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RFC Sydney April 4th PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey McRobbie (ranked 6427 p4p, 514 weight class) and Dan Daniels (ranked 3865 p4p, 408 weight class). Dan Daniels will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels sizes up McRobbie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McRobbie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have McRobbie backpedaling.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but McRobbie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels thuds his right hand into McRobbie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McRobbie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McRobbie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels clinches.
McRobbie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from McRobbie.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
McRobbie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from McRobbie.
McRobbie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from McRobbie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
McRobbie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels slips under a jab.
McRobbie clinches up against the cage.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
McRobbie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McRobbie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
A cross from Daniels lands.
McRobbie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
McRobbie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels's coach down at The Kegerator - 650$ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - McRobbie can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Daniels and McRobbie drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Daniels.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Daniels!
A relieved looking Dan Daniels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Mishima (ranked 6643 p4p, 528 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 2945 p4p, 354 weight class). Dmitry Boitsov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazumi Mishima's chin.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazumi Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima has closed the distance and engaged Boitsov in a clinch.
Mishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mishima is pressed up against the cage. Boitsov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mishima down to the mat. Mishima avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mishima is looking to land body kicks.
Boitsov misses the shot to the body.
Mishima fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boitsov just manages to avoid it.
Mishima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boitsov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Mishima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mishima throws a sloppy head kick and Boitsov moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Boitsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Boitsov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boitsov with the counter takedown but Mishima avoids it easily.
Mishima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Mishima misses
and Boitsov counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Boitsov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mishima regains half guard.
Boitsov working over Mishima with some ground and pound. Mishima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boitsov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mishima is just riding it out for now. Boitsov eventually gives up the hold.
Boitsov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boitsov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mishima wants to get back to full guard.
Boitsov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mishima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boitsov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mishima defending well though.
Boitsov is trying for a kimura here. Mishima looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Boitsov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitry Boitsov!
A victorious Dmitry Boitsov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 3377 p4p, 382 weight class) and Jami Jarr (ranked 1587 p4p, 217 weight class). Jarr has chosen Wahhabi I as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jami Jarr!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole thows a body kick. Jarr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jarr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Sole. Beautiful body shot.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick.
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jarr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
As Sole backs off Jarr throws a huge counter combo but Sole manages to avoid it all.
Sole scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jami Jarr has been cut.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole stalks Jarr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jarr's face. Jarr staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole digs a good hook to Jarr's body.
Jarr throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole cracks Jarr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sole has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jarr to stand back up!
Jarr is rocked!
Jarr leaves his chin hanging out and Sole seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jarr crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacks Sole!
After winning the bout, Jacks Sole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jami Jarr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Finally someone is capable of beating me!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Georges St. Georges (ranked 563 p4p, 30 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 528 p4p, 25 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenobi misses with a looping right.
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenobis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenobi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenobi throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
Kenobi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges tries to work over Kenobi's front leg with a kick but Kenobi checks it.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenobi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenobi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenobi scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenobi misses with a left hand
and St. Georges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenobi's knee momentarily.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
Kenobi tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Kenobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenobi thuds his right hand into St. Georges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges cracks Kenobi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenobi.
Georges St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Kenobi lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
St. Georges clobbers Kenobi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenobi throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenobi throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges misses with a jab to the body
and Kenobi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenobi is looking to land body kicks.
Kenobi misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
St. Georges lands with a right hand.
St. Georges misses with a hook
and Kenobi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenobi throws a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenobi lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges sizes up Kenobi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenobi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a jab to the body
and Kenobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Kenobi missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
and Kenobi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
Kenobi misses the jab.
Kenobi looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Kenobi's ribs.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Georges is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kenobi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Kenobi.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Kenobi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kenobi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
That kick from Kenobi tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Kenobi avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Kenobi avoids it well.
Kenobi throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Kenobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Kenobi finds it's way through St. Georges's defenses.
Kenobi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenobi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kenobi throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Kenobi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St. Georges has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenobi. That snapped St. Georges's head back.
St. Georges is looking to land body kicks.
Kenobi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.
A jab from Kenobi finds it's way through St. Georges's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kenobi to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenobi.
A punch combination from St. Georges misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenobi! But no joy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
Kenobi avoids a punch combination nicely.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kenobi misses with a hook.
St. Georges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St. Georges takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Kenobi throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Kenobi lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
St. Georges defending well as Kenobi loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Kenobi tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenobi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
Kenobi loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges lands a really nice looking cross but Kenobi seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Kenobi moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
Kenobi throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges tests Kenobi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Kenobi moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Kenobi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St. Georges wants to slow Kenobi down by chopping away at his legs.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenobi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Kenobi.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
Kenobi lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Kenobi moved out of range nicely.
Kenobi throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kenobi just manages to avoid it.
Kenobi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Georges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenobi tries to avoid it but St. Georges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenobi to the ground. Kenobi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenobi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenobi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenobi dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
A swing and a miss from Kenobi.
St. Georges swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi cracks St. Georges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Kenobi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenobi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenobi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenobi blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenobi counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Kenobi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
and Kenobi counters with a thumping low kick.
Kenobi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenobi lands a right hook to the body.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
St. Georges wants to slow Kenobi down by chopping away at his legs.
Good standup being displayed there by St. Georges as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenobi lands a really nice looking cross but St. Georges seems unphased.
Kenobi throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Kenobi only half commits.
Kenobi scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Kenobi blocks the low kick.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi checks a low kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges scores with a push kick.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Kenobi's leg. Kenobi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenobi walks into a left hand.
St. Georges throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Kenobi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by St. Georges as he connects with a hook.
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 Georges St. Georges will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kenobi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenobi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenobi throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Kenobi moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenobi on the side of the head.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St. Georges swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenobi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Kenobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi with a hook.
St. Georges avoids the head kick by Kenobi.
Nice uppercut lands for St. Georges. That snapped Kenobi's head back.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenobi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenobi lands the left hand.
Kenobi takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenobi misses with a straight right.
St. Georges pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenobi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenobi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
Kenobi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St. Georges.
Kenobi connects with a looping right hand.
Kenobi scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
St. Georges defending well as Kenobi loads up on a big left hand.
Kenobi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Kenobi ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenobi.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses
and Kenobi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Kenobi's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Kenobi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kenobi will feel that in the morning.
Kenobi takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kenobi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
St. Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Kenobi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Kenobi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
St. Georges punishes Kenobi's body with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Kenobi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Kenobi's head but Kenobi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by St. Georges there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St. Georges defending well as Kenobi loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges cracks Kenobi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenobi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenobi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenobi defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenobi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenobi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenobi throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Kenobi lands with a right hand.
Kenobi loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
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 Georges St. Georges.
I think St. Georges has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Obi Wan Kenobi!
Obi Wan Kenobi 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 Muromonsteri Chai (ranked 5310 p4p, 473 weight class) and Jorgelinho Chai (ranked 5545 p4p, 475 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Muromonsteri Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorgelinho Chai!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgelinho Chai slips a straight right by Muromonsteri Chai.
The fighters circling - Muromonsteri Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jorgelinho Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muromonsteri Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muromonsteri Chai throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Muromonsteri Chai misses.
Jorgelinho Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muromonsteri Chai throws a hook but Jorgelinho Chai avoids it easily.
Jorgelinho Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muromonsteri Chai swings for the body but Jorgelinho Chai moves out of range.
Muromonsteri Chai looks to land a right hand but Jorgelinho Chai moved out of range.
Jorgelinho Chai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Muromonsteri Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jorgelinho Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Muromonsteri Chai misses with a straight right.
Jorgelinho Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muromonsteri Chai swinging wildly here.
Jorgelinho Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muromonsteri Chai with a body shot.
Nice shot by Muromonsteri Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromonsteri Chai misses the jab.
A nice side step and Jorgelinho Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Muromonsteri Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorgelinho Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Muromonsteri Chai.
Jorgelinho Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muromonsteri Chai with a body shot.
Muromonsteri Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jorgelinho Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muromonsteri Chai with a body shot.
Muromonsteri Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorgelinho Chai.
A nice side step and Jorgelinho Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Muromonsteri Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Muromonsteri Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Muromonsteri Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorgelinho Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jorgelinho Chai defending well as Muromonsteri Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Jorgelinho Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Muromonsteri Chai does no damage.
Jorgelinho Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muromonsteri Chai with a body shot.
Muromonsteri Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muromonsteri Chai swinging wildly here.
Jorgelinho Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromonsteri Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muromonsteri Chai scores with a decent looking hook.
Muromonsteri Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jorgelinho Chai. Jorgelinho Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muromonsteri Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jorgelinho Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muromonsteri Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muromonsteri Chai misses with a straight right.
Muromonsteri Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorgelinho Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jorgelinho Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Muromonsteri Chai misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jorgelinho Chai misses.
Nice shot lands for Muromonsteri Chai.
Jorgelinho Chai moves out of range as Muromonsteri Chai strikes.
Jorgelinho Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muromonsteri Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jorgelinho Chai wants to counter with a clinch but Muromonsteri Chai pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muromonsteri Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muromonsteri Chai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 10:8
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:8
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muromonsteri Chai!
A very excited looking Muromonsteri Chai 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Del Werthers (ranked 894 p4p, 107 weight class) and Sisu Sisu (ranked 775 p4p, 95 weight class). Sisu Sisu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sisu Sisu!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisu has a takedown stuffed.
Werthers throws a big counter combination but Sisu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sisu throws a hook but Werthers avoids it easily.
Sisu closes the distance and clinches up with Werthers, looking for a takedown. Sisu pushes Werthers against the cage but Werthers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sisu throws an off balance right hand
and Werthers counters with a straight right hand.
Werthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sisu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Werthers manages to avoid it.
Werthers is looking for a counter combo.
Sisu tests Werthers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werthers misses the jab.
Sisu feints the counter takedown.
Werthers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sisu has his takedown stuffed
and Werthers counters with a right hand to the body.
Del Werthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisu Sisu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sisu just misses with a punch to the body.
Werthers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Werthers scores with a hook to the body. Sisu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sisu blocks a jab.
Sisu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sisu misses with a body shot.
Sisu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sisu lands in his opponent's guard.
Werthers trying to control the position here.
Sisu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sisu told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sisu defends it easily.
Werthers trying to keep a closed guard but Sisu is proving a slippery customer.
Werthers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sisu prevents Werthers from getting back to his feet.
Sisu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sisu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Werthers seems keen to control Sisu's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sisu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Werthers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Sisu misses.
Sisu missing with a left hand there. Werthers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sisu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Werthers misses with an uppercut. Sisu saw that one coming.
Sisu shoots and misses
and Werthers counters with a series of strikes. Sisu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Werthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Werthers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Werthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisu was well out of range. Poor timing from Werthers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu throws out a loose jab but Werthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Werthers misses.
Sisu with the counter takedown but Werthers avoids it easily.
Sisu shoots in for a takedown but Werthers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Del Werthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisu tries for a takedown but Werthers circles away easily
letting Werthers counter with a right hand.
Sisu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werthers seems keen to control Sisu's posture.
Sisu looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sisu Sisu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Werthers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Werthers misses with an uppercut.
Werthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisu was well out of range. Poor timing from Werthers.
Sisu misses the shot to the body.
Del Werthers is winning the standup battle so far.
Sisu just misses with a punch to the body.
Sisu scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisu throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Werthers. Sisu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Werthers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sisu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Werthers moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Werthers. Those never looked like landing.
Sisu closes the distance and clinches up with Werthers, looking for a takedown. Sisu pushes Werthers against the cage but Werthers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sisu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Werthers.
Werthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisu was well out of range. Poor timing from Werthers.
Sisu misses with a wild body shot.
Werthers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sisu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Werthers but he's now mounted!
Sisu controlling the pace for now.
Werthers is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Forge, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sisu working Werthers over with strikes here.
Werthers sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Werthers trying to control from the bottom.
Sisu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Werthers is not content to let Sisu control the position.
Sisu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Werthers trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sisu wants to control but Werthers is keeping him busy.
Werthers keeping control of the position.
Werthers is looking to improve his position.
Sisu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sisu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Werthers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Werthers gets back to full guard.
Werthers pulls Sisu in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Werthers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sisu is one step ahead there.
Werthers trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sisu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Werthers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sisu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Werthers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sisu circles away quickly and effectively.
Werthers misses with an uppercut. Sisu saw that one coming.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sisu Sisu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sisu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Werthers.
Werthers lands the left hand.
Del Werthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sisu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Werthers defends well and Sisu ends up having to push Werthers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sisu thuds a left hand into Werthers's body.
Sisu shoots in but no luck this time.
Werthers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sisu looks to score with a jab to the body but Werthers is just out of range.
Werthers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sisu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisu digs a good body shot into Werthers's ribs.
Sisu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Werthers avoids it really well and circles away.
Del Werthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisu Sisu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Werthers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sisu moves away from the strike by Werthers.
Werthers throws a right hand that misses
and Sisu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Werthers!
Sisu Sisu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sisu working away.
Sisu controls the position.
Werthers prevents Sisu from moving into mount.
Sisu scoring with punches from side control.
Werthers tries to buck Sisu off but Sisu is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Sisu stalls from top position.
Sisu is looking to take a break and control but Werthers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sisu controls the position.
Werthers can't do much from the bottom here.
Werthers is not content to let Sisu control the position.
Werthers wants to control but Sisu postures up.
Sisu is looking to take a break and control but Werthers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Werthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Werthers gets back to half guard.
Werthers controlling the position well.
Sisu Sisu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Werthers trying to control but Sisu postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sisu misses with a hook. Werthers ducked under it nicely.
Sisu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Werthers circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Werthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sisu was well out of range. Poor timing from Werthers.
Sisu misses with a body punch
and Werthers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sisu thinking.
Sisu throws a body punch but Werthers moves out of range.
Sisu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Werthers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Werthers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sisu lands a jab to the head.
Sisu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Werthers misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sisu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sisu Sisu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sisu 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sisu Sisu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sisu Sisu thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Cutlas (ranked 2765 p4p, 320 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 1191 p4p, 164 weight class). Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. John Titor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor shoots in and gets a takedown into Cutlas's guard.
Cutlas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cutlas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cutlas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cutlas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cutlas working some strikes from top position.
Cutlas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Titor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Titor has momentary wrist control but Cutlas slips an elbow through the middle.
Cutlas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cutlas chips away with some ground and pound.
Cutlas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cutlas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cutlas wants to control from the top but Titor keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Cutlas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Titor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cutlas's guard.
Cutlas pulls Titor in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cutlas has control of Titor's left arm, preventing Titor from doing any damage.
Titor throws a big right hand that misses.
Cutlas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Titor's guard.
Cutlas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cutlas.
Cutlas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cutlas throws a big elbow that misses.
Cutlas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas distracts Titor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Titor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Titor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cutlas.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cutlas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cutlas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cutlas working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cutlas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titor managing to control the position.
Titor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Titor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Titor throwing strikes from guard but Cutlas blocks nicely.
Cutlas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Titor postures up in Cutlas's guard and throws a big left but Cutlas blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cutlas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Titor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Titor throws a big elbow that misses.
Cutlas keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Cutlas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cutlas checks a leg kick.
Cutlas connects with a looping right hand.
Cutlas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cutlas works Titor's body with a nice hook.
Cutlas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Titor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cutlas.
Titor lands a two punch combo.
Cutlas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Titor counters with a leg kick.
Titor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titor misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cutlass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Titor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marcin Cutlas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutlas digs a good hook to Titor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cutlas.
Titor throws a head kick that misses.
John Titor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Titor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Cutlas misses.
Cutlas ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
Cutlas misses with a takedown
and Titor counters with a straight that turns Cutlas's legs to rubber! Titor pushes forward with more strikes and Cutlas goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Titor!
John Titor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Marcin Cutlas had this to say: '110 iq'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Jukola (ranked 767 p4p, 109 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 1241 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John McSulley enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jukola.
Jukola throws a head kick but McSulley moves out of range.
Jukola 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.
McSulley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McSulley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jukola loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
Jukola defending well as McSulley loads up on a big left hand.
McSulley slips under a jab.
McSulley throws a body punch but Jukola moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McSulley.
Jukola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McSulley scoring well with a low kick there.
McSulley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley thumps Jukola with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of McSulley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jukola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSulley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSulley, right into the meat.
Jukola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola misses with an uppercut
and Jukola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McSulley connects with an inside leg kick.
McSulley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McSulley.
McSulley tried to score with a low kick but Jukola checks it.
McSulley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jukola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Jukola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from McSulley misses the target.
It looked like Jukola wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McSulley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jukola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McSulley scrambles back to his feet.
Jukola lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSulley throws a shot from downtown. Jukola moves away and avoids it.
Jukola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McSulley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukola gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McSulley.
McSulley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jukola is able to avoid easily.
Jukola swings away with a body shot that misses
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for McSulley.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
McSulley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McSulley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McSulley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jukola lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Jukola.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from McSulley.
McSulley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukola. That did some damage!
Jukola misses with an uppercut. McSulley saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McSulley - that will leave a mark!
Jukola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by McSulley.
Jukola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McSulley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukola. That did some damage!
McSulley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McSulley scores with a decent looking hook.
McSulley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jukola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McSulley moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
McSulley scores with a leg kick.
Jukola swings for the body but McSulley moves out of range.
McSulley slips a jab from Jukola.
Jukola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jukola cracks a nice hook into McSulley's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSulley fakes the leg kick and cracks Jukola in the body.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jukola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McSulley moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McSulley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jukola's head backwards.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McSulley moves away.
McSulley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jukola throws a shot from downtown. McSulley moves away and avoids it.
McSulley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Jukola swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
Jukola throws the left hand but McSulley avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jukola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McSulley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Jukola slips under a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McSulley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McSulley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Jukola counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSulley.
Jukola throws a sloppy head kick and McSulley moves out of range easily.
Jukola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McSulley. McSulley obviously looking to wear him down.
Jukola is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jukola throws a lazy uppercut
and McSulley counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by McSulley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McSulley keeps Jukola at a distance using the push kick.
McSulley moves away from the strike by Jukola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
McSulley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jukola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jukola misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McSulley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSulley moves out of range as Jukola throws a body kick.
A combination from McSulley does no damage.
Jukola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McSulley! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by McSulley.
McSulley scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - McSulley coming out on top.
Jukola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McSulley. That one must have hurt.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Jukola throws a jab when McSulley was well out of range.
McSulley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jukola misses with a few strikes there.
McSulley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSulley throws a quick inside leg kick.
McSulley walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSulley cracks Jukola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jukola might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jukola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jukola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSulley.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McSulley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSulley.
Jukola's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McSulley.
McSulley moves out of range of the body kick from Jukola.
McSulley moves into range and connects with a jab.
McSulley feints and then cracks Jukola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jukola down.
Good standup being displayed there by Jukola as he connects with a hook.
Jukola lands a slapping body shot.
Jukola swings widly with a right hand
and McSulley counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McSulley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from McSulley misses.
McSulley misses with a hook. Jukola ducked under it nicely.
McSulley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McSulley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
McSulley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jukola misses with a hook
and McSulley counters with a nice uppercut.
McSulley thuds his right hand into Jukola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jukola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McSulley moves away.
McSulley lands with a nice body kick.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. McSulley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukola moves out of range of the strikes.
Jukola moves out of range as McSulley strikes.
Jukola throws a sloppy head kick and McSulley moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola misses with a straight right.
Jukola will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola tries to land a front kick but McSulley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jukola throws a shot from downtown. McSulley moves away and avoids it.
McSulley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Jukola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jukola looks to land a combination but McSulley avoids it well.
Jukola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Donk. Jukola catches McSulley right on the button with a cross.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McSulley moves away.
Donk. McSulley catches Jukola right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McSulley connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jukola.
Jukola misses with a straight right.
Jukola throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McSulley misses with a body kick.
Jukola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jukola has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McSulley.
Jukola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jukola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
McSulley moves away from the strike by Jukola.
Jukola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSulley.
Jukola throws a head kick but McSulley moves out of range.
McSulley wants to land a leg kick but Jukola is out of range.
Jukola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McSulley. McSulley obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - McSulley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for McSulley.
Jukola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by McSulley. That's going to slow Jukola down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley avoids the body shot from Jukola.
McSulley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McSulley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jukola staying out of range there.
McSulley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jukola moves away.
Jukola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McSulley tests Jukola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John McSulley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jukola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McSulley momentarily.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McSulley was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but McSulley is just out of range.
McSulley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McSulley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from McSulley.
McSulley throws a shot to the body.
Jukola throws a sloppy head kick and McSulley moves out of range easily.
Jukola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McSulley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukola misses with a hook
enabling McSulley to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola looks to land a left hand but McSulley moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
McSulley throws an overhand right that lands on Jukola's shoulder, as Jukola tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukola misses its target.
McSulley is looking to slow Jukola down with leg kicks.
McSulley throws a wild body kick that Jukola sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Jukola.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McSulley! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McSulley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. McSulley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jukola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McSulley misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McSulley cracks a nice hook into Jukola's ribs.
McSulley tries a head kick but it misses.
McSulley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jukola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jukola misses with a looping right.
McSulley misses the shot to the body.
McSulley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McSulley.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Jukola throws a sloppy head kick and McSulley moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by McSulley.
Nice defenses there by McSulley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jukola checks a leg kick.
Juhani Jukola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jukola misses with an uppercut. McSulley saw that one coming.
John McSulley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSulley connects with a leg kick. Jukola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McSulley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jukola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSulley.
Jukola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jukola thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McSulley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McSulley 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McSulley!
John McSulley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 793 p4p, 97 weight class) and Anthony Cirelli (ranked 759 p4p, 95 weight class). Trounvouche comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dread & Alive. Cirelli has chosen We Come One as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Cirelli!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trounvouche has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cirelli misses with a leg kick
and Trounvouche counters with a nice uppercut.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Cirelli avoids it easily.
Trounvouche scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cirelli in his tracks.
Trounvouche connects with a solid leg kick.
Trounvouche lands a jab to Cirelli's midsection.
Trounvouche throws a shot to the body.
Trounvouche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trounvouche takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirelli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cirelli misses with an uppercut. Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Trounvouche was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Cirelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Trounvouche. Those never looked like landing.
Cirelli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trounvouche lands a glancing blow to the side of Cirelli's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cirelli!
Cirelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirelli misses the target.
Trounvouche throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cirelli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trounvouche thinking.
Cirelli misses the body punch
and Trounvouche counters with a left and a right that stings Cirelli.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trounvouche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trounvouche defending well as Cirelli loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche connects with a single shot there.
Cirelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trounvouche has time to react.
Trounvouche throws a right hand that Cirelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirelli also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Trounvouche looks to land a left hand but Cirelli moved out of range nicely.
Cirelli flicks out a counter leg kick but Trounvouche steps away.
A left lands for Cirelli.
Trounvouche misses with a hook
and Cirelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cirelli throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trounvouche throws a right and a left that Cirelli avoids nicely.
Cirelli misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Trounvouche on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trounvouche works the jab nicely.
Cirelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche backing away here, and Cirelli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cirelli moves forwards but Trounvouche connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche clobbers Cirelli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cirelli ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cirelli at a distance.
Trounvouche misses with a hook. Cirelli ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trounvouche.
A slow jab from Trounvouche misses its intended target.
Trounvouche's corner calls for a 1-2. Trounvouche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Cirelli misses.
Trounvouche throws an overhand right that lands on Cirelli's shoulder, as Cirelli tries to avoid the shot.
Cirelli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trounvouche delivers a nice body kick.
Cirelli scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche digs a good body shot into Cirelli's ribs.
Cirelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Trounvouche throws a body punch but Cirelli moves out of range.
Trounvouche takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche throws a poor cross that misses
and Cirelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Trounvouche misses with a looping left.
A jab from Cirelli misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirelli throws a hook but Trounvouche blocks it.
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trounvouche punishes Cirelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthony Cirelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cirelli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trounvouche.
Cirelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Trounvouche appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trounvouche scores with a jab to the body.
Cirelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Cirelli.
A good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a double jab
and Cirelli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trounvouche thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cirelli. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Trounvouche misses the target.
As Trounvouche backs off Cirelli throws a huge counter combo but Trounvouche manages to avoid it all.
Trounvouche misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a shot from downtown. Cirelli moves away and avoids it.
Cirelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trounvouche is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Cirelli.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Cirelli.
Cirelli takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
Azacca Trounvouche is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trounvouche.
Cirelli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trounvouche throws a one two combo.
Cirelli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cirelli moves away from the strike by Trounvouche.
Cirelli throws a right and a left that Trounvouche avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cirelli misses.
Cirelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trounvouche throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cirelli on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Trounvouche blocks the leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirelli.
Trounvouche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirelli.
Trounvouche connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Trounvouche lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cirelli doesn't seem phased though.
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Cirelli avoids the punch easily.
Cirelli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cirelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Trounvouche.
The fighters circling - Cirelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirelli blocks a head kick by Trounvouche.
A nice side step and Cirelli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cirelli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirelli missing with a left hand there. Trounvouche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche backing away here, and Cirelli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cirelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Trounvouche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Trounvouche misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cirelli! But no joy.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirelli's hands.
Trounvouche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cirelli throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Cirelli lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Trounvouche keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trounvouche gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirelli.
Trounvouche lands with a straight right. Cirelli didn't see that one coming.
Trounvouche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cirelli counters with a huge left! Trounvouche is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cirelli isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Trounvouche from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cirelli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Cirelli!
Our winner, Anthony Cirelli, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1023 p4p, 136 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atunes on the side of the head.
Wojcik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Wojcik throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Atunes lands.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Wojcik checks it.
A nice side step and Wojcik releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wojcik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wojcik.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Atunes.
A nice side step and Wojcik releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wojcik lands with a nice body punch.
Wojcik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Wojcik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Atunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wojcik up against the cage.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojcik.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Wojcik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atunes on the side of the head.
Wojcik connects with a right hand. Atunes shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Wojcik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Wojcik lands with an uppercut that bounces Atunes off the cage and back into range.
Wojcik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atunes eats them both and turns towards Wojcik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Wojcik.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Wojcik misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Atunes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Wojcik lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Wojcik back against the cage.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojcik.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
Atunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Wojcik.
Atunes is trying to push Wojcik away but Wojcik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Atunes works on Wojcik's body with a couple of short punches.
Wojcik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes gets through Wojcik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wojcik.
Atunes pushes Wojcik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
Wojcik swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik is working Atunes over against the cage.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes is looking to clinch but Wojcik is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik darts in and clinches Atunes up against the cage.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Atunes.
Wojcik is working Atunes over against the cage.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wojcik throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Wojcik lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Atunes is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Wojcik.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Atunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wojcik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojcik has managed to clinch.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Wojcik gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Atunes is working Wojcik over against the cage.
Atunes looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wojcik connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wojcik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Wojcik is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes moves in looking to clinch but Wojcik pushes him off.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wojcik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wojcik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wojcik misses with the combination.
Atunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Wojcik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Atunes.
Wojcik misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Wojcik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Atunes trying to stall but Wojcik improves his position.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Atunes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wojcik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Wojcik blocks a jab.
Wojcik scores with a hook to the body. Atunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wojcik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atunes gets a clinch.
Wojcik works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atunes.
Wojcik lands with a light punch inside.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
Wojcik scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wojcik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojcik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slips under a jab from Wojcik.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojcik.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Wojcik manages to avoid it.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wojcik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wojcik lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Wojcik misses.
Wojcik works Atunes's body with a nice hook.
Wojcik slips a straight right by Atunes.
Wojcik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wojcik jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Atunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojcik is just out of range.
Atunes swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes throws a head kick but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Wojcik.
Wojcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wojcik jabs Atunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a combination that misses
and Wojcik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Atunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wojcik.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Atunes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Wojcik throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik scores with a shoulder strike.
Wojcik scores with a hook to the body.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Wojcik knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Wojcik's head but Wojcik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atunes with a hook.
That has opened up Ryszard Wojcik's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wojcik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wojcik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojcik avoids a kick to the body.
Wojcik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wojcik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wojcik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wojcik connects with a crisp jab.
Wojcik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Wojcik misses with a body punch
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wojcik tries to clinch up.
As Wojcik backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Wojcik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wojcik tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Wojcik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Wojcik slips under a jab.
Wojcik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atunes, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
Wojcik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Wojcik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik jabs Atunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wojcik misses the shot to the body.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Wojcik throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojcik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wojcik blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojcik moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atunes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Atunes jabs Wojcik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the body
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojcik.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edison Atunes did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojcik.
Wojcik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Wojcik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
Wojcik stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wojcik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wojcik lands a right hook to the body.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Wojcik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Wojcik seems unphased.
Wojcik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wojcik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wojcik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wojcik misses the jab.
Wojcik throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Wojcik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wojcik is rocked!
Atunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wojcik looks up at the clock. Bad move! Atunes lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wojcik. Atunes pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
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