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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Osterberg (ranked 1716 p4p, 77 weight class) and Gun Seok Bak (ranked 2165 p4p, 97 weight class). Bak comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leader, Just Give Us Your Order! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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148 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Osterberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gun Seok Bak!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osterberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bak.
Bak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Osterberg on the side of the head.
Osterberg throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Osterberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osterberg scores with a head kick.
Osterberg ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Bak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osterberg moves in looking to clinch but Bak pushes him off.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osterberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Osterberg's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bak throws out a loose jab but Osterberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osterberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Osterberg blocks the low kick.
Osterberg feinted with a counter takedown.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Osterberg moves out of range easily.
Osterberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bak.
Bak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Osterberg on the side of the head.
Bak misses with a hook. Osterberg ducked under it nicely.
Osterberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bak scores with a shot to the body.
Osterberg ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
A punch combination from Bak misses.
Bak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bak throws a big shot that misses.
Osterberg is looking to counter the offense by Bak and move into the clinch.
Bak fails to land with a series of punches.
Osterberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bak throws a hook but Osterberg blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak avoids the head kick by Osterberg.
Osterberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bak lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bak lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Bak is predictable there
and Osterberg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Bak misses.
And Osterberg counters with a quick kick to the body but Bak blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Osterberg.
Bak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osterberg.
Bak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osterberg.
Bak throws a looping overhand right but Osterberg ducks down to avoid it.
Osterberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osterberg.
Osterberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Bak misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osterberg.
Osterberg needs to keep his hands up - Bak had a free shot at his head there.
Gun Seok Bak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bak connects with a right hand. Osterberg shakes it off.
Bak misses with a hook. Osterberg ducked under it nicely.
Osterberg misses with a wild body shot.
As Osterberg backs off Bak throws a huge counter combo but Osterberg manages to avoid it all.
Osterberg misses with a head kick.
Bak stuffs the takedown.
Bak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Osterberg under the eye.
Bak throws out a powerful jab.
Bak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Osterberg's head.
Osterberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Osterberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Osterberg.
Osterberg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak looks to land a combination but Osterberg avoids it well.
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!
Bak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It appears Osterberg was looking to counter with a kick there.
Osterberg throws a head kick that Bak semi-blocks.
Bak misses with a straight right.
Bak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bak misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Bak misses the target.
Bak throws the left hand but Osterberg avoids the punch easily.
Bak throws a lazy uppercut
and Osterberg counters with a shoot takedown. Bak fights it but they end up in guard.
Bak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Osterberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bak working a defensive guard here.
Osterberg trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gun Seok Bak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bak moves out of range as Osterberg throws a body kick.
Osterberg looks to throw a body kick
letting Bak counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Bak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Osterberg doesn't seem phased though.
Osterberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osterberg misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bak counter with a right hand.
Bak avoids a kick to the body.
Osterberg scores with a leg kick.
Osterberg throws a wild body kick that Bak sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterberg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bak to the ground. Osterberg is now in Bak's guard.
Bak is looking to stand back up but Osterberg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bak.
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!
Osterberg lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterberg trying to mount his opponent but Bak defends it.
Osterberg is looking to take a break and control but Bak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bak trying to control here.
Osterberg lands strikes from half guard.
Osterberg working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bak's thigh. Bak counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Osterberg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg cracks Bak with a big right hand but Bak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bak dodges the ground and pound from Osterberg.
Bak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Osterberg.
Osterberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Osterberg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Osterberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Bak is defending well.
Bak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Osterberg is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Osterberg 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.
Bak is not content to let Osterberg control the position.
Bak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osterberg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bak gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Osterberg jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bak manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bak parries the strikes from Osterberg easily there. Osterberg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bak to escape.
Osterberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Bak is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osterberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Osterberg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Osterberg moves forwards but Bak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Osterberg misses with a body kick.
Bak misses with a combination
and Osterberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Osterberg working some strikes from top position.
Osterberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Osterberg trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak is trying to keep Osterberg in close.
Bak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak scores with a three punch combo!
Osterberg has closed the distance and engaged Bak in a clinch.
Osterberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osterberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bak throws an overhand right that lands on Osterberg's shoulder, as Osterberg tries to avoid the shot.
Osterberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bak throws a jab when Osterberg was well out of range.
Osterberg is looking to land body kicks.
Bak throws a nice looking combination but Osterberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osterberg fails with the takedown.
Bak throws a leg kick
and Osterberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bak misses the jab.
Bak throws a shot from downtown. Osterberg moves away and avoids it.
Osterberg feinted with a counter takedown.
Osterberg looks for the body kick but Bak saw that one coming.
Bak throws a counter combo.
Osterberg ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Bak tries to score with a low kick but Osterberg moves his leg out of the way.
Osterberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bak throws out a counter right but Osterberg avoids it with no problem.
Osterberg tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.
Osterberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Osterberg feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak throws out a powerful jab.
Osterberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Osterberg misses with a head kick.
Bak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Osterberg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Osterberg from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Osterberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg looking to sit in guard and control but Bak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bak stopping the sweep attempt from Osterberg.
Osterberg looking to control.
Osterberg 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.
Osterberg trying to control the position.
Osterberg wants to sweep here but Bak controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gun Seok Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bak 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gun Seok Bak!
Gun Seok Bak gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
James Osterberg spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries! Everyone knows that my opponent here has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs and illegal recreational drugs, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a "No Contest." Thanks everyone for continuing to support those of us who fight clean.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arany Dali (ranked 1541 p4p, 176 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 1638 p4p, 185 weight class). Gellar has chosen James Randi exposes Uri Geller as his entrance music. Uri Gellar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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147 lbs
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165 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gellar rushes Dali and presses him up against the cage.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gellar misses with a hook
letting Dali counter with a right hand.
Dali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gellar's calf.
Gellar instigates a clinch.
Dali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Dali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Dali misses with some punches.
Dali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.
Dali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gellar moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dali.
Dali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gellar moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Dali gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dali pushes Gellar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellars head.
Gellar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dali controls his hands.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dali's elbow.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Dali avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali struggles to land a body shot inside as Gellar controls his hands.
Dali gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Gellar controls the action.
Dali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dali scores with a shoulder strike.
Dali lands a left hand.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Dali prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Dali prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Dali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gellar punishes Dali's body with a nice straight punch.
Gellar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Dali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dali.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Dali.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Dali.
Dali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dali breaks from the clinch.
Gellar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dali scores with a nice head shot.
Gellar works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dali.
Dali slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gellar.
Dali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gellar misses with a hook. Dali ducked under it nicely.
Gellar misses with a two punch combination.
Gellar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gellar looks to land a left hand but Dali moved out of range nicely.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dali.
Gellar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dali.
Gellar misses with a leg kick
and Dali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Arany Dali will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gellar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Dali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gellar thinking.
Gellar misses with a body shot.
Uri Gellar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gellar misses with a left hand
enabling Dali to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
Dali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gellar lands a nice hook to Dali's body. Dali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Dali moves out of range easily.
Dali clinches up with Gellar and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Dali.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Gellar's head.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Dali.
Dali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dali breaks the clinch.
Dali 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.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a body punch
letting Dali counter with a right hand.
Gellar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dali.
Dali throws a shot from downtown. Gellar moves away and avoids it.
Gellar walks into a stiff left hand from Dali.
Gellar misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dali.
Gellar throws a head kick but Dali moves out of range.
Dali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Dali counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Dali misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
Dali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gellar gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dali has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Dali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar pushes Dali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali throws a head punch that misses.
Dali lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dali.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gellar.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Dali avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali blocks an uppercut.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a left hand.
Dali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Gellar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dali lands a shoulder strike.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Dali's ribcage. Dali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gellar blocking some punches.
Gellar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dali's efforts to push away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dali takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dali.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dali controls his hands.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arany Dali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dali is leaning against Gellar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Dali manages to break the clinch.
Gellar throws a front kick that sends Dali stumbling back into the cage.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gellar misses with a jab to the body
and Dali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gellar's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Gellar.
Gellar clinches.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
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 Arany Dali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gellar moves into the clinch successfully.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Dali pushes Gellar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Gellar controls the action.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Dali controls the action.
Gellar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dali is trying to break free.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Still in the clinch, Dali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
Gellar blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gellar blocks a body shot from Dali.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali blocking some punches.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Gellar takes a shot to the head.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali lands a shot to the body.
Dali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gellar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
Gellar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dali blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uri Gellar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar lands a left hand.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Dali lands a nice shot to the body.
Dali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Dali.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
Dali breaks the clinch.
Gellar throws a wild body kick that Dali sees coming a mile off.
Dali blocks a low kick nicely.
Dali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gellar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dali is just out of range.
Gellar closes the distance and clinches.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Dali misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dali's elbow.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dali prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Dali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gellar lands a body shot.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Dali blocks an uppercut.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Gellar's head.
Dali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dali 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 640 p4p, 29 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 484 p4p, 20 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dick Caunt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caunt tries to work over Matsunaga's front leg with a kick but Matsunaga checks it.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Matsunaga clinches up against the cage.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsunaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caunts head.
Matsunaga presses Caunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsunaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a right hand.
Matsunaga blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga scores with a shot to the side of Caunt's head.
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!
Caunt cracks Matsunaga with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
A short right from Matsunaga on the inside.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt gets through Matsunaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt tries to work over Matsunaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsunaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsunaga 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.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
A body shot lands from Caunt.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Matsunaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Caunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matsunaga scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt catches Matsunaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsunaga checks it well.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Matsunaga blocks the low kick.
Matsunaga moves away from the strike by Caunt.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Caunt scores with a kick to the body.
Caunt blocks a leg kick.
Caunt lands with a cross.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsunaga has closed the distance and engaged Caunt in a clinch.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matsunaga has him pressed against the cage.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Caunt.
Matsunaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Matsunaga backs off Caunt throws a huge counter combo but Matsunaga manages to avoid it all.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt walks into a straight right hand from Matsunaga.
Good shot there by Caunt.
Caunt slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Caunt moves out of range as Matsunaga throws a body kick.
Matsunaga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matsunaga lands with a right hand.
Matsunaga defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Matsunaga clinches up with Caunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsunaga tries a body shot but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsunaga controls his hands.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
A short right from Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matsunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsunaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsunaga lands with a light punch inside.
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsunaga throws a shot to the body.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt scores with a jab. Matsunaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matsunaga!
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsunaga.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up but Caunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsunaga drives through and clinches with Caunt against the cage.
A body shot lands from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Matsunaga scores with a shot to the side of Caunt's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsunaga.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga is working Caunt over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caunt can do to turn this around?
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Caunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matsunaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caunt can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Caunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a body punch.
Caunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caunt stalling against the cage.
Matsunaga digs a right hand into Caunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caunt's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Matsunaga lands with a right to the head.
Futoshi Matsunaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caunt.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
A body shot lands from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsunaga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matsunaga lands a nice uppercut.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
Caunt lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Matsunaga - that landed with a thud.
Caunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Matsunaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caunt blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands a left hand.
Matsunaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga misses with a body punch.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Matsunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Caunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsunaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsunaga misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Caunt.
Caunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Matsunaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsunaga pushes Caunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Caunt.
Matsunaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Caunt is having none of it.
Caunt throws a nice looking combination but Matsunaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsunaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Matsunaga scores with a nice head shot.
Matsunaga scores with a nice head shot.
Caunt tries to bum rush Matsunaga with a series of wild strikes but Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matsunaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt jabs Matsunaga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsunaga. That snapped Caunt's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caunt backs up against the cage.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Matsunaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Caunt avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Matsunaga looks for the body kick but Caunt saw that one coming.
Matsunaga pushes Caunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Caunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt trying to stall but Matsunaga improves his position.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga gets through Caunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga thumps Caunt with a low kick.
Matsunaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Matsunaga 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.
Matsunaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Caunt.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up.
Matsunaga throws a push kick but Caunt slaps the foot to one side.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Caunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch but Caunt is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
Caunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsunaga momentarily.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt is looking to control Matsunaga's arms but Matsunaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Matsunaga lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga can't find room to land a body shot as Caunt controls the action.
Futoshi Matsunaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsunaga prevents a body shot from Caunt.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt lands a nice uppercut.
Caunt trying to stall but Matsunaga improves his position.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Caunt.
Matsunaga blocking some punches.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Matsunaga.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Matsunaga blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt is looking to control Matsunaga's arms but Matsunaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Matsunaga lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsunaga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A very excited looking Futoshi Matsunaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 681 p4p, 82 weight class) and Tony Hibbert (ranked 558 p4p, 66 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Hibbert's head but Hibbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hibbert.
Darwin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hibbert avoids it.
Hibbert scores with a sloppy right hand. Darwin should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Hibbert misses the target.
Darwin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darwin slips a straight right by Hibbert.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Hibbert misses.
A quick step to the side and Darwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hibbert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert misses with a two punch combination.
Hibbert throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Hibbert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin tries to sprawl but Hibbert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Darwin is looking to escape.
Hibbert content to control rather than advance.
Darwin is trying to stand.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darwin moves into full guard.
Darwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Darwin wants to stand up but Hibbert is controlling him.
Hibbert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hibbert's corner calls for a 1-2. Hibbert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hibbert falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hibbert misses with an uppercut.
Darwin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hibbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Hibbert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darwin has time to react.
Darwin slips a jab from Hibbert.
Hibbert throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin gets tackled into the cage by Hibbert. Hibbert maintains the clinch.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Hibbert stalls.
Hibbert blocks an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hibbert cracks Darwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hibbert throws out a leg kick but Darwin moves out of range and Hibbert only half commits.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Hibbert slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Hibbert's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tony Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin throws the left hand but Hibbert avoids the punch easily.
Hibbert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darwin. Darwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darwin throwing a counter right hand but Hibbert manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hibbert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hibbert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hibbert has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.
Hibbert has Darwin pressed against the cage, preventing Darwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Darwin.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Hibbert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert lands an uppercut.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darwin tries to circle away but Hibbert has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Hibbert trying to stall but Darwin improves his position.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Charlie Darwin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hibbert clinches up with Darwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Hibbert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert tries to stall but Darwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Darwin.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darwin.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Darwin.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hibbert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert lands with a right to the head.
Darwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hibbert blocks an uppercut.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hibbert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hibbert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Darwin throwing a counter right hand but Hibbert manages to avoid it.
Hibbert lunges at Darwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darwin's hand.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Hibbert.
Hibbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin tries to work over Hibbert's front leg with a kick but Hibbert checks it.
Darwin scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert moves away from the strike by Darwin.
Hibbert swings widly with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hibbert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Hibbert 's knee.
Hibbert takes one to the chin there.
Hibbert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darwin.
Tony Hibbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hibbert.
It looked like Darwin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hibbert.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Hibbert gets a clinch.
Darwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hibbert fails to land.
Hibbert avoiding damage.
Darwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Hibbert lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darwin blocking some punches.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Darwin lands a shoulder strike.
Hibbert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Hibbert blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hibbert.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hibbert.
Hibbert works on Darwin's body with a couple of short punches.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Darwin back against the cage.
Hibbert lands with a short shot to the head.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Charlie Darwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hibbert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Hibbert takes a shot to the head.
Hibbert looking to slow down the pace here.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Hibbert.
Hibbert scores with a shot to the side of Darwin's head.
Hibbert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hibbert stalling.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Hibbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Charlie Darwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hibbert.
Hibbert closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hibbert slows the pace down.
Darwin is pushing Hibbert's head away, looking to escape. Hibbert manages to hold on to the position though.
Darwin bucks up and tries to throw Hibbert off but instead Hibbert has got his back!
Hibbert throwing sloppy strikes.
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.
Darwin tries to break free.
Darwin is trying to get back to his feet but Hibbert has full control of the position and if anything, Darwin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hibbert.
Darwin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Darwin is trying to get back to his feet but Hibbert has full control of the position and if anything, Darwin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hibbert not allowing Darwin to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
Hibbert is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Darwin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Hibbert has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Darwin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Hibbert doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Hibbert!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultime Fauchelevent (ranked 2277 p4p, 228 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 1311 p4p, 155 weight class). Fauchelevent comes to the cage accompanied by Rue des Cascades. Wild Turkey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ultime Fauchelevent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fauchelevent gets the takedown into side control.
Fauchelevent working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turkey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fauchelevent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fauchelevent is trying to get an arm triangle but Turkey is defending well.
Fauchelevent is trying to get an arm triangle but Turkey is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fauchelevent is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turkey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turkey is trying to control Fauchelevent's posture but Fauchelevent avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauchelevent tries for a kimura but Turkey is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Fauchelevent'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.
Fauchelevent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turkey keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Turkey 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turkey prevents Fauchelevent from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turkey is looking for a sweep.
Fauchelevent advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Fauchelevent there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Turkey is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fauchelevent locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Turkey is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ultime Fauchelevent!
During a confident post fight interview, Ultime Fauchelevent 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 Klaus Chugman (ranked 1012 p4p, 49 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 1097 p4p, 55 weight class). Davis has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Chugman. Chugman gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Chugman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Chugman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chugman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Davis kicks Chugman off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Chugman with that takedown attempt.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chugman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chugman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davis on his heels. He'll look to pass Davis's guard now, I'm sure.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chugman trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Chugman is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis pulls Chugman in close to prevent any damage.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chugman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chugman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Chugman clinches with his opponent.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Chugman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Chugman jumps guard but Davis stands there with Chugman around his waist. Chugman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chugman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis prevents Chugman from breaking the clinch.
Davis lands a left hand.
Chugman pulls guard.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chugman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davis trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chugman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Chugman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chugman trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chugman is on top in guard.
Davis 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.
Chugman trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chugman.
Chugman shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis throws out a counter right but Chugman avoids it with no problem.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis moves away from the strike by Chugman.
Davis jabs Chugman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chugman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chugman 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.
Chugman wants to work for an arm triangle but Davis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chugman to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chugman is pressing down on Davis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davis is holding on for now.
Chugman is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chugman to get the leverage.
Chugman prevents Davis from improving his position.
Chugman uses his free foot to push down on Davis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Davis.
Davis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chugman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chugman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Davis turns into him and now he's in Chugman's guard.
Chugman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis trying to control but Chugman is working from the bottom.
Chugman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis throws a strike but Chugman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chugman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis wants to sweep here but Chugman controlling him for the moment.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chugman takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Chugman on that attempt.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Chugman backpedaling.
Chugman darts in looking for a takedown but Davis gets double underhooks and turns Chugman into the cage.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chugman backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chugman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chugman passes Davis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman prevents Davis from improving his position.
Chugman is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
Chugman is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chugman to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Chugman is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
Chugman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis wants to control but Chugman is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chugman.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Davis moves into full guard.
Chugman tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chugman throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Chugman's head back.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis digs a good body shot into Chugman's ribs.
Chugman has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Chugman fails to pull guard.
Chugman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chugman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Davis!
Jonathan Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 567 p4p, 77 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 692 p4p, 96 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Wood finds it's way through Raske's defenses.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Raske tries to work over Wood's front leg with a kick but Wood checks it.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raske connects with a jab.
Raske lands a high kick!
Wood lands with a kick to the temple. Raske shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Raske throws a head kick that misses.
Wood 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.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raske darts in trying to clinch
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raske is out of range.
Raske throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raske defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Raske looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wood.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Raske is out of range.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Raske 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.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Raske moved out of range nicely.
Wood throws the left hand but Raske avoids the punch easily.
Raske walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Jab, jab by Raske - just one landing.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Raske slips a straight right by Wood.
Raske misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Raske throws a leg kick that misses.
Wood throws out a counter right but Raske avoids it with no problem.
Raske fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood slips a jab from Raske.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Raske.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raske takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raske throws a quick counter head kick but Wood was just out of range.
Raske throws a lazy body kick
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raske lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raske lands a nice uppercut.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Wood blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raske.
A right handed body shot lands from Raske.
Wood looks winded!
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Wood blocks a body shot from Raske.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Raske lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raske scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Raske.
A nice left hand lands by Raske.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raske lands a left hand.
Wood working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Wood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raske in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raske lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood lands a left hand.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Raske as the two fighters clinch.
Wood blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Wood misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wood throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Wood throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Raske avoids the body shot from Wood.
Raske seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raske lands with a right hand.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske scores with a leg kick.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Raske appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Wood misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raske tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood misses the jab.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood moves out of range as Raske strikes.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Raske on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood works the jab nicely.
Raske digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Raske lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wood misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wood misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wood checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wood blocks the leg kick.
Wood throws a big counter head kick but Raske avoids it with no problem.
Wood throws a low kick but Raske avoids it.
Wood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Raske swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Raske misses.
Raske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Raske looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
Raske attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raske misses with a straight left.
Raske throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske misses with a lunging right hand
and Raske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raske pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Raske settles back down.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Raske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wood.
Raske misses the jab.
Raske wants to slow Wood down by chopping away at his legs.
Raske throws out a powerful jab.
Raske moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Wood throws a solid leg kick but Raske takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood.
Raske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
A leg kick checked by Raske.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske throws a good cross that connects.
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raske is rocked!
Jab from Wood.
Oh Raske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raske bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske is looking to chop away at Wood's legs.
Wood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raske throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Raske looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Raske seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske misses with an uppercut.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Raske.
Wood throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Raske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raske thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raske misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Wood.
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 Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's time! Raske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Raske is looking to score with low kicks.
Raske turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raske goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raske thumps Wood with a low kick.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Raske lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood checks a leg kick nicely.
Raske blocks a jab.
Raske fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wood just manages to avoid it.
Raske throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Raske throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raske misses with a leg kick
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raske throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Wood throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
Raske connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Wood blocks the leg kick.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raske thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raske moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raske is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Wood.
Raske lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Raske - that landed with a thud.
Raske is working Wood over against the cage.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Wood.
Wood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas Raske has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood prevents a body shot from Raske.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske misses with some punches.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raske lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Raske leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Raske pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wood lands a left hand.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske working aggressively here.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raske stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raske has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 150 p4p, 19 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 132 p4p, 17 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kieran McArthur enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McArthur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Marcinho Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McArthur defends it nicely.
McArthur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcinho Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McArthur misses with an attempted mid kick.
McArthur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McArthur lands with a kick to the temple. Sitsongrit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McArthur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and McArthur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and McArthur finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McArthur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McArthur is trying to defend but Sitsongrit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is holding on to half guard well.
McArthur trying to control but Sitsongrit postures up.
McArthur is controlling Sitsongrit's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sitsongrit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McArthur sees it coming and defends easily.
Sitsongrit is working for a submission of some sort.
McArthur is doing well to control the position and prevent Sitsongrit from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McArthur has managed to free his arm - good work.
McArthur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McArthur trying to control from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McArthur doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sitsongrit.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit trying to mount his opponent but McArthur defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sitsongrit is keen to just control but McArthur is a slippery customer.
McArthur is looking for a sweep. Sitsongrit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sitsongrit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sitsongrit wants to pass to mount but McArthur is defending the position.
Sitsongrit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McArthur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McArthur misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a takedown into side control.
McArthur can't do much from the bottom here.
Sitsongrit advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcinho Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McArthur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into McArthur's body.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Marcinho Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit cracks McArthur with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to McArthur's body. McArthur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Sitsongrit backs off McArthur throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
McArthur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from McArthur misses its intended target.
McArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McArthur.
Kieran McArthur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is defending against the submission attempts here by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McArthur has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcinho Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McArthur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sitsongrit stalling away here and it's allowed McArthur to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McArthur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McArthur is keeping the position for now.
McArthur is adopting a defensive guard.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sitsongrit is fighting to break McArthur's control of his arms but McArthur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McArthur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sitsongrit looking to pass the guard.
McArthur keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McArthur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
McArthur stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit jabs at McArthur's body.
Kieran McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
McArthur lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcinho Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcinho Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
McArthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit cracks McArthur with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by McArthur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
McArthur feints a counter leg kick.
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but McArthur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sitsongrit fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur connects with a solid leg kick.
It looks like Sitsongrit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and McArthur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McArthur can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
McArthur digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks McArthur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McArthur counters with a body kick that stops Sitsongrit in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcinho Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and McArthur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McArthur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as McArthur throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a takedown attempt
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but McArthur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur drops Sitsongrit with a huge uppercut! Sitsongrit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McArthur is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lopez (ranked 118 p4p, 17 weight class) and Polliisi Partio (ranked 183 p4p, 24 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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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Lopez misses with a hook. Partio ducked under it nicely.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Partio lands a two punch combo.
Partio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio throws a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Partio.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Partio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Partio throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Partio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez feinted with a counter takedown.
Partio slips a jab from Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Partio.
Partio lands with a slapping head kick.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Partio moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Partio's corner calls for a 1-2. Partio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Partio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Partio.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Partio wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez feinted with a counter takedown.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Partio. Partio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Partio punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Partio throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Nate Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Partio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Partio throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Partio tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Partio sprawls and moves away.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Partio misses.
Partio scores with a jab.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Partio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Partio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Partio scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a body kick that misses.
Partio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Partio settles back down.
Partio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Partio lands a slapping body shot.
Partio moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Partio.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Partio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Partio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Partio misses with a straight left.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Partio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
Partio tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Partio cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Partio.
Lopez cracks Partio with a good jab.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Lopez.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
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 Nate Lopez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Partio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Partio wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Partio drops Lopez with a beautiful combination! Lopez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Partio is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Partio avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Partio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Partio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Partio staying out of range there.
Partio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Partio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Partio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Nate Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Partio throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Partio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Partio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Polliisi Partio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Partio blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Partio.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Partio quickly recovers to half guard.
Partio moves into full guard.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Partio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez stands and throws Partio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Partio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
Partio stands up.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
A jab from Lopez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez shoots in and bounces Partio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Partio working a defensive guard here.
Partio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Partio is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lopez has his hands clasped together but Partio extends and breaks Lopez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Partio.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and More IsMore (ranked 46 p4p, 7 weight class). Tower comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye - Power. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower misses with a shot to the body
and IsMore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tower lands a leg kick that knocks IsMore off balance momentarily.
Tower moves out of range of the strikes.
Tower looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
IsMore walks into a straight right hand from Tower.
IsMore wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Tower misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower tries to land a front kick but IsMore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower misses with a body shot
and IsMore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tower throws a looping overhand right but IsMore ducks down to avoid it.
Tower misses with a kick to the body
and IsMore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
IsMore misses with an uppercut
and Tower counters with a nice low kick that buckles IsMore's knee momentarily.
Tower with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tower. IsMore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tower cracks IsMore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws out a loose jab but IsMore uses good head movement to avoid it.
IsMore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tower moves away from the strike by IsMore.
Tower cracks a nice hook into IsMore's ribs.
Tower lands a big right hand that sends IsMore crashing to the mat! Tower stays standing though and waves IsMore back to his feet!
It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IsMore scores with a body shot.
Tower wants to land a leg kick but IsMore is out of range.
IsMore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tower with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower drops IsMore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but IsMore looks back up at him and smiles so Tower waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
IsMore is rocked!
Tower sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through IsMore's defenses. It connects perfectly with IsMore's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower retains his heavyweight title!
Iain Tower gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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