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UnderGround FC 134 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Bigg (ranked 23253 p4p, 4351 weight class) and Jovan Vukota (ranked 617 p4p, 439 weight class). Jovan Vukota is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Bigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jovan Vukota!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukota closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vukota misses with a combination
and Bigg moves into the clinch.
Bigg lands with a left to the head.
Bigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bigg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bigg feints and as Vukota raises his hands in defense, Bigg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vukota wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bigg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bigg prevents Vukota from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg passes into half guard.
Bigg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bigg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukota is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bigg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vukota is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vukota's face.
Bigg lands a couple of good shots and Vukota has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bigg controlling the position well here. Vukota rolled but Bigg kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vukota is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Vukota right now.
Vukota trying to control the hands but Bigg breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Vukota do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bigg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vukota for as long as he can get away with.
Vukota wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Bigg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bigg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bigg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigg has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vukota!
Bigg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vukota tries to reverse the position but Bigg maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg avoids the attempt from Vukota to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bigg continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Bigg.
Bigg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vukota manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vukota wants to control the action here but instead Bigg manages to pass to full mount!
Bigg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vukota is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vukota wants to hold on but Bigg pushes him away.
Bigg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vukota is working to get back to half guard.
Bigg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vukota can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bigg controlling from mount.
Vukota is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bigg controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bigg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Bigg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vukota takes one to the chin there.
Bigg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vukota sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bigg somewhat.
Bigg catches Vukota with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bigg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bigg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bigg scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg gets through Vukota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vukota is trying to break the clinch but Bigg is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bigg.
Bigg lands a right hand.
Bigg pushes Vukota back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg has Vukota pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bigg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vukota tumbling to the mat - Bigg dives into Vukota's guard.
Bigg is stalling in the full guard.
Vukota 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.
Bigg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukota is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bigg defends well.
Bigg content to stall in guard here.
Bigg slips nicely into half guard.
Ian Bigg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ian Bigg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bigg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vukota!
Bigg controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vukota is trying desperately to improve position.
Bigg content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Bigg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bigg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Bigg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaai Finau (ranked 2507 p4p, 2292 weight class) and Roy Glennville (ranked 309 p4p, 289 weight class). Vaai Finau could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Glennville's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
World class 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Glennville!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glennville misses with a kick to the body
and Finau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Finau is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Glennville has managed to free his arm - good work.
Glennville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finau is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glennville is just riding it out for now. Finau eventually gives up the hold.
Finau is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glennville is just riding it out for now. Finau eventually gives up the hold.
Finau winds up and cracks Glennville with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finau controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glennville with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau controlling the pace.
Finau is trying to control. Glennville wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Finau there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Glennville can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Glennville is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Finau scores with a couple of nice shots.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finau lands with a punch from half guard.
 Glennville is rocked!
Finau drops an elbow to the side of Glennville's head.
Glennville is still in real trouble! Can Finau finish him?
Finau is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Glennville is hurt! He's hurt bad - Finau fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Glennville from any more punishment! Congratulations to Finau! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaai Finau!
During a confident post fight interview, Vaai Finau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 1766 p4p, 3174 weight class) and Philo Beddo Ii (ranked 203 p4p, 341 weight class). Pinochet comes to the cage accompanied by I Need a Pinochet. 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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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo Ii!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddo Ii misses with a hook.
Pinochet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Philo Beddo Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beddo Ii gets a clinch.
Pinochet stalling the fight.
Pinochet has a couple of punches blocked by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii crunches a lovely knee into Pinochet's ribcage.
Pinochet can't find room to land a body shot as Beddo Ii controls the action.
Pinochet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beddo Ii landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beddo Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beddo Ii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinochet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinochet throws a head punch that misses.
Pinochet 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.
Pinochet avoiding damage as Beddo Ii throws knees to the body.
Pinochet looking to slow down the pace here.
Pinochet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet stalling in the clinch but Beddo Ii improves position.
Pinochet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beddo Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinochets head.
Beddo Ii tries a body shot but Pinochet blocks it.
Pinochet lands a nice shot to the body.
Beddo Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beddo Ii misses with the head strike.
Pinochet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beddo Ii's elbow.
Pinochet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beddo Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beddo Ii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beddo Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beddo Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Beddo Ii working Pinochet over with knees to the body.
Pinochet takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinochet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinochet blocking some punches.
Pinochet misses with a punch to the body.
Beddo Ii blocks a body shot from Pinochet.
Beddo Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinochet misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beddo Ii working aggressively here.
Beddo Ii connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinochet's face.
 It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddo Ii manages to break the clinch.
Pinochet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beddo Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinochet.
Beddo Ii lunges at Pinochet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinochet's hand.
Pinochet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinochet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beddo Ii checks it well.
Beddo Ii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 Pinochet is rocked!
Beddo Ii closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Pinochet out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philo Beddo Ii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 900 p4p, 417 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 56 p4p, 20 weight class). Burnham comes to the cage accompanied by All Star Chuck Taylors. Kemonito has chosen Kemonito Entrance Music as his entrance music. Juan Kemonito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kemonito is fending him off so far but Burnham persists. Nope, Kemonito circles away and we're back to standing.
Kemonito scores with a body shot.
Burnham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kemonito throws out a counter right but Burnham avoids it with no problem.
Burnham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kemonito 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.
Burnham throws a combination. Kemonito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burnham clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Burnham.
A head punch on the inside from Burnham fails to land.
Kemonito takes a shot to the head.
Burnham blocks a body shot from Kemonito.
Burnham swings wildly with an uppercut but Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemonito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemonito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnham's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemonito has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burnham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnham decides to pull guard.
Burnham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kemonito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burnham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kemonito.
Burnham working for a triangle but Kemonito defends it easily.
Burnham seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kemonito postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burnham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kemonito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kemonito with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kemonito working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burnham's head.
Kemonito throwing strikes from guard but Burnham blocks nicely.
Burnham working for submissions but it's allowed Kemonito to get to half guard.
Kemonito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burnham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnham is staying active underneath Kemonito, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burnham looking for submissions off his back.
Kemonito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burnham actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kemonito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burnham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kemonito has managed to get both his arms back between Burnham's legs - danger averted.
Kemonito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burnham's head.
Kemonito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burnham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burnham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnham has his foot on Kemonito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kemonito works his way back into a safe position though.
Burnham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemonito defends it easily.
Burnham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemonito defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemonito defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kemonito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burnham has momentary wrist control but Kemonito slips an elbow through the middle.
Kemonito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burnham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burnham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kemonito is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burnham has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kemonito is looking to defend but Burnham has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kemonito! Burnham pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kemonito taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lester Burnham!
After winning the bout, Lester Burnham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sivile Gonya (ranked 3812 p4p, 1575 weight class) and Eli McDonell (ranked 479 p4p, 223 weight class). Eli McDonell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sivile Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli McDonell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonya slips a jab from McDonell.
Gonya is looking to counter punch.
McDonell scores with a jab.
McDonell throws a push kick but Gonya slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDonell!
A slow jab from McDonell misses its intended target.
McDonell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonell throws a hook but Gonya blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonya misses the target.
McDonell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonya. That did some damage!
McDonell misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from McDonell misses.
McDonell throws a right hand that misses
and Gonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonell moves away from the strike by Gonya.
McDonell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonya.
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!
McDonell misses with a few strikes there.
Gonya cracks McDonell with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonell.
McDonell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McDonell lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonya off the cage and back into range.
Gonya misses with a body kick.
McDonell with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonya.
McDonell throws a jab when Gonya was well out of range.
Gonya throws a counter high kick but McDonell was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonya misses with a left hand
and McDonell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonell slips a jab and a cross from Gonya.
McDonell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McDonell scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonell moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonya.
A slow jab from McDonell misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Gonya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonell lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from McDonell misses its intended target.
Gonya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonya moves away from the strike by McDonell.
McDonell throws a shot from downtown. Gonya moves away and avoids it.
McDonell lunges at Gonya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonya's hand.
McDonell tests Gonya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Gonya does it's job there.
Gonya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonell feints and then cracks Gonya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gonya down.
McDonell lunges at Gonya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonya's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonell misses with an uppercut
and Gonya counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonya misses the target.
It seemed like McDonell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for McDonell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonell throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonya finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McDonell connects with a right hand. Gonya shakes it off.
Gonya blocks a jab.
Gonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDonell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonell.
McDonell throws an overhand right that lands on Gonya's shoulder, as Gonya tries to avoid the shot.
Gonya moves out of range as McDonell strikes.
McDonell throws a leg kick
and Gonya counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonell avoids the body shot from Gonya.
McDonell jabs at Gonya's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonell throws a one two combo.
Gonya lands a slapping body shot.
Eli McDonell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonya throws a quick counter kick to the body but McDonell avoids it.
Gonya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonell looks to land a left hand but Gonya moved out of range nicely.
McDonell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonell.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonya misses its target.
Gonya slips a jab from McDonell.
Gonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonell misses with a right hand
and Gonya counters with a single leg into guard. McDonell didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonya slips nicely into half guard.
McDonell looks winded!
McDonell tries to roll over but Gonya keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli McDonell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonya looks to land a combination but McDonell avoids it well.
McDonell misses with a looping right.
Gonya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonya looks to land a left hand but McDonell moved out of range nicely.
McDonell misses with a looping left.
Gonya throws a hook but McDonell avoids it easily.
McDonell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonell lands with a straight right. Gonya didn't see that one coming.
McDonell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya throws a body kick that misses.
Eli McDonell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonell throws out a loose jab but Gonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonya throws a quick counter head kick but McDonell was just out of range.
McDonell works Gonya's body with a nice hook.
McDonell misses with an uppercut.
It appears Gonya was looking to counter with a kick there.
McDonell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonya counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonell moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonell ducks under a wild hook from Gonya.
McDonell throws a series of strikes that have Gonya backpedaling.
McDonell connects with a body shot.
Eli McDonell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonell defends it nicely.
McDonell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonya looks to land a left hand but McDonell moved out of range nicely.
McDonell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonya.
McDonell throws a right hand that misses
and Gonya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonell was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonya.
Gonya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonya misses the target.
McDonell connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonya looks to land a right hand but McDonell moved out of range.
Gonya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Gonya. Beautiful body shot.
McDonell clobbers Gonya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonya throws the left hand but McDonell avoids the punch easily.
McDonell misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonya staying out of range there.
McDonell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonya misses the body punch
and McDonell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Gonya misses.
McDonell misses with a right hand
and Gonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonell loads up on a big right hand but Gonya slips the punch.
Gonya slips under a jab.
McDonell blocks a head kick by Gonya.
Gonya misses with a looping left.
Gonya slips under a jab.
McDonell scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - McDonell coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya blocks a jab.
Gonya misses the body punch
and McDonell counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonya misses with a body shot.
McDonell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonell defends well and Gonya ends up having to push McDonell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McDonell looks to throw the jab but Gonya is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gonya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonell lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Gonya.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonell! But no joy.
McDonell blocks a head kick by Gonya.
Nice defenses there by Gonya.
McDonell throws a shot from downtown. Gonya moves away and avoids it.
McDonell misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonya misses the target.
Gonya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli McDonell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gonya tries to land a front kick but McDonell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonell throws out a counter right but Gonya avoids it with no problem.
Gonya stuns McDonell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonell misses with a right hand
and Gonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonya.
McDonell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonell lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonya off the cage and back into range.
Gonya lands with a slapping head kick.
Gonya looks to land a combination but McDonell avoids it well.
McDonell connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonell.
McDonell lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonell.
Gonya tries to move into range but McDonell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonya.
Gonya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonell.
McDonell looks to land a right hand but Gonya moved out of range.
Gonya misses the shot to the body.
Gonya misses the shot to the body.
Gonya throws an overhand right that lands on McDonell's shoulder, as McDonell tries to avoid the shot.
Gonya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonell lands an overhand right.
Gonya misses with a hook.
Gonya throws a sloppy head kick and McDonell moves out of range easily.
Gonya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sivile Gonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonell moves away.
A shot to the liver by McDonell. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonell.
Gonya stuns McDonell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonell throws a good cross that connects.
Gonya dives in for a single leg takedown but McDonell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonya looks to land a combination but McDonell avoids it well.
McDonell throws out a counter right but Gonya avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDonell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonell moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonell throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - McDonell coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonell lands an overhand right.
McDonell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDonell ducks under a wild hook from Gonya.
Gonya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McDonell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Gonya.
McDonell throws the left hand but Gonya avoids the punch easily.
Gonya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonell.
McDonell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonya. Gonya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDonell throws a leg kick but Gonya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonya throws a push kick but McDonell slaps the foot to one side.
McDonell slips a straight right by Gonya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonell throws out a powerful jab.
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!
McDonell staying out of range there.
McDonell throws a fast counter high kick but Gonya manages to duck under it in time.
McDonell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonya's head.
McDonell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonya misses with a head kick.
Gonya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonya lands a slapping body shot.
McDonell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonya. McDonell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eli McDonell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDonell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli McDonell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McDonell 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli McDonell!
After the fight, Eli McDonell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma Jr. (ranked 1486 p4p, 1172 weight class) and Jackson Storm (ranked 197 p4p, 161 weight class). Zuma Jr. comes into the arena with Spider Man blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Storm!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma Jr. closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zuma Jr. is working for a kimura but Storm is defending it quite comfortably.
Zuma Jr. is pressing down on Storm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Storm is holding on for now.
Zuma Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Storm sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is looking to control Zuma Jr.'s leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Storm avoid being mounted?
Zuma Jr. not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm trying to control from the bottom.
Zuma Jr. not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Storm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Storm is refusing to be controlled, as Zuma Jr. sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma Jr. is pressing down on Storm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Storm is holding on for now.
Storm trying to control but Zuma Jr. postures up.
Zuma Jr. throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm wants to control but Zuma Jr. passes into side.
Zuma Jr. wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.
Zuma Jr. tries for a kimura but Storm is defending well.
Zuma Jr. throws a strike aimed at the side of Storm's head but Storm avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zuma Jr. goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Storm has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zuma Jr. but great work by Storm.
Zuma Jr. is looking to reverse the position.
Zuma Jr. gets back to half guard.
Storm controlling the action here.
Zuma Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Storm prevents Zuma Jr. from improving his position.
Zuma Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Zuma Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
Storm trying to control the pace.
Zuma Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Storm is working away from the top position though.
Zuma Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Zuma Jr. actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zuma Jr. is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zuma Jr. is looking for a kimura but Storm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zuma Jr. to get the leverage.
Zuma Jr. is working for a kimura here but Storm manages to reverse the position and he's now in Zuma Jr.'s guard.
Storm is stalling in the full guard.
Zuma Jr. working a defensive guard but Storm passes into half guard.
Zuma Jr. gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Storm content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma Jr. dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
Storm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuma Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Zuma Jr. slips a jab from Storm.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zuma Jr. or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm, which made it look bad.
Jackson Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zuma Jr. momentarily.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma Jr..
Zuma Jr. tries to counter with a takedown but Storm is quick to defend against it.
Storm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm digs a good body shot into Zuma Jr.'s ribs.
Zuma Jr. shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Storm pinned against the cage. Storm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monte Zuma Jr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuma Jr. shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Storm defends it nicely.
Zuma Jr. tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Storm.
It looks like Monte Zuma Jr. has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zuma Jr..
Storm scores with a jab. Zuma Jr. acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Storm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zuma Jr. 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.
Storm lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm cracks a nice hook into Zuma Jr.'s ribs.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Zuma Jr.! Storm dives in looking to finish! Zuma Jr. is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Storm!
Jackson Storm decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Monte Zuma Jr. spoke after the fight, saying 'Stubbed toe....'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reed (ranked 2504 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Oganeditse Gaolathe (ranked 145 p4p, 65 weight class). Reed comes into the arena with Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oganeditse Gaolathe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaolathe misses with a wild body shot.
Gaolathe throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gaolathe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reed is working Gaolathe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reed trying to control but Gaolathe is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Reed has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Gaolathe blocks nicely.
Reed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Reed postures up.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Gaolathe blocks nicely.
Reed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed distracts Gaolathe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reed postures up in Gaolathe's guard and throws a big left but Gaolathe blocks it.
Reed throws a strike but Gaolathe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gaolathe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gaolathe won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
Gaolathe slips nicely into half guard.
Gaolathe is thwarting Reed's attempts to control the position.
Gaolathe is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaolathe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaolathe's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Gaolathe right now.
Reed punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gaolathe is covering up but some of the strikes from Reed are getting through and doing damage.
Reed trying to control.
Reed is persistently looking for the submission but Gaolathe is defending it well.
Reed really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gaolathe.
Reed missing with punches from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Reed. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gaolathe staying busy and making it hard for Reed to control.
Reed misses with an elbow to the head.
Reed throwing sloppy strikes.
Reed struggling to land strikes to the head as Gaolathe covers up.
Reed biding his time, looking for the opening.
Reed throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Reed thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Reed looking to break Gaolathe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gaolathe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Reed will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Reed punches the canvas rather than the man.
Reed loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gaolathe hold on?
Reed lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Gaolathe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Reed is not going to allow Gaolathe to sit and survive in this position.
Gaolathe covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gaolathe is trapped and Reed is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Reed lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Reed connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gaolathe to escape the position.
Gaolathe rolls, trying to escape but Reed keeps control of the position.
Reed throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gaolathe is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Reed off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Reed is hanging on to Gaolathe's back as he tries to escape.
Reed is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gaolathe up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaolathe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaolathe is fending him off so far but Reed persists. Nope, Gaolathe circles away and we're back to standing.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaolathe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Reed throws a hook but Gaolathe blocks it.
Reed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaolathe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Gaolathe throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Gaolathe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaolathe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaolathe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed looks to land a combination. Gaolathe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaolathe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
A leg kick checked by Reed.
Reed tries to counter with a takedown but Gaolathe is quick to defend against it.
Reed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaolathe lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaolathe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Gaolathe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reed throws the left hand but Gaolathe avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaolathe ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed avoids the body shot from Gaolathe.
Reed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gaolathe throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Gaolathe slips under a jab from Reed.
Gaolathe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaolathe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaolathe avoids it really well and circles away.
Reed is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gaolathe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reed dives in and grabs Gaolathe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaolathe pushes down on Reed's head and hops out.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reed throws a nice looking combination but Gaolathe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaolathe can do to turn this around?
Gaolathe avoids the head kick by Reed.
Gaolathe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reed throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaolathe keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed is working Gaolathe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gaolathe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reed has managed to get both his arms back between Gaolathe's legs - danger averted.
Reed postures up in Gaolathe's guard and throws a big left but Gaolathe blocks it.
Gaolathe keeping full guard, as Reed tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaolathe working for a triangle but Reed defends it easily.
Gaolathe is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Reed postures up in Gaolathe's guard and throws a big left but Gaolathe blocks it.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reed being controlled here momentarily.
Reed scoring with some ground and pound.
Reed stands up over Gaolathe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gaolathe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gaolathe trying to keep a closed guard but Reed is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gaolathe holds on and takes a little breather.
Gaolathe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Gaolathe has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
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.
Reed wants to control from the top but Gaolathe keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tommy Reed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reed is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gaolathe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gaolathe throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gaolathe misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Reed dives in for a single leg takedown but Gaolathe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gaolathe ducks right into an uppercut from Reed.
Reed looking to score a takedown here. Gaolathe is defending well but Reed drives through and ends up in Gaolathe's guard.
Gaolathe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed is working Gaolathe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gaolathe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed postures up in Gaolathe's guard and throws a big left but Gaolathe blocks it.
Reed trying to control but Gaolathe is working from the bottom.
Reed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Reed lunges at Gaolathe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaolathe's hand.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaolathe misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Gaolathe misses.
Reed scores with a nice head shot.
Gaolathe looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Gaolathe throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Gaolathe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaolathe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaolathe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaolathe throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaolathe takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
Reed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed slips a straight right by Gaolathe.
Reed moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reed is working for takedown but Gaolathe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reed has Gaolathe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaolathe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaolathe scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Gaolathe misses with a body punch.
Reed gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reed throwing shots but Gaolathe is blocking nicely.
Gaolathe is staying active underneath Reed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reed with the ground and pound but Gaolathe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gaolathe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reed is stalling in the full guard.
Oganeditse Gaolathe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaolathe pulls Reed in close to prevent any damage.
Reed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gaolathe keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Gaolathe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gaolathe misses the body punch
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Gaolathe misses its intended target.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaolathe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaolathe. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Gaolathe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaolathe.
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gaolathe misses with a body shot.
Reed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaolathe avoids it really well and circles away.
Tommy Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaolathe throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Gaolathe misses with a straight left.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaolathe.
A slow jab from Gaolathe misses its intended target.
Gaolathe stuffs the takedown attempt from Reed. Reed gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaolathe throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaolathe.
Gaolathe clobbers Reed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaolathe as he avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Gaolathe.
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!
Gaolathe thows a leg kick but Reed checks it
and Reed counters with a single leg into guard. Gaolathe didn't expect that.
Gaolathe is pulling down on Reed's head to control his posture.
Reed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reed is pushing down on Gaolathe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gaolathe is fighting to maintain full guard but Reed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Reed seems content to control.
Gaolathe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oganeditse Gaolathe.
I think Reed 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Reed!
After winning the bout, Tommy Reed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 691 p4p, 671 weight class) and Gabriel Torres (ranked 103 p4p, 101 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with One Step Closer | Linkin Park blaring out of the sound system. Torres has chosen Juaneco y su Combo - Mujer Hilandera as his entrance music. Gabriel Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Porthos Knox's chin.
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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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Torres avoids the body shot from Knox.
Torres misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Torres misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox 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.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Torres has Knox pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Torres pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Knox tumbling to the mat - Torres dives into Knox's guard.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is pulling down on Torres's head. It's preventing any offense from Torres, at least for the moment.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Torres pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torres is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Torres trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well.
Knox controlling the position for now.
Torres passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knox!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to control but Knox wriggling away.
Torres looking to secure an arm triangle but Knox defends it well.
Knox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torres with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Torres looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Torres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Torres cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres scores with a nice head shot.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Torres throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Torres scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox slips under a jab from Torres.
Torres looking to score a takedown here. Knox is defending well but Torres drives through and ends up in Knox's guard.
Knox pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torres works his way into side control.
Torres passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knox!
Torres wants to control the action but instead Knox gets a body lock and reverses into Torres's guard! Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knox's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Torres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torres wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Torres postures up.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres passes Knox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torres wants to take a breather but Knox is having none of it.
Torres is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Torres.
Torres is looking for a kimura but Knox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torres to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knox is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres is pressing down on Knox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knox is holding on for now.
Torres is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knox is just riding it out for now. Torres eventually gives up the hold.
Torres prevents Knox from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox blocking some punches.
Torres pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox blocks a body shot from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres looking to stall.
Torres stalling.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Knox is rocked!
Torres misses with a hook
and Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a big uppercut that knocks Knox off his feet! Torres dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torres works to advance to full mount. Knox defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Knox is holding on tight.
Torres keeps trying to improve his position.
Knox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Knox tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Knox has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Porthos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres moves to back control.
Torres is persistently looking for the submission but Knox is defending it well.
Torres working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gabriel Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Knox tries to escape but Torres has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
I would not like to be Knox right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Torres!
Gabriel Torres managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Core Combat, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 83 p4p, 124 weight class) and Guido Turturro (ranked 15 p4p, 20 weight class). Turturro has chosen Wrong hole - DJ Lube as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trudeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Trudeau.
Trudeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trudeau moves away.
Turturro misses the jab.
Trudeau tries to bum rush Turturro with a series of wild strikes but Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turturro! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
Turturro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turturro tries to clinch but Trudeau is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau lands a nice hook to Turturro's body. Turturro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trudeau drops his hands momentarily and Turturro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Trudeau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Jab, jab by Trudeau - just one landing.
 It looks like Guido Turturro has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Trudeau is out of range.
Trudeau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trudeau connects with a jab.
Trudeau throws a right and a left that Turturro avoids nicely.
Trudeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turturro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trudeau throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Turturro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trudeau scores with a body shot.
Trudeau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turturro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Turturro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
A left lands for Turturro.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Trudeau scores with a decent looking hook.
Turturro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yves Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro misses with an uppercut
and Trudeau counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws a lazy uppercut
and Trudeau counters with a straight right hand.
Trudeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Trudeau misses with a wild combination.
Trudeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Turturro counter with a right hand.
Trudeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Turturro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trudeau tests Turturro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trudeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turturro misses with a jab to the body
and Trudeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trudeau scoring well with a low kick there.
Turturro avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau connects with a leg kick.
Trudeau catches Turturro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Trudeau's shoulder, as Trudeau tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Trudeau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trudeau tries to keep at a distance but Turturro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trudeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trudeau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trudeau takes one to the chin there.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Trudeau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trudeau. Trudeau obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trudeau is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trudeau looks to land a combination but Turturro avoids it well.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trudeau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turturro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turturro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Trudeau.
Trudeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trudeau throws a right hand that misses
and Turturro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trudeau throws a leg kick but Turturro moved away.
Turturro throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro moves away from the strike by Trudeau.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro lands a nice shot that snaps Trudeau's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Trudeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guido Turturro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trudeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Turturro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Yves Trudeau has been cut.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turturro dips to his left and cracks Trudeau with an uppercut!
Trudeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turturro throws out the jab.
Trudeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turturro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trudeau.
Turturro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Trudeau is out of range.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut
and Turturro counters with a nice uppercut.
Trudeau misses with a hook
and Turturro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turturro slips a jab and a cross from Trudeau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trudeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turturro can do to turn this around?
Trudeau throws a poor cross that misses
letting Turturro counter with a right hand.
Trudeau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turturro's hands.
Trudeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turturro moves into the clinch.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trudeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turturro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turturro throws a punch but it's blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
Trudeau throws a leg kick which misses Turturro's front leg but catches the back leg as Turturro tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Turturro scores with a four punch combination!
Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Turturro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trudeau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turturro scrambles back to his feet.
Trudeau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turturro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Despite the aggression on Turturro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turturro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trudeau misses with a straight left.
Turturro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trudeau's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Trudeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turturro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trudeau is looking to slow Turturro down with leg kicks.
Trudeau swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Turturro counter with a right hand.
Trudeau lands with a nice body punch.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Trudeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Trudeau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Turturro throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Trudeau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trudeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Trudeau misses.
Yves Trudeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Trudeau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turturro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yves Trudeau's cut is getting worse.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Turturro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trudeau misses with a wild combination.
Turturro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turturro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trudeau.
Turturro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turturro throws a poor cross that misses
and Trudeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Trudeau swings widly with a right hand
and Trudeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trudeau lands a nice shot that snaps Turturro's head back.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trudeau fails to land with a series of punches.
Turturro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trudeau with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau digs a good body shot into Turturro's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau scores with a punch to the head.
Turturro clinches with his opponent.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turturro dodges the punch combination from Trudeau.
Trudeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trudeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trudeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turturro.
Turturro throws out a loose jab but Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trudeau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turturro counters with a nice body shot.
Turturro lands a jab.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Yves Trudeau will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trudeau misses with an uppercut
and Turturro counters with a stiff right hand.
Turturro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turturro stuns Trudeau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trudeau throws a leg kick which misses Turturro's front leg but catches the back leg as Turturro tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Turturro.
Turturro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turturro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trudeau counters with a nice uppercut.
Trudeau with a nice calf kick.
Trudeau slips a jab from Turturro.
Trudeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trudeau cracks Turturro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turturro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turturro.
Trudeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Turturro counters with a nice uppercut.
Turturro throws out a loose jab but Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a series of punches but Turturro avoids them all with ease.
Trudeau throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Trudeau connects with a body shot that sends Turturro's belly button to the back.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Turturro checks a leg kick.
Trudeau misses with a two punch combination.
Trudeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Turturro throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turturro is out of range.
A big right from Turturro misses.
The fighters circling - Turturro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Turturro.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Trudeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trudeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turturro's sensitive parts.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Trudeau stuns Turturro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trudeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trudeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Turturro counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro moves away from the strike by Trudeau.
Turturro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trudeau counters with a straight right hand.
Trudeau slips under a jab from Turturro.
Turturro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turturro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trudeau looks to land a right hand but Turturro moved out of range.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Turturro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trudeau's head.
Turturro misses with a looping left.
Trudeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turturro walks into a stiff left hand from Trudeau.
Turturro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turturro throws an off balance right hand
and Trudeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turturro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Trudeau.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Trudeau throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Turturro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro misses with a looping left.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut.
Trudeau lands a nice looking body shot.
Trudeau throws a chopping leg kick but Turturro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trudeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turturro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trudeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Turturro backs away, Trudeau returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Trudeau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trudeau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Trudeau clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Trudeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Trudeau's shoulder, as Trudeau tries to avoid the shot.
Trudeau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turturro just manages to avoid it.
Trudeau slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Trudeau throws a leg kick but Turturro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turturro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trudeau.
Trudeau connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Trudeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trudeau throws a shot to the body.
Trudeau is looking to chop away at Turturro's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trudeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turturro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau tries to score with a low kick but Turturro moves his leg out of the way.
A left lands for Turturro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
A big right from Trudeau misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turturro! But no joy.
Trudeau throws a leg kick but Turturro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro scores with a jab to the head.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro throws out a loose jab but Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Trudeau.
Trudeau lands with a hook. Turturro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trudeau.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Turturro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Turturro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trudeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turturro misses the jab.
Turturro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trudeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Turturro moved out of range nicely.
Turturro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trudeau's hands.
Trudeau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trudeau.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turturro.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Trudeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Trudeau misses the target.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Turturro cracks Trudeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
You can see that Turturro has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Turturro moved out of range nicely.
Turturro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trudeau under the eye.
Yves Trudeau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turturro.
Turturro 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.
Trudeau tries to move into range but Turturro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trudeau moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Turturro throws an off balance right hand
and Turturro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trudeau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turturro.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
It looked like Trudeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turturro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
Trudeau throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Trudeau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick
and Trudeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
Trudeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turturro manages to avoid it.
Trudeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro slips a jab and a cross from Trudeau.
A little jabbing left from Turturro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turturro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trudeau finds it's way round the side to connect with Turturro's head.
Trudeau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turturro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trudeau thinking.
Turturro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yves Trudeau will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turturro throws out a counter right but Trudeau avoids it with no problem.
Trudeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turturro counters with a stiff right hand.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
A big left from Trudeau misses.
Trudeau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turturro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trudeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trudeau.
A combination from Turturro does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trudeau throws a right hand that misses
letting Turturro counter with a right hand.
Trudeau with a nice cross.
Trudeau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Trudeau.
Nice defenses there by Turturro.
A combination from Trudeau does no damage.
Trudeau blocks a jab.
Trudeau lands a jab to the head.
Trudeau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trudeau jabs Turturro right on the nose. Turturro blinks but takes it well.
Turturro lands a jab.
Trudeau throws a hook but Turturro blocks it.
Trudeau moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
A jab from Trudeau misses.
Turturro misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trudeau.
Trudeau looks to land a right hand but Turturro moved out of range.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turturro walks into a stiff left hand from Trudeau.
Turturro throws a hook to the side of Trudeau's head but Trudeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trudeau connects with a leg kick.
Trudeau takes one to the side of the head.
Trudeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Trudeau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turturro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Turturro.
Turturro connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trudeau slips a jab from Turturro.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
Turturro throws a body punch but Trudeau moves out of range.
A punch combination from Trudeau misses.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turturro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Turturro misses.
Trudeau throws a push kick but Turturro slaps the foot to one side.
Turturro throws out a counter right but Trudeau avoids it with no problem.
Trudeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Turturro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Turturro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trudeau swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Turturro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guido Turturro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turturro if he has to take too many more of those.
Trudeau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turturro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trudeau scrambles back to his feet.
Trudeau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro walks into a jab.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turturro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trudeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Trudeau scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Turturro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trudeau counters with an inside leg kick.
Turturro cracks Trudeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trudeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turturro's sensitive parts.
Yves Trudeau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Trudeau moves away and avoids it.
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 Yves Trudeau.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trudeau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Trudeau!
Yves Trudeau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 400 p4p, 204 weight class) and Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 56 p4p, 27 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pique might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Piranha. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pique has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Pique checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Pique's legs.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Pique manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pique appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pique throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Pique ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Pique misses.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pique explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Pique was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Pique lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pique.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pique throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
Pique cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit sizes up Pique with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pique counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pique, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit looks to clinch
and Pique counters with a series of strikes. Sitsongrit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Pique jumps back.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pique checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Piques jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pique pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
and Pique counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pique swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Pique working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit works on Pique's body with a couple of short punches.
Pique lands a left hand.
Pique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pique slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Pique with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pique.
Pique clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pique misses with an uppercut.
Pique fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pique is able to avoid easily.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Pique is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pique staying out of range there.
Pique cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pique misses with a wild body shot.
Pique blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Pique.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pique.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Pique throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Pique moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pique keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pique lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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 Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pique throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Pique avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Pique throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Pique tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Pique.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Pique's leg but Pique calmly moves out of range.
Pique lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pique has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Pique controls the action.
Pique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Pique avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pique throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piques head.
Pique tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Pique has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Pique.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Pique's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Pique and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pique misses with a body punch.
Pique prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Pique avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Pique.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Pique backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Pique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit cracks Pique with a nice body shot.
Pique lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pique misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit pushes Pique back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pique.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Pique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Pique walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Pique saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Pique misses the target.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Pique cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Pique sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Pique is avoiding it.
Pique connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Pique with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Pique avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Pique, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Pique is wise to it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Pique checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pique misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Pique's defenses.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Pique slaps the foot to one side.
Pique avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Pique darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Pique's defenses.
Pique takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pique throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pique uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Pique is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Pique gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Pique misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Pique.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Pique's midsection.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Pique.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pique.
Pique tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Pique moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Pique avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Pique checks it.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Pique is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pique fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pique tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pique misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Pique connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Pique.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Pique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pique with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Pique misses the shot to the body.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick from Pique, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Pique connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pique misses with a body shot.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Pique lands with a nice body punch.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Pique avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pique's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Pique misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Pique.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Pique stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Pique with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Pique fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pique takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pique lands with a good body shot.
Pique scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
Pique thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pique has time to react.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Pique checks it.
A swing and a miss from Pique.
Pique moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Pique motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Pique throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pique slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Pique avoids it.
Pique lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Pique off balance momentarily.
Pique moves out of range of the strikes.
Pique thinks about countering with a head kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Pique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
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!
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Pique slaps the foot to one side.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Pique misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pique sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Pique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pique gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Pique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pique can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Pique tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Pique back against the cage.
Pique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pique struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Pique tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Pique lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Pique manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Pique takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Pique lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pique rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Pique steps away.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Pique pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Pique settles back down.
Pique throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Pique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pique has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pique and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Pique counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pique appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Pique lands with a nice body kick.
A big right from Pique misses.
Pique checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Pique tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pique backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body kick from Pique.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Pique's body.
Jab by Pique.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Pique.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pique, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pique takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Pique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Juan Pique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pique stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit punishes Pique's body with a nice straight punch.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pique misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Pique connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Pique is having none of it.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pique missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Pique connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Pique with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Pique pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Pique's side.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Pique gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pique throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Pique only half commits.
Pique misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Pique throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Pique uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Pique looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pique lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Pique ducked under it nicely.
Pique misses the jab.
Pique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Pique staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pique.
Pique avoids a kick to the body.
Pique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
It appears Pique was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit! Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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