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RFL-71 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John McCain (ranked 6234 p4p, 242 weight class) and Richard Weed (ranked 22129 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed moves away from the strike by McCain.
Nice uppercut lands for McCain. That snapped Weed's head back.
Weed closes the distance and clinches.
McCain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weed misses with a body kick.
Weed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weed jabs McCain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weed misses with a wild combination.
McCain takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
McCain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCain slips a jab and a cross from Weed.
Weed throws a shot from downtown. McCain moves away and avoids it.
McCain misses the jab.
Weed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weed 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.
McCain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain scores with a decent looking hook.
McCain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weed. Weed obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weed on the side of the head.
Weed is rocked!
McCain lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Weed up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs McCain from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Weed's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John McCain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montel Williams Da Third (ranked 23383 p4p, 609 weight class) and Sixth Fist (ranked 4581 p4p, 487 weight class). Sixth Fist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Montel Williams Da Third!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sixth Fist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Williams Da Third. Those never looked like landing.
Williams Da Third throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams Da Third misses with a series of wild punches.
Fist feints a jab and as Williams Da Third dips his head, Fist unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Williams Da Third right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Williams Da Third falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Fist smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sixth Fist!
Sixth Fist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack MaHogOff (ranked 4096 p4p, 464 weight class) and Vacant Championship (ranked 3258 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vacant Championship!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaHogOff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Championship.
MaHogOff drops his hands momentarily and Championship takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MaHogOff walks into a left hand.
It looks like Jack MaHogOff has been cut.
MaHogOff shoots in and bounces Championship off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Championship uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Championship connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MaHogOff shoots in for a takedown but Championship shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Championship scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Championship throws a left and a right that both miss
and MaHogOff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
MaHogOff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MaHogOff thows a huge punch but Championship dodges it nicely.
Championship blocking the ground and pound attempt from MaHogOff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Championship keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MaHogOff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MaHogOff throwing shots but Championship is blocking nicely.
MaHogOff prevents Championship from standing back up.
Championship scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but MaHogOff manages to mount him!
Championship wants to try and get back to his feet.
Championship 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MaHogOff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
MaHogOff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MaHogOff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
MaHogOff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
MaHogOff scoring with strikes but Championship is staying in there.
MaHogOff 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Championship really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaHogOff looking to ground and pound but Championship is blocking nicely.
MaHogOff landing strikes, looking to finish!
MaHogOff landing strikes from the mount and Championship is in trouble!
Championship is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for MaHogOff! Championship is hurt baaadly! MaHogOff is firing away with more strikes - Championship is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack MaHogOff!
Jack MaHogOff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanka Coffie (ranked 2985 p4p, 145 weight class) and Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 3787 p4p, 177 weight class). Coffie comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Above It. The key to victory for Sanka Coffie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sanka Coffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffie misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie moves out of range as Coffie strikes.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coffie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Coffie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Coffie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Coffie stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Coffie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coffie's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Coffie wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
Coffie prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Coffie wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Coffie is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control but Coffie is keeping busy.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Coffie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coffie is aware though and is defending well.
Coffie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coffie is one step ahead there.
Coffie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coffie misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffie throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Coffie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanka Coffie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coffie throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Coffie misses.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie takes a swing at Coffie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coffie throws out the jab.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coffie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coffie misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Coffie tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Coffie.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Coffie throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coffie.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie is rocked!
Coffie measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Gracie! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sanka Coffie!
Sanka Coffie made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 2130 p4p, 111 weight class) and Chosen One (ranked 2330 p4p, 118 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chosen One!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One has managed to clinch.
Knox slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Knox.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One wants to clinch.
One wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with an uppercut. One saw that one coming.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
One is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
One is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
One closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a huge left! One is in big trouble! He's backing up but Knox isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save One from any more damage. A dominating finish by Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iota Knox!
Iota Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balder Bull (ranked 1532 p4p, 201 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 3947 p4p, 427 weight class). Akeen Coker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull blocks a low kick nicely.
As Coker backs away, Bull returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coker wants to slow Bull down by chopping away at his legs.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coker.
Bull appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bull slips a jab from Coker.
Coker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Coker backs away, Bull returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bull has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Coker throws a body kick that misses.
Bull fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coker just manages to avoid it.
Coker scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bull appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coker cracks a nice hook into Bull's ribs.
Bull avoids a kick to the body.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker misses with a two punch combination.
Bull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Coker backs away, Bull returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coker. That one must have hurt.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bull's sensitive parts.
Coker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Coker lands a nice looking body kick.
Coker jabs at Bull's body.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Coker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coker throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Bull blocks a head kick by Coker.
Bull fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coker just manages to avoid it.
Coker punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Bull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coker lands a head shot.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
Bull tried to counter with a leg kick but Coker avoided it.
Coker throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull drops his hands momentarily and Coker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coker.
Bull is rocked!
Coker throws a front kick that sends Bull stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coker drops Bull with a straight right hand, right on the button! Coker follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akeen Coker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 538 p4p, 24 weight class) and Eta Knox (ranked 2406 p4p, 122 weight class). Knox has chosen David Dallas | Runnin' as his entrance music. Sergei Petrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses the jab.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch position.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox staying out of range there.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov sets himself, and Knox steps forward looking for the clinch! Petrov avoids it this time.
Petrov swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch position.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a left hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox wants to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch position.
Petrov jabs at Knox's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox slips under a jab from Petrov.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch position.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox throws a combination. Petrov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
Petrov misses the jab.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrov slips under a jab from Knox.
Petrov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox tries to counter with a clinch but Petrov shakes him off and moves away.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox is rocked!
Petrov connects with a right that clearly hurt Knox. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Petrov proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Knox collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Petrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Petrov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 811 p4p, 99 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 743 p4p, 91 weight class). Bayushi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scorpions - Always Somewhere. Shoju Bayushi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bayushi momentarily.
Graves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bayushi throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Bayushi circles away.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves thuds his right hand into Bayushi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bayushi is rocked!
Bayushi misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Bayushi out cold! What a finish! Graves is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernest Graves!
A relieved looking Ernest Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Shoju Bayushi stepped up to the mic, saying 'The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning is better.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 296 p4p, 14 weight class) and Peter Kropotkin (ranked 705 p4p, 31 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kropotkin scores with a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit controlling the position.
Kropotkin advances to half guard.
Kropotkin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit sees it coming and defends easily.
Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but Kropotkin is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sitsongrit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kropotkin pushes down on Sitsongrit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sitsongrit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kropotkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Kropotkin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin throwing strikes from guard but Sitsongrit blocks nicely.
Kropotkin throwing strikes from guard but Sitsongrit blocks nicely.
Kropotkin stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit pulls Kropotkin in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kropotkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit is trying to keep Kropotkin in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Kropotkin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kropotkin momentarily.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Kropotkin off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kropotkin.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Kropotkin down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lunges at Kropotkin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kropotkin's hand.
Kropotkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Kropotkin's body.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Kropotkin sees coming a mile off.
Kropotkin feints the counter takedown.
Kropotkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kropotkin looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Kropotkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kropotkin 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.
Kropotkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kropotkin avoids it.
Kropotkin misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kropotkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kropotkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kropotkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropotkin misses with a straight left.
Kropotkin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sitsongrit seems keen to control Kropotkin's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kropotkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kropotkin stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Kropotkin is controlling the position.
Kropotkin forces his way into half guard.
Kropotkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sitsongrit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kropotkin.
Sitsongrit moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kropotkin is one step ahead there.
Kropotkin wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
Kropotkin looking to sit in guard and control but Sitsongrit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kropotkin can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sitsongrit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kropotkin has an active guard here but Sitsongrit has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves into full mount! Kropotkin won't be happy about that!
Sitsongrit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kropotkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kropotkin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sitsongrit prevents Kropotkin from getting the reversal.
Sitsongrit controlling his opponent.
Kropotkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsongrit controlling the pace for now.
Kropotkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kropotkin.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut
and Kropotkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kropotkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Kropotkin feints the counter takedown.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kropotkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kropotkin wants to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him away.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Kropotkin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sitsongrit won't be happy with that.
Sitsongrit tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents Kropotkin from getting a body triangle.
Sitsongrit is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sitsongrit trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kropotkin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sitsongrit has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to his feet but Kropotkin has full control of the position and if anything, Sitsongrit has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sitsongrit fending off the submission attempt from Kropotkin.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Kropotkin just sinks the hooks in.
Sitsongrit turns into Kropotkin and is now in his guard.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sitsongrit wanted to stand there but Kropotkin had control of the position.
Kropotkin wants to sweep here but Sitsongrit controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kropotkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sitsongrit's guard.
Kropotkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sitsongrit pulls Kropotkin in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kropotkin is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Kropotkin avoids the punch easily.
Kropotkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kropotkin misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kropotkin on the side of the head.
Kropotkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peter Kropotkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kropotkin's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
And Kropotkin tries to counter it with a takedown but Sitsongrit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A left and a right from Sitsongrit both land. Nice combination.
Kropotkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Kropotkin down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but Kropotkin avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Kropotkin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin with the counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kropotkin has time to react.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kropotkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kropotkin misses with a takedown attempt - Sitsongrit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kropotkin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Kropotkin persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Kropotkin.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kropotkin.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kropotkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kropotkin has a takedown stuffed.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kropotkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kropotkin slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Kropotkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sitsongrit cracks Kropotkin with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Kropotkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit gets caught napping as Kropotkin dives in and scores a takedown. Sitsongrit manages to retain guard.
Kropotkin throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sitsongrit wants to stand and escape but instead Kropotkin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kropotkin has gone for a leg lock! Sitsongrit slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kropotkin's guard.
Sitsongrit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sitsongrit gets to his feet. Kropotkin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Kropotkin has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kropotkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kropotkin counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kropotkin under the eye.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Kropotkin's leg. Kropotkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kropotkin's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kropotkin needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit had his way with Peter Kropotkin in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kropotkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Kropotkin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sitsongrit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kropotkin is one step ahead there.
Kropotkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kropotkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kropotkin postures up.
Kropotkin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sitsongrit's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Kropotkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Kropotkin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kropotkin is pressing down on Sitsongrit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sitsongrit is holding on for now.
Kropotkin is looking for a kimura but Sitsongrit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kropotkin to get the leverage.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Kropotkin keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit is looking to control Kropotkin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsongrit avoid being mounted?
Sitsongrit trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sitsongrit tries to hold on but Kropotkin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin is working for a guillotine from mount but Sitsongrit frees his head quite easily.
Sitsongrit taking shots to the head.
Kropotkin trying to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit gets back to half guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Sitsongrit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up here but Kropotkin is controlling him well.
Kropotkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kropotkin seems to be working for a kimura but Sitsongrit defends the submission attempt.
Peter Kropotkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Kropotkin off but Kropotkin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peter Kropotkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Kropotkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kropotkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sitsongrit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kropotkin is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sitsongrit is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kropotkin slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Kropotkin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kropotkin doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Kropotkin blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Kropotkin slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Kropotkin has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kropotkin's knee momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Kropotkin's ribs.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Kropotkin.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 136 p4p, 17 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 652 p4p, 84 weight class). Great Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rizzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger takes a swing at Rizzo 's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rizzo takes a step back to recover.
Tiger looks to land a body kick but Rizzo moved away.
Tiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo lands a front kick.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Frank Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizzo s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rizzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Tiger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo connects with a high kick.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger punishes Rizzo 's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rizzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Tiger moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tiger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tiger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger slips under a jab from Rizzo .
Tiger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Tiger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jab by Tiger.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo . That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rizzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Tiger throws the left hand but Rizzo avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rizzo lands a high kick!
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizzo thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizzo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiger throws a low kick but Rizzo moves out of range easily.
Rizzo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tiger blocks it well.
Tiger gets a clinch.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizzo is able to avoid easily.
Tiger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger pulls guard.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
Tiger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rizzo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rizzo won't allow Tiger to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo stands and steps away. Tiger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rizzo walks into a jab.
Good work by Tiger as he checks the leg kick.
Rizzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiger in the body.
Tiger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger misses with a hook.
Tiger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Rizzo off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Rizzo .
Tiger gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger takes a swing at Rizzo 's ribcage but misses.
Tiger closes the distance and pushes Rizzo back into the cage.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Rizzo is struggling to control the position.
Rizzo gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rizzo .
Rizzo misses with some punches.
Rizzo wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiger won't allow it.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo .
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiger.
Rizzo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiger.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo lands an overhand right.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Great Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Tiger.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger throws out a leg kick but Rizzo moves out of range and Tiger only half commits.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiger. That's going to slow Rizzo down.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tiger's knee momentarily.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a nice body kick.
Rizzo tries to land a body kick
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Tiger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
It appears Tiger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo .
Rizzo motions for Tiger to come forward. Rizzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo .
Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiger counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Tiger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo tries to work over Tiger's front leg with a kick but Tiger checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo 's calf.
Tiger thuds his shin into the meat of Rizzo 's side.
Tiger with a jab.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Tiger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo lands with an overhand left.
Rizzo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger slips a straight right by Rizzo .
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger dips to his left and cracks Rizzo with an uppercut!
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Tiger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rizzo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Rizzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tiger. That one must have hurt.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiger blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Tiger does it's job there.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Rizzo defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger fakes the leg kick and cracks Rizzo in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo takes one to the chin there.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo .
Rizzo looks to land a body kick but Tiger moved away.
Rizzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
As Tiger backs off Rizzo throws a huge counter combo but Tiger manages to avoid it all.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Tiger counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo 's knee.
Rizzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tiger.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tiger - that will leave a mark!
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo .
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo slips a jab from Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rizzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Rizzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rizzo there.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Tiger.
Rizzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tiger.
Rizzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo .
Tiger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Tiger's leg but Tiger calmly moves out of range.
Tiger blocks the body kick.
Tiger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo .
Tiger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Tiger clinches up with Rizzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rizzo .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger wants the takedown. Rizzo is fighting it off but Tiger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rizzo 's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiger trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tiger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tiger trying to control from half guard but Rizzo is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Tiger counters with a two punch combo.
Tiger jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzo trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Tiger prevents Rizzo from breaking the clinch.
Tiger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo fails to land.
Tiger breaks the clinch.
Rizzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Tiger takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tiger throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Rizzo throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Rizzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo moves away from the strike by Tiger.
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!
Tiger works Rizzo 's body with a nice hook.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo cracks Tiger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiger moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Rizzo scores with a nice body kick.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Tiger gets a clinch.
Rizzo prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Rizzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Tiger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiger's gas tank.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo .
Rizzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Tiger scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger tries to work over Rizzo 's front leg with a kick but Rizzo checks it.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo .
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Tiger checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiger.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiger, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo .
Tiger connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rizzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Tiger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger had his way with Frank Rizzo in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body. Rizzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rizzo !
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a body kick.
Rizzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tiger if he has to take too many more of those.
Rizzo thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo .
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. Tiger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger digs a good body shot into Rizzo 's ribs.
Tiger lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo off balance momentarily.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
Tiger thows a body kick. Rizzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Rizzo is quick to defend against it.
Rizzo tries a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Tiger.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rizzo .
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger connects with a right hand. Rizzo shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo .
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiger moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Tiger lunges at Rizzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rizzo 's hand.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Rizzo .
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo .
Rizzo throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger clobbers Rizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo thuds his right hand into Tiger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo slips under a jab.
Rizzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Tiger steps away.
Tiger scores with a head kick.
Tiger scores with a jab. Rizzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiger connects with a body shot that sends Rizzo 's belly button to the back.
Tiger jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Tiger.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Tiger moves out of range of the body kick from Rizzo .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Rizzo misses.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Rizzo .
Tiger feinted with a counter takedown.
Rizzo connects with a body shot that sends Tiger's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tiger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rizzo - the referee stops the clock and Tiger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rizzo . Tiger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rizzo misses.
Great Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger lands with a hook. Rizzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiger jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tiger lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tiger lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Rizzo .
Well Tiger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
Great Tiger retains his featherweight title!
Great Tiger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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