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EFC Lambton vs Gustafsson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Barter (ranked 1211 p4p, 153 weight class) and Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 1388 p4p, 168 weight class). Barter comes to the cage accompanied by cant be touched. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Barter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque misses with a straight right.
Barter has a takedown stuffed.
Barter throws a hook to the side of Bimbotinque's head but Bimbotinque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bimbotinque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bimbotinque with the counter takedown but Barter avoids it easily.
Bimbotinque connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barter 's hands.
It looks like Richard Barter has been cut.
Barter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bimbotinque's waist but Bimbotinque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barter off to one side.
Barter fails to land with a series of punches.
Bimbotinque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barter 's head.
A combination from Barter does no damage.
Bimbotinque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Barter does no damage.
Bimbotinque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barter pushes Bimbotinque up against the cage in a clinch.
Bimbotinque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bimbotinque tries a body shot but Barter blocks it.
Barter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bimbotinque has a couple of punches blocked by Barter .
Barter wants to break free but Bimbotinque has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Bimbotinque.
Barter 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barter throws a wild body kick that Bimbotinque sees coming a mile off.
Barter slips a straight right by Bimbotinque.
Richard Barter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barter is defended easily by Bimbotinque.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Barter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild body shot.
Barter wants to clinch up but Bimbotinque keeps it at a distance.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot.
Barter throwing a counter right hand but Bimbotinque manages to avoid it.
Barter has been working on his balance at Star Studded Beef, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bimbotinque.
Barter cracks Bimbotinque with a good jab.
Bimbotinque moves out of range of the body kick from Barter .
Bimbotinque misses the jab.
Barter throws a big counter combination but Bimbotinque scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bimbotinque blocks a head kick by Barter .
Barter misses with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bimbotinque, as that shot connected.
Barter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bimbotinque defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimbotinque moves out of range of the body kick from Barter .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bimbotinque! But no joy.
Barter shoots in looking for a takedown. Bimbotinque tries to sprawl out of it but Barter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bimbotinque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barter punishes Bimbotinque's body with a nice straight punch.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook. Barter ducked under it nicely.
Barter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bimbotinque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bimbotinque shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bimbotinque prevents Barter from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bimbotinque must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barter has momentary wrist control but Bimbotinque slips an elbow through the middle.
Bimbotinque slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barter tries to get out of the position.
Bimbotinque works over Barter with some ground and pound from guard.
Barter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bimbotinque won't allow Barter to sweep him here.
Bimbotinque with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bimbotinque is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bimbotinque working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bimbotinque really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barter . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barter trying to pass the guard but Bimbotinque defending well.
Bimbotinque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barter is keen to just control but Bimbotinque is a slippery customer.
Barter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barter thows a huge punch but Bimbotinque dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meltroco Bimbotinque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Barter 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bimbotinque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bimbotinque.
Barter lands a head kick!
A jab from Bimbotinque does it's job there.
Barter misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Barter does it's job there.
Bimbotinque might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bimbotinque lands a head shot.
Barter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque misses with an uppercut.
Barter shoots for a takedown but Bimbotinque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barter throws a sloppy head kick and Bimbotinque moves out of range easily.
Meltroco Bimbotinque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Barter moves out of range.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook
and Barter counters with a three punch combo that has Bimbotinque backing up. Bimbotinque nods at Barter to acknowledge the strikes.
Barter shoots in for a takedown but Bimbotinque shows good takedown defense.
Barter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque tries to roll over but Barter keeps him under control.
Barter looks to land a strike but Bimbotinque avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bimbotinque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bimbotinque has momentary wrist control but Barter slips an elbow through the middle.
Barter postures up in Bimbotinque's guard and throws a big left but Bimbotinque blocks it.
Barter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bimbotinque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bimbotinque is controlling Barter 's posture.
Barter throwing strikes but missing.
Barter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barter trying to control but Bimbotinque is working from the bottom.
Barter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bimbotinque wants to sweep here but Barter controlling him for the moment.
Bimbotinque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bimbotinque is working an open guard so Barter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barter lands a head kick. Bimbotinque smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bimbotinque throws a jab when Barter was well out of range.
Bimbotinque stuffs the takedown attempt from Barter . Barter gets slowly back to his feet.
Bimbotinque now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Barter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barter misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Barter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barter throws a head kick that half lands.
Bimbotinque missing with a left hand there. Barter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Barter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bimbotinque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bimbotinque swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barter walks into a stiff left hand from Bimbotinque.
Barter doesn't manage to clinch there - Bimbotinque circles away.
Bimbotinque thuds his right hand into Barter 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bimbotinque misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Barter .
Barter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barter throws a big shot that misses.
Barter lands a two punch combo.
Barter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bimbotinque sprawls well. He's pushed Barter 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Bimbotinque.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barter wants to clinch but Bimbotinque slips to the side
and Bimbotinque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barter ducks under a wild hook from Bimbotinque.
A swing and a miss from Bimbotinque.
Richard Barter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barter stuffs the takedown attempt from Bimbotinque. Bimbotinque gets slowly back to his feet.
Barter forces Bimbotinque back against the cage and clinches.
Bimbotinque prevents the takedown attempt.
Barter misses with the head strike.
Bimbotinque tries a body shot but Barter blocks it.
Bimbotinque misses with some punches.
Bimbotinque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barter backwards.
Barter blocks a body shot from Bimbotinque.
Barter 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bimbotinque loads up on a big right hand but Barter slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Barter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Bimbotinque on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barter .
Barter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Richard Barter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Barter 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bimbotinque avoids the head kick by Barter .
Bimbotinque looks to land a left hand but Barter moved out of range nicely.
Bimbotinque takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bimbotinque scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bimbotinque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barter .
Barter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bimbotinque is defended easily by Barter .
Barter slips a straight right by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Barter scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barter is defended easily by Bimbotinque.
A telegraphed right hand from Bimbotinque misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bimbotinque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bimbotinque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bimbotinque's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barter under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Bimbotinque 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bimbotinque takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild combination.
Barter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barter misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bimbotinque on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barter takes one to the chin there.
Bimbotinque throws a lazy right hand but Barter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barter throws a lazy head kick
and Bimbotinque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bimbotinque slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bimbotinque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barter .
Bimbotinque stuffs the takedown attempt from Barter . Barter gets slowly back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barter .
Bimbotinque misses with a straight left.
Barter throws a head kick that misses.
Barter forces Bimbotinque back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bimbotinque fails to land.
Barter blocking some punches.
Barter has a couple of punches blocked by Bimbotinque.
Barter has had enough of the clinch but Bimbotinque keeps him there for the moment.
Bimbotinque misses with some punches.
Barter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barter is defending well.
Richard Barter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meltroco Bimbotinque.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barter breaks the clinch.
Barter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bimbotinque sprawls well. Bimbotinque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barter gets slowly back to his feet.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot.
Barter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Bimbotinque misses.
Barter walks into a stiff left hand from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bimbotinque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bimbotinque misses the jab.
Barter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bimbotinque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Barter moves out of range.
Barter tries a head kick but it misses.
Bimbotinque doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bimbotinque's waist but Bimbotinque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barter off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barter tries to clinch but Bimbotinque moves away
and Bimbotinque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barter thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bimbotinque throws a right hand that Barter ducks under and follows up with a left that Barter also avoids with ease.
Barter throws out a loose jab but Bimbotinque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barter shoots in for a takedown but Bimbotinque shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barter shoots in but Bimbotinque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bimbotinque fails to land with a series of punches.
Bimbotinque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barter .
Bimbotinque looks to score with a jab to the body but Barter is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meltroco Bimbotinque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bimbotinque 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meltroco Bimbotinque!
Meltroco Bimbotinque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Richard Barter was interviewed post fight and said 'I will do better next time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Souza (ranked 1642 p4p, 203 weight class) and Nebu Chadnezzar (ranked 1660 p4p, 204 weight class). Souza comes into the arena with Gwen Stefani-Luxurious blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chadnezzar's choice of entrance music: Wrong side of Heaven. Ritchie Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nebu Chadnezzar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chadnezzar lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chadnezzar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chadnezzar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chadnezzar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chadnezzar scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Souza darts in trying to clinch
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chadnezzar counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chadnezzar scores with a decent looking hook.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chadnezzar did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadnezzar tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chadnezzar defending well though.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chadnezzar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza working over Chadnezzar with some ground and pound. Chadnezzar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chadnezzar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Souza is thwarting Chadnezzar's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chadnezzar trying to control but Souza postures up.
Souza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza throwing shots but Chadnezzar is blocking nicely.
Chadnezzar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chadnezzar keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chadnezzar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chadnezzar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Let's hope that Chadnezzar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Souza lands a nice short elbow.
Chadnezzar keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadnezzar is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chadnezzar defends it well.
Chadnezzar wants to get back to full guard.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chadnezzar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chadnezzar wants to get back to his feet.
Chadnezzar is looking to improve his position.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chadnezzar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chadnezzar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chadnezzar trying to control the pace.
Chadnezzar is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza tries to roll over but Chadnezzar keeps him under control.
Souza is in trouble now - Chadnezzar has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nebu Chadnezzar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souza tries to move into range but Chadnezzar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Souza wants to clinch up but Chadnezzar keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chadnezzar! But no joy.
Souza wants to clinch.
Chadnezzar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chadnezzar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chadnezzar lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza throws a low kick but Chadnezzar avoids it.
Chadnezzar blocks a head kick by Souza.
Chadnezzar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chadnezzar lunges at Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souza's hand.
Chadnezzar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Souza in his tracks.
Chadnezzar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chadnezzar counters with a nice body shot.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Chadnezzar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza has been working on his balance at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Chadnezzar.
Chadnezzar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souza on the side of the head.
Souza misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chadnezzar pinned against the cage. Chadnezzar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice jab there from Chadnezzar.
Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Souza clinches up with Chadnezzar and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chadnezzar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Chadnezzar gets double underhooks and turns Souza into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chadnezzar scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chadnezzar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chadnezzar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chadnezzar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chadnezzar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Ritchie Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chadnezzar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chadnezzar slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chadnezzar connects with a looping right hand.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nebu Chadnezzar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chadnezzar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nebu Chadnezzar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chadnezzar cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
Chadnezzar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chadnezzar jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chadnezzar jabs at Souza's body.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Chadnezzar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Chadnezzar to counter with a crisp jab.
Chadnezzar lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the cage and back into range.
Chadnezzar keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza looks to clinch
and Chadnezzar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chadnezzar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chadnezzar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Souza scrambles back to his feet.
Chadnezzar sends Souza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chadnezzar is motioning to the referee to let Souza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Souza is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chadnezzar scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Chadnezzar counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Souza has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nebu Chadnezzar!
Nebu Chadnezzar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ritchie Souza stepped up to the mic, saying 'That dude is on PED's he needs to be tested ASAP. Cheater...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Bomber (ranked 2869 p4p, 102 weight class) and Vunny Bin (ranked 2077 p4p, 75 weight class). 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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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber throws a combination. Bin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Vunny Bin has been cut.
Bin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bin.
Bomber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bomber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Bomber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bomber ducks under a wild hook from Bin.
Bomber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bin looks for the body kick but Bomber saw that one coming.
Bin lands a big head kick that sends Bomber tumbling to the mat! Bin takes a step backwards and waves Bomber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bomber.
We've been informed that Bin 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.
Bomber walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bomber limp body while Bin jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vunny Bin!
During a confident post fight interview, Vunny Bin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 1465 p4p, 49 weight class) and Billy Lakota (ranked 1838 p4p, 68 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Lakota!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lakota wants to slow Beecher down by chopping away at his legs.
Lakota throws a right and a left that Beecher avoids nicely.
Beecher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lakota is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beecher.
Beecher moves out of range of the strikes.
Lakota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beecher lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Beecher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beecher scores with a sloppy right hand. Lakota should have avoided that one.
Lakota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beecher 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.
Lakota lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beecher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beecher. That's going to slow Lakota down.
Beecher clinches up with Lakota and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beecher stalling in the clinch.
Beecher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beecher blocks an uppercut.
Lakota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beechers head.
Beecher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Beecher fails to land.
Lakota swings wildly with an uppercut but Beecher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beecher misses with a body punch.
Beecher lands a nice shot to the body.
Beecher lands a hook that snaps the head of Lakota backwards.
A short right from Beecher on the inside.
Beecher presses Lakota against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lakota looks winded!
Beecher blocks an uppercut.
Beecher lands a right hand.
Lakota misses with a punch to the body.
Lakota works on Beecher's body with a couple of short punches.
Lakota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lakota misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Beecher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beecher is leaning against Lakota and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Beecher on the inside.
Beecher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lakota backwards.
Beecher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lakota's elbow.
Beecher lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Beecher.
Beecher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lakota blocks a body shot from Beecher.
Lakota dodges an elbow strike from Beecher.
A right hook to the body lands for Beecher.
Beecher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beecher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beecher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Beecher as the two fighters clinch.
Beecher has Lakota pushed against the cage.
Lakota working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beecher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beecher breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beecher throws a good cross that connects.
Lakota on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beecher. Beecher obviously looking to wear him down.
Lakota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle, before Beecher throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lakota's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Beecher lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Paul Beecher!
Paul Beecher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Billy Lakota spoke after the fight, saying 'I am honored to have fought and learned from you. Next time I will not make the same mistakes. Well Done.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 1238 p4p, 158 weight class) and TJ Kaczmarek (ranked 863 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as TJ Kaczmarek enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Kaczmarek!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hooper stopping the sweep attempt from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hooper is stalling in the full guard.
Hooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hooper connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaczmarek keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Hooper throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczmarek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooper is one step ahead there.
Hooper wants to control from the top but Kaczmarek keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczmarek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooper is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hooper postures up.
Hooper won't allow Kaczmarek to sweep him here.
Hooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaczmarek's head.
Hooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaczmarek's head.
Hooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooper cracks Kaczmarek with a solid left hand.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaczmarek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hooper working some strikes from top position.
Kaczmarek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaczmarek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooper is one step ahead there.
Hooper passes into half guard.
Hooper is nestled in close to Kaczmarek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper slips a nice elbow through Kaczmarek's hands, connecting with Kaczmarek's forehead.
Hooper working over Kaczmarek with some ground and pound. Kaczmarek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaczmarek wants to control but Hooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hooper connects with a nice short shot to Kaczmarek's temple.
Hooper is nestled in close to Kaczmarek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hooper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaczmarek's head.
Hooper lands with a punch from half guard.
Hooper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kaczmarek trying to control but Hooper postures up.
Ground and pound from Hooper.
Hooper working Kaczmarek over with strikes.
Hooper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper trying to control the action but Kaczmarek is working from the bottom.
Hooper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaczmarek has hold of Hooper's hands but Hooper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kaczmarek has hold of Hooper's hands but Hooper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hooper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaczmarek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaczmarek tries to get to full guard but Hooper has control of the leg.
Hooper trying to control from Kaczmarek's half guard. Kaczmarek has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hooper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaczmarek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated 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.
Hooper scores with a nice right hand.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooper scores with a body shot.
Hooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaczmarek's guard.
Hooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaczmarek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hooper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaczmarek's guard.
Hooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Troy Hooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaczmarek is refusing to be controlled, as Hooper sits in half guard.
Hooper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hooper wants to control but Kaczmarek is keeping him busy.
Hooper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hooper throwing shots but Kaczmarek is blocking nicely.
Hooper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper drops an elbow to the side of Kaczmarek's head.
Hooper working Kaczmarek over with strikes.
Kaczmarek tries to get to full guard but Hooper has control of the leg.
Hooper working Kaczmarek over with strikes.
Hooper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hooper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hooper slips a nice elbow through Kaczmarek's hands, connecting with Kaczmarek's forehead.
Kaczmarek taking some punishment here, with Hooper in his half guard.
Hooper trying to pass the guard but Kaczmarek defending well.
Hooper slips a nice elbow through Kaczmarek's hands, connecting with Kaczmarek's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaczmarek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hooper's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper wants to escape the position.
Kaczmarek wants to stand back up.
Hooper tries to escape the position.
Hooper trying to control but not successfully.
Kaczmarek wants to stand up but Hooper is stuck to his back.
Hooper has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hooper rolls, trying to escape but Kaczmarek keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper is working hard here to advance position.
Kaczmarek wants to stand up but Hooper is stuck to his back.
Hooper can't escape the position.
Kaczmarek seems like he's trying to stand.
Kaczmarek gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Hooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A right-left combo lands from Hooper.
Hooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaczmarek can do to turn this around?
Hooper misses with a straight left.
Hooper staying out of range there.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hooper jabs at Kaczmarek's body.
Hooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaczmarek.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczmarek throws out a counter right but Hooper avoids it with no problem.
Kaczmarek misses with a kick to the body.
Kaczmarek misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczmarek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hooper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaczmarek scrambles back to his feet.
Kaczmarek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooper.
Kaczmarek throws a right hand that Hooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooper also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Hooper misses the target.
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaczmarek throws out the jab.
Kaczmarek throws the kick towards the body but Hooper avoids it.
A jab lands there for Hooper.
Hooper connects with a body shot that sends Kaczmarek's belly button to the back.
Kaczmarek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hooper misses with the combination.
Hooper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Kaczmarek. No joy for Hooper on that attempt.
Kaczmarek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper throws a jab when Kaczmarek was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczmarek throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper scores with a spinning back kick!
Hooper throws a nice head kick!
Kaczmarek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczmarek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hooper scores with a hook to the body. Kaczmarek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hooper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hooper postures up and lands a big shot to Kaczmarek's brow.
Kaczmarek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaczmarek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hooper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hooper stands up over Kaczmarek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaczmarek has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hooper has passed into side control.
Hooper working the ground and pound.
Kaczmarek taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Kaczmarek is trying to get back to half guard.
Hooper lands some shots froms side control.
Kaczmarek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hooper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hooper landing a few strikes.
Kaczmarek takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hooper working the body and head with strikes.
Hooper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hooper lands a nice forearm strike.
Hooper scoring with punches from side control.
Kaczmarek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hooper lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper cracks Kaczmarek with a big elbow.
Hooper working the ground and pound.
Hooper scores with punches from side control.
Hooper lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kaczmarek down.
Kaczmarek is rocked!
Hooper working the ground and pound.
Kaczmarek is still in real trouble! Can Hooper finish him?
Hooper is working Kaczmarek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hooper in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kaczmarek looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hooper turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beckett Bellwether (ranked 949 p4p, 30 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 1323 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
293 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beckett Bellwether!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellwether keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Bellwether circles away.
Bellwether shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thompson is looking to control Bellwether's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Thompson wants to sweep but Bellwether has passed to side control!
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bellwether wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bellwether tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson prevents Bellwether from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Bellwether wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellwether tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bellwether looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thompson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thompson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bellwether off and has taken his back!
Thompson is trying to stick to Bellwether's back but Bellwether is turning into Thompson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thompson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bellwether.
We've been hearing good reports from Bellwether's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bellwether throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bellwether has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Bellwether's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets to his feet. Bellwether looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thompson is looking to clinch.
As Thompson backs away, Bellwether returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Bellwether down.
Thompson ducks straight into an uppercut from Bellwether and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Thompson manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson is trying to keep Bellwether in close.
Bellwether preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Bellwether tries to pass.
Thompson seems keen to control Bellwether's posture.
Thompson pushes Bellwether off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A jab from Bellwether misses.
Patrick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Bellwether misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Bellwether throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellwether misses the shot to the body.
Bellwether is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Bellwether takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Bellwether shakes it off.
Bellwether shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Bellwether jumps back.
Bellwether avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bellwether, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Bellwether breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bellwether misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellwether just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Thompson coming out on top.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bellwether.
Bellwether is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Bellwether and Thompson goes tumbling to the canvas! Bellwether follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Thompson is rocked!
Bellwether seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
Thompson tries to kick Bellwether off but Bellwether keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bellwether 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.
Bellwether prevents Thompson from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellwether is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Thompson is controlling Bellwether's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beckett Bellwether dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Bellwether throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellwether misses the target.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Bellwether avoids it with no problem.
Thompson takes a swing at Bellwether's ribcage but misses.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Bellwether cracks Thompson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Bellwether seems unphased.
Thompson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bellwether shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thompson is trying to defend but Bellwether finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Thompson is in trouble now - Bellwether has advanced to mount!
Thompson prevents Bellwether from taking his back.
Bellwether avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
Beckett Bellwether overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bellwether has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellwether working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
Bellwether jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thompson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bellwether looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bellwether tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bellwether has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bellwether is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Thompson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bellwether is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bellwether working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether is trying to get an arm triangle but Thompson is defending well.
Bellwether is trying to get an arm triangle but Thompson is defending well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson tries to bench press Bellwether off him but Bellwether keeps the position.
Thompson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bellwether is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thompson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bellwether.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bellwether.
Bellwether is looking for a kimura here.
Bellwether is working for a submission of some sort.
Bellwether wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bellwether is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bellwether is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.
Thompson is looking to control Bellwether's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Thompson is trying is best to control the position here.
Bellwether is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Bellwether is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Bellwether eventually gives up the hold.
Bellwether is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bellwether to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson is trying is best to control the position here.
Thompson trying to hold on to Bellwether's head to control him but Bellwether postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beckett Bellwether dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bellwether is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thompson.
Bellwether ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Bellwether throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bellwether takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bellwether lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bellwether looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellwether gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bellwether is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bellwether has his back to the cage.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellwether or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellwether throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Bellwether lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to work over Bellwether's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bellwether avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Bellwether throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Bellwether working hard to break the clinch.
Bellwether is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bellwether swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellwether working aggressively here.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellwether controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson digs a right hand into Bellwether's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bellwether's gas tank.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patrick Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellwether or not.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Bellwether blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Bellwether's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Bellwether's ribcage. Bellwether let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson works on Bellwether's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellwethers head.
Thompson presses Bellwether against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beckett Bellwether is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellwether.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson pushes Bellwether back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellwether.
Bellwether prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellwether controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson tries a body shot but Bellwether blocks it.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Bellwether's ribcage. Bellwether let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patrick Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellwether's elbow.
Bellwether is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thompson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beckett Bellwether. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellwether's elbow.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bellwether avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Bellwether struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson tries a body shot but Bellwether blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bellwether has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beckett Bellwether!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Beckett Bellwether made sure he mentioned Drunken Hobo Fightwear - Laundry 85%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauro Turturro (ranked 1337 p4p, 204 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 1495 p4p, 222 weight class). Peter Woodcock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lauro Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcock scores with a head kick.
It looks like Lauro Turturro has been cut.
Woodcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turturro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woodcock misses with a straight right.
Woodcock digs a good hook to Turturro's body.
Jab by Woodcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodcock throws a lazy right hand but Turturro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
Woodcock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turturro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woodcock won't be happy with that.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro trying to control the position but Woodcock is working away.
Woodcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turturro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Woodcock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turturro trying to control the position but Woodcock is working away.
Turturro controls the position.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodcock, who protects the arm well.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Woodcock tries to bench press Turturro off him but Turturro keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turturro just content to control the position.
Woodcock tries to bench press Turturro off him but Turturro keeps the position.
Woodcock is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Woodcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turturro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turturro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turturro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Woodcock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turturro's best efforts.
Turturro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Woodcock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turturro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woodcock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turturro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Woodcock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Turturro tries to control but Woodcock wriggling away.
Woodcock is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Turturro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lauro Turturro!
During a confident post fight interview, Lauro Turturro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 279 p4p, 13 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 336 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruenroeng is out of range and Matonen settles back down.
Ruenroeng attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ruenroeng lands a right hook to the body.
Matonen lands with an overhand left.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruenroeng looks to land a body kick but Matonen moved away.
Matonen 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.
Matonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen tries to clinch there but Ruenroeng circles away.
Ruenroeng tries to land a front kick but Matonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matonen looks to land a body kick but Ruenroeng moved away.
Ruenroeng attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but Matonen circles away.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matonen scores with a hook to the body. Ruenroeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matonen misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Matonen.
Ruenroeng jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Matonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matonen drops his hands momentarily and Ruenroeng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruenroeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Matonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruenroeng is looking to chop away at Matonen's legs.
Ruenroeng is looking to land body kicks.
Ruenroeng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Matonen off balance momentarily.
Matonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matonen 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.
Ruenroeng lands with a hook. Matonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matonen.
Matonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Matonen darts in and clinches Ruenroeng up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matonen slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng thumps Matonen with a low kick.
Matonen tries to clinch up but Ruenroeng circles away and keeps his distance.
Matonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Matonen.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Matonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Matonen down.
Ruenroeng wants to land a leg kick but Matonen is out of range.
Matonen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice head shot.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Ruenroeng scores with a push kick.
Ruenroeng throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng thumps Matonen with a low kick.
A head kick from Ruenroeng lands but Matonen takes it in his stride.
Ruenroeng lands a jab to the nose.
Matonen misses with an uppercut. Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
Matonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Matonen is trying to stall.
Ruenroeng can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Matonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ruenroeng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Matonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruenroeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matonen's brow.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matonen gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Matonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng letting Matonen take a breather here.
Matonen misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matonen's efforts to push away.
Matonen lands a right hand.
Matonen misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Ruenroeng can't break the clinch.
Ruenroeng breaks the clinch.
Ruenroeng pushes Matonen away with a front kick.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matonen.
Ruenroeng lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matonen throws the kick towards the body but Ruenroeng avoids it.
Ruenroeng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but Matonen saw it coming and moves away.
Ruenroeng works Matonen's body with a nice hook.
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 Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matonen moves away.
Matonen swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ruenroeng tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Matonen moves out of range.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Matonen misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but Matonen saw it coming and moves away.
Matonen avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Matonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Matonen works Ruenroeng's body with a nice hook.
Matonen takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Matonen misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruenroeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
Matonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matonen misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice leg kick.
Samak Ruenroeng is winning the standup battle so far.
Matonen tries to move into range but Ruenroeng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
Matonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruenroeng's calf.
Matonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matonen.
Matonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matonen 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.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at Matonen's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matonen moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
Matonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruenroeng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matonen is able to avoid easily.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice strike.
Matonen looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.
Ruenroeng throws a wild body kick that Matonen sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matonen. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matonen throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruenroeng misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Matonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruenroeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
Matonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruenroeng swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruenroeng scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matonen in his tracks.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matonen.
Ruenroeng fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matonen just manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Matonen off balance momentarily.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Matonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Ruenroeng tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matonen - that will leave a mark!
Ruenroeng walks into a stiff left hand from Matonen.
Matonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruenroeng. That did some damage!
Matonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Matonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruenroeng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matonen under the eye.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Matonen avoids it.
Matonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
A little jabbing left from Matonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick
and Matonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matonen lands a body shot.
Matonen needs to keep his hands up - Ruenroeng had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen slips a jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng is looking to slow Matonen down with leg kicks.
Ruenroeng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruenroeng thuds a left hand into Matonen's body.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Matonen moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng keeps Matonen at a distance using the push kick.
Matonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Matonen's front leg with a kick but Matonen checks it.
Matonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruenroeng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matonen punishes Ruenroeng's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruenroeng checks a low kick from Matonen.
Matonen misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Matonen circles away.
Matonen drives through and clinches with Ruenroeng against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Matonen blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Matonen misses.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matonen.
Matonen works Ruenroeng's body with a nice hook.
Ruenroeng is looking to slow Matonen down with leg kicks.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a lazy head kick
and Matonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Matonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
Ruenroeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matonen scores with a body shot.
Ruenroeng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matonen counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruenroeng scrambles back to his feet.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot that sends Matonen's belly button to the back.
Matonen lands a nice hook to Ruenroeng's body. Ruenroeng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Matonen moves out of range.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matonen lands a head kick. Ruenroeng smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruenroeng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matonen is out of range.
Matonen ducks right into an uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Matonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matonen missing with a left hand there. Ruenroeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Ruenroeng does no damage.
Matonen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook.
Ruenroeng is looking to wear down Matonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruenroeng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matonen slips a jab from Ruenroeng.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Matonen digs a good hook to Ruenroeng's body.
Matonen throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matonen throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen with a nice cross.
Matonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruenroeng throws out the jab.
A big right from Ruenroeng misses.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but Matonen circles away.
Matonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matonen clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruenroeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Matonen.
Ruenroeng can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matonen can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Matonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matonen. Ruenroeng shrugs it off though.
Matonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ruenroeng misses
and Matonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Matonen scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. Matonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruenroeng has managed to clinch.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. Matonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruenroeng throws a solid leg kick but Matonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruenroeng.
Matonen misses the shot to the body.
Ruenroeng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut. Matonen saw that one coming.
Matonen closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruenroeng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matonen throws a wild body kick that Ruenroeng sees coming a mile off.
Ruenroeng misses with a looping right.
Matonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruenroeng steps away.
Matonen avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Matonen stuns Ruenroeng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Matonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matonen down.
A leg kick checked by Matonen.
Matonen feints and then cracks Ruenroeng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruenroeng down.
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!
Matonen blocks a low kick nicely.
Matonen counters with a body kick.
Ruenroeng fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick aimed at Matonen's knee but Matonen avoids it well.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
Matonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matonen scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Matonen down.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng is looking to chop away at Matonen's legs.
A lazy left from Ruenroeng finds it's target.
Matonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Usko Matonen 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.
Ruenroeng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matonen blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Matonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruenroeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
Good body shot from Matonen.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matonen.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Ruenroeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Usko Matonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Matonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matonen keeps control of Ruenroeng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruenroeng as Matonen tries to tie him up.
Ruenroeng throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the head.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Matonen leaning against his opponent.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matonen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Matonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matonen or not.
Ruenroeng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Matonen. Beautiful body shot.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot that sends Matonen's belly button to the back.
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!
Ruenroeng looks to throw a body kick
and Matonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matonen with a jab.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the side of Matonen's head but Matonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Matonen checks it.
Matonen throws a right hand that Ruenroeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruenroeng also avoids with ease.
Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matonen.
Matonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
Matonen misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruenroeng throws the left hand but Matonen avoids the punch easily.
Ruenroeng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Matonen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruenroeng 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 Matonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Matonen moves out of range.
Matonen lands a jab to Ruenroeng's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matonen. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws out a powerful jab.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Ruenroeng is predictable there
and Matonen counters with a good low kick that Ruenroeng was not able to check.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Matonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Matonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruenroeng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matonen's sensitive parts.
Ruenroeng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot that sends Matonen's belly button to the back.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Matonen.
Ruenroeng half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng throws out a leg kick but Matonen moves out of range and Ruenroeng only half commits.
Ruenroeng scores with a body shot.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
Ruenroeng 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.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matonen.
Ruenroeng connects with a nice looking jab.
Matonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruenroeng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Usko Matonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruenroeng misses with a double jab.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick that sends Matonen stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Ruenroeng misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick as Matonen jumps back.
A low kick from Ruenroeng misses
and Matonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Matonen moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruenroeng checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matonen looks for the body kick but Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for Matonen's leg but Matonen calmly moves out of range.
Ruenroeng wants to land a leg kick but Matonen is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Ruenroeng misses.
Matonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng cracks Matonen with an open hand slap.
Matonen catches Ruenroeng with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for Matonen's leg but Matonen calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ruenroeng finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen walks into a straight right hand from Ruenroeng.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Matonen as he checks the leg kick.
Matonen misses with a body shot.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruenroeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruenroeng lands the left hand.
Ruenroeng missing with a left hand there. Matonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matonen misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Matonen.
Matonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.
Ruenroeng scores with a head kick. Matonen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruenroeng.
And Matonen responds with a good body kick, but Ruenroeng manages to step out the way in time.
Matonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matonen throws a front kick aimed at Ruenroeng's knee but Ruenroeng avoids it well.
Ruenroeng throws a chopping leg kick but Matonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruenroeng steps away.
Matonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matonen throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matonen wants to clinch.
Matonen connects with a body shot that sends Ruenroeng's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen tries to keep at a distance but Ruenroeng has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng breaks the clinch.
Ruenroeng jabs at Matonen's body.
Matonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruenroeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruenroeng scores with a hook.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng motions for Matonen to come forward. Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matonen is out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Matonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruenroeng scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen drops his hands momentarily and Ruenroeng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Matonen.
Matonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Ruenroeng is predictable there
and Matonen counters with a low kick, right behind Ruenroeng 's knee.
Matonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matonen lands with a good body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Matonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruenroeng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Matonen down.
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruenroeng 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng retains his bantamweight title!
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293 lbs
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264 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ike Tronstone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Tronstone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tronstone misses with an uppercut.
Tronstone missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tronstone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tronstone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas cracks Tronstone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas goes for a double leg but Tronstone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tronstone continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Tronstone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Tronstone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Tronstone ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas cracks Tronstone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tronstone pinned against the cage. Tronstone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tronstone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Tronstone moved out of range nicely.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Tronstone slips the punch.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tronstone is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas trying to control but Tronstone is working from the bottom.
Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tronstone wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Thomas works over Tronstone with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tronstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get up but he can't break Tronstone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thomas won't allow Tronstone to sweep him here.
Thomas postures up.
Tronstone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tronstone is keeping the position for now.
Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thomas postures up.
Thomas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tronstone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tronstone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tronstone!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries to buck Tronstone off but Tronstone is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tronstone landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone scoring with punches from side control.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas has his foot on Tronstone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tronstone works his way back into a safe position though.
Tronstone distracts Thomas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tronstone with a nice head shot there.
Tronstone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tronstone stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Tronstone is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Tronstone from controlling successfully.
Tronstone postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tronstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Tronstone stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tronstone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tronstone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tronstone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tronstone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tronstone passes into side control.
Thomas stops Tronstone from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ike Tronstone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tronstone has one foot on Thomas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Tronstone's head but Tronstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tronstone stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Tronstone ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tronstone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tronstone sprawls well. Tronstone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Tronstone circles away easily
and Tronstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Tronstone.
Thomas attempts a counter takedown but Tronstone avoids it well and moves away.
Tronstone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronstone moves away.
Tronstone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tronstone is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Tronstone circles away and we're back to standing.
Tronstone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Tronstone.
Tronstone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tronstone wants it to stay on the feet.
Tronstone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tronstone.
Tronstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tronstone misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
Tronstone throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tronstone.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tronstone throws a good cross that connects.
Tronstone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tronstone throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to counter with a takedown but Tronstone is quick to defend against it.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Ike Tronstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tronstone pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tronstone is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thomas is chipping away with strikes.
Tronstone tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Thomas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Thomas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thomas wants to control but Tronstone is keeping him busy.
Tronstone is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas is trying to get an arm triangle but Tronstone is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Tronstone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tronstone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Tronstone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Tronstone trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
Tronstone is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Tronstone tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Tronstone is defending well.
Thomas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas raining down shots from the mount!
Thomas avoids the attempt from Tronstone to control.
Tronstone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thomas.
Tronstone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thomas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tronstone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ike Tronstone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas shoots in but Tronstone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronstone moves away.
Thomas feints and as Tronstone raises his hands in defense, Thomas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tronstone pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tronstone - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tronstone. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tronstone throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Ike Tronstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tronstone connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas tests Tronstone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tronstone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Tronstone moved out of range nicely.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Tronstone sprawls well.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tronstone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Tronstone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tronstone regains half guard.
Tronstone is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Tronstone trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
Tronstone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tronstone wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Thomas wanted to stand there but Tronstone had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to stall in guard here.
Thomas postures up in Tronstone's guard and throws a big left but Tronstone blocks it.
Thomas won't allow Tronstone to get back to his feet.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Tronstone has wrist control.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tronstone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tronstone keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas with a nice head shot there.
Tronstone wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas is in close to Tronstone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tronstone's guard.
Tronstone gets back to full guard.
Tronstone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Tronstone has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Thomas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tronstone.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tronstone keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tronstone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thomas looks up at the clock and then as Tronstone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thomas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thomas working away.
Thomas tries for a kimura but Tronstone is defending well.
Thomas tries to score with some ground and pound. Tronstone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thomas wants to control but Tronstone is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Tronstone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tronstone!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thomas clearly takes that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tronstone.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tronstone looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Mike Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tronstone.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tronstone pushes Thomas off and gets back to his feet.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tronstone.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tronstone.
Tronstone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tronstone.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tronstone sprawls well. Tronstone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tronstone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Tronstone.
Tronstone misses the shot to the body.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tronstone. Tronstone obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas throws a body punch but Tronstone moves out of range.
Tronstone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tronstone tries a head kick but it misses.
Tronstone throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Tronstone lands an overhand right.
Tronstone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thomas misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Tronstone's head but Tronstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tronstone but Tronstone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Tronstone. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Tronstone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tronstone.
Nice uppercut lands for Tronstone. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tronstone lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Jab by Tronstone.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Tronstone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomas quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to roll over but Tronstone keeps him under control.
Tronstone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tronstone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thomas, up you get!
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tronstone circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tronstone can pounce on him.
Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents Tronstone from standing back up.
Thomas prevents Tronstone from improving his position.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Tronstone is having none of it.
Tronstone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tronstone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Tronstone has wrist control.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Tronstone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tronstone distracts Thomas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Tronstone pushes his legs off easily.
Tronstone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Tronstone dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas dives in and scores a takedown into Tronstone's guard.
Tronstone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tronstone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tronstone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tronstone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tronstone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tronstone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tronstone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thomas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tronstone pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Tronstone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tronstone with a nice head shot there.
Thomas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tronstone stacks Thomas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tronstone!
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.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tronstone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tronstone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tronstone drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Mike Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas is trying to control but Tronstone manages to pass to mount!
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thomas tries to hold on but Tronstone postures up.
Thomas is looking to improve his position but Tronstone isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Tronstone's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tronstone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tronstone has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
A nice elbow there by Tronstone.
Thomas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thomas tries to hold on but Tronstone pushes him away.
Tronstone lands a nice shot to the head.
Tronstone with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Tronstone looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ike Tronstone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.
Tronstone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Tronstone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Tronstone maintains control.
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!
Tronstone is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thomas tries to hold on but Tronstone pushes him away.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. Tronstone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Tronstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tronstone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ike Tronstone!
Ike Tronstone is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ike Tronstone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Lambton (ranked 389 p4p, 57 weight class) and Simon Gustafsson (ranked 1020 p4p, 161 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Lambton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lambton to the mat! Lambton manages to get full guard.
Gustafsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gustafsson throwing strikes from guard but Lambton blocks nicely.
Lambton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustafsson is controlling him.
Gustafsson passes Lambton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gustafsson seems to be working for a kimura but Lambton defends the submission attempt.
Lambton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lambton pushes Gustafsson off looking to stand but Gustafsson dives back in and keeps control.
Gustafsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lambton wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gustafsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lambton to regain full guard.
Gustafsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lambton's head.
Gustafsson stops Lambton from standing up.
Lambton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gustafsson on the ground.
Gustafsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Lambton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustafsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gustafsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lambton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lambton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gustafsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lambton moves into range and clinches up with Gustafsson.
Gustafsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lambton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lambton scores with a shoulder strike.
Lambton prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lambton.
Gustafsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lambton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George Lambton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Gustafsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gustafsson avoids it.
Lambton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Lambton has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lambton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustafsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lambton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lambton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson is trying to pull guard but Lambton has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lambton.
Lambton pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lambton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustafsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lambton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gustafsson looks winded!
Lambton darts in and clinches Gustafsson up against the cage.
Lambton lands a body punch.
Lambton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gustafsson backwards.
Gustafsson is rocked!
It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Gustafsson avoids the elbow strike from Lambton, against the cage.
Gustafsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustafssons head.
Gustafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lambton finish him?
Lambton digs a right hand into Gustafsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gustafsson's gas tank.
Lambton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lambton as the two fighters clinch.
Lambton scores a nice knee to the body.
Lambton lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Lambton.
Lambton dips a shoulder and cracks Gustafsson with a mighty uppercut! Gustafsson falls back against the cage and Lambton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gustafsson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lambton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Lambton!
George Lambton made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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