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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Hound (ranked 1398 p4p, 157 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 1308 p4p, 145 weight class). Anders has chosen Gods Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 30 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound just misses with a punch to the body.
Hound misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Anders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hound counters with a nice body shot.
Anders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anders swinging wildly here.
Anders scores with a jab. Hound acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Hound misses.
It seemed like Anders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anders throws a shot from downtown. Hound moves away and avoids it.
Hound misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hound - just one landing.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hound misses the target.
Anders moves away from the strike by Hound.
Anders attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Hound misses.
Anders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hound stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hound counters with a stiff right hand.
Anders moves in looking to clinch but Hound pushes him off.
Anders is looking to slow Hound down with leg kicks.
Anders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hound.
Anders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anders throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hound to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hound misses with a looping left.
Anders throws out a counter right but Hound avoids it with no problem.
The Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hound throws a hook but Anders avoids it easily.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders stuns Hound with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Anders takes one on the button.
Hound ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anders lands a right hook to the body.
Anders cracks Hound with an open hand slap.
Hound swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Hound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hound is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hound lands with a right hand.
Hound throws a big shot that misses.
Hound throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders drops his hands momentarily and Hound takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Hound.
Anders punishes Hound's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hound moves away.
Hound bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anders's head backwards.
Hound blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hound misses the shot to the body.
Anders only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anders is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hound throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Hound misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Anders throws out a counter right but Hound avoids it with no problem.
Anders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Hound misses its intended target.
Anders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anders misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Hound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anders moves away from the strike by Hound.
Anders swings for the body but Hound moves out of range.
Hound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hound dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Hound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hound misses with an uppercut.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anders might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hound has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Hound misses.
Hound ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Hound was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
Anders staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders cracks Hound with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hound.
Anders lands a nice hook to Hound's body. Hound takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound dips to his left and cracks Anders with an uppercut!
Hound takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders avoids the body shot from Hound.
Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Hound throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
Hound takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Hound is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Hound checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hound counters with a right hand to the body.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hound throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
As Hound backs off Anders throws a huge counter combo but Hound manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to bum rush Hound with a series of wild strikes but Hound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Hound closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anders circles away.
Anders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hound moves away from the strike by Anders.
Hound connects with a body shot.
Anders throws the left hand but Hound avoids the punch easily.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hound swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Hound throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
Anders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hound.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Hound misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Anders there.
Anders keeps Hound at a distance using the push kick.
Hound misses the shot to the body.
Hound throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
Hound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hound avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hound scores with a hook.
Hound throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders throws a shot to the body.
Anders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hound manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Hound is just out of range.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hound throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders cracks Hound with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hound takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders takes one on the button.
Hound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Anders clobbers Hound with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
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 The Hound will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hound.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Hound throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Hound misses with an uppercut.
Hound just misses with a punch to the body.
Hound misses with an uppercut. Anders saw that one coming.
Hound lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anders lands with a good body shot.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound checks a low kick from Anders.
Hound throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Hound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hound's sensitive parts.
Hound throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound misses with a straight right.
Hound avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Hound moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Anders misses.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
Hound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Anders avoids the body shot from Hound.
No joy there for Anders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hound shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anders's guard.
Hound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Anders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hound is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders pulls Hound in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hound wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Hound from controlling successfully.
Anders has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anders is trying to keep Hound in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders leaves Hound with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hound.
Anders throws the left hand but Hound avoids the punch easily.
Anders throws a hook but Hound blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hound misses the target.
Anders misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
Hound tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
Hound connects with a single shot there.
Hound slips a straight right by Anders.
Hound slips a jab from Anders.
Hound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Hound.
Hound thuds his right hand into Anders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anders throws a series of punches but Hound moves out of range.
The Hound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hound walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like The Hound has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders throws a body punch but Hound moves out of range.
Hound throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders throws a right hand that misses
and Hound counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 The Hound.
Well Hound has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Hound!
A relieved looking The Hound 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 704 p4p, 97 weight class) and Mack Branco (ranked 971 p4p, 134 weight class). Branco has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branco.
Branco scores with a shot to the body.
Boy swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Boy.
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
Boy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Branco counters with a low kick, right behind Boy 's knee.
Branco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boy is out of range and Branco settles back down.
Boy swings widly with a right hand
and Branco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Branco.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branco is defending well for now.
Branco struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Branco avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Branco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Branco blocking some punches.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Branco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boy.
We've been informed that Branco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
Branco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Branco.
Branco avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Branco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Branco pushes Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Branco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Branco decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Branco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between Branco's legs - danger averted.
Boy wants to get up but he can't break Branco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Branco's closed guard. He's half up but Branco has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Branco pivots and extends the arm, Boy falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Branco! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mack Branco!
Mack Branco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 287 p4p, 31 weight class) and Nickey Spillane (ranked 651 p4p, 66 weight class). Spillane has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nickey Spillane!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spillane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makarenko works the jab nicely.
Makarenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Spillane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makarenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spillane throws a looping overhand right but Makarenko ducks down to avoid it.
Makarenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spillane sprawling to the canvas! Spillane rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Makarenko finish him?!
Spillane is rocked!
It looks like Nickey Spillane has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spillane glances at the clock... BAM! Makarenko nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Spillane crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Spillane is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyril Makarenko!
A very excited looking Cyril Makarenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 167 p4p, 21 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 248 p4p, 31 weight class). Bruyne has chosen Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coker.
Bruyne is trying to counter with his kicks.
Coker moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Coker.
Coker throws a low kick, looking for Bruyne's leg but Bruyne calmly moves out of range.
Coker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruyne blocks the body kick.
Bruyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruyne. That snapped Coker's head back.
Coker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Coker misses with a looping right.
Bruyne missing with a left hand there. Coker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coker misses with a straight right.
Coker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bruyne is looking to clinch.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Bruyne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coker on the side of the head.
Coker scores with the left hand. Bruyne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bruyne's guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruyne is keeping the position for now.
Coker trying to control but Bruyne is working from the bottom.
Coker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruyne is keeping the position for now.
Coker won't allow Bruyne to sweep him here.
Bruyne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coker manages to get himself to full guard.
Coker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruyne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bruyne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to buck Bruyne off but Bruyne is having none of it.
Bruyne tries to score with some ground and pound. Coker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coker is being controlled here.
Coker gets back to half guard.
Coker tries to get to full guard but Bruyne has control of the leg.
Bruyne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bruyne wants to pass the guard but Coker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coker is trying to maintain the position but Bruyne is very close to passing his half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bruyne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a leg kick which misses Coker's front leg but catches the back leg as Coker tries to avoid it.
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.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Coker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bruyne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coker looking to pass the guard.
Coker passes into half guard.
Bruyne keeping hold of Coker's head, controlling as best he can.
Coker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruyne avoids the body shot from Coker.
Coker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bruyne lands with a right hand.
Coker misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Coker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruyne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bruyne just manages to avoid it.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Coker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws out a powerful jab.
Coker throws a hook but Bruyne avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bruyne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruyne lands a leg kick that knocks Coker off balance momentarily.
Bruyne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coker, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruyne thuds a left hand into Coker's body.
Jab, jab by Coker - just one landing.
Coker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruyne throws out the jab.
Coker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker slips under a jab from Bruyne.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coker, as that shot connected.
De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruyne tries to clinch but Coker moves out of range.
Coker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruyne takes a swing at Coker's ribcage but misses.
Coker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bruyne.
Coker throws a leg kick but Bruyne moved away.
Bruyne swings for the body but Coker moves out of range.
Coker throws a sloppy head kick and Bruyne moves out of range easily.
Coker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruyne.
Coker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
A punch combination from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker scores with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bruyne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Coker throws a low kick but Bruyne moves out of range easily.
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick there by Coker.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Coker throws a front kick aimed at Bruyne's knee but Bruyne avoids it well.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coker.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coker lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruyne's head.
Bruyne lands with a straight right. Coker didn't see that one coming.
Coker throws a hook but Bruyne avoids it easily.
Bruyne throws out a counter right but Coker avoids it with no problem.
Bruyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruyne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coker on the side of the head.
Coker moves out of range as Bruyne strikes.
Bruyne looks to land a body kick but Coker moved away.
Coker throws a hook but Bruyne avoids it easily.
Coker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne wants to slow Coker down by chopping away at his legs.
Coker throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coker.
Some bone on bone action there as Coker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coker doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruyne circles away.
Bruyne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coker's head.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coker.
Bruyne scores with a jab to the head.
Bruyne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruyne is fending him off so far but Coker persists. Nope, Bruyne circles away and we're back to standing.
Coker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Bruyne.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruyne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coker thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Bruyne moves out of range as Coker strikes.
Coker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coker.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne avoids the body shot from Coker.
Coker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruyne. That did some damage!
Coker missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruyne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruyne clobbers Coker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coker tries a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruyne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Coker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Bruyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters circling a little - Coker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bruyne throws a right hand that Coker ducks under and follows up with a left that Coker also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Donk. Coker catches Bruyne right on the button with a cross.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coker is looking to slow Bruyne down with leg kicks.
Bruyne tries a low kick but Coker avoids it.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coker throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coker slips under a jab from Bruyne.
Bruyne takes a swing at Coker's ribcage but misses.
Coker scores with a nice head shot.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bruyne.
A clash of legs there as Coker blocks the low kick.
Bruyne fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Coker with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Coker.
Coker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bruyne was covering up waiting for the punch and Coker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coker controlling from the top position.
Bruyne is controlling Coker's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker looking to pass the guard.
Bruyne controls Coker momentarily but Coker frees himself.
Bruyne keeping moving, preventing Coker from controlling successfully.
Coker stands and throws Bruyne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bruyne tries to improve position but can't.
Coker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruyne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Coker is keen to just control but Bruyne is a slippery customer.
Coker content to control rather than advance.
Bruyne desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bruyne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coker pulls his head out easily.
Akeen Coker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruyne is looking for a sweep. Coker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Bruyne blocks a head kick by Coker.
Coker punishes Bruyne's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coker connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Coker coming out on top.
Bruyne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coker, 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker 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 Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 238 p4p, 38 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 347 p4p, 55 weight class). Mitsurugi comes into the arena with The Rising Sun blaring out of the sound system. Von Kuschelbär has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsurugi clinches with his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär tries to throw a body punch but Mitsurugi avoids it by throwing Von Kuschelbär back against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär tries to work over Mitsurugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a body shot from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Kuschelbär tries a body shot but Mitsurugi blocks it.
Mitsurugi is working Von Kuschelbär over against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitsurugi scores with a nice right hand.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a body shot that sends Mitsurugi's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Mitsurugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi connects with a high kick.
Mitsurugi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Von Kuschelbär.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitsurugi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Mitsurugi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a decent looking hook.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Kuschelbär wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitsurugi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Kuschelbär dips to his left and cracks Mitsurugi with an uppercut!
It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.
Mitsurugi takes one on the button.
Mitsurugi staying out of range there.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitsurugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Kuschelbär.
Mitsurugi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut.
Mitsurugi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitsurugi throws a solid leg kick but Von Kuschelbär takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitsurugi.
Von Kuschelbär swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi tries to score with a low kick but Von Kuschelbär moves his leg out of the way.
Mitsurugi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Kuschelbär checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitsurugi slips a jab from Von Kuschelbär.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with a straight left.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch there but Von Kuschelbär circles away.
Von Kuschelbär bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Mitsurugi avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mitsurugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitsurugi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice hook to Mitsurugi's body. Mitsurugi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a leg kick.
Mitsurugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Kuschelbär.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Kuschelbär finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws a lazy right hand but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Mitsurugi avoids it with no problem.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a solid body kick.
Von Kuschelbär's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mitsurugi under the eye.
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!
Mitsurugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitsurugi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Kuschelbär tries a low kick but Mitsurugi avoids it.
Mitsurugi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a nice body punch.
Mitsurugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Mitsurugi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mitsurugi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Kuschelbär lands a leg kick that knocks Mitsurugi off balance momentarily.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Kuschelbär closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitsurugi to the mat! Mitsurugi manages to get full guard.
Von Kuschelbär is in close to Mitsurugi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Kuschelbär works over Mitsurugi with some ground and pound from guard.
Von Kuschelbär missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitsurugi keeping moving, preventing Von Kuschelbär from controlling successfully.
Von Kuschelbär chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitsurugi pulls Von Kuschelbär in close to prevent any damage.
Von Kuschelbär has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Kuschelbär makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitsurugi is rocked!
Von Kuschelbär missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes from guard but Mitsurugi blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Kuschelbär trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitsurugi has momentary wrist control but Von Kuschelbär slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mitsurugi holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Kuschelbär looking to pass the guard.
Von Kuschelbär throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a couple of short punches.
Von Kuschelbär postures up in Mitsurugi's guard and throws a big left but Mitsurugi blocks it.
Von Kuschelbär is in close to Mitsurugi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Kuschelbär makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Von Kuschelbär trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitsurugi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Kuschelbär's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitsurugi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitsurugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Von Kuschelbär with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitsurugi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitsurugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Kuschelbär jabs at Mitsurugi's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Von Kuschelbär finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with a jab to the body
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a big uppercut that knocks Mitsurugi off his feet! Von Kuschelbär dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Mitsurugi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Kuschelbär is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mitsurugi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitsurugi to see if he's OK.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a couple of short elbows.
Von Kuschelbär lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Mitsurugi! Von Kuschelbär senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Mitsurugi out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 164 p4p, 11 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 149 p4p, 10 weight class). Larusso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Glory of love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch shoots in but Larusso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oketch.
Larusso leaves Oketch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Larusso lands a leg kick that knocks Oketch off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Larusso.
Oketch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Larusso quickly recovers to half guard.
Oketch trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larusso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oketch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oketch's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Oketch right now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Larusso's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Oketch is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Larusso gets his hands free as Oketch looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
What can Oketch do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Larusso is trying to stick to Oketch's back but Oketch is turning into Larusso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Larusso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oketch.
Larusso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oketch is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Larusso has his hands clasped together but Oketch extends and breaks Larusso's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Oketch.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Oketch!
Vincent Oketch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 230 p4p, 30 weight class). Doubdtfire comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Rather Go Blind. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
24 - 8 - 2 |
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148 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire throws a front kick aimed at Xiang Pao's knee but Xiang Pao avoids it well.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Doubdtfire. Beautiful body shot.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the strikes.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping left.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Doubdtfire's head but Doubdtfire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doubdtfire tries to land a leg kick but Xiang Pao saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiang Pao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Doubdtfire moved out of range nicely.
Doubdtfire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xiang Pao just manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xiang Pao flicks out a counter leg kick but Doubdtfire steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Doubdtfire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doubdtfire connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Doubdtfire off balance momentarily.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doubdtfire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiang Pao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire moved away.
Doubdtfire takes one to the side of the head.
Doubdtfire throws a good cross that connects.
Doubdtfire looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiang Pao. That snapped Doubdtfire's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire looks to land a body kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
An inside leg kick from Doubdtfire misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Doubdtfire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick that misses.
Doubdtfire cracks Xiang Pao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiang Pao blocks a low kick nicely.
Xiang Pao cracks Doubdtfire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Doubdtfire moved out of range.
Doubdtfire throws out a leg kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range and Doubdtfire only half commits.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick nicely.
Doubdtfire wants to clinch.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiang Pao misses the shot to the body.
Doubdtfire rushes Xiang Pao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xiang Pao manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws a front kick aimed at Xiang Pao's knee but Xiang Pao avoids it well.
Doubdtfire wants to clinch.
Doubdtfire missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Doubdtfire saw that one coming.
Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Doubdtfire. That snapped Xiang Pao's head back.
Doubdtfire cracks the inside of Xiang Pao's front leg.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doubdtfire.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiang Pao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doubdtfire's sensitive parts.
Doubdtfire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doubdtfire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doubdtfire throws a push kick but Xiang Pao slaps the foot to one side.
Doubdtfire needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Doubdtfire misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doubdtfire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiang Pao in his tracks.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab from Doubdtfire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Xiang Pao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doubdtfire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Doubdtfire missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Doubdtfire throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doubdtfire with a body shot.
Doubdtfire staying out of range there.
Doubdtfire tries to counter by clinching up but Xiang Pao breaks away and moves out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Doubdtfire avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doubdtfire tries to counter by clinching up but Xiang Pao breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
It looked like Doubdtfire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doubdtfire looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Doubdtfire thumps Xiang Pao with a low kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doubdtfire moves in looking to clinch but Xiang Pao pushes him off.
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 Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doubdtfire scores with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire lands a glancing blow to the side of Xiang Pao's head.
A jab from Doubdtfire misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Doubdtfire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick, looking for Doubdtfire's leg but Doubdtfire calmly moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire cracks the inside of Xiang Pao's front leg.
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Xiang Pao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doubdtfire looks to land a body kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Doubdtfire lands a glancing blow to the side of Xiang Pao's head.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doubdtfire throws a chopping leg kick but Xiang Pao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiang Pao scores with a body shot.
Xiang Pao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Doubdtfire is out of range.
Doubdtfire thinks about countering with a body kick.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doubdtfire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiang Pao lands with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doubdtfire checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire pushes Xiang Pao up against the cage in a clinch.
Doubdtfire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiang Pao breaks from the clinch.
Xiang Pao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiang Pao there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Xiang Pao. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Doubdtfire.
An inside leg kick from Xiang Pao misses.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick that knocks Xiang Pao off balance momentarily.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Xiang Pao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire misses the shot to the body.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
Doubdtfire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire misses with a straight right.
Xiang Pao tried to score with a low kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire slips under a jab.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Doubdtfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick.
Doubdtfire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao tries a low kick but Doubdtfire avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Xiang Pao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doubdtfire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiang Pao is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiang Pao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doubdtfire on the side of the head.
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Doubdtfire avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiang Pao motions for Doubdtfire to come forward. Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Doubdtfire slips the punch.
Xiang Pao throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Xiang Pao misses.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Doubdtfire strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Xiang Pao misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a nice uppercut.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doubdtfire. Xiang Pao shrugs it off though.
Doubdtfire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiang Pao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doubdtfire in his tracks.
Xiang Pao digs a good hook to Doubdtfire's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Doubdtfire connects with a body shot.
Doubdtfire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice body kick.
Xiang Pao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire throws a solid leg kick but Xiang Pao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Doubdtfire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xiang Pao feints and then cracks Doubdtfire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doubdtfire down.
Doubdtfire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiang Pao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiang Pao walks into a jab.
Doubdtfire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick, looking for Doubdtfire's leg but Doubdtfire calmly moves out of range.
Doubdtfire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Doubdtfire misses.
Doubdtfire throws a chopping leg kick but Xiang Pao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Doubdtfire's front leg but catches the back leg as Doubdtfire tries to avoid it.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire tries to land a front kick but Xiang Pao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters circling a little - Doubdtfire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Xiang Pao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao with a jab.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiang Pao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick, looking for Doubdtfire's leg but Doubdtfire calmly moves out of range.
Xiang Pao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doubdtfire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xiang Pao counters with a nice uppercut.
Doubdtfire thows a body kick. Xiang Pao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiang Pao checks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao tries to land a leg kick but Doubdtfire saw it coming and moves away.
Doubdtfire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiang Pao. That did some damage!
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiang Pao. Doubdtfire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
A swing and a miss from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Doubdtfire moved out of range.
Doubdtfire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiang Pao lands with an overhand left.
Doubdtfire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xiang Pao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doubdtfire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Doubdtfire trying to control the action but Xiang Pao is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire prevents Xiang Pao from improving his position.
Doubdtfire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Doubdtfire trying to control the action but Xiang Pao is working from the bottom.
Doubdtfire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doubdtfire's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Doubdtfire misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiang Pao works the jab nicely.
Good work by Doubdtfire as he checks the leg kick.
Doubdtfire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xiang Pao as he avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire moves into the clinch successfully.
Xiang Pao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiang Pao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doubdtfire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doubdtfire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xiang Pao is keeping busy.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bo Xiang Pao just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doubdtfire scores with a leg kick.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Doubdtfire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Doubdtfire blocks it.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. Xiang Pao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doubdtfire doesn't manage to clinch there - Xiang Pao circles away.
Doubdtfire wants to clinch.
Xiang Pao blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Doubdtfire is out of range.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doubdtfire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao 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.
Doubdtfire swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doubdtfire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiang Pao blocks a jab.
Doubdtfire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiang Pao throws out the jab.
Doubdtfire loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab. Xiang Pao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xiang Pao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire is looking to counter punch.
Doubdtfire looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
Xiang Pao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Xiang Pao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doubdtfire blocks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire scores with the left hand. Xiang Pao knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Doubdtfire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doubdtfire is able to avoid easily.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that misses.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire thows a leg kick but Xiang Pao checks it
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Doubdtfire jabs Xiang Pao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiang Pao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xiang Pao connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Doubdtfire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doubdtfire eats them both and turns towards Xiang Pao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the leg kick from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doubdtfire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiang Pao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Xiang Pao.
A clash of legs there as Doubdtfire blocks the low kick.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Doubdtfire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Xiang Pao will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doubdtfire throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Doubdtfire's shoulder, as Doubdtfire tries to avoid the shot.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doubdtfire wants to land a leg kick but Xiang Pao is out of range.
Doubdtfire lands with a straight right. Xiang Pao didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao scores with a shot to the body.
Xiang Pao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
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 Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod.
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!
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doubdtfire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doubdtfire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Doubdtfire's front leg but catches the back leg as Doubdtfire tries to avoid it.
Xiang Pao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doubdtfire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiang Pao throws out the jab.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiang Pao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good work by Xiang Pao as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire thumps Xiang Pao with a low kick.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Xiang Pao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doubdtfire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiang Pao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Doubdtfire misses the target.
Xiang Pao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiang Pao wants to slow Doubdtfire down by chopping away at his legs.
Doubdtfire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiang Pao.
Jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao wants to slow Doubdtfire down by chopping away at his legs.
And Doubdtfire counters with a quick kick to the body but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook
and Xiang Pao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiang Pao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doubdtfire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Doubdtfire misses.
Xiang Pao throws a counter combo.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao feints a counter leg kick.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiang Pao checks it well.
Xiang Pao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiang Pao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doubdtfire. Doubdtfire obviously looking to wear him down.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice cross by Xiang Pao.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
Xiang Pao walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao defending well as Doubdtfire loads up on a big left hand.
Xiang Pao throws a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Doubdtfire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doubdtfire throws out the jab.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doubdtfire 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 Xiang Pao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiang Pao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Xiang Pao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiang Pao down.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doubdtfire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Xiang Pao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doubdtfire.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
A swing and a miss from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Doubdtfire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Doubdtfire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Doubdtfire motions for Xiang Pao to come forward. Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doubdtfire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doubdtfire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doubdtfire looks to throw the jab but Xiang Pao is out of range.
Xiang Pao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doubdtfire blocks a jab.
Doubdtfire throws the left hand but Xiang Pao avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doubdtfire lands a nice looking body kick.
Xiang Pao tries to score with a low kick but Doubdtfire moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Doubdtfire.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a push kick but Xiang Pao slaps the foot to one side.
Xiang Pao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doubdtfire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiang Pao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Doubdtfire's leg. Doubdtfire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Doubdtfire throws a body kick.
Xiang Pao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doubdtfire at a distance.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doubdtfire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doubdtfire is looking to land body kicks.
Doubdtfire is looking to clinch but Xiang Pao is avoiding it.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Xiang Pao.
Well Doubdtfire 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire!
Our winner, Euphegen Doubdtfire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Bo Xiang Pao was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh no, what a disaster, I am so devestated! No, not really. Thanks for the fun challenge and until a next one Aylib!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 116 p4p, 13 weight class) and Hannes Haades (ranked 141 p4p, 21 weight class). Haades has chosen Accept - Head Over Heels as his entrance music. Hannes Haades has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
Haades looks to land a left hand but Bailey moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Haades.
Haades scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Haades works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Haades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haades.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haades throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey throws a quick counter kick to the body but Haades avoids it.
Haades throws out a leg kick but Bailey moves out of range and Haades only half commits.
Bailey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Haades is just out of range.
Bailey works Haades's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haades scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haades darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haades cracks the inside of Bailey's front leg.
Bailey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lunges at Haades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haades's hand.
Haades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haades! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Haades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey throwing a counter right hand but Haades manages to avoid it.
Bailey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haades throws a lazy uppercut
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bailey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haades walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Haades throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bailey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haades's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Haades.
An attempted straight right counter from Bailey misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Bailey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haades doesn't seem phased though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Haades misses with a double jab
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haades was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haades's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haades's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haades's elbow.
Haades lands a shoulder strike.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haades throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Haades lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Haades manages to break the clinch.
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bailey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Haades.
Bailey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bailey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades takes one to the side of the head.
Haades throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Haades.
Good shot there by Haades.
Haades takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haades throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey slips under a jab from Haades.
Haades catches Bailey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haades throws a leg kick that misses.
Haades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Bailey is looking to counter the offense by Haades and move into the clinch.
Haades moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Bailey looks for the body kick but Haades saw that one coming.
Bailey throws a good cross that connects.
Haades clobbers Bailey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to land a leg kick but Haades saw it coming and moves away.
Haades moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Haades misses
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haades.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bailey is out of range and Haades settles back down.
Bailey is looking to slow Haades down with leg kicks.
Bailey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haades.
Bailey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bailey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haades scores with a push kick.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Haades counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haades lands a slapping body shot.
Haades works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Haades throws a front kick aimed at Bailey's knee but Bailey avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Bailey as he connects with a hook.
Haades staying out of range there.
Haades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haades misses with a looping left.
Haades throws a lazy uppercut
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haades avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Haades looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Haades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haades fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bailey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haades connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bailey's hands.
Bailey catches Haades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Haades.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haades feints and then cracks Bailey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bailey down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades connects with an inside leg kick.
Haades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haades throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bailey lands a jab to the nose.
Haades checks a leg kick.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haades.
Bailey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haades cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haades fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Haades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haades walks into a stiff left hand from Bailey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haades misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey slips under a jab from Haades.
Haades throws a big shot that misses.
Haades throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to move into range but Haades moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Bailey.
Haades moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Haades tries to get set, Bailey tries to push him back and clinch up but Haades manages to avoid the attempt.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haades.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey takes a swing at Haades's ribcage but misses.
Haades takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haades moves away.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Haades saw that one coming.
Haades tries to land a body kick
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haades thuds his right hand into Bailey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haades wants to land a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haades fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haades looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haades throws a good cross that connects.
Bailey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haades was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Haades throws a counter combo.
Bailey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haades. Haades circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haades.
Haades throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Haades swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Haades moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Haades on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hannes Haades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Haades is just out of range.
Haades lands a glancing blow to the side of Bailey's head.
Haades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haades in his tracks.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
letting Haades counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but Haades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
Bailey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Bailey coming out on top.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Haades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Haades misses with the combination.
Haades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haades moves away.
Haades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Haades throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haades smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bailey blocks a jab.
Haades connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bailey, as that shot connected.
Haades slips under a jab from Bailey.
Bailey slips a straight right by Haades.
Haades misses with a low kick.
Bailey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Haades. Those never looked like landing.
Bailey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Bailey lunges at Haades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haades's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haades misses with an uppercut
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haades.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Bailey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Haades is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big right from Haades misses.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haades throws a wild body kick that Bailey sees coming a mile off.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Haades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Haades was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Haades saw that one coming.
Haades listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bailey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Haades looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Haades motions for Bailey to come forward. Haades throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Haades throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haades throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Devon Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haades.
Bailey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey connects with a crisp jab.
Bailey takes a swing at Haades's ribcage but misses.
Haades throws out a counter right but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Haades sizes up Bailey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey moves out of range as Haades strikes.
Haades misses with a head kick.
Bailey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Haades unleashes a big counter combination but Bailey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bailey punishes Haades's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haades.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
Haades swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bailey counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice cross by Haades.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Haades was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Haades swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bailey.
Haades connects with a crisp jab.
Haades shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Haades.
Haades scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Bailey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Haades.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Haades slips the punch.
Haades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Haades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haades! But no joy.
Haades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Haades moved out of range.
Bailey slips under a jab from Haades.
Haades cracks Bailey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bailey connects with a right hand. Haades shakes it off.
Bailey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bailey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Haades counters with a one-two to the body.
Haades defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannes Haades comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haades winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannes Haades!
After the fight, Hannes Haades 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eliitti Paavo (ranked 48 p4p, 3 weight class) and Aslak Aas (ranked 81 p4p, 5 weight class). Paavo comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. Aas has chosen Nunnuka Nunnuka as his entrance music. Aslak Aas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eliitti Paavo's chin.
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140 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Aas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paavo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aas scores with a punch to the head.
Aas looks to land a right hand but Paavo moved out of range.
It looked like Paavo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aas.
A combination from Aas does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paavo 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 Aas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paavo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aas looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
Paavo throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Aas.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aas.
Aas throws a hook but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo throws the left hand but Aas avoids the punch easily.
Paavo lands with a straight right. Aas didn't see that one coming.
Aas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Paavo tries to move into range but Aas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aas connects with the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paavo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paavo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aas lands a lovely overhand right.
Paavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo defending well as Aas loads up on a big left hand.
Paavo moves out of range of the body kick.
Paavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aas in his tracks.
Aas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paavo tries to land a front kick but Aas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paavo.
Aas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paavo throws a body punch but Aas moves out of range.
Aas lands a jab.
Paavo missing with a left hand there. Aas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aas wants to clinch up but Paavo keeps it at a distance.
Aas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paavo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aas back to the cage. Paavo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paavo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aas digs a good body shot into Paavo's ribs.
Aas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paavo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Aas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aas.
Paavo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas rushes Paavo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paavo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paavos head.
Paavo gets through Aas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aas misses with some punches.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paavo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paavo working aggressively here.
Paavo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aas throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Aas.
Paavo throws a nice looking combination but Aas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aas throws a hook to the side of Paavo's head but Paavo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aas throws out a counter right but Paavo avoids it with no problem.
Paavo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paavo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paavo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas lands with a shot to the body.
Aas moves in looking to clinch but Paavo pushes him off.
Aas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
A jab from Aas misses.
Paavo misses with a body shot.
Aas throws a leg kick but Paavo checks it.
Aas misses with a right hand
and Aas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Aas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aas lands a jab.
Paavo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Aas blocks the low kick.
Aas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aas throws a big shot that misses.
As Aas backs away, Paavo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paavo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paavo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paavo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Aas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aas is looking to clinch.
Paavo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paavo defending well as Aas loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Aas misses.
Aas scores with a nice head shot.
Aas looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
Paavo wants to land a leg kick but Aas is out of range.
Aas ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
No joy there for Paavo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paavo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Paavo.
Aas misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Paavo coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aas misses the shot to the body.
Paavo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paavo.
Aas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paavo circles away quickly and effectively.
Paavo connects with a body shot.
Aas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
Aas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paavo circles away quickly and effectively.
Paavo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paavo lands with an overhand left.
Paavo misses with a wild combination.
Paavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aas's sensitive parts.
Paavo throws a low kick, looking for Aas's leg but Aas calmly moves out of range.
Aas avoids a kick to the body.
Paavo moves away from the strike by Aas.
Aas throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aas misses with a body shot.
Paavo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paavo thumps Aas with a low kick.
Paavo checks a leg kick.
Aas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Aas misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paavo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aas loads up on a big right hand but Paavo slips the punch.
A lazy left from Paavo finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Aas misses the target.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aas.
Paavo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paavo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Aas misses.
Aas throws a lazy right hand but Paavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Paavo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That kick from Aas tenderised Paavo's leg. Paavo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aas takes the fight into the clinch.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Paavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aslak Aas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aas cracks Paavo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aas throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo wants to slow Aas down by chopping away at his legs.
Paavo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aas misses with a body shot.
Paavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aas.
Aas checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aas! But no joy.
Paavo throws a sloppy head kick and Aas moves out of range easily.
Paavo loads up on a big right hand but Aas slips the punch.
Aas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paavo blocks a jab.
Aas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Paavo lands.
Paavo swings for the body but Aas moves out of range.
Paavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Aas does no damage.
Aas throws a shot from downtown. Paavo moves away and avoids it.
Paavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paavo, right into the meat.
Paavo clobbers Aas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
Aas looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
Paavo throws a leg kick which misses Aas's front leg but catches the back leg as Aas tries to avoid it.
Paavo lands a lovely overhand right.
Paavo staying out of range there.
Aas throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aas misses with a looping right.
A big right from Paavo misses.
Aas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paavo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aas throws a shot from downtown. Paavo moves away and avoids it.
Paavo misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Paavo.
Aas looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Paavo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aas doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aas lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paavo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paavo punishes Aas's body with a nice straight punch.
Aas looks to land a combination but Paavo avoids it well.
Paavo lands a really nice looking cross but Aas seems unphased.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
Paavo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paavo connects with a right hand. Aas shakes it off.
Paavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aas misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Aas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Paavo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Paavo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo throws out a powerful jab.
Paavo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
Aas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aas lands with a good body shot.
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 Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paavo scores with a sloppy right hand. Aas should have avoided that one.
Aas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paavo misses with a hook.
Aas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paavo's head backwards.
Paavo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aas throws a hook but Paavo avoids it easily.
Aas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aas checks the leg kick.
Paavo blocks a jab.
Paavo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Paavo misses.
Aas throws out a counter right but Paavo avoids it with no problem.
Paavo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aas throws an overhand right that lands on Paavo's shoulder, as Paavo tries to avoid the shot.
Aas lands a slapping body shot.
Aas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paavos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas dodges the punch combination from Paavo.
Aas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aas misses with a hook.
Paavo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paavo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aas throws the left hand but Paavo avoids the punch easily.
Paavo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aas to score with a decent uppercut.
Paavo slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Paavo.
Aas wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Paavo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paavo throws a low kick but Aas moves out of range easily.
Aas throws a counter combo.
Paavo looks to land a body kick but Aas moved away.
Paavo ducks right into an uppercut from Aas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aas.
It looks like Paavo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Paavo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aas.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aas! But no joy.
Paavo slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aas.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
Aas throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Aas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paavo.
Paavo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aas throws an overhand right that lands on Paavo's shoulder, as Paavo tries to avoid the shot.
Aas misses with a hook.
Paavo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aas scores with a jab.
A combination from Aas does no damage.
Aas throws a series of punches but Paavo moves out of range.
Aas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
Aas 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.
Aas throws a hook but Paavo avoids it easily.
Paavo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paavo moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Paavo misses the target.
Paavo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paavo throws a low kick but Aas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paavo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paavo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paavo defending well as Aas loads up on a big left hand.
Paavo throws an overhand right that lands on Aas's shoulder, as Aas tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Aas blocks the low kick.
Paavo defending well as Aas loads up on a big left hand.
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aas.
Paavo is looking to score with low kicks.
Paavo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aas.
Aas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paavo in his tracks.
Aas missing with a left hand there. Paavo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paavo is looking to counter with head kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paavo.
Aas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paavo has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Paavo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas cracks a nice hook into Paavo's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Aas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aas.
Paavo misses with an uppercut.
Paavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aas misses with a hook.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
Aas throws a big shot that misses.
Paavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paavo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paavo moves away from the strike by Aas.
Paavo moves out of range as Aas strikes.
Paavo looks for the body kick but Aas saw that one coming.
Aas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Paavo sizes up Aas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paavo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paavo throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Aas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Aslak Aas just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Paavo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paavo throws a hook but Aas blocks it.
Paavo is looking to land body kicks.
Paavo scores with a decent looking hook.
Aas misses with a low kick as Paavo jumps back.
Aas misses with a right hand
and Paavo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aas loads up on a big right hand but Paavo slips the punch.
Aas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paavo.
Paavo throws the left hand but Aas avoids the punch easily.
Aas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Paavo finds it's target.
Aas misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Paavo.
Aas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aas.
Paavo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aas. That did some damage!
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Both fighters circling a little - Aas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo moves out of range as Aas strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paavo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Aas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aas throws a hook but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aas fails to land with a series of punches.
Aas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paavo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aas misses with a leg kick.
Aas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paavo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Aas there.
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!
Paavo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Aas misses.
A big right from Aas misses.
Aas misses with a straight right.
Aas throws a hook but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo throws a hook but Aas avoids it easily.
Paavo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aas is looking to chop away at Paavo's legs.
Paavo throws a looping overhand right but Aas ducks down to avoid it.
Aas throws an overhand right that lands on Paavo's shoulder, as Paavo tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paavo.
Paavo scores with a sloppy right hand. Aas should have avoided that one.
Paavo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paavo.
Nice jab there from Paavo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo cracks Aas with a good jab.
Paavo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paavo counters with a two punch combo.
Paavo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paavo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aas takes a step back to recover.
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aas.
Paavo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab by Aas.
A swing and a miss from Aas.
Paavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aas.
Paavo throws a head kick but Aas moves out of range.
Aas wants to land a leg kick but Paavo is out of range.
Paavo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paavo to score with a decent uppercut.
Aas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paavo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aas finds it's way round the side to connect with Paavo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas misses with a looping left.
Aas throws a head kick that misses
and Paavo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paavo scores with a hook to the body. Aas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paavo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Paavo throwing a counter right hand but Aas manages to avoid it.
Aas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paavo is out of range and Aas settles back down.
Aas swings widly with a right hand
and Paavo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aas throws out a loose jab but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paavo. That's going to slow Aas down.
Aas misses with a lunging right hand
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Aas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aas misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliitti Paavo had his way with Aslak Aas in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aas tests Paavo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Aas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paavo slips a straight right by Aas.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paavo. Aas shrugs it off though.
A jab from Aas misses.
Aas scoring well with a low kick there.
Paavo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aas finds it's way round the side to connect with Paavo's head.
Aas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Aas.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Aas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paavo lands with an uppercut that bounces Aas off the cage and back into range.
Aas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
Paavo throws a looping overhand right but Aas ducks down to avoid it.
Aas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aas.
Paavo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Aas.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aas.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo misses with an uppercut. Aas saw that one coming.
Aas tried to score with a low kick but Paavo checks it.
Paavo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aas.
Paavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aas.
Aas with a hook.
Aas throws an off balance right hand
and Paavo counters with an inside leg kick.
Paavo misses with a hook. Aas ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Paavo. That snapped Aas's head back.
Aas checks the leg kick.
Aas feints a counter leg kick.
Aas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paavo.
Aas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paavo.
Paavo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paavo swings widly with a right hand
and Aas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paavo misses with a wild body shot.
Aas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paavo misses the body punch
and Aas counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo thumps Aas with a low kick.
Paavo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paavo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Aas as he connects with a hook.
Aas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paavo throws a wild body kick that Aas sees coming a mile off.
Aas throws out a loose jab but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Aas tenderised Paavo's leg. Paavo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paavo throws a body punch but Aas moves out of range.
Paavo slips a straight right by Aas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paavo.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Paavo misses the target.
Paavo moves out of range of the strikes.
Paavo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aas.
Paavo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aas throws a shot from downtown. Paavo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Aas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paavo misses with a kick to the body.
Paavo scores with a decent looking hook.
Aas misses with a right hand
and Paavo counters with a stiff right hand.
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aas.
Nice cross by Aas.
Aas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paavo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aas's hands.
Aas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aas misses with a hook. Paavo ducked under it nicely.
Aas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paavo avoids the body shot from Aas.
A low kick from Paavo is predictable there
and Aas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Aas misses its intended target.
Aas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aas tries to clinch but Paavo is having none of it.
Aas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paavo is out of range and Aas settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo walks into a straight right hand from Aas.
Paavo connects with a leg kick. Aas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paavo throws a hook to the side of Aas's head but Aas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aas throws out a loose jab but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo keeps Aas at a distance using the push kick.
Aas throws a hook but Paavo blocks it.
Aas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paavo, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Aas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aas throws a looping overhand right but Paavo ducks down to avoid it.
Aas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Aas.
Aas avoids the body shot from Paavo.
Aas misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
Aas misses with a looping left.
Paavo checks a low kick from Aas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Aas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aas 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aslak Aas!
Aslak Aas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Viktor Tsoi (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class). Jong Guk comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu blaring out of the sound system. Tsoi has chosen Zvezda po Imeni Solnce as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws the left hand but Tsoi avoids the punch easily.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws a lazy right hand but Tsoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jong Guk avoids a kick to the body.
Jong Guk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsoi. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Tsoi.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a right hook to the body.
Jong Guk misses with a kick to the body.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses.
Tsoi throws a hook but Jong Guk avoids it easily.
Jong Guk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Guk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jong Guk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Jong Guk.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Jong Guk as he checks the leg kick.
Tsoi lands with a shot to the body.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jong Guk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tsoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsoi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jong Guk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi swings for the body but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Jong Guk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tsoi 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.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Tsoi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jong Guk throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Jong Guk is looking to wear down Tsoi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jong Guk with a nice cross.
Jong Guk lands with a right hand.
Tsoi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jong Guk is looking to counter the offense by Tsoi and move into the clinch.
Jong Guk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jong Guk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsoi throws out the jab.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tsoi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Tsoi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jong Guk on the side of the head.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
A punch lands to the side of Tsoi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tsoi throws the left hand but Jong Guk avoids the punch easily.
Tsoi connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a low kick, looking for Tsoi's leg but Tsoi calmly moves out of range.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi is looking to land body kicks.
Tsoi works Jong Guk's body with a nice hook.
Tsoi lands a jab to Jong Guk's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoi misses the target.
Tsoi drives through and clinches with Jong Guk against the cage.
Tsoi tries to work over Jong Guk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong Guk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jong Guk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsoi's elbow.
Tsoi pulls guard effortlessly.
Jong Guk is fighting to break Tsoi's control of his arms but Tsoi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong Guk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tsoi is proving hard to escape from.
Jong Guk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi has his hands on Jong Guk's head, controlling the position.
Jong Guk wants to stand but Tsoi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tsoi managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tsoi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jong Guk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jong Guk checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tsoi.
Jong Guk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsoi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk 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 Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsoi gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tsoi fails to land.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Tsoi avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Tsoi lands with a right to the head.
Tsoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk with a nice cross.
Jong Guk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
Jong Guk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsoi.
Jong Guk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jong Guk wants to slow Tsoi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tsoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Tsoi - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsoi blocks the body kick.
Jong Guk slips a straight right by Tsoi.
Tsoi tries to work over Jong Guk's front leg with a kick but Jong Guk checks it.
Jong Guk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tsoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Tsoi as he checks the leg kick.
Jong Guk scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsoi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jong Guk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Tsoi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Jong Guk is predictable there
and Tsoi counters with an outside leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tsoi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jong Guk's guard.
Tsoi prevents Jong Guk from getting back to his feet.
Tsoi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tsoi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jong Guk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
More stalling from Tsoi.
Jong Guk is pushing Tsoi's head away, looking to escape. Tsoi manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi trying to control the action but Jong Guk is working from the bottom.
Tsoi tries to move to mount but Jong Guk blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi is looking to take a break and control but Jong Guk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jong Guk seems a little lost for a moment, as Tsoi dominates the positioning.
Tsoi cracks Jong Guk with a big right hand but Jong Guk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jong Guk is trying to get back to his feet.
Jong Guk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jong Guk trying to remain calm as Tsoi controls from the top position.
Jong Guk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jong Guk decides to return to a standing position.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi misses with a straight right.
Jong Guk scores with a leg kick.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jong Guk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi is looking to clinch but Jong Guk is avoiding it.
Jong Guk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsoi.
Jong Guk looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
Jong Guk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi wants to counter the offense by Jong Guk and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi throws a leg kick which misses Jong Guk's front leg but catches the back leg as Jong Guk tries to avoid it.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Jong Guk tries to counter by clinching up but Tsoi breaks away and moves out of range.
Jong Guk motions for Tsoi to come forward. Jong Guk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Guk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsoi momentarily.
Tsoi shoots in and drives through. Jong Guk sprawls well.
Jong Guk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsoi blocks a leg kick.
Jong Guk lands a body shot.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsoi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk tests Tsoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Jong Guk.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsoi misses with a looping left.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jong Guk blocks a leg kick.
Jong Guk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tsoi is looking to score with low kicks.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tsoi.
Jong Guk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsoi at a distance.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsoi misses with a looping left.
Tsoi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jong Guk 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.
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick.
Jong Guk throws a push kick but Tsoi slaps the foot to one side.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi cracks a nice hook into Jong Guk's ribs.
Viktor Tsoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Jong Guk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jong Guk slips a straight right by Tsoi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsoi. That's going to slow Jong Guk down.
Tsoi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jong Guk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Jong Guk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsoi doesn't seem phased though.
Tsoi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsoi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi tries to score with a low kick but Jong Guk moves his leg out of the way.
Tsoi throws a shot from downtown. Jong Guk moves away and avoids it.
Jong Guk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws out a leg kick but Tsoi moves out of range and Jong Guk only half commits.
Tsoi checks a leg kick nicely.
Jong Guk ducks under a wild hook from Tsoi.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jong Guk was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
Tsoi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Kim Jong Guk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tsoi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsoi 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 Jong Guk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jong Guk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
It looked like Jong Guk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsoi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tsoi blocks a leg kick.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jong Guk.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Jong Guk sees coming a mile off.
As Tsoi tries to get set, Jong Guk tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsoi manages to avoid the attempt.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Jong Guk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
Jong Guk throws a body kick that misses.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi tries to score with a low kick but Jong Guk moves his leg out of the way.
Jong Guk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsoi defending well as Jong Guk loads up on a big left hand.
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick.
Jong Guk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Jong Guk slaps the foot to one side.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk is looking to chop away at Tsoi's legs.
Tsoi with the counter takedown but Jong Guk avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk thumps Tsoi with a low kick.
Tsoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jong Guk.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Guk is just out of range.
A big left from Tsoi misses.
A big left from Jong Guk misses.
Jong Guk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi throws out a loose jab but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsoi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jong Guk scores with a hook to the body. Tsoi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jong Guk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsoi scores with a hook to the body. Jong Guk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Guk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsoi looks to land a left hand but Jong Guk moved out of range nicely.
Jong Guk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi catches Jong Guk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jong Guk missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jong Guk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with a jab to the body
and Tsoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Tsoi slams his shin into Jong Guk's torso.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tsoi moves out of range as Jong Guk throws a body kick.
Tsoi with a nice cross.
Jong Guk moves out of range as Tsoi strikes.
Tsoi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Jong Guk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi pushes Jong Guk away with a front kick.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Jong Guk misses.
A left lands for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsoi is looking to slow Jong Guk down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a series of punches but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsoi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jong Guk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Tsoi. Beautiful body shot.
Tsoi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tsoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsoi throws a hook but Jong Guk avoids it easily.
Jong Guk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tsoi's head.
That kick from Jong Guk tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsoi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jong Guk in his tracks.
Tsoi moves out of range as Jong Guk strikes.
Tsoi is looking for the big counter here.
Tsoi tries to clinch up.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Jong Guk avoids it.
Jong Guk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsoi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tsoi. Jong Guk shrugs it off though.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsoi blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
An inside leg kick from Tsoi misses.
Tsoi feints and then cracks Jong Guk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jong Guk down.
Jong Guk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
Jong Guk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jong Guk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jong Guk throws a chopping leg kick but Tsoi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tsoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsoi.
Tsoi scores with a spinning back kick!
Jong Guk avoids a kick to the body.
Tsoi blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.
Tsoi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jong Guk was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
Tsoi wants to slow Jong Guk down by chopping away at his legs.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Tsoi really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsoi throws the left hand but Jong Guk avoids the punch easily.
Jong Guk misses with a looping right.
Tsoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsoi jabs Jong Guk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jong Guk is looking to chop away at Tsoi's legs.
Jong Guk scores with a kick to the body.
Jong Guk throws a solid leg kick but Tsoi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jong Guk.
Jong Guk tries to score with a low kick but Tsoi moves his leg out of the way.
Tsoi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Tsoi - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi swings for the body but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Jong Guk motions for Tsoi to come forward. Jong Guk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Tsoi.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi misses the jab.
A cross from Tsoi lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tsoi finds it's target.
Jong Guk loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Tsoi scores with a body shot.
Good work by Tsoi as he checks the leg kick.
Jong Guk works Tsoi's body with a nice hook.
Jong Guk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Jong Guk tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jong Guk swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Jong Guk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jong Guk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Tsoi.
Jong Guk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jong Guk's corner calls for a 1-2. Jong Guk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi with a hook.
Tsoi digs a good body shot into Jong Guk's ribs.
Tsoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jong Guk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jong Guk throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range.
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick.
Jong Guk misses with a hook. Tsoi ducked under it nicely.
Jong Guk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsoi moves out of range as Jong Guk throws a body kick.
Jong Guk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi connects with a looping right hand.
Tsoi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Jong Guk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tsoi is looking to chop away at Jong Guk's legs.
Jong Guk misses with a hook.
Tsoi lands a right hook to the body.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick.
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong Guk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Tsoi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tsoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Tsoi scores with a nice right hand.
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Tsoi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk is looking to chop away at Tsoi's legs.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Jong Guk sees coming a mile off.
Jong Guk tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsoi avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk jabs at Tsoi's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Guk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsoi counters with a thumping low kick.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tsoi defending well as Jong Guk loads up on a big left hand.
Jong Guk tries to work over Tsoi's front leg with a kick but Tsoi checks it.
Jong Guk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jong Guk throws out the jab.
Tsoi connects with a jab.
Jong Guk walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Jong Guk blocks the low kick.
Jong Guk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jong Guk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsoi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi connects with a looping right hand.
Jong Guk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsoi on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi lands a front kick.
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Tsoi dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Tsoi throws the left hand but Jong Guk avoids the punch easily.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks Tsoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsoi down.
Tsoi throws a hook but Jong Guk blocks it.
Jong Guk throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi moves away from the strike by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
Tsoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tsoi lands a nice hook to Jong Guk's body. Jong Guk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Tsoi moves forwards but Jong Guk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Jong Guk finds it's target.
Jong Guk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsoi misses with a hook. Jong Guk ducked under it nicely.
Jong Guk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi lands a nice shot that snaps Jong Guk's head back.
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
Tsoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk 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 Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk moves forwards but Tsoi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk 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 Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsoi wants to slow Jong Guk down by chopping away at his legs.
Jong Guk motions for Tsoi to come forward. Jong Guk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a solid leg kick but Tsoi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jong Guk.
Jong Guk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsoi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jong Guk checks a leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with a body kick.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jong Guk thumps Tsoi with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Jong Guk delivers a nice body kick.
Viktor Tsoi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jong Guk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tsoi.
Kim Jong Guk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jong Guk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jong Guk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsoi! But no joy.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Jong Guk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
Tsoi misses with a straight right.
Tsoi looks to throw the jab but Jong Guk is out of range.
A slow jab from Tsoi misses its intended target.
Jong Guk loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsoi has time to react.
Tsoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jong Guk.
Tsoi scores with a nice right hand.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Jong Guk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk connects with the punch.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Jong Guk lands with a good body shot.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Jong Guk moved away.
Jong Guk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsoi.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot
and Tsoi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jong Guk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jong Guk. Jong Guk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Jong Guk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Jong Guk avoids it.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Tsoi feints and then cracks Jong Guk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jong Guk down.
Jong Guk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
Tsoi takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Jong Guk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi throws a big shot that misses.
Jong Guk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Jong Guk misses with a hook.
Jong Guk is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
Jong Guk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tsoi.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jong Guk. That's going to slow Tsoi down.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Jong Guk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tsoi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Tsoi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jong Guk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
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 Kim Jong Guk.
Well Tsoi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Tsoi!
Viktor Tsoi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im on my last contract before retiring. I've achieved what's out there to achieve.'.
The defeated Kim Jong Guk had this to say: 'Well, moving to 155 I guess unless I get my rematch........For now. Props to the New Champ, it was a tough fight for both of us.'.
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