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Syn - Heir To The Throne Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 1035 p4p, 49 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 1217 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beast. Kyoji Horiguchi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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135 lbs
21 - 17 - 1 |
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164 cm
36
145 lbs
30 - 18 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Horiguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horiguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Horiguchi tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Dall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horiguchi momentarily.
Dall moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall cracks Horiguchi with a good jab.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt - Horiguchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Horiguchi is looking to chop away at Dall's legs.
Dall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall connects with a right hand. Horiguchi shakes it off.
It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Dall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horiguchi defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastyn Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horiguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Horiguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi looks to throw a body kick
and Dall counters with a low kick, right behind Horiguchi 's knee.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horiguchi sprawls well. Horiguchi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looks like Dall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi throws a shot to the body.
Dall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi ducks right into an uppercut from Dall.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall attempts a counter takedown but Horiguchi avoids it well and moves away.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Dall backs off Horiguchi throws a huge counter combo but Dall manages to avoid it all.
Dall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horiguchi lands with a straight right. Dall didn't see that one coming.
Dall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horiguchi momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Horiguchi - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Dall.
Horiguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall scores with a jab. Horiguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Dall.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Horiguchi scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyoji Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi's cut.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Dall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dall is trying to control the action in half guard but Horiguchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Horiguchi wants to get back to full guard.
Dall is trying to control. Horiguchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi tries to roll over but Dall keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is trying to control. Horiguchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dall prevents Horiguchi from standing back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Horiguchi manages to get to full guard.
Dall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horiguchi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horiguchi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horiguchi!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Horiguchi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dall sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Horiguchi lands a nice short elbow.
Horiguchi is thwarting Dall's attempts to control the position.
Horiguchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horiguchi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Dall is pressing down on Horiguchi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horiguchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horiguchi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Horiguchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Horiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall looking to control.
Horiguchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horiguchi manages to get himself to full guard.
Horiguchi keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is trying to control the position but Dall postures up.
Bastyn Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horiguchi is keeping the position for now.
Horiguchi has control of Dall's left arm, preventing Dall from doing any damage.
Horiguchi wants to control the position but Dall says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Horiguchi is staying active underneath Dall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dall is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall is keen to just control but Horiguchi is a slippery customer.
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 Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi's cut.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dall slips under a jab from Horiguchi.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Dall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters circling a little - Horiguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horiguchi. Horiguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi jabs at Dall's body.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Horiguchi avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Horiguchi! But no joy.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horiguchi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall jabs Horiguchi right on the nose. Horiguchi blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi with a jab.
Horiguchi 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.
Dall checks a leg kick nicely.
Dall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Horiguchi's half guard.
Horiguchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dall is trying to control the action in half guard but Horiguchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is trying to escape the mount.
Horiguchi is still trying to improve position.
Dall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Horiguchi is looking to escape.
Horiguchi regains half guard.
Horiguchi is refusing to be controlled, as Dall sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dall wants to work for an arm triangle but Horiguchi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horiguchi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dall looking to control but Horiguchi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dall content just to control the position here.
Horiguchi is squirming around, avoiding Dall's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Horiguchi 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!
Kyoji Horiguchi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 800 p4p, 37 weight class) and Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs (ranked 746 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead Man. Mazcsakhs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac - Me and My Girlfriend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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| 160 cm
30
141 lbs
29 - 16 - 2 |
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171 cm
38
147 lbs
33 - 19 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazcsakhs loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Mazcsakhs misses with a low kick.
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mazcsakhs lands a jab to the head.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazcsakhs manages to avoid it.
Mazcsakhs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mazcsakhs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazcsakhs.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazcsakhs.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazcsakhs looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mazcsakhs sprawls and moves away.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazcsakhs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Mazcsakhs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake avoids the body shot from Mazcsakhs.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs slips a jab from Blake.
A low kick from Mazcsakhs misses
and Blake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mazcsakhs really felt that one!
Mazcsakhs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake dips to his left and cracks Mazcsakhs with an uppercut!
Blake takes a swing at Mazcsakhs's ribcage but misses.
Mazcsakhs throws a body kick that misses
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazcsakhs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mazcsakhs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blake is in Mazcsakhs's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake wants to control from the top but Mazcsakhs keeps moving.
Mazcsakhs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazcsakhs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mazcsakhs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazcsakhs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Mazcsakhs is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Mazcsakhs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mazcsakhs cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake scores with a hook.
Mazcsakhs throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Mazcsakhs's shoulder, as Mazcsakhs tries to avoid the shot.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt
and Mazcsakhs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mazcsakhs misses with a looping left.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake looks for a takedown but Mazcsakhs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Mazcsakhs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Mazcsakhs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazcsakhs moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake digs a good body shot into Mazcsakhs's ribs.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mazcsakhs to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazcsakhs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazcsakhs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Mazcsakhs misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake slips a jab from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Mazcsakhs is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake checks a low kick from Mazcsakhs.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Mazcsakhs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazcsakhs throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mazcsakhs's hands.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake backing away here, and Mazcsakhs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mazcsakhs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Blake.
Mazcsakhs misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Mazcsakhs avoids it well and moves away.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mazcsakhs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mazcsakhs lands a slapping body shot.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazcsakhs's calf.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind Mazcsakhs 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazcsakhs feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Mazcsakhs misses its intended target.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Mazcsakhs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Blake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mazcsakhs was covering up waiting for the punch and Blake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazcsakhs can do to turn this around?
Blake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mazcsakhs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazcsakhs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mazcsakhs wants to stand but Blake is controlling the position.
Mazcsakhs trying to control the position.
Blake stops Mazcsakhs from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mazcsakhs looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake slips a jab from Mazcsakhs.
Jab from Blake.
Mazcsakhs gets caught napping as Blake dives in and scores a takedown. Mazcsakhs manages to retain guard.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazcsakhs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Mazcsakhs is keeping the position.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mazcsakhs keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Mazcsakhs seems keen to control Blake's posture.
Blake throws a strike but Mazcsakhs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Mazcsakhs from controlling successfully.
Blake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.
Mazcsakhs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mazcsakhs has managed to get both his arms back between Blake's legs - danger averted.
Blake working for submissions but it's allowed Mazcsakhs to get to half guard.
Mazcsakhs working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Mazcsakhs slips a nice elbow through Blake's hands, connecting with Blake's forehead.
Mazcsakhs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot.
Mazcsakhs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mazcsakhs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Mazcsakhs's head but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazcsakhs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazcsakhs.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Mazcsakhs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mazcsakhs throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs thumps Blake with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Good work by Mazcsakhs as he checks the leg kick.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Mazcsakhs's head but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazcsakhs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Mazcsakhs's belly button to the back.
Blake works Mazcsakhs's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazcsakhs takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
An out of breath William Blake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 961 p4p, 101 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 885 p4p, 91 weight class). Nilkki has chosen Fintelligens - Sori as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
149 lbs
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38
153 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nilkki. Nilkki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nilkki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Nilkki swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nilkki misses the shot to the body.
Smith thinks about countering with a head kick.
Smith avoids the head kick by Nilkki.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nilkki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nilkki.
Nilkki throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Nilkki's coach down at The Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nilkki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nilkki managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Nilkki in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nilkki avoids it.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilkki misses with an elbow strike.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Nilkki.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Nilkki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Nilkki.
Nilkki misses with a body punch.
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilkki pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nilkki.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilkki.
Smith working aggressively here.
Nilkki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Nilkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Nilkki.
Nilkki lands a damaging elbow.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Nilkki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Nilkki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Nilkki.
Nilkki presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nilkki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nilkki.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilkki blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilkki.
Nilkki throws an elbow that misses.
Nilkki lands a knee to the body.
Nilkki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Nilkki.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Nilkki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nilkki.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki landing knees to the head.
Nilkki lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nilkki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Nilkki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Nilkki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilkki cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Nilkki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Nilkki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Nilkki misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilkki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Nilkki.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nilkki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Nilkki scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Nilkki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nilkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Nilkki.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Nilkki, against the cage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nilkki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nilkki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Nilkki.
Nilkki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilkki digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Nilkki throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilkki tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilkki lands a shot to the body.
Nilkki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Nilkki avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Nilkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Nilkki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilkki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nilkki misses with an elbow strike.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki lands with a right to the head.
Nilkki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Nilkki controls the action.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Nilkki won't want to take too many of those.
Nilkki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilkki tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Nilkki.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Nilkki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Nilkki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nilkki lands a knee to the body.
Nilkki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Nilkki is blocking nicely.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Nilkki.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Nilkki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nilkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Nilkki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Nilkki crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Nilkki scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nilkki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nilkki lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Nilkki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nilkki tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Nilkki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right hand.
Nilkki tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Nilkki back against the cage.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilkki avoids the damage to the body.
Nilkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Nilkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Nilkki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow.
Nilkki tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Nilkki back against the cage.
Nilkki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Nilkki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nilkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Nilkki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Nilkki blocks it.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside.
Nilkki lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nilkki.
Smith tries to work over Nilkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nilkki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nilkki misses with an elbow over the top.
Nilkki misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilkki's elbow.
Nilkki throws an elbow that misses.
Nilkki pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nilkki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nilkki.
Nilkki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nilkki lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nilkki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Nilkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nilkki avoids it.
Nilkki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nilkki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Nilkki tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Nilkki lands a nice uppercut.
Nilkki lands a nice shot to the body.
Nilkki is working Smith over against the cage.
Nilkki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nilkki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nilkki lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nilkki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Nilkki.
Nilkki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nilkki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nilkki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nilkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Nilkki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Nilkki.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Nilkki lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Nilkki takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilkki drops Smith with a naaaaasty hook - Smith is in real trouble here! Nilkki dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pikku Nilkki!
A victorious Pikku Nilkki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Duff (ranked 561 p4p, 89 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 1072 p4p, 161 weight class). Duff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Determined by Mudvayne. Marsden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feiticeira by Deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
170 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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44
170 lbs
44 - 35 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 35 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Duff.
Duff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsden avoids a kick to the body.
Marsden 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.
Marsden thuds his right hand into Duff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsden slips under a jab from Duff.
Marsden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duff is fending him off so far but Marsden persists. Nope, Duff circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Duff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marsden sprawls and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Duff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duff moves in looking to clinch but Marsden pushes him off.
Marsden throws the kick towards the body but Duff avoids it.
Marsden misses with a body punch
and Duff counters with a shoot takedown. Marsden fights it but they end up in guard.
Duff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Marsden seems content to control.
Duff wants to control but Marsden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marsden trying to control from half guard but Duff is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff gets back to full guard.
Marsden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsden tries to free his leg and advance position but Duff is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden stays in close to Duff's body and controls the position.
Marsden wants to control from the top but Duff keeps moving.
Duff keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Marsden preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duff is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marsden wants to control from the top but Duff keeps moving.
Duff controls Marsden momentarily but Marsden frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Duff throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marsden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsden.
Duff connects with a crisp jab.
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff looking to score a takedown here. Marsden is defending well but Duff drives through and ends up in Marsden's guard.
Duff wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duff tries to free his leg and advance position but Marsden is retaining full guard.
Duff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duff scoring with some ground and pound.
Marsden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duff is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duff passes into half guard.
Marsden tries to roll over but Duff keeps him under control.
Marsden won't allow Duff to pass to mount.
Marsden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duff's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duff's back!
Marsden is trying to stick to Duff's back but Duff is turning into Marsden. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marsden's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Duff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duff preventing the sweep.
Duff looking to sit in guard and control but Marsden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marsden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Duff was covering up waiting for the punch and Marsden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marsden postures up.
Marsden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duff is keeping the position for now.
Duff looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marsden puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Duff tries to get to full guard but Marsden has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden uses his free foot to push down on Duff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Duff.
Marsden wants to control the pace but Duff is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden controlling his opponent.
Marsden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Duff is looking for a sweep. Marsden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marsden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marsden content to control rather than advance.
Marsden's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Duff preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marsden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Duff tries to get to full guard but Marsden has control of the leg.
Marsden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marsden winds up and cracks Duff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duff tries to get to full guard but Marsden has control of the leg.
Duff is staying active underneath Marsden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff tries to get to full guard but Marsden has control of the leg.
Marsden trying to control the action but Duff is working from the bottom.
Marsden might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Duff haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marsden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Duff is trying to get back to full guard.
Marsden is trying to control the action in half guard but Duff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
Duff lands with a straight right. Marsden didn't see that one coming.
Marsden connects with a body shot.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden throws a chopping leg kick but Duff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duff looks to land a left hand but Marsden moved out of range nicely.
Marsden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Duff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've been told by Duff's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden has a takedown stuffed.
Duff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
Duff throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duff misses with a looping right.
Marsden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duff rather than just go for the knockout.
Marsden connects with a right hand. Duff shakes it off.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a leg kick.
Duff tries to move into range but Marsden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brendan Duff is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsden throws a shot to the body.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duff as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duff staying out of range there.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden lands a nice shot that snaps Duff's head back.
Duff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marsden has time to react.
Marsden throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Duff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marsden's guard.
Duff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff is working Marsden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff forces his way into half guard.
Marsden moves into full guard.
Duff gets to his feet. Marsden looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff moves away from the strike by Marsden.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marsden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Duff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duff.
Duff postures up and lands a big shot to Marsden's brow.
Marsden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duff defends it easily.
Duff stands up over Marsden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marsden's guard.
Ground and pound from Duff.
Marsden actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duff drops an elbow to the side of Marsden's head.
Marsden gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marsden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff is in close to Marsden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to improve his position but instead Duff has moved into half guard.
Duff wants to take a breather but Marsden is having none of it.
Duff tries to pass to full mount but Marsden defends it.
Marsden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marsden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duff winds up and cracks Marsden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marsden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to sweep but no luck.
Duff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marsden's guard.
Marsden is looking to improve his position.
Duff tries to pass to full mount but Marsden defends it.
Duff lands strikes from half guard.
Marsden manages to get to full guard.
Marsden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duff is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Duff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
A relieved looking Brendan Duff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Brandon Marsden spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 394 p4p, 57 weight class) and Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 682 p4p, 112 weight class). Luzhin comes to the cage accompanied by The time has come.... Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
30 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Luzhin circles away.
Luzhin connects with a body shot that sends Sullivan's belly button to the back.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
A counter left hand to the body from Luzhin misses its target.
Luzhin misses with a hook.
Luzhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan forces Luzhin back against the cage and clinches.
Sullivan successfully pulls guard.
Luzhin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sullivan looking for subs off his back but Luzhin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sullivan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luzhin trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Sullivan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luzhin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luzhin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Luzhin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sullivan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Luzhin is looking to defend but Sullivan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Luzhin! Sullivan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Luzhin taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeremy Sullivan!
A determined Jeremy Sullivan didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 116 p4p, 19 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 341 p4p, 51 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by Россия. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a hook
and Meyer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov jabs Meyer right on the nose. Meyer blinks but takes it well.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Meyer 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.
Meyer is looking to chop away at Volkov's legs.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Volkov slips a jab from Meyer.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meyer blocking some punches.
I was talking to Volkov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyer.
Meyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Meyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meyer.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws an off balance right hand
and Meyer counters with a nice body kick.
Volkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov pushes Meyer away with a front kick.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov thows a leg kick but Meyer checks it
and Meyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Meyer down.
Meyer connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Volkov's defenses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer 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 Volkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Volkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Meyer.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Meyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov checks a low kick from Meyer.
Volkov cracks Meyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Volkov delivers a nice body kick.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Meyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkov doesn't seem phased though.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkov takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer drives through and clinches with Volkov against the cage.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Meyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
Meyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Volkov tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Volkov lands with a good body shot.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Meyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Meyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkov tests Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Meyer.
Volkov tries to move into range but Meyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer throws a leg kick
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Meyer slips under a jab from Volkov.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meyer slips under a jab from Volkov.
Meyer lands with a nice body kick.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Meyer moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer jabs at Volkov's body.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer tries to land a body kick
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Meyer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Meyer throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov connects with a jab.
Meyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with an uppercut
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Meyer.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meyer catches Volkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
and Meyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer lands a right hook to the body.
Meyer throws a leg kick that misses.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meyer digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
Volkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov is looking to clinch but Meyer is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Volkov.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
Volkov rushes Meyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Volkov being controlled against the cage.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkov's elbow.
Volkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Meyer.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer working hard to break the clinch.
Volkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkov's elbow.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Meyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Volkov as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Volkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Volkov.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkov lands a shoulder strike.
Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Meyer back against the cage.
Volkov lands a nice uppercut.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Volkov scores with a jab. Meyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Meyer counter with a right hand.
Jab from Volkov.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Volkov moved away.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meyer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Meyer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Volkov.
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!
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
As Meyer backs away, Volkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Meyer saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Meyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Volkov with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Meyer down.
Volkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meyer doesn't seem phased though.
Meyer is rocked!
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Volkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Volkov finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Meyer moves his leg out of the way.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Meyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Meyer.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Volkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Volkov.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
A little jabbing left from Meyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Meyer blocks the leg kick.
Volkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Meyer back into the cage.
Volkov breaks the clinch.
Meyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meyer throws out a powerful jab.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Meyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Volkov's defenses.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Volkov misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Meyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Ulrik Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meyer moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov is looking to chop away at Meyer's legs.
Volkov ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkov checks a leg kick.
Volkov slips a jab from Meyer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meyer 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 71 p4p, 14 weight class) and Do Who Tsoi (ranked 283 p4p, 36 weight class). Tsoi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by !!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Tsoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsoi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsoi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Tsoi responds with a good body kick, but Lester manages to step out the way in time.
Tsoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lester.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Lester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsoi blocks a leg kick.
Lester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsoi momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lester lands a head shot.
A big left from Lester misses.
Tsoi flicks out a counter leg kick but Lester steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsoi misses.
Lester jabs Tsoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsoi thumps Lester with a low kick.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Lester misses with a hook to the body
and Tsoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Lester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsoi.
Lester dips to his left and cracks Tsoi with an uppercut!
Lester lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester cracks Tsoi with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Tsoi thinks about the counter body kick.
Tsoi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut.
Tsoi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lester. That snapped Tsoi's head back.
Lester lands a jab.
Lester swings widly with a right hand
and Tsoi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi thinks about the counter body kick.
Tsoi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tsoi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lester misses with a hook
and Tsoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsoi throws a low kick but Lester moves out of range easily.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Lester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lester misses with a right hand
and Tsoi counters with a thumping low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lester. Tsoi shrugs it off though.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsoi connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tsoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Lester swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tsoi counter with a right hand.
Lester misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Lester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsoi doesn't seem phased though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tsoi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lester has got the better of the exchanges.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsoi at a distance.
Lester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lester throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Lester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tsoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lester.
Tsoi thinks about the counter body kick.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester digs a good hook to Tsoi's body.
Lester throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lester is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi scores with a nice head shot.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester thuds his right hand into Tsoi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsoi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lester scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester misses with a hook to the body
and Tsoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Tsoi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsoi looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Tsoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lester.
Lester misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsoi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsoi at a distance.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Lester connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester works Tsoi's body with a nice hook.
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lester thuds his shin into the meat of Tsoi's side.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tsoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsoi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester is looking to counter punch.
Tsoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Tsoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a straight right hand.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Tsoi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Tsoi is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lester.
Tsoi throws an off balance right hand
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester lands with a hook. Tsoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsoi slips a jab from Lester.
Lester swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsoi can do to turn this around?
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Tsoi thinks about the counter body kick.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
A jab from Lester misses.
Do Who Tsoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester lands an overhand right.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a nice leg kick.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Moe Lester's cut is getting worse.
Tsoi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Lester catches Tsoi right on the button with a cross.
Lester throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lester!
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Tsoi's shoulder, as Tsoi tries to avoid the shot.
Tsoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Tsoi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tsoi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsoi! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsois jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester misses with a body kick.
Tsoi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lester with a body shot.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lester takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lester connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsoi.
Lester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsoi takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 72 p4p, 3 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 95 p4p, 6 weight class). Paavo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. Eliitti Paavo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Paavo is out of range.
Paavo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lil Wayne Gymnasium in the buildup to the fight.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Paavo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paavo throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Paavo swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kim misses with a low kick as Paavo jumps back.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paavo. Paavo obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Paavo slams his shin into Kim's torso.
Paavo moves away from the strike by Kim.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paavo! But no joy.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Paavo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paavo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paavo.
Paavo throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paavo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Paavo just manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paavo loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paavo is looking to land body kicks.
Paavo defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim thuds his shin into the meat of Paavo's side.
Paavo misses with a body shot.
Paavo throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Paavo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Paavo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Paavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paavo misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kim pushes Paavo up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Paavo.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Paavo pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Paavo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Paavo controls the action.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Kim has Paavo pressed against the cage, preventing Paavo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Paavo.
Paavo breaks from the clinch.
Kim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paavo on the side of the head.
Kim tries to land a body kick
and Paavo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paavo or not.
Kim has Paavo pressed against the cage.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Paavo blocking some punches.
Paavo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paavo breaks the clinch.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paavo at a distance.
Paavo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paavo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo works the jab nicely.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Paavo slips the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Paavo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Paavo moved away.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paavo tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Paavo connects with a jab.
Paavo connects with a high kick.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Paavo shrugs it off though.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Jong Un Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Paavo ducks down to avoid it.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Paavo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paavo lands an overhand right.
Paavo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim lands a jab.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paavo manages to avoid it.
Paavo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim tests Paavo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Paavo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Paavo misses.
Paavo walks into a left hand.
A big left from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Paavo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paavo. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paavo.
Paavo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kim finds it's way round the side to connect with Paavo's head.
Paavo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paavo clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paavo throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paavo throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Paavo.
Paavo throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo throws a leg kick
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paavo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kim if he has to take too many more of those.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paavo.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim tries to clinch but Paavo is having none of it.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paavo.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Paavo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Paavo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paavo throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
Paavo scores with a jab to the body.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paavo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paavo throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo throws a big shot that misses.
Kim punishes Paavo's body with a nice straight punch.
Paavo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paavo. That did some damage!
Paavo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paavo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim with a jab.
Kim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim avoids the head kick by Paavo.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paavo's head.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Paavo's front leg but catches the back leg as Paavo tries to avoid it.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Paavo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Paavo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Paavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Paavo moves away and avoids it.
Paavo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo scores with a jab to the head.
Kim catches Paavo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paavo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo checks a low kick from Kim.
Paavo pushes Kim away with a front kick.
Nice cross by Kim.
Paavo scores with a hook to the body. Kim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Paavo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Paavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paavo misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim thuds his right hand into Paavo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paavo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Paavo misses with a straight left.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Paavo seems unphased.
Paavo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Paavo moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim takes a swing at Paavo's ribcage but misses.
Paavo wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paavo.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paavo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paavo flicks out a counter leg kick but Kim steps away.
Paavo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paavo with a nice cross.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paavo. That did some damage!
Paavo throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Paavo only half commits.
Kim connects with a body shot that sends Paavo's belly button to the back.
Kim throws a leg kick but Paavo checks it.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Kim moves out of range as Paavo throws a body kick.
Paavo throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Paavo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paavo will feel that in the morning.
Kim thumps Paavo with a low kick.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paavo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim jabs Paavo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kim throws a low kick but Paavo avoids it.
Paavo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paavo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Paavo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim lands a nice hook to Paavo's body. Paavo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paavo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Paavo misses with a wild body shot.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Paavo's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paavo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim moves into range and clinches up with Paavo.
Paavo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paavo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Paavo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eliitti Paavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jong Un Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a hook.
Kim feints and then cracks Paavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paavo down.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Paavo lands a jab.
Paavo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Paavo checks it.
Kim swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
That kick from Kim tenderised Paavo's leg. Paavo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Paavo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paavo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim digs a good hook to Paavo's body.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Paavo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Kim lands with a hook. Paavo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paavo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paavo at a distance.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
Kim throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paavo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Paavo moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paavo.
Kim slips under a jab.
Paavo misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
Kim staying out of range there.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paavo.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paavo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Paavo.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and Paavo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim moves into range and clinches up with Paavo.
Paavo tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Jong Un Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Paavo, against the cage.
Paavo pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Un Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 32 p4p, 4 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 31 p4p, 3 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Douglas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Douglas coming out on top.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
Douglas slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges lands a head shot.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Douglas throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Douglas misses.
We've been informed that Douglas 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.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Douglas throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.
St. Georges has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the cage.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Douglas wants to break free but St. Georges has control.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Douglas.
St. Georges slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
Douglas defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
St. Georges pushes Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges lands a left hand.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
St. Georges lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St. Georges is trying to defend but Douglas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St. Georges is not content to let Douglas control the position.
St. Georges is doing well to control the position and prevent Douglas from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St. Georges is trying to control but can't.
Douglas wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.
St. Georges wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Douglas prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Douglas throwing shots but St. Georges is blocking nicely.
St. Georges is trying to stand back up but Douglas is controlling him
Douglas wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges is looking to counter the offense by Douglas and move into the clinch.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Douglas slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Douglas.
St. Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Douglas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
St. Georges is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Douglas checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right.
Douglas avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Douglas's belly button to the back.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas 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.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Douglas tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Douglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Douglas breaks away and moves out of range.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St. Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglas lands a jab.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses
and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown. St. Georges fights it but they end up in guard.
St. Georges is pulling down on Douglas's head to control his posture.
St. Georges wants to stand and escape but Douglas is having none of it.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Douglas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but St. Georges has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges pulls Douglas in close to prevent any damage.
Douglas throws a big elbow that misses.
St. Georges preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douglas landing with the ground and pound.
Douglas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
Douglas is still trying to improve position.
Douglas stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
St. Georges seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Douglas lands with a cross.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Jack Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas tries to circle away but St. Georges has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas lands a right hook to the body.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas breaks the clinch.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Douglas's knee but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas with the counter takedown but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St. Georges scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Douglas manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
St. Georges dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
St. Georges throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
St. Georges works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges clearly takes 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.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St. Georges moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Douglas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Douglas lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - St. Georges coming out on top.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Douglas thuds his right hand into St. Georges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from St. Georges misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
Douglas checks a low kick from St. Georges.
No joy there for St. Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas scores with a hook.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas jabs at St. Georges's body.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Douglas looks to land a combination. St. Georges sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St. Georges works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St. Georges takes one on the button.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Douglas catches St. Georges right on the button with a cross.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
St. Georges slips a jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and St. Georges counters by clinching up.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
Douglas tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Douglas down.
St. Georges has Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas is trying to push St. Georges away but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas keeps St. Georges at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges swinging wildly here.
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
St. Georges cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St. Georges's head.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Douglas misses with a hook.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas checks the leg kick.
St. Georges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a nice head kick!
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Douglas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Douglas misses.
St. Georges takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs.
Douglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
Douglas throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for St. Georges.
Douglas walks into a jab.
Douglas throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas feints a counter leg kick.
Douglas digs a good hook to St. Georges's body.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Douglas off balance momentarily.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Douglas.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Douglas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St. Georges has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
Gauthier St. Georges is the new lightweight champion!
Jack Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'The judges are corrupt! I should have won that.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Tsoi (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 20 p4p, 2 weight class). Tsoi comes into the arena with Zvezda po Imeni Solnce blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Tsoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsoi jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tsoi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tsoi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tsoi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lil Wayne Gymnasium in the buildup to the fight.
Tsoi drives through with a takedown into Sackett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sackett is pulling down on Tsoi's head to control his posture.
Tsoi forces his way into half guard.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Tsoi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sackett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sackett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsoi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett wants to sweep here but Tsoi controlling him for the moment.
Tsoi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackett is keeping the position for now.
Tsoi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sackett trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sackett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsoi is one step ahead there.
Tsoi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sackett controlling Tsoi's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Viktor Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sackett if he has to take too many more of those.
Tsoi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Tsoi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tsoi lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsoi blocks a jab.
A big left from Tsoi misses.
Tsoi defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Tsoi's leg but Tsoi calmly moves out of range.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Tsoi misses
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Tsoi 's knee.
Tsoi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tsoi or perhaps it was just good defense by Sackett, which made it look bad.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsoi blocks a leg kick.
Tsoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
Tsoi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett moves out of range as Tsoi strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a nice body kick.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsoi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tsoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
An inside leg kick from Tsoi misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Tsoi connects with a crisp jab.
Tsoi works the jab nicely.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Tsoi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsoi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsoi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsoi.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sackett blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
Viktor Tsoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a right hand that misses
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
That kick from Tsoi tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsoi looks to throw a body kick
and Sackett counters with a body kick that stops Tsoi in his tracks momentarily.
Tsoi throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsoi looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Tsoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsoi tries to clinch
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tsoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsoi digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Tsoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Tsoi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsoi lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett moves out of range as Tsoi strikes.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Tsoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tsoi wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
Tsoi misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Tsoi moved out of range.
Tsoi throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Tsoi moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsoi.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsoi misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsoi.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsoi.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsoi.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Tsoi throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tsoi's head backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Tsoi's leg but Tsoi calmly moves out of range.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsoi throws out the jab.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Tsoi shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsoi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tsoi blocks it well.
Tsoi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tsoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsoi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sackett walks into a jab.
Tsoi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Tsoi avoids it well.
Sackett throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
Tsoi loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
A low kick from Tsoi is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sackett misses with a jab to the body
and Tsoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tsoi.
Tsoi cracks Sackett with a good jab.
Tsoi throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tsoi.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsoi. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
Tsoi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Tsoi clinches up with Sackett and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tsoi.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsoi lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett working aggressively here.
Tsoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsoi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett cracks Tsoi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett slips a jab from Tsoi.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Tsoi blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Tsoi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tsoi really felt that one!
Tsoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Tsoi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsoi doesn't seem bothered though.
Tsoi looks to throw a body kick
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Tsoi down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Tsoi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Tsoi throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
No joy there for Tsoi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Tsoi avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Tsoi misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tsoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Tsoi's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsoi has time to react.
Tsoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tsoi really felt that one!
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
Tsoi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Tsoi counters with a nice leg kick.
Tsoi scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Tsoi.
Tsoi defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsoi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tsoi throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsoi motions for Sackett to come forward. Tsoi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Tsoi moves away from the strike by Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Tsoi is looking to clinch.
Tsoi throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Tsoi's head but Tsoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Tsoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tsoi.
Sackett tests Tsoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mordecai Sackett 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.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi misses the jab.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a takedown into side control.
Tsoi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sackett keeps working.
Sackett prevents Tsoi from improving position.
Sackett is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett is holding Tsoi down, trying to stall.
Tsoi trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sackett's face as Tsoi controls the position.
Tsoi trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sackett is trying to control Tsoi's posture but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi staying calm.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sackett throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Tsoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tsoi blocks the body kick.
Tsoi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Tsoi avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tsoi swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
As Sackett backs away, Tsoi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Tsoi's leg but Tsoi calmly moves out of range.
Tsoi misses with a looping left.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tsoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Tsoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsoi moves away.
Tsoi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Tsoi settles back down.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett checks a low kick from Tsoi.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tsoi checks it well.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Tsoi's leg but Tsoi calmly moves out of range.
Tsoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tsoi swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Tsoi.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Viktor Tsoi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsoi looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Tsoi.
Tsoi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett throws the left hand but Tsoi avoids the punch easily.
Sackett slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsoi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsoi is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Tsoi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sackett.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Sackett. Those never looked like landing.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Tsoi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Tsoi. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Tsoi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsoi takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Tsoi saw it coming and moves away.
Tsoi throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsoi's sensitive parts.
Tsoi fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Tsoi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
A counter left hand to the body from Tsoi misses its target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Jab from Sackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a low kick but Tsoi avoids it.
Sackett moves out of range as Tsoi strikes.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsoi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsoi wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Tsoi is wise to it.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Tsoi rushes Sackett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsoi backwards.
Tsoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsoi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Tsoi fails to land.
Tsoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsoi prevents Sackett from breaking the clinch.
Tsoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsoi working aggressively here.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsoi backwards.
Tsoi lands a nice uppercut.
Tsoi can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett presses Tsoi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsoi misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsoi.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tsoi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsoi.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Tsoi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett cracks Tsoi with a nice body shot.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Viktor Tsoi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
Tsoi tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsoi scores with a push kick.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Tsoi jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tsoi - that will leave a mark!
Tsoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Tsoi cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 Viktor Tsoi.
Well Tsoi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Viktor Tsoi!
Post fight, Viktor Tsoi stared into the camera and said 'My health isn't what it used to be. It's time that I hang em up.'.
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