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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douche Pillowhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisoaka comes to the cage accompanied by Festivo. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douche Pillowhands!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisoaka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pillowhands on his heels. He'll look to pass Pillowhands's guard now, I'm sure.
Pillowhands wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tisoaka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tisoaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillowhands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pillowhands can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tisoaka controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillowhands looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tisoaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tisoaka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pillowhands tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tisoaka is in Pillowhands's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pillowhands pulls Tisoaka in close to prevent any damage.
Tisoaka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pillowhands is pulling down on Tisoaka's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pillowhands pulls Tisoaka in close to his closed guard and prevents Tisoaka from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tisoaka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pillowhands!
Tisoaka tries to advance to mount but Pillowhands denies him.
Pillowhands is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Pillowhands's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katuro Tisoaka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tisoaka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pillowhands manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pillowhands is pulling down on Tisoaka's head. It's preventing any offense from Tisoaka, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillowhands being controlled here, momentarily.
Pillowhands is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pillowhands wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tisoaka is now in half guard.
Pillowhands desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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.
Pillowhands has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tisoaka is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tisoaka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pillowhands pulls Tisoaka in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillowhands working a defensive guard but Tisoaka manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tisoaka tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pillowhands tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tisoaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tisoaka tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pillowhands's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pillowhands trying to remain calm as Tisoaka controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pillowhands tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tisoaka presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katuro Tisoaka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tisoaka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tisoaka is thwarting Pillowhands's attempts to control the position.
Pillowhands is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tisoaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pillowhands can do to turn this around?
Pillowhands is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka is pushing down on Pillowhands's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pillowhands is fighting to maintain full guard but Tisoaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tisoaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pillowhands knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pillowhands is trying is best to control the position here.
Let's hope that Pillowhands has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tisoaka not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Douche Pillowhands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tisoaka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tisoaka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pillowhands is not content to let Tisoaka control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillowhands prevents Tisoaka from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here.
Katuro Tisoaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tisoaka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pillowhands is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tisoaka pulls his head out easily.
Pillowhands looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katuro Tisoaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tisoaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katuro Tisoaka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Katuro Tisoaka made sure he mentioned Quick & Easy Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Douche Pillowhands stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not sure where to go from here? Do I keep fighting?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is Drago. A fine choice. Duke Nukem has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Drago's chin.
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265 lbs
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246 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago checks a leg kick.
Drago throws a combination. Nukem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nukem 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.
Nukem has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Nukem wants to stall.
Nukem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drago walks away with a smile on his face. Nukem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nukem scoring well with a low kick there.
Nukem tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nukem lands a jab to the nose.
Nukem misses with an uppercut
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Nukem throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Nukem misses with a low kick.
Nukem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nukem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drago.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem misses with an uppercut
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukem instigates a clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nukem misses with an uppercut
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Nukem ducks down to avoid it.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Nukem crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Nukem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Nukem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nukem slips a jab from Drago.
Drago checks a leg kick nicely.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago blocks a head kick by Nukem.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Nukem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drago is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nukem thows a body kick. Drago tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem connects with an inside leg kick.
Nukem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nukem connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Nukem is looking to land body kicks.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A leg kick checked by Drago.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Nukem's head back.
Nukem slips a straight right by Drago.
Nukem throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nukem counters with a big head kick but Drago shrugs it off.
Nukem throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
As Nukem looks to move away, Drago throws a big counter combo but Nukem just gets out of the way.
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!
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nukem.
Nukem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Nukem throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Nukem throws a head kick that misses.
Drago misses with a hook.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nukem dodges the punch combination from Drago.
A jab from Nukem misses.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Nukem manages to avoid it.
Drago throws a body punch but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nukem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Drago 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.
Drago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nukem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nukem.
A lazy left from Drago finds it's target.
Drago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nukem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Drago misses.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Nukem counters with an outside leg kick.
Drago lands a nice shot that snaps Nukem's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nukem connects with the punch.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Nukem throws a solid leg kick but Drago takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nukem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nukem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nukem takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nukem throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nukem.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Nukem crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drago misses with an uppercut. Nukem saw that one coming.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Nukem throws a big shot that misses.
Nukem throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nukem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nukem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nukem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Nukem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nukem drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nukem stands up from Drago's guard - Nukem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nukem 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 Drago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Nukem throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nukem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drago was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nukem misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Nukem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Nukem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nukem misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Drago misses its target.
Nukem throws a head kick that Drago semi-blocks.
Nukem has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Nukem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nukem dips to his left and cracks Drago with an uppercut!
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duke Nukem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nukem counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago throws the left hand but Nukem avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nukem misses.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nukem circles away quickly and effectively.
Nukem tries a quick counter leg kick but Drago is wise to it.
Nukem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick by Nukem misses
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drago misses with the combination.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nukem throws a nice head kick!
Drago checks a leg kick.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Nukem slips under a jab.
Nukem throws a lazy head kick
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Nukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nukem thumps Drago with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Nukem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago looks to land a combination but Nukem avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nukem! But no joy.
Nukem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nukem blocks a jab.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Nukem tries to move into range but Drago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Drago tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Nukem scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Nukem scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Drago misses with a combination
and Nukem counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago connects with a body shot.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Nukem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nukem scoring well with a low kick there.
Nukem cracks the inside of Drago's front leg.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Nukem moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivan Drago.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CCCP. 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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286 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ei.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Ei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin is trying to break free.
Karelin manages to break the clinch.
Karelin 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.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ei moves away.
Ei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ei.
Ei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karelin throws a body punch but Ei moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ei misses with a head kick.
Ei cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Ei throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karelin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kylla Ei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei tries to clinch but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin misses with a body punch
and Ei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karelin's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ei. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Karelin looks to land a right hand but Ei moved out of range.
Ei cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
Ei throws a leg kick that misses.
Karelin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.
Ei scores with a leg kick.
Karelin takes a swing at Ei's ribcage but misses.
Ei tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karelin manages to circle out of the way.
Karelin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ei moves into the clinch.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Ei.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Karelin.
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!
Ei takes a shot to the head.
Karelin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ei lands with a light punch inside.
Ei effectively controlling the action here.
Ei misses with some punches.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karelin is defending well for now.
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Ei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karelin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ei finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin's head.
Ei connects with a solid leg kick.
Ei takes the fight into the clinch.
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Ei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Ei tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin has had enough of the clinch but Ei keeps him there for the moment.
Ei tries to land knees in the clinch but Karelin avoids the damage to the body.
Ei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karelin as Ei tries to tie him up.
Karelin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karelin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ei scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
A short right from Karelin on the inside.
Karelin is trying to stall.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
Karelin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ei up against the cage.
Ei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karelin as Ei tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Ei fails to land.
Ei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ei keeps control of Karelin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Karelin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's time! Ei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ei 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 Karelin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karelin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karelin blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Karelin misses.
Ei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karelin lands with a good body shot.
Ei 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.
Ei tries a head kick but it misses.
Ei cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ei thows a leg kick but Karelin checks it
and Karelin counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karelin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karelin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ei with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karelin scores with a jab.
Kylla Ei is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Ei throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
Karelin 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.
Ei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Ei misses with an uppercut.
Karelin connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Ei covering up! Karelin comes in with a big uppercut and Ei goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
After the fight, Aleksanteri Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrose Chisholm (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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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Swann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Swann.
Swann checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chisholm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chisholm takes one to the side of the head.
Swann misses with a hook. Chisholm ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chisholm 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 Swann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swann scores with a nice head shot.
Chisholm tries to close the distance and clinch but Swann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chisholm.
Swann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.
Swann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swann misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chisholm instigates a clinch.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm lands a body punch.
Swann misses with a body punch.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Swann.
Swann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swann manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Chisholm misses its intended target.
Swann motions for Chisholm to come forward. Swann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm throws the kick towards the body but Swann avoids it.
Chisholm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swann looks to score with a jab to the body but Chisholm is just out of range.
Swann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chisholm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swann avoids the head kick by Chisholm.
Swann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chisholm throws a hook but Swann blocks it.
Chisholm misses with a head kick.
Swann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chisholm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chisholm rushes Swann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chisholm tries to work over Swann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swann manages to break the clinch.
Swann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chisholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chisholm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chisholm looks to throw a body kick
and Swann counters with a left to the body.
Swann tries to work over Chisholm's front leg with a kick but Chisholm checks it.
The crowd cheers as Chisholm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swann doesn't seem phased though.
Chisholm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chisholm thumps Swann with a low kick.
Swann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swann swings widly with a right hand
and Chisholm counters with a low kick, right behind Swann 's knee.
Chisholm moves away from the strike by Swann.
A low kick from Chisholm misses
and Swann counters with a one-two to the body.
Chisholm clinches.
Swann lands with a short shot to the head.
Swann tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Swann.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Chisholm.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swann is leaning against Chisholm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Swann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Swann.
Chisholm lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Swann on the inside.
Swann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swann breaks the clinch.
Swann misses with a lunging right hand
and Chisholm counters with an inside leg kick.
Swann missing with a left hand there. Chisholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swann clobbers Chisholm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chisholm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swann throws an overhand right that lands on Chisholm's shoulder, as Chisholm tries to avoid the shot.
Chisholm throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm rushes Swann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Swann lands a nice shot to the body.
Chisholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann lands a body punch.
Swann swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Swann as the two fighters clinch.
Swann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chisholm lands a right hand.
Swann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swann pushes Chisholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chisholm lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Swann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swann lands with a shot to the body.
Swann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chisholm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Swann throws a hook but Chisholm blocks it.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm tries to bum rush Swann with a series of wild strikes but Swann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Swann misses.
Chisholm tries a head kick but it misses.
Swann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Chisholm.
Chisholm scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swann lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chisholm takes a step back to recover.
Swann lands a jab to Chisholm's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Swann misses its intended target.
Chisholm flicks out a counter leg kick but Swann steps away.
Ross Swann is winning the standup battle so far.
Chisholm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swann throws a leg kick which misses Chisholm's front leg but catches the back leg as Chisholm tries to avoid it.
Chisholm fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chisholm instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Swann lands with a right to the head.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chisholm misses with a body punch.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
Swann blocks a body shot from Chisholm.
A shot in the inside from Chisholm.
Swann working aggressively here.
Swann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chisholm as the two fighters clinch.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Swann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
Swann working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann lands with a short shot to the head.
Chisholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
Swann pushes Chisholm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Swann.
A short right from Swann.
Swann has had enough of the clinch but Chisholm keeps him there for the moment.
Swann misses with a body punch.
Swann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chisholm digs a right hand underneath Swann's ribcage. Swann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Swann.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann tries to circle away but Chisholm has him pinned against the cage.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike.
Swann tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Chisholm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Swann or not.
A short left from Chisholm.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chisholm takes a shot to the head.
Swann can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Swann.
Swann breaks from the clinch.
Swann looks to land a body kick but Chisholm moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Swann keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Swann.
Chisholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Swann.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chisholm needs to keep his hands up - Swann had a free shot at his head there.
Chisholm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swann counters with a nice body kick.
Swann looks to score with a jab to the body but Chisholm is just out of range.
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 Ross Swann will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swann lands a jab to the nose.
Chisholm misses with an uppercut. Swann saw that one coming.
Swann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chisholm.
A jab from Swann does it's job there.
Chisholm lands a leg kick that knocks Swann off balance momentarily.
Chisholm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swann is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Swann.
Chisholm forces Swann back against the cage and clinches.
Swann working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chisholm.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Swann can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Swann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisholm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swann blocks an uppercut.
Swann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swann presses Chisholm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Swann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swann lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Chisholm.
Chisholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swann tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chisholm prevents Swann from breaking the clinch.
Swann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swann misses with the head strike.
Swann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Swann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swann throws a head punch that misses.
Chisholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
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!
Swann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Swann.
Swann throws a head punch that misses.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann blocks an uppercut.
Swann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chisholm pushes Swann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swann blocking some punches.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chisholm tries to clinch but Swann moves out of range.
Swann scores with a jab to the head.
Swann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chisholm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swann clobbers Chisholm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chisholm blocks a jab.
Chisholm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swann throws a head kick that misses.
Chisholm pushes Swann up against the cage in a clinch.
Swann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Swann scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Chisholm controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swann pushes Chisholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chisholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Swann.
Swann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swann scores with a shoulder strike.
Chisholm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swann.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chisholm.
Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Chisholm controls his hands.
Swann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Swann clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swann loads up on a big right hand but Chisholm slips the punch.
Chisholm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Swann.
Chisholm slips a straight right by Swann.
Chisholm scores with a kick to the body.
Swann throws an overhand right that lands on Chisholm's shoulder, as Chisholm tries to avoid the shot.
Swann swings for the body but Chisholm moves out of range.
Swann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chisholm.
Swann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chisholm's head.
Chisholm tries to clinch but Swann is having none of it.
Chisholm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm misses with the head strike.
Swann tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Chisholm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swann blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisholm blocks a body shot from Swann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swann.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
Swann blocks an uppercut.
Chisholm is working Swann over against the cage.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Swann.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swann.
Swann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisholm can't find room to land a body shot as Swann controls the action.
Swann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chisholm lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm misses with the head strike.
Chisholm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
Swann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chisholm lands with a light punch inside.
Swann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
Good body shot from Chisholm.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chisholm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chisholms head.
A short right from Swann.
Swann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisholm is leaning against Swann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Swann.
Swann tries to throw a body punch but Chisholm avoids it by throwing Swann back against the cage.
Swann misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swanns head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swann.
Chisholm pushes Swann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
Swann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Chisholm.
Swann working aggressively here.
Swann tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
A short body shot lands from Swann as the two fighters clinch.
Swann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Swann moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swann connects with a nice looking jab.
Swann lands a nice hook to Chisholm's body. Chisholm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chisholm slips under a jab.
Swann misses with a straight left.
Swann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swann feints and then cracks Chisholm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chisholm down.
An inside leg kick lands from Swann.
Chisholm throws out a powerful jab.
Chisholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swann throws out the jab.
Chisholm takes one on the button.
Chisholm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Swann had his way with Ambrose Chisholm in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Swann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swann throwing a counter right hand but Chisholm manages to avoid it.
Chisholm tries to close the distance and clinch but Swann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swann seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chisholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Swann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swann cracks the inside of Chisholm's front leg.
Swann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Swann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chisholm tries to clinch but Swann is having none of it.
Chisholm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chisholm misses with a leg kick
and Swann counters with a stiff right hand.
Chisholm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swann is out of range and Chisholm settles back down.
Chisholm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swann under the eye.
Chisholm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Swann misses.
Chisholm throws out a counter right but Swann avoids it with no problem.
Swann lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Swann cracks Chisholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chisholm shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann's corner calls for a 1-2. Swann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chisholm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Swann.
Chisholm ducks right into an uppercut from Swann.
Swann moves out of range of the strikes.
Swann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Swann staying out of range there.
Swann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chisholm.
Chisholm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chisholm cracks the inside of Swann's front leg.
Chisholm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swann checks it well.
A lazy left from Chisholm finds it's target.
Nice shot by Swann.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chisholm fails to land with a series of punches.
Chisholm cracks the inside of Swann's front leg.
Ambrose Chisholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swann swats away the attempt to clinch by Chisholm.
Chisholm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Swann misses the target.
Swann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chisholm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Swann misses its target.
Swann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Swann avoids the head kick by Chisholm.
Swann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chisholm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chisholm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chisholm tries to clinch up.
Swann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swann throws a sloppy body shot
and Chisholm counters with a thumping low kick.
Swann scores with a hook to the body. Chisholm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swann looks to land a right hand but Chisholm moved out of range.
Swann looks to score with a jab to the body but Chisholm is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Swann.
Chisholm throws a lazy uppercut
and Swann counters with a one-two to the body.
Chisholm misses with a wild body shot.
Chisholm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swann 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.
Chisholm has managed to clinch.
Swann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chisholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Swann.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm tries a body shot but Swann blocks it.
Swann manages to break the clinch.
Swann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chisholm can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Chisholm.
Chisholm throws a hook to the side of Swann's head but Swann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Chisholm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swann moves out of range as Chisholm strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Swann misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Swann misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chisholm! But no joy.
Chisholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chisholm gets a clinch.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Swann.
Swann prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
Swann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swann blocks a body shot from Chisholm.
A nice left hand lands by Chisholm.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
Swann pushes Chisholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Swann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Swann!
Ross Swann is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Ross Swann 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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