kick nicely.
Mazcsakhs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coxall is able to avoid easily.
Coxall thuds his shin into the meat of Mazcsakhs's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mazcsakhs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coxall is out of range.
Mazcsakhs misses with an uppercut
and Coxall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mazcsakhs throws a head kick that misses.
Coxall ducks right into an uppercut from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall throws a series of punches but Mazcsakhs avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Coxall.
A jab lands there for Mazcsakhs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coxall checks a leg kick.
And Coxall tries to counter it with a takedown but Mazcsakhs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mazcsakhs swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazcsakhs looks to throw the jab but Coxall is out of range.
A shot to the body from Mazcsakhs misses
and Coxall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mazcsakhs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mazcsakhs is predictable there
and Coxall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mazcsakhs's knee momentarily.
Mazcsakhs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazcsakhs wants to slow Coxall down by chopping away at his legs.
Coxall sizes up Mazcsakhs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Coxall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coxall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mazcsakhs as he avoids it easily.
Coxall throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs connects with a single shot there.
Coxall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazcsakhs misses with a leg kick.
Coxall just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazcsakhs throws a body punch but Coxall moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coxall.
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 Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Coxall. That snapped Mazcsakhs's head back.
Mazcsakhs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alex Coxall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coxall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coxall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazcsakhs is just out of range.
Mazcsakhs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coxall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mazcsakhs backs up against the cage.
Mazcsakhs throws a low kick but Coxall avoids it.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coxall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mazcsakhs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coxall scores with a spinning back kick!
Mazcsakhs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coxall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mazcsakhs. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazcsakhs thuds a left hand into Coxall's body.
Coxall slips under a jab from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall tries to move into range but Mazcsakhs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Mazcsakhs moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazcsakhs lands with a shot to the body.
Mazcsakhs looks to score with a jab to the body but Coxall is just out of range.
Coxall 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.
Coxall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazcsakhs circles away quickly and effectively.
Mazcsakhs misses with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coxall.
Mazcsakhs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coxall's calf.
Mazcsakhs lands a jab to the nose.
Coxall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mazcsakhs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazcsakhs moves out of range of the leg kick from Coxall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Coxall both land. Nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mazcsakhs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mazcsakhs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body kick.
Coxall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mazcsakhs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coxall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazcsakhs tries to score with a low kick but Coxall moves his leg out of the way.
Coxall checks a leg kick.
Coxall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coxall checks a low kick from Mazcsakhs.
A leg kick checked by Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coxall on the side of the head.
Mazcsakhs misses with a low kick as Coxall jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Mazcsakhs blocks the low kick.
Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall flicks out a counter leg kick but Mazcsakhs steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazcsakhs tries to work over Coxall's front leg with a kick but Coxall checks it.
Coxall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coxall scores with a one two! Mazcsakhs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mazcsakhs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coxall moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall walks into a left hand.
Mazcsakhs misses with an uppercut. Coxall saw that one coming.
Coxall connects with an inside leg kick.
Coxall has managed to clinch.
Mazcsakhs tries to land a knee to the head but Coxall blocks with his arms.
Coxall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mazcsakhs backwards.
Coxall misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coxall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazcsakhs manages to break the clinch.
Mazcsakhs throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall checks a leg kick nicely.
Mazcsakhs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mazcsakhs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coxall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazcsakhs scores with a jab to the body.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Coxall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coxall.
Mazcsakhs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coxall.
Coxall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs looks to score with a jab to the body but Coxall is just out of range.
Mazcsakhs misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazcsakhs swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mazcsakhs thuds his shin into the meat of Coxall's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazcsakhs scores with a nice body kick.
Mazcsakhs moves forwards but Coxall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coxall keeps Mazcsakhs at a distance using the push kick.
Mazcsakhs misses with a lunging right hand
and Coxall counters with a one-two to the body.
Mazcsakhs tries to move into range but Coxall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coxall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coxall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coxall moves out of range as Mazcsakhs strikes.
Coxall lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coxall lands with a cross.
Mazcsakhs moves forwards but Coxall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coxall loads up on a big right hand but Mazcsakhs slips the punch.
Mazcsakhs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coxall lands an overhand right.
Mazcsakhs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coxall is out of range and Mazcsakhs settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs throws a body shot but no joy.
Coxall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coxall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Coxall scores with a decent looking hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mazcsakhs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mazcsakhs lands with a hook. Coxall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coxall lands a right hook to the body.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall shoots in but Mazcsakhs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coxall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazcsakhs wants to slow Coxall down by chopping away at his legs.
Coxall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazcsakhs is looking to score with low kicks.
Mazcsakhs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coxall. That did some damage!
Coxall dodges the punch combination from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall counters with a body kick.
Coxall closes the distance and pushes Mazcsakhs back into the cage.
Coxall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mazcsakhs tries to break free but Coxall pushes him back against the cage.
Mazcsakhs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Coxall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mazcsakhs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazcsakhs misses with a hook
and Coxall counters by clinching up.
Mazcsakhs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coxall tries to work over Mazcsakhs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazcsakhs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coxall tries to work over Mazcsakhs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coxall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mazcsakhs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazcsakhs cracks Coxall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mazcsakhs misses the body punch
and Coxall counters with a two punch combo.
Good work by Coxall as he checks the leg kick.
Coxall wants to counter with a clinch but Mazcsakhs pushes him away.
Mazcsakhs slips a jab and a cross from Coxall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a front kick aimed at Mazcsakhs's knee but Mazcsakhs avoids it well.
Mazcsakhs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mazcsakhs misses with a straight right.
Coxall scores with a hook to the body. Mazcsakhs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coxall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coxall misses the jab.
Mazcsakhs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coxall's calf.
Mazcsakhs lands a jab.
Coxall checks a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coxall. Coxall obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazcsakhs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coxall throws a counter combo.
Coxall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coxall throws a shot from downtown. Mazcsakhs moves away and avoids it.
Mazcsakhs misses with a wild body shot.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick
and Coxall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mazcsakhs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coxall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mazcsakhs with a nice cross.
Coxall tries a head kick but it misses.
Coxall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mazcsakhs on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs misses with a head kick.
Mazcsakhs throws a lazy uppercut
and Coxall counters with a straight right hand.
Coxall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Mazcsakhs misses.
Coxall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coxall misses with an uppercut. Mazcsakhs saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs lands with an uppercut that bounces Coxall off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazcsakhs.
Coxall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coxall shoots in and bounces Mazcsakhs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mazcsakhs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coxall is looking to pass into half guard but Mazcsakhs pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mazcsakhs is in guard.
Coxall looking to control.
Coxall has an active guard here but Mazcsakhs has managed to pass into half guard.
Coxall is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Well, if Mazcsakhs is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coxall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs uses his free foot to push down on Coxall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Coxall.
Mazcsakhs tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Mazcsakhs wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Coxall tries to lock up and control but Mazcsakhs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mazcsakhs is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Mazcsakhs avoids the attempt from Coxall to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs is looking to stand but Coxall has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Coxall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mazcsakhs controlling the pace for now.
Coxall regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coxall wants to improve his position but Mazcsakhs is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs had his way with Alex Coxall in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coxall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coxall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mazcsakhs throws a body kick that misses.
Coxall looks to throw the jab but Mazcsakhs is out of range.
As Coxall backs away, Mazcsakhs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coxall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazcsakhs.
A counter left hand to the body from Mazcsakhs misses its target.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick which misses Coxall's front leg but catches the back leg as Coxall tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Mazcsakhs. Beautiful body shot.
Coxall misses with a body kick.
Mazcsakhs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coxall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mazcsakhs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazcsakhs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mazcsakhs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazcsakhs catches Coxall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mazcsakhs misses with a low kick.
Coxall feints and then cracks Mazcsakhs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mazcsakhs down.
Coxall pushes Mazcsakhs up against the cage in a clinch.
Mazcsakhs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs lands a knee to the body.
Coxall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coxall slips under a jab.
Coxall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coxall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Coxall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coxall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mazcsakhs swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mazcsakhs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazcsakhs. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coxall moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Coxall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mazcsakhs doesn't seem phased though.
Coxall connects with a high kick.
Mazcsakhs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mazcsakhs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook to the side of Coxall's head but Coxall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mazcsakhs counters with a leg kick.
Coxall doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazcsakhs circles away.
Coxall misses with a low kick.
Donk. Mazcsakhs catches Coxall right on the button with a cross.
Mazcsakhs scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mazcsakhs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coxall throws a body shot but no joy.
Mazcsakhs moves out of range of the leg kick from Coxall.
Mazcsakhs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coxall misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Coxall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazcsakhs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coxall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick but Coxall moved away.
Mazcsakhs misses with a hook.
Coxall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mazcsakhs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alex Coxall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mazcsakhs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coxall blocks a leg kick.
Coxall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Coxall there.
Mazcsakhs looks for the body kick but Coxall saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs swats away the attempt to clinch by Coxall.
Mazcsakhs is looking to chop away at Coxall's legs.
Mazcsakhs throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Coxall flicks out a counter leg kick but Mazcsakhs steps away.
Both fighters circling a little - Coxall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coxall is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Mazcsakhs misses.
Mazcsakhs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coxall instigates a clinch.
Coxall can't find room to land a body shot as Mazcsakhs controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Mazcsakhs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coxall is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mazcsakhs can't fight it off and eventually Coxall manages to take the fight to the floor. Mazcsakhs looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mazcsakhs keeping moving, preventing Coxall from controlling successfully.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mazcsakhs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs.
I think Mazcsakhs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gucci Mane feat. Rick Ross - Head Shots. Edward Blake will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake motions for Garret to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake 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.
Blake cracks Garret with an open hand slap.
Garret blocks a low kick nicely.
Garret looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Garret misses with a looping left.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garret throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Garret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Garret moves out of range easily.
Garret throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Blake lands but Garret takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake clobbers Garret with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garret fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Garret tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pat Garret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garret wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garret.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake staying out of range there.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret lands a slapping body shot.
Garret throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garret throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake thuds his right hand into Garret's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garret fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
Garret connects with a jab.
Blake with a nice cross.
Garret has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Garret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Garret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a hook but Garret avoids it easily.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garret doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garret displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garret throws out the jab.
Garret avoids the head kick by Blake.
Garret ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garret's waist but Garret gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
An inside leg kick from Garret misses.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Garret throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garret.
Garret digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Garret cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
A good leg kick by Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake blocks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Garret takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garret wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garret avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake tests Garret's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garret 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.
Blake with the counter takedown but Garret avoids it easily.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret is looking to counter the offense by Blake and move into the clinch.
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Garret checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
Garret throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garret to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garret connects with a crisp jab.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Garret appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake blocks a head kick by Garret.
Garret lands with a good body shot.
Blake misses with a kick to the body
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Garret.
Garret throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake with a poor takedown
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Garret.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Garret finish him?
Garret jabs Blake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garret.
Pat Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garret chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Blake is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret checks a low kick from Blake.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Garret checks it.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garret throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Garret looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake with the counter takedown but Garret avoids it easily.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Blake motions for Garret to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garret darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garret thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garret wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garret circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blake to the canvas! Blake doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garret keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Garret!
Pat Garret thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Sturd Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kobashi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sturd Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Kobashi counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Kobashi's head coaches at Bruize Brothaz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kobashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sturd Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Nice body punch from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Kobashi is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Kobashi's legs.
Kobashi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kobashi moves out of range as Sturd Jr throws a body kick.
A big right from Sturd Jr misses.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kobashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a low kick but Kobashi moves his leg out of the way.
Sturd Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Kobashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Kobashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Kobashi catches Sturd Jr right on the button with a cross.
Kobashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sturd Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr cracks Kobashi with a big elbow.
Sturd Jr controlling the position.
Kobashi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sturd Jr's best efforts.
Sturd Jr is controlling the pace.
Kobashi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sturd Jr in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturd Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobashi's head.
Sturd Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kobashi wants to get back to his feet.
Kobashi wants to improve his position but Sturd Jr is controlling well.
Sturd Jr is keen to just control but Kobashi is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sturd Jr.
Kobashi is staying active underneath Sturd Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kobashi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sturd Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kobashi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sturd Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kobashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd Jr.
Kobashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
Kobashi throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kobashi is out of range.
Kobashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kobashi scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Sturd Jr - just one landing.
Kobashi slips a jab from Sturd Jr.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Kobashi.
Kobashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kobashi lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturd Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Kobashi sprawls well. He's pushed Sturd Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kobashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Kobashi.
Sturd Jr is looking to slow Kobashi down with leg kicks.
Sturd Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kobashi takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kobashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Sturd Jr misses
enabling Kobashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kobashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sturd Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Kobashi walks into a stiff left hand from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kobashi looks to land a body kick but Sturd Jr moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sturd Jr. Kobashi shrugs it off though.
Kobashi looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Kobashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi looks to throw a body kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Kobashi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobashi drops his hands momentarily and Sturd Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Kobashi. No joy for Sturd Jr on that attempt.
Kobashi throws a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Kobashi looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Sturd Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kobashi is looking to land body kicks.
Sturd Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kobashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kobashi avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Kobashi throws a low kick but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Sturd Jr feints the counter takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobashi.
Kobashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Kobashi checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturd Jr cracks Kobashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturd Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Kobashi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kobashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi keeps Sturd Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Kobashi tried to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kobashi. That did some damage!
Sturd Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Kobashi's head.
A low kick from Kobashi misses
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturd Jr misses the target.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sturd Jr.
Kobashi tries to land a leg kick but Sturd Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Kobashi scores with a nice right hand.
Kobashi looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kobashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
A left lands for Sturd Jr.
Kobashi blocks a head kick by Sturd Jr.
Kobashi motions for Sturd Jr to come forward. Kobashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Kobashi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Sturd Jr is predictable there
and Kobashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobashi throws a head kick that Sturd Jr semi-blocks.
Sturd Jr 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.
The fighters circling - Kobashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kobashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kobashi.
Sturd Jr cracks Kobashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi lands a slapping body shot.
Kobashi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kobashi blocks a head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut. Kobashi saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kobashi will feel that in the morning.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
Kobashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kobashi tries to land a front kick but Sturd Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Sturd Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kobashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kobashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sturd Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kobashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kobashi, not yet.
Sturd Jr trying to control but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
Kobashi wants to sweep here but Sturd Jr controlling him for the moment.
Sturd Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kobashi has control of Sturd Jr's left arm, preventing Sturd Jr from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sturd Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sturd Jr prevents Kobashi from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sturd Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sturd Jr scores with the left hand. Kobashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
As Kobashi backs off Sturd Jr throws a huge counter combo but Kobashi manages to avoid it all.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Kobashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kobashi misses with a straight right.
Kobashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturd Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Crunch! Kobashi slams his shin into Sturd Jr's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kobashi misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Kobashi throws Sturd Jr to one side and escapes!
Kobashi is looking to land body kicks.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook.
Kobashi lands a jab to the nose.
That has opened up Jason Sturd Jr's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr jabs Kobashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kobashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kobashi but Kobashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sturd Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd Jr.
Kobashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturd Jr! But no joy.
Kobashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Kobashi settles back down.
Kobashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kobashi swings widly with a right hand
and Kobashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobashi cracks Sturd Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kobashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd Jr is just out of range.
Kobashi ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
Kobashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Sturd Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kobashi 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 Sturd Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturd Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kenta Kobashi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobashi. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Kobashi misses its intended target.
Kobashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kobashi is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
Kobashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Kobashi as Sturd Jr shoots in.
Sturd Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kobashi's head.
Kobashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kobashi wants to land a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sturd Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Kobashi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sturd Jr.
Kobashi throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd Jr scores with a takedown into Kobashi's guard.
Kobashi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sturd Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
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!
Sturd Jr is trying to force a seperation but Kobashi has the dominant position.
Kobashi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kobashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kobashi stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sturd Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr scores with a shot to the side of Kobashi's head.
Kobashi tries to work over Sturd Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Kobashi to work.
Kobashi is looking to control Sturd Jr's arms but Sturd Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kobashi has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kobashi as the two fighters clinch.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Sturd Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kobashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kobashi lands a body shot.
Kobashi slips a jab and a cross from Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kobashi lands a leg kick that knocks Sturd Jr off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr jabs Kobashi right on the nose. Kobashi blinks but takes it well.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturd Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sturd Jr.
Kobashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturd Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kobashi is looking to slow Sturd Jr down with leg kicks.
Kobashi works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Kobashi checks it.
Kobashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kobashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Sturd Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kobashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kobashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sturd Jr just manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Kobashi jumps back.
Kobashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturd Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kobashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kobashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Kobashi settles back down.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Kobashi misses
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kobashi connects with a right hand. Sturd Jr shakes it off.
Sturd Jr takes a swing at Kobashi's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick, looking for Kobashi's leg but Kobashi calmly moves out of range.
Kobashi wants to slow Sturd Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination. Kobashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kobashi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kobashi scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Kobashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kobashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd Jr is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Kobashi misses.
Sturd Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Kobashi steps away.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sturd Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturd Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kobashi avoids a kick to the body.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
Sturd Jr throws a big counter head kick but Kobashi avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kobashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr tries to land a front kick but Kobashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kobashi connects with a single shot there.
Sturd Jr shoots in and bounces Kobashi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kobashi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kenta Kobashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Kobashi misses with a hook. Sturd Jr ducked under it nicely.
Kobashi throws a leg kick
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kobashi lands with a good body shot.
Sturd Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sturd Jr tries to land a leg kick but Kobashi saw it coming and moves away.
Kobashi blocks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kobashi tries to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Sturd Jr counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Sturd Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kobashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kobashi thuds his shin into the meat of Sturd Jr's side.
Sturd Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobashi stuffs the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Sturd Jr misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kobashi counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr throws a wild body kick that Kobashi sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a nice head kick!
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Kobashi checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kobashi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Sturd Jr coming out on top.
A bone on bone clash there as Sturd Jr blocks the leg kick.
As Kobashi backs off Sturd Jr throws a huge counter combo but Kobashi manages to avoid it all.
Kobashi throws a low kick, looking for Sturd Jr's leg but Sturd Jr calmly moves out of range.
Sturd Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Kobashi moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kobashi misses the target.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kobashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kobashi.
Kobashi defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Jason Sturd Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Kobashi avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Sturd Jr.
I think Kobashi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenta Kobashi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos has chosen My Kingdom Will Come as his entrance music. Antonio Camatta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bardanos as he avoids it easily.
Bardanos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camatta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bardanos doesn't seem bothered though.
Bardanos's corner calls for a 1-2. Bardanos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bardanos shoots for a double leg takedown but Camatta sprawls well. He's pushed Bardanos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Camatta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
Bardanos ducks right into an uppercut from Camatta.
Bardanos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Camatta's waist but Camatta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bardanos off to one side.
Camatta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bardanos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bardanos shoots in but Camatta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antonio Camatta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boreste Bardanos.
Camatta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camatta. That's going to slow Bardanos down.
Camatta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Bardanos.
Horrible takedown attempt by Camatta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bardanos, which made it look bad.
Camatta ducks under a wild hook from Bardanos.
As Bardanos backs away, Camatta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Camatta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camatta misses the shot to the body.
Camatta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camatta throws a leg kick but Bardanos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bardanos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camatta.
Bardanos misses with a right hand
and Camatta counters with a three punch combo that has Bardanos backing up. Bardanos nods at Camatta to acknowledge the strikes.
Camatta throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos throws a good cross that connects.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Camatta finds it's target.
Camatta throws an overhand right that lands on Bardanos's shoulder, as Bardanos tries to avoid the shot.
Bardanos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bardanos stuns Camatta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camatta thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Camatta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Camatta misses with a wild combination.
Bardanos blocks a head kick by Camatta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardanos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Camatta eats them both and turns towards Bardanos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Camatta looks to land a left hand but Bardanos moved out of range nicely.
Bardanos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bardanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camatta.
A swing and a miss from Bardanos.
Camatta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bardanos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bardanos misses with a looping right.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Camatta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bardanos throws a hook but Camatta avoids it easily.
Bardanos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bardanos fails to land with a series of punches.
Camatta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bardanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Camatta looks to land a left hand but Bardanos moved out of range nicely.
Camatta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camatta prevents a body shot from Bardanos.
Bardanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bardanos scores with a shot to the side of Camatta's head.
Bardanos pushes Camatta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bardanos goes for a takedown attempt but Camatta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bardanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camatta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bardanos.
Camatta cracks Bardanos with an open hand slap.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Camatta.
Bardanos tries to buck Camatta off but Camatta is having none of it.
Camatta scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos trying to remain calm as Camatta controls from the top position.
Bardanos is not content to let Camatta control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camatta staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Camatta dominated that round.
That's time! Camatta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bardanos has a takedown stuffed.
Bardanos cracks Camatta with a good jab.
Camatta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camatta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bardanos on the side of the head.
Camatta thuds his right hand into Bardanos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camatta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Bardanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bardanos throws a good cross that connects.
Bardanos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Camatta swivels and escapes.
Bardanos lands a jab to Camatta's midsection.
Bardanos throws out a powerful jab.
Camatta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Camatta throws a hook to the side of Bardanos's head but Bardanos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camatta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta misses with a takedown attempt - Bardanos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bardanos with the counter takedown but Camatta avoids it easily.
Camatta fails to land with a series of punches.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Camatta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bardanos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a wild body shot.
Camatta fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos lands with a shot to the body.
Bardanos fails to land with a series of punches.
Camatta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bardanos is able to avoid easily.
Bardanos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camatta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos takes a swing at Camatta's ribcage but misses.
Camatta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bardanos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardanos postures up.
Camatta is pulling down on Bardanos's head to control his posture.
Camatta keeping moving, preventing Bardanos from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta has his hands on Bardanos's head, controlling the position.
Bardanos controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bardanos lands a nice hook to Camatta's body. Camatta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bardanos lands with a good body shot.
Bardanos misses with a takedown attempt
and Camatta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bardanos's knee momentarily.
Bardanos connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bardanos is trying to get back to full guard.
Camatta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bardanos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Camatta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bardanos wants to control but Camatta is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreste Bardanos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Camatta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Camatta is just out of range.
Camatta slips a straight right by Bardanos.
Bardanos checks a leg kick.
Bardanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bardanos slips a jab from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a kick to the body.
Bardanos scores with a nice head shot.
Camatta missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camatta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bardanos swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Camatta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bardanos.
Bardanos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camatta throws out the jab.
Camatta sets himself, and Bardanos steps forward looking for the clinch! Camatta avoids it this time.
The crowd cheers as Bardanos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Camatta doesn't seem phased though.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camatta manages to avoid it.
Bardanos lands with a nice body punch.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camatta misses with a straight left.
Bardanos fails to land with a series of punches.
Bardanos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bardanos connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheers as Bardanos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Camatta doesn't seem phased though.
Camatta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Bardanos blocks the low kick.
Bardanos scores with a jab to the head.
Camatta shoots in looking for a takedown but Bardanos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camatta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bardanos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camatta can pounce on him.
Bardanos is looking to clinch.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Camatta is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bardanos dives in for a single leg takedown but Camatta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camatta throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Camatta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bardanos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Camatta momentarily.
Bardanos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bardanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camatta.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Bardanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camatta.
Camatta is looking to score with low kicks.
Camatta connects with a single shot there.
Bardanos misses with a left hand
and Camatta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bardanos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bardanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camatta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bardanos.
Bardanos throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta throws a hook to the side of Bardanos's head but Bardanos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos throws a shot from downtown. Camatta moves away and avoids it.
Camatta throws a leg kick but Bardanos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camatta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Camatta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Camatta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bardanos is pressing down on Camatta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camatta slips nicely into half guard.
Bardanos has a hand on Camatta's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Camatta takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camatta looking to control but Bardanos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Camatta controlling the pace for now.
Camatta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bardanos for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Boreste Bardanos just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Camatta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bardanos fails to land the takedown.
Camatta scoring well with a low kick there.
Camatta slips a jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
Bardanos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camatta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camatta 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.
Camatta looks to throw the jab but Bardanos is out of range.
A big right from Camatta misses.
Bardanos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camatta with a body shot.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Camatta moved out of range.
Bardanos lands a slapping body shot.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
Camatta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bardanos sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bardanos.
Camatta shoots for a double leg takedown but Bardanos sprawls well. He's pushed Camatta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bardanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camatta looks to score with a jab to the body but Bardanos is just out of range.
Camatta misses with a hook. Bardanos ducked under it nicely.
Camatta slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bardanos.
Camatta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camatta 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.
Camatta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bardanos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a wild body shot.
As Camatta backs off Bardanos throws a huge counter combo but Camatta manages to avoid it all.
Bardanos throws a looping overhand right but Camatta ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bardanos is able to avoid easily.
Bardanos stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camatta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bardanos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardanos lands a slapping body shot.
Camatta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Bardanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bardanos tries to move into range but Camatta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bardanos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bardanos misses with a left hand
and Camatta counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Camatta misses.
Bardanos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Bardanos.
Camatta sizes up Bardanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camatta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bardanos's calf.
A jab from Bardanos does it's job there.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Camatta moved out of range nicely.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Camatta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camatta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bardanos.
Camatta slips a straight right by Bardanos.
Camatta clinches.
Bardanos misses with some punches.
Camatta jumps guard.
Camatta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bardanos lands a couple of digs.
Bardanos wants to pass the guard but Camatta is keeping the position.
Bardanos being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos looking to pass the guard.
Camatta trying to control the position.
Antonio Camatta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camatta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bardanos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreste Bardanos dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bardanos dodges the punch combination from Camatta.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
A head kick from Camatta lands but Bardanos takes it in his stride.
Bardanos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camatta counters with a stiff right hand.
Bardanos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bardanos but Bardanos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Bardanos as Camatta shoots in.
Bardanos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camatta throws a jab but it's blocked by Bardanos.
Bardanos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta slips a jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bardanos lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camatta. That's going to slow Bardanos down.
The fighters circling - Bardanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bardanos throws a lazy right hand but Camatta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Camatta.
Bardanos throws a good cross that connects.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Camatta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bardanos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Camatta fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camatta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos lands with an overhand left.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Camatta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bardanos scores with the left hand. Camatta knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camatta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bardanos.
Camatta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Camatta.
Bardanos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Camatta defends well and Bardanos ends up having to push Camatta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bardanos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camatta.
Camatta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta misses with an uppercut
and Camatta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camatta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bardanos. That did some damage!
Camatta misses with a two punch combination.
Camatta avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bardanos.
Camatta defending well as Bardanos loads up on a big left hand.
Bardanos misses with a left hand
and Camatta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camatta throws a sloppy head kick and Bardanos moves out of range easily.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
Camatta wants to land a leg kick but Bardanos is out of range.
Bardanos with the counter takedown but Camatta avoids it easily.
Bardanos lands with a hook. Camatta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bardanos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Camatta has his hands clasped together around Bardanos's back. He's all about the action.
Still in half guard, Bardanos seems content to control.
Antonio Camatta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bardanos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is trying to get back to full guard.
Camatta trying to control from the bottom.
Camatta is trying is best to control the position here.
Camatta tries to get to full guard but Bardanos has control of the leg.
Camatta wants to control but Bardanos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camatta connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Camatta as Bardanos shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boreste Bardanos.
I think Bardanos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boreste Bardanos!
Boreste Bardanos is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Boreste Bardanos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tallon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Tallon didn't see that one coming.
Tallon thows a body kick. Jokinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tallon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Tallon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Tallon moves out of range.
We've been told by Tallon's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tallon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Tallon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen throws a hook but Tallon avoids it easily.
Jokinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tallon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice jab there from Tallon.
Tallon ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Tallon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tallon slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen jabs Tallon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tallon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tallon misses with a body kick.
Jokinen throws out a counter right but Tallon avoids it with no problem.
Tallon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tallon moves into range and clinches up with Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Tallon takes a shot to the head.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jokinen's efforts to push away.
Tallon works on Jokinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen tries to circle away but Tallon has him pinned against the cage.
Tallon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jokinen or not.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen tries to break the clinch but Tallon is controlling the position.
Tallon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tallon throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Still in the clinch, Tallon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tallon throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jokinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tallon has hold of Jokinen's hands but Jokinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Tallon is working from the bottom.
Tallon pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tallon pushes Jokinen off and gets back to his feet.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tallon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jokinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tallon scrambles back to his feet.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Tallon thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Sean Tallon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tallon is out of range.
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tallon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tallon throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Tallon moved out of range.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Tallon counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tallon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Jokinen misses
and Tallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokinen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tallon to the ground. Jokinen is now in Tallon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ode Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tallon counters with a right hand to the body.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tallon moves into the clinch successfully.
Jokinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tallon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a hook
enabling Tallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen lands with a right hand.
Tallon connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Tallon moved out of range nicely.
Tallon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ode Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Tallon counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
letting Tallon counter with a right hand.
Jokinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Tallon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tallon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tallon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tallon checks the leg kick.
Tallon throws a shot to the body.
Tallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tallon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Tallon moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Tallon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen jabs at Tallon's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tallon staying out of range there.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Jokinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tallon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tallon wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tallon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jokinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tallon pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.
Tallon keeping control of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jokinen lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tallon is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jokinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tallon wants to get back to his feet.
Jokinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jokinen prevents Tallon from standing back up.
Tallon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen is thwarting Tallon's attempts to control the position.
Jokinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tallon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jokinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tallon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jokinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tallon defending well though.
Jokinen trying to control from half guard but Tallon is working away.
Tallon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jokinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jokinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jokinen wants to pass to mount but Tallon is defending the position.
Tallon is trying to stand up here but Jokinen is controlling him well.
Jokinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jokinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tallon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jokinen.
Tallon wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ode Jokinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Tallon with an uppercut!
Tallon staying out of range there.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tallon. That one must have hurt.
Jokinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Tallon sprawls well.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Tallon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen takes a swing at Tallon's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Tallon's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tallon.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Tallon slips the punch.
It appears Tallon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Tallon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Tallon sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Tallon is out of range.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Tallon checks it.
Tallon connects with a jab.
Tallon darts in and clinches Jokinen up against the cage.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tallon's elbow.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen cracks Tallon with a nice body shot.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Tallon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tallon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Tallon works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Tallon checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tallon. No joy for Jokinen on that attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tallon.
Jokinen throws a hook but Tallon avoids it easily.
Tallon thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tallon but Tallon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sean Tallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ode Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Tallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tallon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
Tallon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tallon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Tallon lands but Jokinen takes it in his stride.
Jokinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ode Jokinen just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tallon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tallon ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Tallon works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Tallon. That snapped Jokinen's head back.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Tallon blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Tallon as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but Tallon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tallon blocks the body kick.
Tallon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tallon defends well and Jokinen ends up having to push Tallon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tallon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Jokinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Some bone on bone action there as Tallon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tallon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tallon delivers a nice body kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tallon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jokinen manages to circle out of the way.
Jokinen tries to keep at a distance but Tallon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Jokinen tries to work over Tallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sean Tallon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tallon.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallon scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tallon has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallon.
Tallon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Tallon scores with a shoulder strike.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Tallon lands a body punch.
Jokinen has had enough of the clinch but Tallon keeps him there for the moment.
Tallon lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen looking for a takedown.
Sean Tallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ode Jokinen.
Tallon works on Jokinen's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Tallon.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Tallon.
Tallon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tallon.
Tallon lands a right hand.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon is working Jokinen over against the cage.
Tallon keeps control of Jokinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tallon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen is trying to break the clinch but Tallon has him pressed against the cage.
Tallon is working Jokinen over against the cage.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tallon lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen is rocked!
Tallon lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tallon finish him?
A shot in the inside from Tallon.
Tallon lands a big right hand that drops Jokinen! The killer instinct kicks in and Tallon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tallon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Tallon!
Sean Tallon is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Tallon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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