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GAMMA#796 Jernit v Ramses PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 872 p4p, 100 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 554 p4p, 66 weight class). Sepulveda has chosen Lady Gaga - Alejandro as his entrance music. Albert Ricci has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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37
141 lbs
32 - 20 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ricci has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sepulveda blocks the body kick.
Sepulveda has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ricci is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ricci throws a jab when Sepulveda was well out of range.
Sepulveda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ricci misses with a left hand
and Sepulveda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ricci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda thows a leg kick but Ricci checks it
and Ricci counters with a leg kick.
Sepulveda scores with a nice strike.
Albert Ricci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricci falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sepulveda counters with a left to the body.
We've been told by Ricci's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ricci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sepulveda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ricci is looking to land body kicks.
Sepulveda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricci's calf.
Ricci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricci works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda slips under a jab from Ricci.
Ricci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sepulveda dives in and scores a takedown into Ricci's guard.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but Ricci keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sepulveda wants to pass the guard but Ricci is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but Ricci keeps moving.
Sepulveda looking to pass the guard.
Sepulveda passes Ricci's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sepulveda trying to control the action but Ricci is working from the bottom.
Sepulveda wants to work for an arm triangle but Ricci is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ricci is refusing to be controlled, as Sepulveda sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ricci defends it well.
Sepulveda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ricci keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sepulveda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricci.
An inside leg kick from Sepulveda misses.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the body kick.
Sepulveda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricci at a distance.
Ricci misses with a kick to the body.
Sepulveda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci misses with a looping left.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sepulveda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sepulveda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ricci tries to land a front kick but Sepulveda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Sepulveda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sepulveda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ricci rather than just go for the knockout.
Sepulveda tries to land a leg kick but Ricci saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Ricci misses its target.
Sepulveda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sepulveda throws a nice looking combination but Ricci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda tries to clinch there but Ricci circles away.
Ricci connects with an inside leg kick.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Ricci saw that one coming.
And Ricci counters with a quick kick to the body but Sepulveda blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ricci takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sepulveda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricci tries to work over Sepulveda's front leg with a kick but Sepulveda checks it.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Ricci counters with a quick kick to the body but Sepulveda blocks it.
Sepulveda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sepulveda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ricci checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ricci throws a series of punches but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Ricci will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sepulveda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice takedown defense from Ricci. No joy for Sepulveda on that attempt.
Ricci appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricci misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricci misses the shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick that misses.
Sepulveda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albert Ricci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sepulveda throws an off balance right hand
and Ricci counters with a nice uppercut.
Ricci avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sepulveda lands a nice looking body shot.
Sepulveda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sepulveda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricci.
Ricci throws a leg kick
and Sepulveda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricci pushes Sepulveda away with a front kick.
Ricci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sepulveda is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it.
Ricci scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Ricci. Those never looked like landing.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricci throws a hook but Sepulveda blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is looking to land body kicks.
Ricci swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Sepulveda scores with a spinning back kick!
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut
and Ricci counters with a nice body kick.
Ricci just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricci closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sepulveda jabs Ricci to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ricci throws a leg kick but Sepulveda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ricci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricci takes one to the chin there.
Ricci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricci checks a leg kick nicely.
Ricci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Sepulveda as he checks the leg kick.
Ricci tries to land a leg kick but Sepulveda saw it coming and moves away.
Sepulveda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ricci's head.
Ricci thuds his shin into the meat of Sepulveda's side.
Ricci misses with a double jab
and Sepulveda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricci.
Sepulveda lands a head kick. Ricci smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ricci wants to slow Sepulveda down by chopping away at his legs.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Ricci throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Ricci misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricci looks to land a body kick but Sepulveda moved away.
Sepulveda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricci throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ricci 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Sepulveda misses.
Ricci moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Sepulveda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ricci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricci blocks a jab.
Ricci connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sepulveda momentarily.
Sepulveda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ricci!
Sepulveda wants to control but Ricci is keeping him busy.
Sepulveda is trying to move to mount but Ricci reverses beautifully and ends up in Sepulveda's guard.
Sepulveda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ricci manages to get himself to full guard.
Sepulveda controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci is trying to keep Sepulveda in close.
Sepulveda drops back looking for a leg! Ricci is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ricci manages to kick Sepulveda off! Sepulveda jumps back into Ricci's guard.
Sepulveda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ricci keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
Albert Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sepulveda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ricci keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda wants to pass the guard but Ricci is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sepulveda stays in close to Ricci's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ricci wants to land a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range.
Ricci throws a body kick that misses.
Sepulveda thows a leg kick but Ricci checks it
and Ricci counters with a left to the body.
Ricci goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
And Ricci counters with a quick kick to the body but Sepulveda blocks it.
Sepulveda throws an overhand right that lands on Ricci's shoulder, as Ricci tries to avoid the shot.
Ricci with a nice cross.
Sepulveda lands a glancing blow to the side of Ricci's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ricci.
Sepulveda throws a push kick but Ricci slaps the foot to one side.
Ricci misses with a kick to the body.
Sepulveda is looking to clinch.
Sepulveda wants to clinch.
Alejandro Sepulveda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ricci moves forwards but Sepulveda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricci misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Ricci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricci gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Albert Ricci.
Well Sepulveda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Sepulveda!
A victorious Alejandro Sepulveda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cage (ranked 479 p4p, 65 weight class) and Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 580 p4p, 76 weight class). Tyler Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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16 - 12 - 1 |
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195 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinytsyn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Sinytsyn moves away and avoids it.
Sinytsyn misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinytsyn drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Sinytsyn walks into a straight right hand from Cage.
Sinytsyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sinytsyn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sinytsyn connects with an inside leg kick.
Cage misses with a leg kick
and Sinytsyn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinytsyn. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinytsyn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sinytsyn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sinytsyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Sinytsyn lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Sinytsyn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sinytsyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage tries to clinch but Sinytsyn is having none of it.
Sinytsyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinytsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage moves out of range as Sinytsyn strikes.
Sinytsyn feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Cage throws a head kick that half lands.
Cage misses with an uppercut
and Sinytsyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinytsyn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinytsyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinytsyn wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sinytsyn. That's going to slow Cage down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinytsyn doesn't seem phased though.
Cage moves away from the strike by Sinytsyn.
We've been told by Cage's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinytsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cage misses the target.
Sinytsyn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Sinytsyn misses.
Cage blocks the body kick.
Cage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sinytsyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinytsyn drives through and clinches with Cage against the cage.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cage is trying to break free.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Sinytsyn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sinytsyn moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
Sinytsyn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Sinytsyn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cage staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Sinytsyn digs a good hook to Cage's body.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sinytsyn doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Sinytsyn misses.
Sinytsyn dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Sinytsyn throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sinytsyn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sinytsyn checks a leg kick.
Sinytsyn looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinytsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Nice defenses there by Sinytsyn.
Cage motions for Sinytsyn to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinytsyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinytsyn wants to slow Cage down by chopping away at his legs.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinytsyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sinytsyn sneaks out the side door and pushes Cage away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sinytsyn slips under a jab from Cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinytsyn doesn't seem phased though.
Cage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Sinytsyn scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksandr Sinytsyn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sinytsyn blocks a low kick nicely.
Cage sets himself, and Sinytsyn steps forward looking for the clinch! Cage avoids it this time.
Cage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Tyler Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinytsyn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sinytsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Sinytsyn misses the shot to the body.
Sinytsyn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Cage was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sinytsyn.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sinytsyn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Cage.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Sinytsyn is controlling the position.
Sinytsyn is working Cage over against the cage.
Cage avoids a wild elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn gets through Cage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Sinytsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinytsyn missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Cage.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Sinytsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses.
Sinytsyn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Sinytsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinytsyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cage wants to slow Sinytsyn down by chopping away at his legs.
Sinytsyn tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Cage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sinytsyn connects with a leg kick. Cage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sinytsyn staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cage connects with a right hand. Sinytsyn shakes it off.
Sinytsyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight left.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage lands with a straight right. Sinytsyn didn't see that one coming.
Cage takes one on the button.
Sinytsyn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sinytsyn lands a jab.
Sinytsyn dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Sinytsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinytsyn scores with a nice right hand.
Cage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sinytsyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a few strikes there.
Sinytsyn scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up.
Sinytsyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown but Sinytsyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sinytsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinytsyn.
Cage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sinytsyn swivels and escapes.
Sinytsyn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage throws a body punch but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Cage looks for the body kick but Sinytsyn saw that one coming.
Cage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sinytsyn slips a jab from Cage.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Sinytsyn wants to stall.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinytsyn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from Cage is predictable there
and Sinytsyn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cage really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinytsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Cage misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage moves into the clinch.
Sinytsyn misses with an elbow strike.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Sinytsyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Cage moves into the clinch.
Cage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinytsyn's elbow.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinytsyn won't allow it.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage gets tackled into the cage by Sinytsyn. Sinytsyn maintains the clinch.
Sinytsyn stalling.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sinytsyn has him pressed against the cage.
Cage misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Sinytsyn - that landed with a thud.
Sinytsyn takes a shot to the head.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Cage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sinytsyn stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksandr Sinytsyn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
Cage throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Sinytsyn wants to clinch.
Sinytsyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Cage misses the target.
Sinytsyn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Tyler Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Cage throwing a counter right hand but Sinytsyn manages to avoid it.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage tests Sinytsyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage with a jab.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinytsyn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinytsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage throws a low kick but Sinytsyn avoids it.
Cage walks into a left hand.
Sinytsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage misses with a double jab
and Sinytsyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range nicely.
Cage slips under a jab from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn connects with a looping right hand.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinytsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Cage misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinytsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage has managed to clinch.
Sinytsyn throws a head punch that misses.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinytsyn has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Cage wants to break free but Sinytsyn has control.
Sinytsyn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Sinytsyn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cage dodges an elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn stalling in the clinch but Cage improves position.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinytsyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Sinytsyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage misses with the combination.
Sinytsyn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sinytsyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinytsyn throws a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Sinytsyn moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sinytsyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cage's hands.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range.
Sinytsyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Sinytsyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage throws a hook but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinytsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage throws a hook but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Cage throws a right and a left that Sinytsyn avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Sinytsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyler Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Cage.
Sinytsyn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinytsyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinytsyn blocks the leg kick.
Sinytsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
Sinytsyn scores with a hook.
Cage has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksandr Sinytsyn.
I've got Sinytsyn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
An out of breath Aleksandr Sinytsyn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 837 p4p, 126 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 516 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slider has managed to clinch.
Ericsson is working Slider over against the cage.
Slider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ludvig Ericsson has been cut.
Ericsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ericsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ericsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ericsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ericsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ericsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Slider should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Slider. Beautiful body shot.
Ericsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Slider avoided it.
Ericsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slider cracks the inside of Ericsson's front leg.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Ericsson.
Ericsson slips under a jab from Slider.
Slider throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider has closed the distance and engaged Ericsson in a clinch.
Slider missing with knees to the body.
Slider tries a knee to the head but Ericsson blocks it.
Slider working Ericsson over with knees to the body.
Ericsson lands a nice uppercut.
Slider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slider told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ericsson misses with the head strike.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
Slider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ericsson.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericsson avoids it.
Ericsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Slider has double underhooks.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ericsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericsson avoids it.
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ericsson blocks the elbow strike.
Slider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ericsson is defending well for now.
Ericsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slider working Ericsson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Slider blocks it.
Slider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slider.
Slider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ericsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericsson avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Ericsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ericsson's calf.
Slider chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericsson can pounce on him.
Ericsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ericsson.
Ericsson is looking to land body kicks.
Slider wants to counter the offense by Ericsson and move into the clinch position.
Slider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slider.
Slider darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slider checks a leg kick.
Ericsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slider tries a quick counter leg kick but Ericsson is wise to it.
Slider scores with a jab to the body.
Slider 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.
Slider drives through and clinches with Ericsson against the cage.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Slider looking to throw knees to the head but Ericsson is blocking nicely.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ericsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Ericsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ericsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ericsson.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slider jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slider motions for Ericsson to come forward. Slider throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ericsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lolipo Slider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slider checks it well.
Slider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericsson.
Slider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ericsson throws out a loose jab but Slider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slider thuds a left hand into Ericsson's body.
Slider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ericsson rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Slider tenderised Ericsson's leg. Ericsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ericsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slider's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ericsson under the eye.
Ericsson shoots in and drives through. Slider sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ericsson, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ericsson slips a jab from Slider.
Slider darts in and clinches Ericsson up against the cage.
Slider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ericsson lands a left hand.
Slider throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Ericsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slider wants to clinch.
Slider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slider stuffs the takedown attempt from Ericsson. Ericsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Slider throws a hook but Ericsson blocks it.
Ericsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ericsson throws a leg kick which misses Slider's front leg but catches the back leg as Slider tries to avoid it.
Slider motions for Ericsson to come forward. Slider throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericsson. Slider does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ericsson misses.
Ericsson checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slider connects with a single shot there.
Slider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Ericsson.
Ericsson cracks Slider with a good jab.
Ericsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ericsson lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Slider.
Slider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ericsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slider lunges at Ericsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ericsson's hand.
Lolipo Slider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Slider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slider misses with an uppercut. Ericsson saw that one coming.
Slider takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Slider misses its intended target.
Ericsson drives through with a takedown into Slider's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slider is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ericsson is controlling him.
Slider has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ericsson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a body punch.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slider was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Ericsson shakes him off and moves away.
Ericsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Slider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ericsson.
Slider misses with the body kick
and Ericsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slider ducks under a wild hook from Ericsson.
Slider misses with a straight right.
It looked like Ericsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ericsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slider looks to land a right hand but Ericsson moved out of range.
Slider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ericsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Slider thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Slider moves out of range of the leg kick from Ericsson.
Slider swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slider. That did some damage!
Slider avoids the head kick by Ericsson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ericsson.
Slider rushes Ericsson and presses him up against the cage.
Slider connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ericsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
Ericsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Slider.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slider.
Ericsson jumps guard.
Slider trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slider showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slider stopping the sweep attempt from Ericsson.
Ericsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slider avoids the body shot from Ericsson.
Slider throws a good cross that connects.
Slider fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Slider misses the target.
Slider throws a body punch but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ericsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slider.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slider jabs Ericsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ericsson lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slider throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ericsson.
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 Ludvig Ericsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Ericsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ericsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Ericsson shakes him off and moves away.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
Ericsson scores with a nice strike.
Crunch! Ericsson slams his shin into Slider's torso.
Ericsson thuds his right hand into Slider's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slider checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Slider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ericsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider throws the kick towards the body but Ericsson avoids it.
Slider throws a big shot that misses.
Slider takes one on the button.
Slider throws a low kick, looking for Ericsson's leg but Ericsson calmly moves out of range.
Ericsson throws a head kick but Slider moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slider lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider jabs at Ericsson's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ericsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ericsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Slider sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slider throws an overhand right that lands on Ericsson's shoulder, as Ericsson tries to avoid the shot.
Slider thumps Ericsson with a low kick.
Slider scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slider gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ericsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ericsson postures up in Slider's guard and throws a big left but Slider blocks it.
Ericsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slider is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ericsson is controlling him.
Slider wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slider looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson trying to control but Slider is working from the bottom.
Ericsson passes Slider's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slider wants to control but Ericsson is keeping busy.
Slider makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slider looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ericsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ericsson missing with a left hand there. Slider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slider lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ericsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ericsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ericsson has a takedown stuffed.
Slider throws a big shot that misses.
Slider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slider checks a leg kick.
Ericsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ericsson thumps Slider with a low kick.
Ericsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ericsson throws the kick towards the body but Slider avoids it.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Ericsson shakes him off and moves away.
Slider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Ericsson.
Ericsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ericsson moves away from the strike by Slider.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slider scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Slider misses.
Ericsson works Slider's body with a nice hook.
Slider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slider throws a leg kick but Ericsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ericsson throws a lazy right hand but Slider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ericsson sets himself, and Slider steps forward looking for the clinch! Ericsson avoids it this time.
Ericsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ericsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Ericsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider checks a leg kick nicely.
Ericsson misses with a few strikes there.
Ericsson slips a straight right by Slider.
Ericsson slips under a jab from Slider.
Slider moves in looking to clinch but Ericsson pushes him off.
Ericsson staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lolipo Slider.
I think Slider 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lolipo Slider!
Lolipo Slider decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 559 p4p, 73 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 421 p4p, 57 weight class). Imbula comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bongo Massive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
A jab from Staal misses.
Imbula flicks out a counter leg kick but Staal steps away.
An inside leg kick from Staal misses.
Imbula misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Imbula. Beautiful body shot.
Staal lands a nice shot that snaps Imbula's head back.
Imbula misses with a body kick.
Staal lands with a shot to the body.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Imbula.
Jab, jab by Staal - just one landing.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.
Nice jab there from Imbula.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Imbula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Staal attempts a counter takedown but Imbula avoids it well and moves away.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Imbula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staal misses with a hook to the body
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.
Imbula tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Imbula looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Imbula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheik Imbula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Staal misses.
Imbula thinks about the counter body kick.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Imbula throws a solid leg kick but Staal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Imbula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Imbula releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Imbula looks to land a body kick but Staal moved away.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Staal slips a jab from Imbula.
Staal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Imbula looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
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!
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Imbula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Imbula misses with a wild body shot.
Staal misses with a body punch
and Imbula counters with a thumping low kick.
Imbula slips a jab from Staal.
Imbula tries to counter with a clinch but Staal shakes him off and moves away.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Staal catches Imbula right on the button with a cross.
Imbula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imbula fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Staal, pushing him back against the cage.
Imbula lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Staal.
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Imbula misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Staal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Imbula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula lands a body punch.
Staal tries a body shot but Imbula blocks it.
Staal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
Imbula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imbula.
Staal avoids the body shot from Imbula.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imbula.
Staal blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Staal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Imbula scrambles back to his feet.
That kick from Imbula tenderised Staal's leg. Staal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Imbula swivels and escapes.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Imbula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imbula manages to avoid it.
Staal is looking to chop away at Imbula's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Staal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Imbula scores with a jab to the jaw.
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Staal defending well as Imbula loads up on a big left hand.
Imbula tries to work over Staal's front leg with a kick but Staal checks it.
Staal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imbula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Staal.
Staal misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Staal moves out of range as Imbula throws a body kick.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Imbula misses.
Staal lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Imbula slips under a jab.
Staal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Imbula sizes up Staal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Imbula misses with a kick to the body.
Staal throws a quick counter head kick but Imbula was just out of range.
Staal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Imbula throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal needs to keep his hands up - Imbula had a free shot at his head there.
Staal is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal is holding his hands too far apart here. Imbula throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Staal is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheik Imbula!
Our winner, Cheik Imbula, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Francis (ranked 855 p4p, 13 weight class) and Chip Chocolate (ranked 465 p4p, 19 weight class). Chocolate has chosen Cookie Dance as his entrance music. Yohan Francis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chip Chocolate's chin.
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285 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate lands a jab to Francis's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Chocolate looks to clinch
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chip Chocolate has been cut.
Chocolate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis misses with a body punch
and Chocolate counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Francis as Chocolate shoots in.
Francis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chocolate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chocolate has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A lazy left from Francis finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis connects with a right hand. Chocolate shakes it off.
Chocolate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Chocolate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chocolate misses the jab.
Francis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Francis lands a jab to Chocolate's midsection.
Francis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chocolate finds it's way round the side to connect with Francis's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate lands a left and a right that sends Francis crashing to the canvas! Chocolate dives into mount looking to finish!
Francis is rocked!
Chocolate postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Francis out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Chocolate goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chip Chocolate!
Chip Chocolate spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Yohan Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'George was the better man. I did what I could. We will look back at the fight and see where I went wrong.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 262 p4p, 40 weight class) and Crenflow Dolla (ranked 342 p4p, 53 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Crenflow Dolla enters the cage!
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26 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crenflow Dolla!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolla connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cole tries to keep at a distance but Dolla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dolla misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dolla's brow.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dolla blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Dolla looking to slow down the pace here.
Dolla blocks a body shot from Cole.
Dolla has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Dolla lands a shoulder strike.
Dolla is pressed up against the cage. Cole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dolla down to the mat. Dolla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dolla throws a big shot that misses.
Dolla misses with a looping right.
Dolla lands a jab to the nose.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dolla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dolla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dolla wriggles free and stands up.
Cole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Dolla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dolla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dolla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dolla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Dolla tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dolla.
Cole is leaning against Dolla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dolla throws a head punch that misses.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dolla looks winded!
Cole lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolla is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Dolla's temple.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Cole there.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cole passes to side control.
Cole scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dolla to see if he's OK.
Dolla is looking for a sweep.
Dolla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cole's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cole is trying to control the action in half guard but Dolla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolla is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dolla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dolla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cole lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dolla! More strikes land and this one is all over! Cole jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Cole waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
Crenflow Dolla spoke after the fight, saying 'You can't handle the power of the holy spirit. I just didn't get enough sleep last night. Next time you die from the power of JE$U$.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Song Turillo (ranked 294 p4p, 46 weight class) and Joosep Lőhmus (ranked 167 p4p, 27 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joosep Lőhmus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lőhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turillo checks it well.
Turillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lőhmus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lőhmus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Turillo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lőhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lőhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Lőhmus.
Turillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turillo throws out a leg kick but Lőhmus moves out of range and Turillo only half commits.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lőhmus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turillo - the referee stops the clock and Lőhmus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turillo. Lőhmus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lőhmus blocks a low kick nicely.
Lőhmus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turillo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turillo slips a straight right by Lőhmus.
Turillo checks the leg kick.
Lőhmus misses with an uppercut
and Lőhmus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Turillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lőhmus thuds his right hand into Turillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lőhmus.
Turillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lőhmus.
Nice uppercut lands for Turillo. That snapped Lőhmus's head back.
Lőhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lőhmus misses with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Turillo slips a jab from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Turillo's shoulder, as Turillo tries to avoid the shot.
Turillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lőhmus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turillo's hands.
Turillo motions for Lőhmus to come forward. Turillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turillo throws a series of punches but Lőhmus avoids them all with ease.
Lőhmus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lőhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turillo moves out of range as Lőhmus strikes.
Lőhmus swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Turillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lőhmus scores with a body shot.
Lőhmus misses with an uppercut. Turillo saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Turillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lőhmus momentarily.
Turillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lőhmus moves away.
Lőhmus throws a looping overhand right but Turillo ducks down to avoid it.
Lőhmus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lőhmus was well out of range. Poor timing from Turillo.
Turillo looks to throw the jab but Lőhmus is out of range.
Turillo slips a jab from Lőhmus.
Turillo swings for the body but Lőhmus moves out of range.
Lőhmus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lőhmus cracks a nice hook into Turillo's ribs.
Lőhmus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turillo.
Turillo throws a shot to the body.
Lőhmus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lőhmus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turillo.
Turillo throws a low kick but Lőhmus avoids it.
Lőhmus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Turillo does no damage.
Turillo staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turillo is out of range.
Lőhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turillo.
Turillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turillo looks to land a left hand but Lőhmus moved out of range nicely.
Lőhmus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lőhmus is just out of range.
Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lőhmus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lőhmus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lőhmus tries a head kick but it misses.
Lőhmus motions for Turillo to come forward. Lőhmus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turillo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lőhmus connects with a solid leg kick.
Turillo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lőhmus should have avoided that one.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lőhmus thuds his right hand into Turillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lőhmus throws a low kick, looking for Turillo's leg but Turillo calmly moves out of range.
Lőhmus lands the left hand.
Lőhmus moves out of range of the body kick from Turillo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lőhmus blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lőhmus throws a hook but Turillo avoids it easily.
Lőhmus lands a lovely overhand right.
Turillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Turillo tries to land a front kick but Lőhmus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turillo throws a hook but Lőhmus avoids it easily.
Lőhmus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turillo with a body shot.
Turillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turillo throws a body punch but Lőhmus moves out of range.
Lőhmus checks a leg kick nicely.
Lőhmus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lőhmus thinking.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
Lőhmus clinches up against the cage.
Lőhmus manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lőhmus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lőhmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turillo. That did some damage!
Turillo wants to slow Lőhmus down by chopping away at his legs.
Joosep Lőhmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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 Song Turillo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turillo blocks a head kick by Lőhmus.
And Turillo counters with a quick kick to the body but Lőhmus blocks it.
Joosep Lőhmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lőhmus.
Turillo tries to bum rush Lőhmus with a series of wild strikes but Lőhmus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lőhmus can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Lőhmus misses its intended target.
Turillo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lőhmus feints and then cracks Turillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turillo down.
Turillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lőhmus moves out of range of the leg kick from Turillo.
Turillo stuns Lőhmus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lőhmus misses with a shot to the body
and Turillo counters with a straight right hand.
Turillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turillo throws a chopping leg kick but Lőhmus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lőhmus manages to avoid it.
Turillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turillo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lőhmus checks it well.
Lőhmus checks a low kick from Turillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lőhmus throws a combination that misses
enabling Turillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lőhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo ducks under a wild hook from Lőhmus.
Turillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lőhmus can pounce on him.
Turillo tries to work over Lőhmus's front leg with a kick but Lőhmus checks it.
Lőhmus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turillo misses with a straight left.
Lőhmus throws a big counter head kick but Turillo avoids it with no problem.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lőhmus.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Song Turillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Turillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lőhmus lands with an uppercut that bounces Turillo off the cage and back into range.
Lőhmus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turillo is out of range.
Lőhmus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lőhmus ducks under a wild hook from Turillo.
Turillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lőhmus is out of range and Turillo settles back down.
Lőhmus misses with a wild body shot.
Turillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lőhmus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus avoids a kick to the body.
Lőhmus misses the jab.
It looked like Turillo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Turillo's shoulder, as Turillo tries to avoid the shot.
Lőhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turillo avoids a kick to the body.
Lőhmus tests Turillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lőhmus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Turillo. That snapped Lőhmus's head back.
Lőhmus connects with a solid leg kick.
Turillo staying out of range there.
It looked like Turillo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus throws a jab when Turillo was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Lőhmus.
Lőhmus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turillo has time to react.
Turillo looks for the body kick but Lőhmus saw that one coming.
Turillo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turillo staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Turillo misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus connects with the punch.
Lőhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turillo throws a shot from downtown. Lőhmus moves away and avoids it.
Lőhmus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Turillo.
Lőhmus misses with a low kick.
Turillo moves out of range as Lőhmus strikes.
Lőhmus scores with a jab to the head.
Lőhmus swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Lőhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
Lőhmus missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Turillo does it's job there.
Turillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lőhmus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lőhmus scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Turillo blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lőhmus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lőhmus misses its intended target.
Lőhmus moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
Lőhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turillo.
Lőhmus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turillo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Turillo blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Lőhmus misses its intended target.
Lőhmus wants to slow Turillo down by chopping away at his legs.
Lőhmus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lőhmus thuds his right hand into Turillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lőhmus is looking to clinch.
Lőhmus throws a body kick that misses.
Turillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lőhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joosep Lőhmus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Turillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Turillo.
An inside leg kick lands from Turillo.
Lőhmus moves out of range of the leg kick from Turillo.
Lőhmus lunges at Turillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turillo's hand.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Turillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lőhmus.
Turillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lőhmus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turillo lands a front kick.
Lőhmus throws a front kick aimed at Turillo's knee but Turillo avoids it well.
Turillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lőhmus looks to land a right hand but Turillo moved out of range.
Turillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lőhmus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lőhmus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo is looking to counter punch.
Lőhmus misses with a hook.
Turillo jabs at Lőhmus's body.
Turillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lőhmus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lőhmus throws a jab when Turillo was well out of range.
Turillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lőhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turillo ducks under a wild hook from Lőhmus.
Turillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lőhmus drives through and clinches with Turillo against the cage.
Turillo blocking some punches.
Turillo prevents a body shot from Lőhmus.
Lőhmus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Turillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lőhmus.
Turillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lőhmus blocking some punches.
Lőhmus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turillo lands with a light punch inside.
Turillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turillo misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lőhmus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lőhmus.
Turillo working aggressively here.
Lőhmus tries to work over Turillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lőhmus has a couple of punches blocked by Turillo.
Lőhmus throws a punch but it's blocked by Turillo.
Lőhmus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lőhmus blocks an uppercut.
Lőhmus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lőhmus breaks the clinch.
Turillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lőhmus tries to work over Turillo's front leg with a kick but Turillo checks it.
Lőhmus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turillo. Turillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lőhmus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turillo scores with a kick to the body.
Lőhmus throws out a loose jab but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turillo slips under a jab.
Lőhmus misses with a low kick as Turillo jumps back.
Lőhmus misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turillo tried to score with a low kick but Lőhmus checks it.
Lőhmus throws a hook but Turillo blocks it.
Turillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lőhmus.
Turillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Turillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turillo lands a nice shot that snaps Lőhmus's head back.
Lőhmus 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lőhmus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turillo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lőhmus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turillo checks a leg kick.
Lőhmus throws a poor cross that misses
and Turillo counters with a nice body kick.
Lőhmus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lőhmus throws a leg kick
and Lőhmus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lőhmus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lőhmus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lőhmus tries to work over Turillo's front leg with a kick but Turillo checks it.
Turillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Lőhmus misses.
Turillo digs a good body shot into Lőhmus's ribs.
Turillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lőhmus's head backwards.
Turillo is looking to chop away at Lőhmus's legs.
Lőhmus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lőhmus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lőhmus throws a right hand that misses
and Turillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lőhmus lands a nice hook to Turillo's body. Turillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lőhmus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lőhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lőhmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turillo.
Turillo blocks a leg kick.
Turillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turillo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lőhmus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turillo throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Song Turillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turillo 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Song Turillo!
A very excited looking Song Turillo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 59 p4p, 8 weight class) and Shayne Corson (ranked 227 p4p, 32 weight class). Shin comes to the cage accompanied by Shaolin Chamber of Death. Lao Shin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
47 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Corson misses.
Shin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corson checks it well.
Corson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shin cracks the inside of Corson's front leg.
Corson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shin lunges at Corson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Corson's hand.
Shin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Shin lands.
Shin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corson will feel that in the morning.
Corson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shin.
Corson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Shin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corson! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a solid leg kick but Corson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corson! But no joy.
Corson swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Corson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shin misses with a body shot.
Shin throws out a loose jab but Corson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Corson as he checks the leg kick.
Shin throws a lazy uppercut
and Corson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shin thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shin. That one must have hurt.
Shin cracks Corson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corson slips a jab from Shin.
Corson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corson scores with a hook.
Shin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shin connects with a leg kick. Corson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Corson misses with an uppercut
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lao Shin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Shin lands with a straight right. Corson didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Corson.
Corson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shin. That one must have hurt.
Shin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shin throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corson checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Shin.
Corson misses with a low kick as Shin jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin looks to land a right hand but Corson moved out of range.
Corson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin is looking to slow Corson down with leg kicks.
Shin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corson can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin.
Corson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Corson misses.
Lao Shin is winning the standup battle so far.
Shin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a lazy right hand but Corson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Corson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shin.
Corson misses the jab.
Shin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shin scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Shin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corson on the side of the head.
Shin misses the shot to the body.
Shin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corson throws out the jab.
Shin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corson in his tracks.
Shin throws a lazy uppercut
and Corson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin throws a leg kick that misses.
Corson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corson walks into a left hand.
Corson throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shin misses the jab.
Shin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shin misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corson! But no joy.
Shin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corson momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Corson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shin has got the better of the exchanges.
Shin throws a head kick but Corson moves out of range.
Corson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shin throws out the jab.
Corson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shin scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin pushes Corson away with a front kick.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Corson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin's corner calls for a 1-2. Shin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corson is rocked!
Shin clinches up against the cage.
Shin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shin prevents a body shot from Corson.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corson lands with a right to the head.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
Shin lands a left hand.
Corson is still on wobbly legs! Can Shin finish him?
Corson gets through Shin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Shin controls the action.
Corson seems to have recovered his senses.
Shin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shin blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Shin.
Corson gets through Shin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shin throws a punch but it's blocked by Corson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Shin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shayne Corson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin lands a shot to the body.
Corson lands a body shot.
Corson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
Corson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Shin lands a body shot.
Shin lands a shoulder strike.
Shin tries a body shot but Corson blocks it.
Shin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corson.
Shin blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Shin.
Shin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
Shin lands with a right to the head.
Shin lands a right hand.
Shin blocks a body shot from Corson.
Shin scores with a shot to the side of Corson's head.
Lao Shin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shin gets through Corson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shin misses with a punch to the body.
Shin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Shin fails to land.
Shin blocking some punches.
Shin scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Shin - that landed with a thud.
Corson misses with the head strike.
Corson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shin.
Shin blocks a body shot from Corson.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Corson controls his hands.
Corson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Shin on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shin.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shin tries a body shot but Corson blocks it.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shin misses with an elbow over the top.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin pushes Corson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corson prevents a body shot from Shin.
Shin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shin blocks a body shot from Corson.
A right handed body shot lands from Shin.
Shin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin lands a body punch.
Shin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corson.
Corson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shin lands with a short shot to the head.
Shin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Shin on the inside.
Shin lands a left hand.
Corson prevents a body shot from Shin.
Shin tries to throw a body punch but Corson avoids it by throwing Shin back against the cage.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Shin controls the action.
Shin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
Shin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Corson with a big uppercut! Corson tries to clinch up but Shin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Corson to the mat! Corson covers up and Shin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lao Shin!
A victorious Lao Shin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 141 p4p, 20 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 448 p4p, 64 weight class). Tanner has chosen Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol as his entrance music. Tyler Wrexham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Tanner's chin.
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174 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner with a hook.
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Tanner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tanner misses with a hook. Wrexham ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham with a jab.
Tanner throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrexham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wrexham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham feints a jab promting Tanner to slip. Wrexham then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've been told by Wrexham 's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tanner lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Wrexham finds it's target.
Tanner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wrexham counters with a straight right hand.
Wrexham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Wrexham .
No joy there for Wrexham , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner jabs Wrexham right on the nose. Wrexham blinks but takes it well.
Wrexham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Wrexham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrexham with a hook.
Wrexham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner throws the kick towards the body but Wrexham avoids it.
Tanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wrexham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wrexham is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrexham clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanner.
Wrexham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Tanner scoring well with a low kick there.
Wrexham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrexham scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanner should have avoided that one.
Wrexham blocks a head kick by Tanner.
Wrexham connects with a body shot that sends Tanner's belly button to the back.
Wrexham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Tanner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrexham finds it's way round the side to connect with Tanner's head.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Wrexham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrexham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wrexham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tanner cracks Wrexham with an open hand slap.
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wrexham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tanner is out of range and Wrexham settles back down.
Tanner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Wrexham moved out of range nicely.
Tanner throws a head kick but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wrexham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Tanner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrexham .
An attempted straight right counter from Wrexham misses the target.
Tanner throws a combination that misses
and Wrexham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Wrexham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wrexham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wrexham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Wrexham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanner on the side of the head.
Tanner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wrexham counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tanner tries to keep at a distance but Wrexham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham misses with the head strike.
Wrexham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
It looked like Wrexham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
Tanner rushes Wrexham and presses him up against the cage.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham prevents a body shot from Tanner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrexham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
Wrexham wants to slow Tanner down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanner follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tanner lands a head kick!
Tyler Wrexham is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrexham looks to land a combination. Tanner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wrexham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Tanner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wrexham .
Tanner throws a head kick but Wrexham moves out of range.
Tanner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrexham on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham jabs Tanner right on the nose. Tanner blinks but takes it well.
Wrexham feints and then cracks Tanner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tanner down.
Tanner throws a head kick that half lands.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Tanner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wrexham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wrexham takes the fight into the clinch.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wrexham breaks the clinch.
Wrexham rushes Tanner and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wrexham .
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Wrexham fails to land.
Wrexham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrexham lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Tanner.
Wrexham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrexham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham manages to break the clinch.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Wrexham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Wrexham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wrexham counters with a left to the body.
Tanner throws a jab when Wrexham was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wrexham , as that shot connected.
Wrexham scores with the left hand. Tanner knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a front kick that sends Wrexham stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Wrexham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wrexham has managed to clinch.
Wrexham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyler Wrexham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Wrexham lands an uppercut.
Tanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wrexham seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tanner can turn it around.
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrexham breaks the clinch.
Tanner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Wrexham does it's job there.
Tanner is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham takes the fight into the clinch.
Wrexham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrexham lands with a nice body punch.
Wrexham lands a jab.
Tanner is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrexham finish him?
Tanner gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tanner tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wrexham is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tanner buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tanner!! Tanner is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wrexham throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Wrexham !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class) and John Ramses (ranked 123 p4p, 20 weight class). Jernit comes into the arena with Sail - Awolnation blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Ramses!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Jernit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramses slips under a jab from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Jernit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramses throws out a counter right but Jernit avoids it with no problem.
Ramses lands a nice hook to Jernit's body. Jernit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramses cracks a nice hook into Jernit's ribs.
Ramses lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Bunt Jernit has been cut.
Ramses falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jernit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jernit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Jernit's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jernit throws a good cross that connects.
Jernit connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramses lunges at Jernit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jernit's hand.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramses.
Ramses connects with a body shot that sends Jernit's belly button to the back.
Jernit with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Ramses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jernit.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramses.
Ramses tries to work over Jernit's front leg with a kick but Jernit checks it.
Ramses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
Jernit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramses feints the counter takedown.
Ramses is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramses throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a one-two to the body.
Jernit lands with a shot to the body.
Jernit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramses misses with a hook.
Jernit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ramses throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jernit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jernit fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramses has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramses feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jernits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramses takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramses throws out a leg kick but Jernit moves out of range and Ramses only half commits.
Ramses checks a low kick from Jernit.
Ramses was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jernit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Ramses counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jernit's knee momentarily.
Jernit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
Ramses scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jernit is rocked!
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramses.
Oh Jernit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jernit checks a low kick from Ramses.
Jernit seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramses takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Jernit as he connects with a hook.
Ramses throws a lazy body kick
and Jernit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramses counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramses attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramses feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jernits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramses lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Ramses throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jernit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramses walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramses finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramses tried to score with a low kick but Jernit checks it.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Jernit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramses takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramses digs a good hook to Jernit's body.
Ramses is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jernit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramses takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Ramses shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jernit is trying to defend but Ramses finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramses is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jernit!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit regains half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ramses working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ramses is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jernit is pressing down on Ramses's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jernit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jernit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramses is one step ahead there.
Ramses pushes down on Jernit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Ramses.
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 Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Jernit misses
and Ramses counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Ramses throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Ramses as he checks the leg kick.
Ramses throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jernit throws a low kick but Ramses moves out of range easily.
Jernit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramses.
Ramses tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jernit swivels and escapes.
Ramses looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Ramses waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Jernit lands with a kick to the temple. Ramses shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Ramses slips the punch.
Good exchange - Jernit coming out on top.
Ramses cracks Jernit with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Jernit.
Ramses throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramses scores with a shot to the body.
Bunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Ramses loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Ramses chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Ramses was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Ramses changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Ramses.
A jab from Jernit does it's job there.
Jernit is looking to score with low kicks.
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Ramses.
Ramses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Ramses jumps back.
Ramses staying out of range there.
Ramses is looking for the big counter here.
Jernit blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramses throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit throwing a counter right hand but Ramses manages to avoid it.
Ramses throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Ramses finds it's target.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramses counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jernit tries to score with a low kick but Ramses moves his leg out of the way.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jernit takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Jernit.
Ramses steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Ramses loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Jernit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Ramses checks it.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramses.
Ramses misses with a low kick.
A big right from Jernit misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramses has his takedown stuffed
and Jernit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jernit cracks Ramses with an open hand slap.
Jernit's corner calls for a 1-2. Jernit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Jernit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramses fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jernit checks it well.
Ramses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Ramses checks it.
Jernit tries a low kick but Ramses avoids it.
Ramses appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jernit lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramses off the cage and back into range.
Ramses misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Jernit thumps Ramses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jernit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jernit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramses takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramses, right into the meat.
Ramses is looking to slow Jernit down with leg kicks.
Jernit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramses follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jernit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramses defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jernit, as that shot connected.
Jernit fails to land with a series of punches.
Jernit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramses throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramses throws an off balance right hand
and Jernit counters with a left and a right that stings Ramses.
Ramses's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jernit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramses connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramses has a takedown stuffed.
Ramses throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jernit.
Ramses misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramses scores with a nice head shot.
Jernit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Ramses moves out of range easily.
Ramses walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jernit staying out of range there.
Ramses checks a low kick from Jernit.
Ramses slips a straight right by Jernit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramses throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramses throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
Ramses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Ramses connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramses chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramses chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Ramses cracks Jernit with an open hand slap.
Ramses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
Jernit throws a lazy body kick
so Ramses counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jernit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramses manages to get himself to full guard.
John Ramses has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramses being controlled here, momentarily.
Jernit stands and steps away. Ramses gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ramses shoots in and drives through. Jernit sprawls well.
Bunt Jernit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ramses.
Ramses stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
Ramses throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Ramses moves out of range easily.
Ramses tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jernit swivels and escapes.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Jernit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jernit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramses has time to react.
Ramses thuds his right hand into Jernit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramses tried to score with a low kick but Jernit checks it.
Jernit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramses misses with a straight left.
Jernit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jernit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramses rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jernit misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramses. That snapped Jernit's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a head kick but Ramses moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramses.
Ramses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Ramses walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jernit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramses blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Ramses.
Ramses with the counter takedown but Jernit avoids it easily.
Ramses takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramses scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramses connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Ramses.
Ramses misses with a takedown attempt
and Jernit counters with a body kick that stops Ramses in his tracks momentarily.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jernit lands a nice looking body kick.
Jernit checks a leg kick nicely.
Jernit lands a leg kick that knocks Ramses off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jernit scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramses should have avoided that one.
Ramses checks a low kick from Jernit.
Jernit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramses shoots for a takedown but Jernit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramses defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Ramses misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
Jernit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramses throws a fast counter high kick but Jernit manages to duck under it in time.
Ramses has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramses shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jernit cracks the inside of Ramses's front leg.
Ramses throws a low kick but Jernit avoids it.
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramses clobbers Jernit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jernit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit'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.
Jernit misses with a straight right.
Ramses ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Ramses avoids a kick to the body.
Jernit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramses tries to score with a low kick but Jernit moves his leg out of the way.
Ramses scores with a jab. Jernit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramses tries to score with a low kick but Jernit moves his leg out of the way.
Jernit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ramses misses with a straight right.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramses.
Jernit scores with a head kick. Ramses tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramses on the side of the head.
Ramses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
Ramses follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ramses misses with a low kick.
Jernit avoids the head kick by Ramses.
Ramses takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramses with a poor takedown
and Jernit counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit jabs Ramses right on the nose. Ramses blinks but takes it well.
Ramses wants to land a leg kick but Jernit is out of range.
Ramses misses with a body kick.
Jernit throws a wild body kick that Ramses sees coming a mile off.
Jernit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramses throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramses looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ramses throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jernit looks to land a body kick but Ramses moved away.
Ramses does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jernit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramses counters with a head kick that drops Jernit to the mat! Jernit scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Jernit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramses on the side of the head.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Ramses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramses is able to avoid easily.
Ramses misses with a wild combination.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jernit defending well as Ramses loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jernit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jernit connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Ramses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jernit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ramses - the referee stops the clock and Jernit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ramses. Jernit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ramses closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jernit's guard.
Jernit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ramses makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramses.
Jernit pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramses leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramses lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Ramses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramses throws a punch but it's blocked by Jernit.
Ramses working aggressively here.
Ramses wants to break free but Jernit has control.
Ramses breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Ramses slams his shin into Jernit's torso.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Ramses's head but Ramses sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramses connects with a solid leg kick.
Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
Ramses works Jernit's body with a nice hook.
Jernit blocks the body kick.
Ramses chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Ramses with a poor takedown
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a head kick but Ramses moves out of range.
Ramses throws a push kick but Jernit slaps the foot to one side.
Ramses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramses takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramses takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jernit.
Ramses looks to land a body kick but Jernit moved away.
Ramses throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramses connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jernit's hands.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramses's calf.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Ramses.
Jernit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramses cracks a nice hook into Jernit's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramses cracks the inside of Jernit's front leg.
Ramses misses with a looping left.
Ramses misses the jab.
Ramses misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit dips to his left and cracks Ramses with an uppercut!
Jernit tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramses lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jernit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jernit misses with a leg kick.
Jernit moves out of range as Ramses strikes.
Jernit tries to land a leg kick but Ramses saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramses throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramses tries to land a front kick but Jernit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jernit throws a jab when Ramses was well out of range.
Ramses tries to work over Jernit's front leg with a kick but Jernit checks it.
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Ramses counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jernit won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ramses.
Jernit struggling a bit here.
Jernit is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jernit is looking to regain half guard here but Ramses keeps moving and retains side control.
Jernit managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramses.
Jernit is pushing Ramses's head away, looking to escape. Ramses manages to hold on to the position though.
Ramses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramses throws a strike aimed at the side of Jernit's head but Jernit avoids it well.
Ramses misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ramses working away.
Ramses trying to control the position but Jernit is working away.
Jernit is looking to reverse the position.
John Ramses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramses cracks Jernit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jernit is looking to regain half guard here but Ramses keeps moving and retains side control.
Ramses throws a strike aimed at the side of Jernit's head but Jernit avoids it well.
Ramses passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jernit!
Jernit wants to control but Ramses is having none of it.
Jernit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramses thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramses is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jernit sees it coming and defends easily.
Jernit is concentrating on defense, preventing Ramses from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramses is trying to work for a kimura but Jernit is defending well.
Jernit kicks off Ramses and gets to his feet.
Ramses moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramses throws a leg kick
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramses takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Ramses finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jernit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramsess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Jernit finds it's target.
Ramses checks the leg kick.
Jernit is looking to land body kicks.
Ramses throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jernit finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramses's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramses throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramses lands a big uppercut and Jernit crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jernit looks OK. Ramses waves Jernit back to his feet!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jernit.
Ramses throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Jernit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramses.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Ramses misses the body punch
and Jernit counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramses checks a low kick from Jernit.
Ramses on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Ramses.
Good work by Jernit as he checks the leg kick.
It appears Jernit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jernit lands with a hook. Ramses tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramses misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Ramses.
I think Jernit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Bunt Jernit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Ramses spoke after the fight, saying 'Pffft. He's too light for 145.'.
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