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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Parnevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parnevik has chosen Montana of 300 - Here Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parnevik throws a front kick that sends Maanpohja stumbling back into the cage.
Parnevik rushes Maanpohja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parnevik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maanpohja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Parnevik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Parnevik to work.
Parnevik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maanpohja tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parnevik breaks from the clinch.
Maanpohja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maanpohja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parnevik scores with a sloppy right hand. Maanpohja should have avoided that one.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parnevik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maanpohja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maanpohja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parnevik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maanpohja with a poor takedown
and Parnevik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik lands an overhand right.
Parnevik scores with a punch to the head.
Parnevik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left lands for Parnevik.
We've been informed that Parnevik 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.
Parnevik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maanpohja shoots in looking for a takedown. Parnevik tries to sprawl out of it but Maanpohja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parnevik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maanpohja has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) in the buildup to the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parnevik.
Parnevik lands with a nice body punch.
Maanpohja fails with the takedown
and Parnevik counters with an outside leg kick.
Maanpohja shoots in but no luck this time.
Jesper Parnevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parnevik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parnevik throws a leg kick which misses Maanpohja's front leg but catches the back leg as Maanpohja tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maanpohja misses with a takedown
and Parnevik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parnevik scores with a sloppy right hand. Maanpohja should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik misses with a body kick.
Maanpohja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parnevik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parnevik scores with a kick to the body.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parnevik but Parnevik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maanpohja is breathing heavily.
Maanpohja shoots in looking for a takedown but Parnevik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maanpohja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parnevik lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Parnevik. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Parnevik catches Maanpohja right on the button with a cross.
Parnevik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maanpohja is rocked!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maanpohja.
Oh Maanpohja is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parnevik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maanpohja seems to have got his legs back now.
Parnevik wants to get back to full guard.
Maanpohja is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja seems to be looking for submissions.
Maanpohja seems to be working for a kimura but Parnevik defends the submission attempt.
Parnevik trying to control from the bottom.
Parnevik desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Maanpohja looks to land a strike but Parnevik avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Parnevik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parnevik is continuing to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parnevik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maanpohja drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Parnevik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maanpohja has Parnevik in his guard.
Parnevik stays in close to Maanpohja's body and controls the position.
Parnevik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maanpohja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Parnevik decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Parnevik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parnevik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maanpohja has time to react.
Maanpohja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parnevik.
Johannes Maanpohja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parnevik dips to his left and cracks Maanpohja with an uppercut!
Maanpohja blocks a leg kick.
Parnevik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maanpohja's calf.
No luck for Maanpohja with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Parnevik there.
Parnevik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maanpohja misses with a takedown attempt
and Parnevik counters with a nice uppercut.
Parnevik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parnevik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maanpohja misses with a takedown attempt
and Parnevik counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parnevik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maanpohja shoots in but no luck this time.
Maanpohja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parnevik counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Parnevik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parnevik cracks Maanpohja with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Maanpohja tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Parnevik pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Maanpohja is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesper Parnevik!
Jesper Parnevik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boshtok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boshtok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump Around M*thaf*cka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yuri Boshtok told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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163 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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155 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boshtok!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshtok misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bakiyev punishes Boshtok's body with a nice straight punch.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev lands a head shot.
Boshtok misses with a body punch
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Bakiyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boshtok throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Boshtok.
Boshtok scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boshtok.
Boshtok misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boshtok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boshtok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bakiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boshtok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boshtok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bakiyev if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boshtok.
We've been told by Bakiyev's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Boshtok's body.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Boshtok.
It looked like Bakiyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boshtok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boshtok throws an overhand right that lands on Bakiyev's shoulder, as Bakiyev tries to avoid the shot.
Boshtok scores with a nice strike.
Boshtok throws a leg kick
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Boshtok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Boshtok's shoulder, as Boshtok tries to avoid the shot.
Boshtok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boshtok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bakiyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boshtok.
Boshtok with a hook.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boshtok.
Boshtok thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boshtok thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok sizes up Bakiyev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yuri Boshtok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Boshtok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bakiyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boshtok to score with a decent uppercut.
Boshtok staying out of range there.
Boshtok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boshtok throws a push kick but Bakiyev slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Bakiyev.
Boshtok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
A good leg kick by Boshtok.
Boshtok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bakiyev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Boshtok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boshtok misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boshtok throws a lazy right hand but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Bakiyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boshtok.
Boshtok looks to land a right hand but Bakiyev moved out of range.
Boshtok is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses its target.
Boshtok misses with a body shot.
Boshtok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bakiyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakiyev.
Boshtok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bakiyev cracks Boshtok with a good jab.
Boshtok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Boshtok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Boshtok moves out of range.
Boshtok throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boshtok finds it's way round the side to connect with Bakiyev's head.
Boshtok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Boshtok only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boshtok throws out a loose jab but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakiyev slips a jab from Boshtok.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boshtok.
Bakiyev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boshtok appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Boshtok will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bakiyev connects with a nice looking jab.
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Bakiyev is looking to wear down Boshtok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Boshtok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boshtok is looking to score with low kicks.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boshtok was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boshtok. Bakiyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boshtok thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
and Boshtok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakiyev slips a jab from Boshtok.
Boshtok throws a leg kick but Bakiyev moved away.
Boshtok defending well as Bakiyev loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boshtok.
Boshtok avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Boshtok is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boshtok! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok misses with a low kick.
Boshtok cracks Bakiyev with a good jab.
Boshtok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bakiyev throws an off balance right hand
and Boshtok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boshtok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boshtok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Boshtok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bakiyev has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Boshtok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bakiyev doesn't seem phased though.
Boshtok scores with a jab to the body.
Boshtok scores with a nice body kick.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Boshtok with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boshtok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boshtok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boshtok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bakiyev if he has to take too many more of those.
Boshtok throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boshtok was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Boshtok moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bakiyev misses the body punch
and Boshtok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boshtok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boshtok appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boshtok misses with a lunging right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boshtok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakiyev.
Boshtok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Boshtok misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Boshtok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Boshtok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boshtok misses with a body shot
and Boshtok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakiyev slips under a jab from Boshtok.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boshtok. Bakiyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boshtok throws a front kick aimed at Bakiyev's knee but Bakiyev avoids it well.
Boshtok tries to score with a low kick but Bakiyev moves his leg out of the way.
Boshtok throws a front kick aimed at Bakiyev's knee but Bakiyev avoids it well.
Boshtok misses with a looping left.
Bakiyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bakiyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boshtok throws a hook to the side of Bakiyev's head but Bakiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boshtok manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away.
Boshtok misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bakiyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boshtok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boshtok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakiyev.
Boshtok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boshtok scores with a nice body kick.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boshtok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Boshtok's ribcage but misses.
Boshtok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boshtok tries a head kick but it misses.
Boshtok just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Boshtok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Boshtok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boshtok connects with a body shot that sends Bakiyev's belly button to the back.
Boshtok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bakiyev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boshtok throws out a leg kick but Bakiyev moves out of range and Boshtok only half commits.
Boshtok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
A little jabbing left from Boshtok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boshtok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boshtok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boshtok throws a poor cross that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boshtok swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Boshtok misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boshtok.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bakiyev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boshtok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boshtok throws a hook but Bakiyev avoids it easily.
Bakiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakiyev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bakiyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boshtok to score with a decent uppercut.
Bakiyev works the jab nicely.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Boshtok's ribcage but misses.
Boshtok misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boshtok throws a hook to the side of Bakiyev's head but Bakiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Bakiyev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boshtok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bakiyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boshtok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away.
Boshtok misses with a hook. Bakiyev ducked under it nicely.
Boshtok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bakiyev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Boshtok misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bakiyev misses the target.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away.
Bakiyev misses with a jab to the body
and Boshtok counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boshtok on the side of the head.
Bakiyev walks into a straight right hand from Boshtok.
Bakiyev blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Boshtok lands a glancing blow to the side of Bakiyev's head.
Bakiyev lands a really nice looking cross but Boshtok seems unphased.
Bakiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Boshtok's shoulder, as Boshtok tries to avoid the shot.
Boshtok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boshtok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boshtok misses with a hook.
Bakiyev loads up on a big right hand but Boshtok slips the punch.
Boshtok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boshtok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Boshtok throws a wild body kick that Bakiyev sees coming a mile off.
Boshtok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev throws a hook but Boshtok blocks it.
Boshtok throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Bakiyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boshtok doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boshtok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bakiyev lands a really nice looking cross but Boshtok seems unphased.
Bakiyev digs a good body shot into Boshtok's ribs.
Nice cross by Bakiyev.
Boshtok misses with a body shot.
Boshtok throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bakiyev misses
and Boshtok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boshtok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri Boshtok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boshtok is looking to land body kicks.
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 Toktogulovich Bakiyev.
Well Boshtok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuri Boshtok!
Yuri Boshtok was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methyrr Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaws. 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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27
266 lbs
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39
275 lbs
29 - 22 - 1 |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Methyrr Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Heisman finds it's target.
It looks like Methyrr Dall has been cut.
Heisman throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Heisman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heisman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heisman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Dall.
Heisman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Heisman lands a big head kick that sends Dall tumbling to the mat! Heisman takes a step backwards and waves Dall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisman drops Dall with a naaaaasty hook - Dall is in real trouble here! Heisman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Heisman!
TJ Heisman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
143 lbs
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38
135 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Coxall.
A left and a right from Marley both land. Nice combination.
Coxall lands a body shot.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Coxall unleashes a big counter combination but Marley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley misses the jab.
Coxall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coxall checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Coxall.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Coxall misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped Coxall's head back.
Marley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Coxall.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
A right-left combo lands from Coxall.
Coxall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands with a right hand.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Coxall 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.
Marley lands with an overhand left.
Coxall throws a combination that misses
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Coxall is rocked!
Coxall stalks Marley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marley's face. Marley staggers backwards, shaken.
Coxall is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Coxall lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into range.
Coxall seems to have recovered his senses.
Coxall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marley. Marley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coxall thuds a left hand into Marley's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marley misses the jab.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Coxall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coxall misses with a head kick.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coxall needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomas Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coxall is defending well for now.
Marley presses Coxall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coxall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coxall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coxall prevents a body shot from Marley.
Coxall tightens his grip and picks Marley up, before dumping him to the ground. Marley manages to land in guard.
Marley trying to control the position here.
Marley wants to control but Coxall passes easily into half guard.
Marley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coxall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coxall's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Coxall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marley continues to stall.
Marley is not going to allow Coxall to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall 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.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Coxall counters with a thumping low kick.
Coxall scores with a one two! Marley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Coxall scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall scores with a push kick.
Alex Coxall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Coxall. Coxall gets slowly back to his feet.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coxall checks it well.
It seemed like Coxall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Coxall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marley checks it well.
Coxall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coxall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Coxall lands a head kick. Marley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a hook but Coxall avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Coxall.
A big left from Marley misses.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Coxall dodges the punch combination from Marley.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coxall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coxall on the side of the head.
Coxall lands a body shot.
Coxall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Coxall is out of range.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall walks into a straight right hand from Marley.
It looks like Alex Coxall has been cut.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coxall. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Marley misses.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coxall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Coxall counters with a straight right hand.
Coxall moves away from the strike by Marley.
Coxall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coxall!
Marley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coxall.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a low kick.
And Coxall tries to counter it with a takedown but Marley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marley misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Coxall counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Coxall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marley eats them both and turns towards Coxall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coxall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coxall throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coxall shoots in and drives through. Marley sprawls well.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley misses with a body punch
and Coxall counters with a right hand to the body.
Coxall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coxall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall takes the fight into the clinch.
Coxall throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coxall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley is pressed up against the cage. Coxall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marley down to the mat. Marley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomas Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Coxall.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Coxall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coxall slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coxall.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coxall's head.
Coxall checks a low kick from Marley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coxall! But no joy.
Coxall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Coxall misses with a hook
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Coxall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marley throws a good cross that connects.
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 Tomas Marley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Coxall keeps Marley at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Coxall.
Marley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coxall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coxall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marley cracks Coxall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Coxall cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Coxall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coxall shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Coxall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Coxall scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Marley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coxall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Coxall throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Marley is looking to land body kicks.
Marley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coxall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coxall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Coxall misses its intended target.
Coxall throws a front kick aimed at Marley's knee but Marley avoids it well.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Coxall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Coxall counter with a right hand.
Marley throws a leg kick
and Coxall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Coxall misses with a two punch combination.
Marley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marley lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Coxall saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice side step and Coxall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but Coxall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marley.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Coxall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coxall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Coxall.
Marley throws a right hand that Coxall ducks under and follows up with a left that Coxall also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marley 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 Coxall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coxall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marley lands with a nice body punch.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coxall throws a combination. Marley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Coxall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley stuns Coxall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coxall scores with the left hand. Marley knows he should have avoided that one.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley throws a hook but Coxall blocks it.
Coxall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Marley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marley blocks a head kick by Coxall.
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!
Coxall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coxall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marley scrambles back to his feet.
Marley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coxall backs up against the cage.
Marley throws a low kick, looking for Coxall's leg but Coxall calmly moves out of range.
Marley moves away from the strike by Coxall.
Jab, jab by Coxall - just one landing.
A right-left combo lands from Marley.
Coxall throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coxall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coxall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marley with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marley misses with a hook
and Coxall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coxall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coxall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Ramos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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36
144 lbs
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28
141 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
32 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jokinen is defended easily by Ramos .
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos .
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen is looking to slow Ramos down with leg kicks.
Ramos works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Ramos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Ramos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Ramos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ramos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Ramos throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jokinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ode Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen lands a jab to Ramos 's midsection.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Ramos .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Ramos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramos is now in half guard.
Jokinen taking some punishment here, with Ramos in his half guard.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jokinen is not content to let Ramos control the position.
Ramos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramos uses his free foot to push down on Jokinen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jokinen.
A nice elbow there by Ramos .
Ramos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jokinen gets back to half guard.
Jokinen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramos pulls his head out easily.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jokinen.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jokinen managing to control the position.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jokinen working for a triangle but Ramos defends it easily.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ramos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos is pressing down on Jokinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Ramos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Ramos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ramos in particular looking to stall.
Ramos is nestled in close to Jokinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramos is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos works over Jokinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramos being controlled here momentarily.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Tony Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Ramos postures up and lands a big shot to Jokinen's brow.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.
Jokinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Ramos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jokinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramos has managed to get both his arms back between Jokinen's legs - danger averted.
Ramos content to stall in guard here.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos stands up over Jokinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jokinen looking to control.
Jokinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.
Jokinen with a nice head shot there.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos looking for a triangle here. Jokinen is fighting it but it looks tight! Ramos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jokinen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tony Ramos !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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138 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sayonara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a low kick, right behind Sayonara 's knee.
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Doyle sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle misses the jab.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Sayonara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle clinches.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayonara's elbow.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body.
Sayonara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sayonara avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Sayonara 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.
Sayonara misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Doyle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doyle.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Sayonara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle digs a good hook to Sayonara's body.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Sayonara takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sayonara throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a body kick.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sayonara as he connects with a hook.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Sayonara should have avoided that one.
Doyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sayonara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sayonara.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Sayonara was well out of range.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Sayonara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Sayonara moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayonara thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara scores with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayonara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a nice leg kick.
Doyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sayonara misses with a head kick.
Doyle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sayonara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a low kick but Sayonara moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sayonara walks into a straight right hand from Doyle.
Sayonara lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Sayonara misses with a looping left.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sayonara scores with a leg kick.
Sayonara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayonara takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Doyle misses.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara is looking to land body kicks.
Sayonara throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Sayonara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Sayonara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Sayonara defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Sayonara stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Sayonara misses
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara slips a jab from Doyle.
Sayonara throws a solid leg kick but Doyle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sayonara.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle gets a clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Sayonara lands a left hand.
Sayonara breaks from the clinch.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sayonara checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Sayonara lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
A jab from Doyle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sayonara is predictable there
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Sayonara tries to land a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sayonara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sayonara will feel that in the morning.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sayonara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Doyle.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayonara throws a lazy body kick
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Sayonara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Sayonara misses.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Sayonara loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayonara darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Sayonara's ribcage. Sayonara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Sayonara circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayonara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a leg kick.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sayonara throws a body kick that misses
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sayonara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle looks to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Doyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayonara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sayonara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayonara.
Donk. Sayonara catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle connects with a right hand. Sayonara shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Sayonara.
Sayonara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Doyle counters with a quick kick to the body but Sayonara blocks it.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayonara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a straight right hand.
Sayonara throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sayonara thinking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sayonara - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sayonara. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Sayonara tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sayonara misses with a right hand
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.
Sayonara works the jab nicely.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayonara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sayonara 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 Doyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sayonara thumps Doyle with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sayonara - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sayonara. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sayonara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Sayonara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Sayonara coming out on top.
Sayonara lands a nice looking body kick.
Sayonara digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara throws a sloppy body shot
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Doyle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiri Sayonara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Sayonara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayonara 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
In his post fight interview, Jiri Sayonara gave a big smile as he said 'Yuri Boshtok sends his regards.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll comes to the cage accompanied by South Texas Death Ride. Michael Stonedberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonedberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corll moves away.
Corll misses with a low kick.
Stonedberg takes a swing at Corll's ribcage but misses.
Stonedberg misses with a hook.
Corll instigates a clinch.
Corll misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg tries to throw a body punch but Corll avoids it by throwing Stonedberg back against the cage.
Corll is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stonedberg is defending well.
Stonedberg scores with a hook to the body.
Corll lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stonedberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Stonedberg controls the action.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stonedberg's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stonedberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Stonedberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Stonedberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll prevents a body shot from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonedberg breaks the clinch.
Stonedberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Stonedberg takes one on the button.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses
and Corll counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Corll tries to pass to full mount but Stonedberg defends it.
Corll looks to land a strike but Stonedberg avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corll won't allow Stonedberg to sweep him here.
Stonedberg wants to stand up but Corll is controlling him.
Corll stands and throws Stonedberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Corll's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stonedberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Corll has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stonedberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Corll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corll prevents Stonedberg from escaping the position.
Stonedberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Corll cracks Stonedberg with a big elbow.
Stonedberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Corll connects with a decent elbow.
Corll trying to control the position but Stonedberg is working away.
Corll has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stonedberg is trying to control Corll's posture but Corll avoids it.
Corll cracks Stonedberg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Corll wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stonedberg keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stonedberg managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Corll.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stonedberg is trying to improve his position.
Corll is putting a hurting on Stonedberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Corll lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stonedberg bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Stonedberg lands a jab to Corll's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corll.
Corll walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stonedberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stonedberg shapes to counter with a head kick.
Corll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stonedberg's head.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Stonedberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stonedberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stonedberg throws a sloppy head kick and Corll moves out of range easily.
Corll tries to keep at a distance but Stonedberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Corll.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corll leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Corll.
Corll presses Stonedberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stonedberg looks winded!
Stonedberg blocks an uppercut.
Corll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stonedberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Stonedberg controls the action.
Stonedberg misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corll tries to work over Stonedberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Corll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corll throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stonedberg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Corll is in Stonedberg's guard.
Stonedberg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Corll throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stonedberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Corll tests Stonedberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stonedberg's head backwards.
Corll pushes Stonedberg away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Stonedberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Corll.
Stonedberg throws a big shot that misses.
Stonedberg looks to land a body kick but Corll moved away.
Corll fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stonedberg just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Stonedberg counters with a body kick.
Corll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stonedberg.
Corll tries to land a front kick but Stonedberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stonedberg connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg lands a jab to Corll's midsection.
Corll tries a head kick but it misses.
Stonedberg lands with a right hand.
Stonedberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corll closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stonedberg circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Stonedberg there.
Stonedberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stonedberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corll can pounce on him.
Corll looking to score a takedown here. Stonedberg is defending well but Corll drives through and ends up in Stonedberg's guard.
Corll is working Stonedberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stonedberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stonedberg keeping moving, preventing Corll from controlling successfully.
Corll distracts Stonedberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stonedberg is keeping the position for now.
Corll postures up.
Corll looking to pass the guard.
Stonedberg wants to get back to his feet but Corll is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stonedberg controls Corll momentarily but Corll frees himself.
Corll landing some decent shots from guard.
Stonedberg wants to sweep here but Corll controlling him for the moment.
Corll stands up over Stonedberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stonedberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corll is controlling him.
Corll with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corll working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stonedberg's head.
Corll advances position into side control!
Corll lands a nice forearm strike.
Stonedberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Stonedberg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Corll's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Corll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stonedberg can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Stonedberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Corll working the body and head with strikes.
Stonedberg is rocked!
Corll working the ground and pound from side control.
Stonedberg is still in real trouble! Can Corll finish him?
Corll cracks Stonedberg with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Corll immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Stonedberg is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Corll!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll!
A very excited looking Dean Corll 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 Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grin Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin's entrance music is a lot of Asian swag in this young man. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ribber's choice of entrance music: Ay Ay Ay. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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32
148 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuujin.
We've been hearing reports that Fuujin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fuujin enables Ribber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fuujin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fuujin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribber is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuujin has wrist control.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Fuujin keeps moving.
Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuujin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuujin wants to sweep here but Ribber controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin is trying to keep Ribber in close.
Ribber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fuujin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ribber is aware though and is defending well.
Fuujin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Fuujin keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ribber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ribber working some strikes from top position.
Ribber scoring with some ground and pound.
Ribber preventing the sweep.
Ribber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuujin working a defensive guard but Ribber manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fuujin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fuujin is looking to advance position but Ribber won't allow it.
Fuujin trying to control from Ribber's half guard. Ribber has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ribber working a defensive guard here.
Fuujin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
Ribber wants to control the position but Fuujin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fuujin trying to control the action but Ribber is working from the bottom.
Ribber tries to get to full guard but Fuujin has control of the leg.
Ribber trying to control from the bottom.
Fuujin trying to control from half guard but Ribber is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuujin prevents Ribber from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuujin wants to free his trapped foot but Ribber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fuujin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ribber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ribber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuujin misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin needs to keep his hands up - Ribber had a free shot at his head there.
Ribber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuujin cracks Ribber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fuujin checks the leg kick.
Fuujin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fuujin throws a jab when Ribber was well out of range.
And Ribber tries to counter it with a takedown but Fuujin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fuujin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ribber wants to land a leg kick but Fuujin is out of range.
Fuujin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ribber scores with a push kick.
Ribber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribber motions for Fuujin to come forward. Ribber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ribber misses with a double jab.
Fuujin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ribber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Fuujin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ribber chips away with some ground and pound.
Ribber sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fuujin trying to keep a closed guard but Ribber is proving a slippery customer.
Fuujin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuujin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ribber throwing strikes from guard but Fuujin blocks nicely.
Fuujin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Grin Ribber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribber works over Fuujin with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuujin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fuujin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fuujin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribber missing with a left hand there. Fuujin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuujin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribber tries to avoid it but Fuujin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribber to the ground. Ribber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fuujin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribber just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Fuujin catches Ribber right on the button with a cross.
Ribber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuujin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribber 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 Fuujin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuujin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ribber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fuujin defending well as Ribber loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribber misses with a few strikes there.
Ribber with a jab.
Ribber misses with a straight left.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribber was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ribber throws an off balance right hand
and Fuujin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grin Ribber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ribber throws a hook but Fuujin blocks it.
Ribber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ribber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ribber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuujin.
Fuujin throws a shot to the body.
Ribber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuujin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ribber jabs Fuujin right on the nose. Fuujin blinks but takes it well.
Fuujin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribber on the side of the head.
Ribber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ribber looking to score a takedown here. Fuujin is defending well but Ribber drives through and ends up in Fuujin's guard.
Ribber cracks Fuujin with a solid left hand.
Ribber looking to sit in guard and control but Fuujin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fuujin is pushing down on Ribber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ribber is fighting to maintain full guard but Fuujin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ribber trying to control from the bottom.
Fuujin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fuujin tries to pass to full mount but Ribber defends it.
Fuujin passes to side control.
Kazuka Fuujin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ribber struggling a bit here.
Ribber is trying to escape the position but Fuujin is controlling the position.
Ribber felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ribber struggling a bit here.
Ribber is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin just content to control the position.
Ribber regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fuujin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fuujin wants to control but Ribber is keeping him busy.
Ribber trying to control but Fuujin postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Ribber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fuujin connects with a body shot.
A big right from Ribber misses.
Fuujin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuujin jabs Ribber right on the nose. Ribber blinks but takes it well.
Ribber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ribber sprawls and moves away.
Fuujin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuujin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuujin misses with a straight left.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut.
Fuujin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribber.
Ribber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fuujin on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Ribber finds it's target.
Ribber looks to throw the jab but Fuujin is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fuujin.
Fuujin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ribber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuka Fuujin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grin Ribber!
In his post fight interview, Grin Ribber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashorov comes to the cage accompanied by Hangar 18. Antonio Jose De Sucre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashorov dives in for a single leg takedown but De Sucre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Good exchange - Bashorov coming out on top.
Bashorov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Sucre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashorov.
We've been hearing reports that Bashorov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bashorov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashorov throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashorov misses the target.
De Sucre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but De Sucre moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashorov lands a lovely overhand right.
Bashorov misses with a hook to the body
and De Sucre counters with a solid body kick.
Bashorov cracks De Sucre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Bashorov thuds his right hand into De Sucre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Sucre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bashorov counters with a stiff right hand.
De Sucre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karim Bashorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
De Sucre walks into a stiff left hand from Bashorov.
Bashorov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bashorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bashorov trying to control the position from guard on top but De Sucre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bashorov won't allow De Sucre to get back to his feet.
De Sucre looking to control.
Bashorov landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Sucre pulls Bashorov in close to prevent any damage.
Bashorov is stalling in the full guard.
De Sucre controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bashorov wants to pass the guard but De Sucre is keeping the position.
Bashorov trying to control but De Sucre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashorov throwing strikes from guard but De Sucre blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab lands there for Bashorov.
Bashorov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Sucre back to the cage. Bashorov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bashorov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bashorov fails to land the takedown.
De Sucre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
De Sucre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from De Sucre.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Sucre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre scores with a nice head shot.
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!
De Sucre lands a leg kick that knocks Bashorov off balance momentarily.
De Sucre misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov throws a body punch but De Sucre moves out of range.
Bashorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
Bashorov tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Sucre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bashorov somewhat.
Bashorov lands with an overhand left.
Danga de danga de dang - De Sucre scores with a four punch combination!
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Sucre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from De Sucre.
Bashorov misses with a double jab
letting De Sucre counter with a right hand.
De Sucre throws a right hand that misses
and Bashorov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bashorov lands a body shot.
De Sucre is looking to slow Bashorov down with leg kicks.
Bashorov blocks the body kick.
Bashorov misses with a hook.
Bashorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov sizes up De Sucre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bashorov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Bashorov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashorov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Sucre at a distance.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashorov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Sucre lands with a hook. Bashorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Sucre misses the jab.
De Sucre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Bashorov misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bashorov.
The fighters circling - De Sucre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Sucre misses with a hook. Bashorov ducked under it nicely.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashorov.
De Sucre looks to land a combination. Bashorov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
Bashorov avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt - De Sucre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Sucre tries to clinch but Bashorov is having none of it.
De Sucre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashorov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre lands a slapping body shot.
De Sucre scores with a jab. Bashorov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bashorov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bashorov lands a jab.
De Sucre cracks the inside of Bashorov's front leg.
De Sucre scores with a nice right hand.
Bashorov lands a glancing blow to the side of De Sucre's head.
De Sucre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a kick to the body.
Bashorov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Sucre kicks off Bashorov and gets to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Bashorov.
Nice cross by Bashorov.
Bashorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashorov manages to avoid it.
De Sucre cracks a nice hook into Bashorov's ribs.
De Sucre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Sucre circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Sucre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bashorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Sucre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bashorov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bashorov!
De Sucre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashorov.
De Sucre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre missing with a left hand there. Bashorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bashorov under the eye.
De Sucre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bashorov slips a straight right by De Sucre.
Bashorov gets a double leg takedown into De Sucre's guard.
De Sucre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Sucre wants to stand up but Bashorov is controlling him.
Bashorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashorov preventing the sweep.
Bashorov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bashorov misses with a jab to the body
and De Sucre counters with an inside leg kick.
Bashorov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Sucre throws a leg kick
and Bashorov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bashorov takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses.
De Sucre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bashorov lunges at De Sucre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Sucre's hand.
Bashorov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre misses with a body shot.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut.
Bashorov misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov closes the distance and clinches up with De Sucre, looking for a takedown. Bashorov pushes De Sucre against the cage but De Sucre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bashorov scores with a shot to the body.
De Sucre looks to throw the jab but Bashorov is out of range.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
And De Sucre responds with a good body kick, but Bashorov manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a lunging right hand
and De Sucre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bashorov thinking.
De Sucre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Sucre can do to turn this around?
De Sucre takes one to the side of the head.
Bashorov slips under a jab.
De Sucre defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre looks for the body kick but Bashorov saw that one coming.
De Sucre leaves Bashorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bashorov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Sucre throws a chopping leg kick but Bashorov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Sucre throws the kick towards the body but Bashorov avoids it.
De Sucre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Sucre as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
De Sucre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bashorov throws a shot from downtown. De Sucre moves away and avoids it.
De Sucre throws a front kick that sends Bashorov stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
Bashorov has his takedown stuffed
and De Sucre counters with a straight right hand.
Bashorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Sucre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Sucre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Bashorov lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Sucre doesn't seem phased though.
De Sucre feints and then cracks Bashorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bashorov down.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre slips a jab from Bashorov.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
Bashorov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bashorov checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Bashorov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Sucre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashorov staying out of range there.
Karim Bashorov is winning the standup battle so far.
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but De Sucre is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. De Sucre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashorov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Sucre manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
De Sucre digs a right hand into Bashorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bashorov's gas tank.
De Sucre misses with a punch to the body.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bashorov jumps guard.
De Sucre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Sucre stopping the sweep attempt from Bashorov.
Bashorov is working hard here to advance position.
De Sucre gets to his feet. Bashorov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
De Sucre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bashorov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Sucre scrambles back to his feet.
Bashorov shoots in and drives through. De Sucre sprawls well.
De Sucre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bashorov staying out of range there.
Bashorov shoots for a double leg takedown but De Sucre sprawls well. He's pushed Bashorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Sucre misses with a looping left.
Bashorov stuns De Sucre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Sucre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Antonio Jose De Sucre just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Sucre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Sucre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Sucre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre looks to land a body kick but Bashorov moved away.
De Sucre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bashorov throws out a powerful jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bashorov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Sucre - the referee stops the clock and Bashorov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Sucre. Bashorov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bashorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov scores with a shot to the body.
De Sucre lands a front kick.
De Sucre tries to clinch but Bashorov moves out of range.
De Sucre throws a looping overhand right but Bashorov ducks down to avoid it.
De Sucre misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bashorov.
Bashorov throws a big shot that misses.
De Sucre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashorov lands a jab to the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Sucre enables Bashorov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Sucre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Sucre is looking to stand up but Bashorov isn't so interested in that idea.
De Sucre is trying to keep Bashorov in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre keeping moving, preventing Bashorov from controlling successfully.
De Sucre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bashorov is looking for a triangle but De Sucre pushes his legs off easily.
De Sucre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bashorov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Sucre has managed to get both his arms back between Bashorov's legs - danger averted.
De Sucre is stalling in the full guard.
De Sucre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bashorov is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre preventing the sweep.
Bashorov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Sucre is looking to stand up but Bashorov isn't so interested in that idea.
Bashorov is in close to De Sucre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Sucre looking for a sweep. Not yet De Sucre, not yet.
Bashorov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Sucre's head.
Bashorov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Sucre wants to sweep here but Bashorov controlling him for the moment.
De Sucre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Sucre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Sucre wants to pass the guard but Bashorov is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Sucre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov had his way with Antonio Jose De Sucre in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Sucre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bashorov thinking.
De Sucre slips a jab from Bashorov.
De Sucre throws a lazy right hand but Bashorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Sucre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Bashorov throws a shot from downtown. De Sucre moves away and avoids it.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Sucre counters with a straight right hand.
Bashorov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Bashorov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on De Sucre's shoulder, as De Sucre tries to avoid the shot.
De Sucre pushes Bashorov away with a front kick.
De Sucre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bashorov's hands.
De Sucre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bashorov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Sucre moves away from the strike by Bashorov.
Jab, jab by De Sucre - just one landing.
De Sucre lands a right hook to the body.
De Sucre defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
Bashorov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bashorov lands with a good body shot.
De Sucre throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Sucre.
Bashorov 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.
De Sucre pushes Bashorov away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bashorov is defended easily by De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from De Sucre misses its intended target.
De Sucre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashorov.
De Sucre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bashorov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bashorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bashorov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Sucre controls Bashorov momentarily but Bashorov frees himself.
Bashorov is pushing down on De Sucre's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Sucre is fighting to maintain full guard but Bashorov has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Sucre looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Sucre keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bashorov trying to control the action but De Sucre is working from the bottom.
De Sucre tries to get to full guard but Bashorov has control of the leg.
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.
De Sucre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bashorov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bashorov wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Sucre keeps working.
Bashorov prevents De Sucre from improving his position.
Bashorov winds up and cracks De Sucre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Sucre is controlling Bashorov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Sucre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Jose De Sucre.
I think De Sucre 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
The fight is ruled a draw!
Karim Bashorov retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spawn Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's entrance music is Turn it up(Shine On) Chamillionaire. A fine choice. Nikolaev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fever . Spawn Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spawn Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev misses with a few strikes there.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a series of punches but Diego avoids them all with ease.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Diego.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Nikolaev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Nikolaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego misses with a hook.
Diego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego darts in and clinches Nikolaev up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diego clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Diego trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a shot to the head.
Nikolaev is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Diego is defending well though. Nikolaev let's go of the attempt for now.
Diego takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I would not like to be Diego right now.
Diego is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nikolaev missing with strikes.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Diego!
Nikolaev doesn't have the hooks in and Diego manages to turn into his guard.
Nikolaev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diego puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nikolaev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tries to roll over but Diego keeps him under control.
Nikolaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diego avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diego looking to pass the guard.
Nikolaev is looking for a triangle but Diego pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diego advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Diego decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Spawn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego moves out of range as Nikolaev strikes.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikolaev.
Diego lunges at Nikolaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikolaev's hand.
A jab from Nikolaev misses.
Diego lands a head shot.
Nikolaev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Nikolaev misses.
Diego closes the distance and pushes Nikolaev back into the cage.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Nikolaev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diego fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nikolaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego slips a jab and a cross from Nikolaev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nikolaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Nikolaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikolaev moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikolaev should have avoided that one.
Nikolaev is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Nikolaev misses with a hook.
Nikolaev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikolaev.
Diego takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaev has Diego up against the cage in a clinch.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nikolaev tries to pull guard but Diego holds him up against the cage and eventually Nikolaev drops back down to his feet.
Spawn Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Nikolaev is trying to pull guard but Diego turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Nikolaev is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Nikolaev has picked Diego up - he's going for a ride! Nikolaev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diego kicks off Nikolaev and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego slips a jab from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolaev.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nikolaev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diego, as that shot connected.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego walks into a left hand.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diego but Diego pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nikolaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego forces Nikolaev back against the cage and clinches.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Nikolaev avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Nikolaev backwards.
Nikolaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good body shot from Diego.
Nikolaev jumps guard.
Nikolaev controls Diego momentarily but Diego frees himself.
Diego stopping the sweep attempt from Nikolaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikolaev is keeping the position for now.
Nikolaev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diego doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diego manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diego is looking to stand up but Nikolaev won't let him.
Nikolaev looking for a guillotine here but Diego defends easily.
Diego stands up from Nikolaev's guard - Diego perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spawn Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a thumping low kick.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Nikolaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikolaev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikolaev can do to turn this around?
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikolaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nikolaev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diego prevents Nikolaev from improving position.
Nikolaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diego is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nikolaev connects with a decent elbow.
Nikolaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diego is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nikolaev working the strikes but Diego uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nikolaev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diego tries to get to full guard but Nikolaev has control of the leg.
Diego desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Diego trying to hold on to Nikolaev's head to control him but Nikolaev postures up.
Nikolaev prevents Diego from improving his position.
Nikolaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikolaev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diego stuns Nikolaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego drives through and clinches with Nikolaev against the cage.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Nikolaev prevents a body shot from Diego.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Spawn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nikolaev is trying to stall.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikolaev tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tries to work over Nikolaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nikolaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. Nikolaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nikolaev misses the jab.
Diego cracks Nikolaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nikolaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego cracks Nikolaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego misses with a hook.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Nikolaev's head back.
Nikolaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Nikolaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikolaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Nikolaev misses the target.
Nikolaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Diego sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spawn Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with a body shot.
Nikolaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev feints the counter takedown.
Nikolaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a low kick as Nikolaev jumps back.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikolaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Spawn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikolaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikolaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego stuns Nikolaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Nikolaev lands a jab to the head.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego with a hook.
Nikolaev throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Nikolaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Nice body punch from Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nikolaev misses.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikolaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikolaev misses the jab.
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nikolaev, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikolaev gets an underhook and turns Diego into the cage.
Diego tries to work over Nikolaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nikolaev working his ground and pound in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diego is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nikolaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego tries to buck Nikolaev off but Nikolaev is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego gets back to half guard.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Diego, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diego trying to control here.
Diego tries to kick Nikolaev off but Nikolaev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diego is positioning himself well to prevent Nikolaev advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diego makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diego.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego swings for the body but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Nikolaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Nikolaev's head back.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikolaev.
As Nikolaev tries to get set, Diego tries to push him back and clinch up but Nikolaev manages to avoid the attempt.
Nikolaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikolaev on the side of the head.
Nikolaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikolaev has a takedown stuffed.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nikolaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaev fails to land the takedown.
Diego tries to work over Nikolaev's front leg with a kick but Nikolaev checks it.
Nikolaev misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Nikolaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Nikolaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Nikolaev does no damage.
Nikolaev with a jab.
Nikolaev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nikolaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diego cracks Nikolaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nikolaev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nikolaev is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nikolaev or perhaps it was just good defense by Diego, which made it look bad.
Spawn Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nikolaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nikolaev misses with a double jab.
Nikolaev moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Nikolaev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nikolaev wants to clinch.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Nikolaev off the cage and back into range.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Nikolaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolaev misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Nikolaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolaev.
Diego cracks Nikolaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Nikolaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nikolaev.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego works on Nikolaev's body with a couple of short punches.
Nikolaev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diego gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Nikolaev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diego can't fight it off and eventually Nikolaev manages to take the fight to the floor. Diego looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diego is wriggling around but Nikolaev manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is defending against the submission attempts here by Nikolaev.
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!
Diego makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diego.
Nikolaev trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diego wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diego is looking to stand up but Nikolaev isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego had his way with Volya Nikolaev in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Nikolaev misses the target.
Nikolaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikolaev.
Diego digs a right hand into Nikolaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nikolaev's gas tank.
Nikolaev is looking for a takedown.
Diego gets underhooks to prevent Nikolaev's takedown attempt.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikolaev.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Nikolaev controls the action.
Nikolaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Spawn Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Nikolaev into the cage.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikolaev's elbow.
Nikolaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolaev blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diego fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nikolaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Nikolaev.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nikolaev's calf.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Nikolaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikolaev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diego is defending well.
Diego gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nikolaev or not.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolaev controls his hands.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikolaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Nikolaev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nikolaev.
Nikolaev looking for a takedown.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikolaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikolaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nikolaev successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaev looking for a guillotine here but Diego defends easily.
Nikolaev looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diego gets to his feet. Nikolaev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diego stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diego wants it to stay on the feet.
Nikolaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nikolaev throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Diego misses.
Nikolaev with a jab.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego is looking to slow Nikolaev down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nikolaev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diego holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Diego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diego is looking to stand up but Nikolaev isn't so interested in that idea.
Volya Nikolaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego is trying to keep Nikolaev in close.
Nikolaev looking to pass the guard.
Nikolaev is looking to work some ground and pound but Diego has wrist control.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Spawn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spawn Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diego, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spawn Diego!
Spawn Diego retains his lightweight title!
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