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HFC 25 - Slingin vs Kung PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pradak Kingstar (ranked 2631 p4p, 24461 weight class) and Fourth Test (ranked 293 p4p, 640 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pradak Kingstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fourth Test!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Test throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingstar.
A little feinted left hand from Kingstar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Test changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Test throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingstar counters with a stiff right hand.
Test gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Test swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingstar throws a head punch that misses.
Kingstar prevents a body shot from Test.
Kingstar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Test's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingstar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Test takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingstar misses with a double jab.
Test throws a hook but Kingstar blocks it.
Test misses with a hook. Kingstar ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Test misses with a body shot.
Kingstar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Iron mikes mma in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar misses with the combination.
Kingstar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Pradak Kingstar has been cut.
Test slips a jab from Kingstar.
Kingstar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Test swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Test lands with a nice body punch.
Kingstar loads up on a big right hand but Test slips the punch.
Test scores with a sloppy right hand. Kingstar should have avoided that one.
Test moves away from the strike by Kingstar.
Test throws an off balance right hand
and Kingstar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Test lands with a hook. Kingstar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Test throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kingstar on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingstar with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Test misses.
Test displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingstar throws out the jab.
Kingstar misses with a looping right.
Kingstar throws a jab when Test was well out of range.
Test misses with an uppercut. Kingstar saw that one coming.
Test tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Test.
Kingstar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingstar throws out a loose jab but Test uses good head movement to avoid it.
Test tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingstar lands with a shot to the body.
Kingstar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Test scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Test takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Test dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingstar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Test rushes Kingstar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Test tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kingstar can't find room to land a body shot as Test controls the action.
Test fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Test blocking some punches.
Test blocking some punches.
Test tries to throw a body punch but Kingstar avoids it by throwing Test back against the cage.
Test lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingstar backwards.
Test misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Test.
Test looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Test blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Test misses with some punches.
Kingstar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Test misses with a hook from the clinch.
Test blocking some punches.
Test tries to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingstar.
Test can't find room to land a body shot as Kingstar controls the action.
Test lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kingstar backwards.
Test tries to throw a body punch but Kingstar avoids it by throwing Test back against the cage.
Kingstar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Test.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingstar misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingstar.
Test goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Test doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingstar misses with some punches.
Kingstar tries to throw a body punch but Test avoids it by throwing Kingstar back against the cage.
Kingstar misses with some punches.
Kingstar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Test doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingstar tries to work over Test's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fourth Test will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pradak Kingstar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingstar gets a clinch.
Kingstar misses with a punch to the body.
Test wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingstar won't allow it.
Test lands a big right hand that drops Kingstar! The killer instinct kicks in and Test finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Test!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fourth Test!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 2195 p4p, 1563 weight class) and Arnao Vanegas (ranked 249 p4p, 182 weight class). James Bogger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bogger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnao Vanegas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger is looking to score with low kicks.
Bogger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanegas lands with a nice body punch.
Vanegas moves away from the strike by Bogger.
Vanegas lands a body shot.
Vanegas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vanegas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vanegas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vanegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Bogger moves away from the strike by Vanegas.
Vanegas blocks a jab.
Bogger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanegas connects with a looping right hand.
Vanegas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bogger's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanegas lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanegas. Bogger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Vanegas.
Bogger throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanegas.
A big right from Bogger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogger connects with a jab.
Vanegas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanegas scores with a body shot.
Bogger 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.
Vanegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Bogger counters with a straight right hand.
Bogger throws a looping overhand right but Vanegas ducks down to avoid it.
Vanegas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vanegas defending well as Bogger loads up on a big left hand.
Vanegas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogger is just out of range.
Vanegas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bogger rather than just go for the knockout.
Vanegas misses with a low kick.
Bogger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bogger throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogger throws a leg kick but Vanegas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Vanegas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vanegas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bogger moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanegas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vanegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger connects with a looping right hand.
Bogger connects with a right hand. Vanegas shakes it off.
Vanegas swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
Vanegas slips under a jab from Bogger.
Vanegas misses with a wild body shot.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Vanegas saw that one coming.
Bogger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vanegas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vanegas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bogger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanegas throws out the jab.
Vanegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogger.
Bogger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vanegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bogger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanegas.
Bogger cracks Vanegas with a good jab.
Vanegas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanegas.
Vanegas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogger is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vanegas slips a straight right by Bogger.
Vanegas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanegas.
Vanegas throws a jab when Bogger was well out of range.
Vanegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bogger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vanegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bogger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanegas counters with a left to the body.
Bogger blocks a jab.
Vanegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogger moves away.
Bogger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanegas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bogger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogger.
Vanegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanegas throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bogger does it's job there.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Bogger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vanegas misses with a double jab.
Bogger is looking to slow Vanegas down with leg kicks.
Vanegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanegas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bogger checks it well.
Bogger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bogger lands a left and a right that send Vanegas crashing to the mat, dazed. Bogger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Vanegas is rocked!
Bogger throws a looping overhand right but Vanegas ducks down to avoid it.
Vanegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogger finish him?
Bogger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vanegas misses with an uppercut. Bogger saw that one coming.
Vanegas just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogger throws a leg kick
and Bogger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanegas jabs at Bogger's body.
Bogger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bogger throws the left hand but Vanegas avoids the punch easily.
Vanegas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arnao Vanegas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bogger tries to score with a low kick but Vanegas moves his leg out of the way.
Vanegas slips under a jab from Bogger.
Vanegas seems to have recovered his senses.
Vanegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vanegas, as that shot connected.
Vanegas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bogger checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanegas.
Nice defenses there by Bogger.
Bogger throws a hook but Vanegas avoids it easily.
Vanegas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vanegas avoids the body shot from Bogger.
Bogger missing with a left hand there. Vanegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanegas is looking to slow Bogger down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bogger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanegas lands a slapping body shot.
Bogger misses with an uppercut.
Vanegas misses with a looping left.
Bogger throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanegas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vanegas throws a good cross that connects.
Bogger with a nice calf kick.
Arnao Vanegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanegas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogger finds it's way round the side to connect with Vanegas's head.
Vanegas connects with a body shot that sends Bogger's belly button to the back.
Vanegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Bogger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vanegas connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Bogger.
Bogger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bogger misses with a hook.
Bogger misses with a leg kick.
Vanegas misses with a body punch
and Bogger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws an off balance right hand
and Bogger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bogger misses with a wild body shot.
Bogger lands a right hook to the body.
Vanegas stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vanegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanegas moves out of range as Bogger strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanegas! But no joy.
Vanegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogger.
Vanegas lands a nice looking body shot.
Vanegas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Vanegas jabs Bogger right on the nose. Bogger blinks but takes it well.
Vanegas swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bogger.
Vanegas dips to his left and cracks Bogger with an uppercut!
Bogger throws a hook but Vanegas avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanegas takes a swing at Bogger's ribcage but misses.
Vanegas scores with a jab to the body.
Bogger is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vanegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanegas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bogger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bogger misses with a straight right.
Vanegas swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
Vanegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogger throws out the jab.
Vanegas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Bogger scores with a kick to the body.
Vanegas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanegas looks to throw the jab but Bogger is out of range.
As Vanegas backs away, Bogger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vanegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Bogger throws the left hand but Vanegas avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Vanegas.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogger throws out a loose jab but Vanegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Vanegas.
Vanegas connects with a looping right hand.
Bogger throws a big shot that misses.
Vanegas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vanegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogger.
Bogger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanegas.
Vanegas misses with an uppercut. Bogger saw that one coming.
Bogger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vanegas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vanegas throws a leg kick
and Bogger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanegas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bogger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanegas misses with a right hand
and Bogger counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vanegas.
Bogger throws a looping overhand right but Vanegas ducks down to avoid it.
Bogger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnao Vanegas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vanegas checks a low kick from Bogger.
Bogger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanegas.
Bogger lands with a straight right. Vanegas didn't see that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanegas checks a leg kick.
Bogger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanegas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vanegas staying out of range there.
Bogger throws a shot from downtown. Vanegas moves away and avoids it.
Vanegas ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Vanegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanegas lands a jab to Bogger's midsection.
Bogger avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vanegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogger clobbers Vanegas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bogger tests Vanegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogger swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogger moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanegas slips under a jab.
Bogger works over Vanegas's head and body with a nice combination.
Bogger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanegas.
Bogger checks a leg kick.
A jab from Bogger misses.
Vanegas blocks a jab.
Bogger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanegas counters with a left to the body.
Bogger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Vanegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vanegas works Bogger's body with a nice hook.
Bogger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vanegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bogger walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bogger motions for Vanegas to come forward. Bogger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Vanegas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vanegas lands a jab to the head.
Bogger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanegas.
Bogger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanegas.
Vanegas slips under a jab from Bogger.
Bogger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vanegas if he has to take too many more of those.
Vanegas punishes Bogger's body with a nice straight punch.
Bogger misses with a low kick.
Vanegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vanegas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bogger throws an off balance right hand
and Vanegas counters with a straight right hand.
Bogger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bogger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bogger misses the target.
Bogger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bogger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vanegas tries a quick counter leg kick but Bogger is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger missing with a left hand there. Vanegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogger slips under a jab.
Vanegas feints a jab promting Bogger to slip. Vanegas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bogger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vanegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanegas.
Bogger misses with a lunging right hand
and Vanegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanegas slips under a jab.
Vanegas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bogger throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanegas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vanegas misses with a two punch combination.
Bogger misses with a hook
and Vanegas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bogger misses with an uppercut
and Vanegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanegas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanegas misses with an uppercut. Bogger saw that one coming.
Bogger misses with an uppercut.
Vanegas jabs Bogger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanegas connects with a leg kick.
Vanegas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogger moves away.
Bogger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bogger defending well as Vanegas loads up on a big left hand.
Vanegas ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
A low kick from Bogger misses
and Vanegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bogger 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 Vanegas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanegas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James Bogger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanegas.
Bogger throws an overhand right that lands on Vanegas's shoulder, as Vanegas tries to avoid the shot.
Vanegas cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
Vanegas tries to work over Bogger's front leg with a kick but Bogger checks it.
Bogger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogger misses with a looping right.
Vanegas misses with a low kick.
Vanegas jabs at Bogger's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnao Vanegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanegas 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arnao Vanegas!
A relieved looking Arnao Vanegas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Pinto (ranked 1820 p4p, 1876 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 251 p4p, 261 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinto.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howlett.
Pinto shoots in and drives through. Howlett sprawls well.
Howlett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinto.
Pinto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Howlett moved out of range.
Howlett avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto lands a nice shot that snaps Howlett's head back.
A jab from Pinto misses.
Pinto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Pinto there.
Pinto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Howlett controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett is looking for a sweep. Pinto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinto is looking to advance position but Howlett won't allow it.
Pinto is working for a submission of some sort.
Howlett tries to get to full guard but Pinto has control of the leg.
Howlett is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pinto is looking to advance position but Howlett won't allow it.
Pinto slows the pace down in half guard.
Pinto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pinto controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Howlett is defending well.
Pinto is trying to control the action in half guard but Howlett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinto is looking to advance position but Howlett won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Pinto lands with an uppercut that bounces Howlett off the cage and back into range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Howlett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
and Howlett counters with a series of strikes. Pinto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howlett's head.
Pinto scores with a nice head shot.
James Howlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinto is out of range and Howlett settles back down.
Howlett blocks a jab.
Howlett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Howlett wants it to stay on the feet.
Howlett throws a series of punches but Pinto avoids them all with ease.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Howlett moved out of range.
Howlett slips under a jab.
Pinto scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Pinto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinto lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinto works Howlett's body with a nice hook.
Pinto blocks a low kick nicely.
Howlett throws a wild body kick that Pinto sees coming a mile off.
Pinto is looking to counter punch.
Howlett's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Howlett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Howlett lands a body shot.
Pinto drops Howlett with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Howlett looks back up at him and smiles so Pinto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Howlett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett tries to clinch up but Pinto circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Pinto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Howlett is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pinto! Howlett is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Pinto!
After winning the bout, Luis Pinto 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Fukk (ranked 1440 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Raykuza Maui (ranked 69 p4p, 108 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Fukk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukk misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maui throws a shot from downtown. Fukk moves away and avoids it.
Fukk lands with a hook. Maui tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Fukk's head coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maui misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukk counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Raykuza Maui has been cut.
A slow jab from Fukk misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fukk throws a hook but Maui blocks it.
Maui throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fukk counter with a right hand.
Maui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukk.
Maui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fukk loads up on a big right hand but Maui slips the punch.
Maui fails to land with a series of punches.
Fukk defending well as Maui loads up on a big left hand.
Maui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maui missing with a left hand there. Fukk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fukk throws a jab but it's blocked by Maui.
Fukk slips a straight right by Maui.
Maui misses with a body punch
and Fukk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maui throws a right and a left that Fukk avoids nicely.
Maui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukk.
Fukk throwing a counter right hand but Maui manages to avoid it.
Maui misses with a right hand
and Fukk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukk staying out of range there.
Maui punishes Fukk's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Maui.
It looks like Heavy Fukk has been cut.
Maui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maui throws a jab when Fukk was well out of range.
Fukk throws a lazy uppercut
and Maui counters with a series of strikes. Fukk will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukk swings widly with a right hand
and Maui makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fukk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maui dips to his left and cracks Fukk with an uppercut!
Maui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukk was well out of range. Poor timing from Maui.
Fukk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maui cracks Fukk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maui misses with a right hand
and Fukk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maui scores with a jab to the head.
Maui jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maui lands a nice shot to the body.
Maui misses with a hook
and Fukk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fukk throws a hook to the side of Maui's head but Maui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukk ducks under a wild hook from Maui.
Maui looks to land a right hand but Fukk moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukk moves out of range as Maui strikes.
Maui misses with a wild body shot.
Fukk throws a hook but Maui avoids it easily.
A big left from Maui misses.
Maui misses with a straight right.
Maui lands a nice shot to the body.
Maui throws the left hand but Fukk avoids the punch easily.
Maui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fukk is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Maui.
Maui throws a hook to the side of Fukk's head but Fukk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maui let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Maui misses.
It looked like Fukk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Maui.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fukk misses with a straight right.
Maui throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Fukk counter with a right hand.
Fukk swings widly with a right hand
and Maui counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukk misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maui throws a hook but Fukk blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fukk misses the target.
Fukk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Fukk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Maui there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maui staying out of range there.
Fukk misses with a straight right.
Fukk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maui.
Maui misses with an uppercut. Fukk saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raykuza Maui dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fukk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fukk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raykuza Maui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Maui misses its intended target.
Maui swings for the body but Fukk moves out of range.
Fukk is looking to counter punch.
Maui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maui.
Fukk throwing a counter right hand but Maui manages to avoid it.
Fukk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maui.
Fukk looks to land a left hand but Maui moved out of range nicely.
Maui throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fukk to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Fukk misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Maui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fukk doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Maui misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maui just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui throws the left hand but Fukk avoids the punch easily.
Maui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fukk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maui 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.
Maui's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fukk under the eye.
A jab from Fukk misses.
Maui misses with a hook.
A big left from Fukk misses.
Maui throws out a powerful jab.
Maui lands with a nice body punch.
Fukk staying out of range there.
Maui misses the body punch
and Maui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maui moves out of range of the strikes.
Maui cracks Fukk with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui throws out a loose jab but Fukk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukk throwing a counter right hand but Maui manages to avoid it.
Fukk moves away from the strike by Maui.
Maui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukk manages to avoid it.
Fukk looks to land a right hand but Maui moved out of range.
Fukk throws a hook to the side of Maui's head but Maui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maui throws a lazy right hand but Fukk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fukk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukk.
Fukk misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fukk throws a hook but Maui avoids it easily.
Raykuza Maui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maui takes a swing at Fukk's ribcage but misses.
Fukk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fukk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Fukk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukk misses with a straight right.
Fukk staying out of range there.
Fukk slips a jab and a cross from Maui.
Maui misses with a straight left.
Fukk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukk.
Fukk looks to land a right hand but Maui moved out of range.
Maui throws a sloppy body shot
and Fukk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukk manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Maui misses its intended target.
Maui scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fukk in his tracks.
Heavy Fukk's cut is getting worse.
Maui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukk manages to avoid it.
Maui throws the left hand but Fukk avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Fukk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fukk slips under a jab from Maui.
An attempted straight right counter from Fukk misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Maui.
Maui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fukk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukk misses with a hook
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Maui misses with a jab to the body
letting Fukk counter with a right hand.
Fukk throws a jab but it's blocked by Maui.
Maui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukk.
Fukk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Maui misses the target.
Fukk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maui throws a jab when Fukk was well out of range.
It looked like Fukk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fukk misses with a hook. Maui ducked under it nicely.
Fukk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fukk counters with a straight right hand.
Fukk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukk throws a jab but it's blocked by Maui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raykuza Maui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fukk swings widly with a right hand
and Maui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fukk missing with a left hand there. Maui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maui loads up on a big right hand but Fukk slips the punch.
Maui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maui throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Fukk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fukk throws a big shot that misses.
Maui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukk counters with a stiff right hand.
Fukk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukk misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui scores with a jab to the body.
Maui misses with a combination
and Fukk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maui lands a glancing blow to the side of Fukk's head.
Maui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Fukk.
Maui throws a shot from downtown. Fukk moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Fukk misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maui. Fukk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maui slips a straight right by Fukk.
Maui lands a jab to Fukk's midsection.
Maui scores with a nice strike.
Maui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukk.
Maui scores with a jab. Fukk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fukk misses with a looping left.
Fukk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maui.
Fukk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maui has time to react.
Heavy Fukk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maui staying out of range there.
Maui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukk.
Fukk throwing a counter right hand but Maui manages to avoid it.
Fukk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maui swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fukk.
Maui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maui.
Fukk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukk avoids the body shot from Maui.
Maui throws a hook but Fukk avoids it easily.
Maui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fukk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fukk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maui misses with an uppercut.
Fukk misses with a looping right.
Fukk ducks under a wild hook from Maui.
Fukk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Fukk.
Maui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fukk throws an off balance right hand
and Maui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fukk slips a jab from Maui.
A little feinted left hand from Fukk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Fukk.
Fukk throws a looping overhand right but Maui ducks down to avoid it.
Maui feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fukks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maui's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fukk under the eye.
 Fukk is rocked!
Fukk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maui. Maui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raykuza Maui 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.
Maui misses with an uppercut
and Fukk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Fukk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Maui misses.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Fukk.
Fukk misses with an uppercut.
Maui connects with the punch.
Fukk throws a hook to the side of Maui's head but Maui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukk misses with a straight left.
A combination from Maui does no damage.
A slow jab from Fukk misses its intended target.
Fukk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maui tries to bum rush Fukk with a series of wild strikes but Fukk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raykuza Maui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maui 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raykuza Maui!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Clark (ranked 1793 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Rhondon Rousey (ranked 105 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rhondon Rousey enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhondon Rousey!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark cracks Rousey with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Clark has managed to clinch.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey lands an elbow inside.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rousey.
Rousey tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey working aggressively here.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark tries to clinch but Rousey moves out of range.
Rousey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Clark's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Rousey throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Rousey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rousey misses with an elbow strike.
Rousey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark prevents a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rousey prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Rousey avoids the elbow strike from Clark, against the cage.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Rousey controls the action.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kurt Clark has been cut.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Rousey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark lands a body shot.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Rousey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Rousey controls his hands.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark working aggressively here.
Rousey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Rousey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Rousey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rousey scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark blocks a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rousey throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rousey.
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!
Rousey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark avoiding damage as Rousey throws knees to the body.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Rousey avoids the elbow strike from Clark, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Clark.
Nice body punch from Rousey.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rousey blocks a body shot from Clark.
Rousey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rousey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rhondon Rousey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Clark's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rousey misses with a hook to the body
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark drives through and clinches with Rousey against the cage.
Rousey trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey lands a knee to the body.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Rousey takes a shot to the head.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Rousey.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with an elbow strike.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Rousey won't allow it.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rousey.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rousey lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Rousey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rhondon Rousey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rousey obliges.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
Rousey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark blocks a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rousey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Rousey controls the action.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark misses with an elbow strike.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Rousey.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rousey's brow.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark lands a left hand.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rousey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rousey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rousey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark prevents a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rousey struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Rousey.
Kurt Clark's cut is getting worse.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark misses with the head strike.
A short left from Clark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Rousey is controlling the position.
Clark pushes Rousey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rousey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rousey.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Rousey prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Clark lands an uppercut.
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 Kurt Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Clark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Clark cracks a nice hook into Rousey's ribs.
Rousey moves into the clinch successfully.
Clark blocking some punches.
Rousey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clark lands a right hand.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
Rousey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rousey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Clark.
A knee to the head by Rousey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Rousey throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Rousey.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Rousey throws an elbow but it misses.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rousey's brow.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Rousey.
Rousey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Rousey takes a shot to the head.
Rousey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Rousey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Rousey controls his hands.
Rousey lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Rousey won't allow it.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Rousey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rousey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rousey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark is rocked!
Rousey lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Rousey keeps him there for the moment.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Rousey has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands a right hand.
Rousey working aggressively here.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Rousey is controlling him.
Clark avoiding damage as Rousey throws knees to the body.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Rousey prevents a body shot from Clark.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rousey.
Rousey misses with a punch to the body.
Rousey misses with an elbow over the top.
Rousey landing knees to the head.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Rousey avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Rousey has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Rousey has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Rousey back against the cage.
Rousey lands an uppercut.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Rousey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Rousey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rhondon Rousey.
I think Rousey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rhondon Rousey!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rhondon Rousey waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 749 p4p, 1736 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 93 p4p, 194 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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7 - 1 - 1 |
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Corona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juan Corona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona misses with a looping left.
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona misses with a right hand
and Corona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corona misses with a hook.
It looked like Sosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corona.
Corona throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Sosa clinches.
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corona breaks from the clinch.
Corona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
Corona misses with a straight left.
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona throws an off balance right hand
and Sosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Corona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corona counters with a left and a right that stings Sosa.
Corona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corona scores with a nice head shot.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Corona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corona throws a sloppy body shot
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sosa digs a good hook to Corona's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Corona - just one landing.
Sosa tries to clinch but Corona moves out of range.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Corona.
Corona throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona misses with a hook
and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sosa.
Corona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Corona.
Corona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corona tries a body shot but Sosa blocks it.
Corona holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sosa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Corona.
Corona misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Corona controls the action.
Sosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corona is defending well for now.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corona blocks an uppercut.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Corona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corona's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Sosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Corona.
Corona misses with some punches.
Corona has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Corona can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Sosa.
Corona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corona breaks the clinch.
Corona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sosa's head.
Sosa lands a body shot.
Corona lunges at Sosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sosa's hand.
Corona 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.
Sosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corona.
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!
Sosa tries to clinch up.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona scores with the left hand. Sosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Corona misses with an uppercut
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sosa lands a body shot.
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
Corona throws a hook but Sosa blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Corona misses with a hook.
Sosa blocks a jab.
As Corona tries to get set, Sosa tries to push him back and clinch up but Corona manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Corona lands a nice hook to Sosa's body. Sosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corona punishes Sosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Corona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Corona misses its intended target.
Sosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Sosa lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa moves into the clinch.
Corona has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Corona controls his hands.
Corona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corona misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa tries a body shot but Corona blocks it.
Sosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
Sosa misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Corona.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sosa.
Sosa lands with a left to the head.
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corona misses with a punch to the body.
Corona blocking some punches.
Sosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corona is pushing Sosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corona tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Corona back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona working aggressively here.
Corona lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corona has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa lands a right hand.
Corona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corona prevents a body shot from Sosa.
Corona prevents a body shot from Sosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corona.
Corona lands with a short shot to the head.
Corona prevents a body shot from Sosa.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corona avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sosa.
Sosa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corona.
Corona tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Corona back against the cage.
Sosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corona lands with a light punch inside.
Corona misses with a punch on the inside.
Corona working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corona avoids it.
Sosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Corona controls his hands.
Corona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sosa pushes Corona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sosa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Corona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
Sosa prevents Corona from breaking the clinch.
Corona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Corona avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Corona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sosa lands a knee to the head.
Sosa is leaning against Corona and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corona has Sosa pushed against the cage.
Corona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corona misses with a straight right.
Corona throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corona throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corona is rocked!
Juan Corona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona fails to land with a series of punches.
Corona is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Sosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Corona - just one landing.
Corona seems to have recovered his senses.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corona misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Sosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sosa misses with a wild body shot.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Corona takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa 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!
Sosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sosa moves out of range as Corona strikes.
Sosa is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Corona misses.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
Corona throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Corona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corona under the eye.
Corona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corona lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sosa dodges the punch combination from Corona.
Sosa scores with a nice strike.
Corona misses with a hook
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Corona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa blocks a jab.
Corona throws a looping overhand right but Sosa ducks down to avoid it.
Sosa closes the distance but Corona moves to the side
and Corona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Corona.
Corona closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa throws a jab when Corona was well out of range.
Corona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corona swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Corona defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corona misses with a series of wild punches.
Sosa has Corona up against the cage in a clinch.
Marcello Sosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Corona pushes Sosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corona takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa with a knee to the head.
It looks like Juan Corona has been cut.
Corona scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Corona fails to land.
Corona lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corona.
Corona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corona backwards.
Corona misses with some punches.
Sosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sosa is leaning against Corona and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corona is looking to control Sosa's arms but Sosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corona has his back to the cage.
Corona avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corona backwards.
Corona misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sosa.
Sosa landing knees to the body.
Sosa landing knees to the body.
Sosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corona or not.
Sosa digs a right hand underneath Corona's ribcage. Corona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Marcello Sosa.
I think Sosa 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcello Sosa!
Marcello Sosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ferreria (ranked 1017 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Whata Hitson (ranked 124 p4p, 197 weight class). Whata Hitson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Ferreria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whata Hitson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreria throws out the jab.
Hitson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreria moves away.
No joy there for Hitson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitson scores with a jab. Ferreria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ferreria misses with a kick to the body.
Hitson ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreria.
It looks like Whata Hitson has been cut.
Ferreria seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ferreria takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Alex Ferreria has been cut.
Ferreria misses the shot to the body.
Ferreria throws a shot to the body.
Ferreria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitson manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferreria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alex Ferreria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreria lands a jab to Hitson's midsection.
Hitson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferreria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreria.
Ferreria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferreria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitson.
Hitson throws a series of punches but Ferreria avoids them all with ease.
Hitson needs to keep his hands up - Ferreria had a free shot at his head there.
Hitson stalks Ferreria and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferreria's face. Ferreria staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick by Hitson misses
and Ferreria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hitson thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreria looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitson is just out of range.
Ferreria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreria lands a left and a right that send Hitson crashing to the mat, dazed. Ferreria thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreria tries a low kick but Hitson avoids it.
Hitson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick from Hitson is predictable there
and Ferreria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Whata Hitson's cut even more.
Hitson throws a wild body kick that Ferreria sees coming a mile off.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ferreria! Hitson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Ferreria!
Alex Ferreria thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haki Hugbergsson (ranked 1334 p4p, 992 weight class) and Matt Curtis (ranked 62 p4p, 44 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Haki Hugbergsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugbergsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hugbergsson.
Hugbergsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Hugbergsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hugbergsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curtis's waist but Curtis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hugbergsson off to one side.
Hugbergsson fails with the takedown
and Curtis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haki Hugbergsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugbergsson is breathing heavily.
Curtis lands a big head kick that sends Hugbergsson tumbling to the mat! Curtis takes a step backwards and waves Hugbergsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Haki Hugbergsson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Hugbergsson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Curtis!
A victorious Matt Curtis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Repine (ranked 550 p4p, 779 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 36 p4p, 48 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Repine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repine throws a big shot that misses.
Repine misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Repine.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Repine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Lavigne.
Repine lands a jab to the head.
Repine slips under a jab.
Lavigne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Repine to score with a decent uppercut.
Lavigne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lavigne lands a glancing blow to the side of Repine's head.
Repine staying out of range there.
Repine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavigne.
Lavigne moves out of range as Repine strikes.
Lavigne lands a really nice looking cross but Repine seems unphased.
Repine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Repine is looking to clinch but Lavigne is avoiding it.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Repine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
Repine lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Repine.
Lavigne throws an off balance right hand
and Repine counters with a nice uppercut.
Repine closes the distance and clinches.
Repine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lavigne up against the cage.
Repine wants to get back to striking at distance but Lavigne won't allow it.
Lavigne pushes off an throws an elbow but Repine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavigne.
Repine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lavigne backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repine.
Lavigne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lavigne struggles to land a body shot inside as Repine controls his hands.
Repine takes an elbow to the temple.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repine tries a body shot but Lavigne blocks it.
Repine blocks an uppercut.
Repine stalling the fight.
Repine scores with a shot to the side of Lavigne's head.
Lavigne lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Repine.
Lavigne lands an elbow inside that Repine shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Repine.
Lavigne tries to work over Repine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repine effectively controlling the action here.
Repine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lavigne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Repine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lavigne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lavigne's elbow.
Lavigne tries a body shot but Repine blocks it.
Lavigne lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lavigne - that landed with a thud.
Repine tries to throw a body punch but Lavigne avoids it by throwing Repine back against the cage.
Lavigne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repine's elbow.
Lavigne working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lavigne.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repine tries a body shot but Lavigne blocks it.
Lavigne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lavigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavigne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Repine.
Repine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Repine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavigne throws an elbow that misses.
Repine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Repine trying to control the position but instead, Lavigne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Repine into the cage.
Lavigne misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Repine.
Repine lands with a left to the head.
Repine tries to throw a body punch but Lavigne avoids it by throwing Repine back against the cage.
Lavigne misses with a punch to the body.
Repine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavigne letting Repine take a breather here.
Lavigne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Repine or not.
Repine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavigne throws an elbow but it misses.
Repine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lavigne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repine's elbow.
Lavigne misses with a body punch.
Repine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lavignes head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lavigne.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lavigne misses with some punches.
Repine blocks a body shot from Lavigne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gervais Lavigne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Repine misses.
Lavigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repine manages to avoid it.
Lavigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lavigne.
Lavigne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Lavigne catches Repine right on the button with a cross.
Lavigne scores with a nice head shot.
Lavigne scores with a punch to the head.
Repine misses with an uppercut. Lavigne saw that one coming.
Lavigne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Repine scores with a hook to the body. Lavigne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Repine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lavigne momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repine misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne connects with a jab.
Lavigne throws a looping overhand right but Repine ducks down to avoid it.
Lavigne throws an overhand right that lands on Repine's shoulder, as Repine tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repine misses with a looping right.
Repine lands a slapping body shot.
Lavigne dips to his left and cracks Repine with an uppercut!
Lavigne wants to clinch up but Repine keeps it at a distance.
Repine takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Repine misses its intended target.
Donk. Lavigne catches Repine right on the button with a cross.
Lavigne thuds a left hand into Repine's body.
Lavigne 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.
Repine walks into a jab.
Lavigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavigne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lavigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repine.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repine.
Lavigne swings widly with a right hand
and Repine counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne connects with a body shot that sends Repine's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Repine.
Repine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavigne.
Lavigne misses the jab.
Repine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavigne throws out the jab.
Repine looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Repine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Repine misses with a straight left.
Repine scores with a decent looking hook.
Repine scores with a decent looking hook.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Repine.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut. Repine saw that one coming.
A big right from Repine misses.
Repine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavigne.
Repine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Repine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repine misses with a looping left.
Gervais Lavigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Repine misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Repine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Repine walks into a stiff left hand from Lavigne.
Repine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavigne.
Lavigne throws a hook but Repine avoids it easily.
Repine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lavigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Repine.
Repine catches Lavigne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Lavigne catches Repine right on the button with a cross.
Repine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Repine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lavigne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Repine scores with a sloppy right hand. Lavigne should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Repine connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne cracks Repine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lavigne slips a jab from Repine.
Repine walks into a straight right hand from Lavigne.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Repine.
Lavigne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Repine.
Repine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Repine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavigne.
Lavigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Repine looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavigne is just out of range.
Lavigne connects with the punch.
Repine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Repine misses.
Repine lands with a good body shot.
Repine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Repine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Repine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lavigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Repine throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repine throws out the jab.
Lavigne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Repine counters with a nice body shot.
Repine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavigne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Repine misses with a body shot.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Repine was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Lavigne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Repines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Repine slips under a jab from Lavigne.
A quick step to the side and Repine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Repine is looking to clinch.
Repine throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Repine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Repine there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Repine.
Lavigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Repine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lavigne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Repine instigates a clinch.
Repine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lavigne up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lavigne.
A head punch on the inside from Lavigne fails to land.
Repine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Lavigne.
A short right from Lavigne.
A right hook to the body lands for Repine.
Repine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lavigne tries a body shot but Repine blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repine misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repine blocks an uppercut.
Lavigne lands a left hand.
Lavigne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lavigne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lavigne swings wildly with an uppercut but Repine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repine.
Repine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Repine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repine blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Lavigne.
Lavigne is leaning against Repine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Repine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lavigne backwards.
Repine throws a head punch that misses.
Lavigne lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne can't find room to land a body shot as Repine controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repine.
Lavigne throws an elbow but it misses.
Repine taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Repine.
Lavigne lands an elbow that stopped Repine in his tracks for a moment.
Repine takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lavigne.
Lavigne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Repine.
Repine blocks a body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a right hand.
Lavigne blocks a body shot from Repine.
Lavigne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lavigne throws a punch but it's blocked by Repine.
Repine working aggressively here.
Repine prevents a body shot from Lavigne.
A nice left hand lands by Repine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavigne lands an elbow just above Repine 's eye.
Lavigne working aggressively here.
Repine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lavigne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lavigne blocks a body shot from Repine.
A hook to the body from Repine.
Lavigne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lavigne misses with a body punch.
Repine is trying to break the clinch but Lavigne has him pressed against the cage.
Repine prevents a body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lavigne lands a body shot.
Repine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lavigne is keeping busy.
Repine tries to throw a body punch but Lavigne avoids it by throwing Repine back against the cage.
Repine taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Repine scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne really 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.
Lavigne misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Repine to counter with a crisp jab.
Repine avoids the body shot from Lavigne.
Repine misses with an uppercut.
Repine throws a big shot that misses.
Repine throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavigne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Repine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Repine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Repine throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Repine misses the jab.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Repine avoids it with no problem.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repine.
Lavigne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lavigne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Repine connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Repine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavigne.
Repine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Repine.
Lavigne throws a lazy right hand but Repine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavigne tests Repine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Repine cracks Lavigne with a good jab.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lavigne lands a body shot.
Repine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Repine throws the left hand but Lavigne avoids the punch easily.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Repine.
Lavigne throws a shot from downtown. Repine moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repine slips a jab and a cross from Lavigne.
Repine throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Repine with a body shot.
Lavigne moves out of range as Repine strikes.
Repine looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavigne is just out of range.
Repine thuds a left hand into Lavigne's body.
Repine misses with a looping right.
Lavigne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lavigne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Repine scores with a hook.
Repine throws the left hand but Lavigne avoids the punch easily.
Lavigne throws a big shot that misses.
Repine misses the shot to the body.
Repine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lavigne misses with a straight left.
Repine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavigne moves away.
A punch combination from Lavigne misses.
Lavigne connects with a nice looking jab.
Repine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Repine.
Lavigne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Repine.
Lavigne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Repine throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavigne tries to move into range but Repine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lavigne misses with a left hand
and Repine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lavigne thinking.
Lavigne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Repine lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Repine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne with a hook.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repine.
Repine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lavigne to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Repine misses the target.
Repine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lavigne finds it's way round the side to connect with Repine's head.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lavigne thuds a left hand into Repine's body.
Repine just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Repine.
Repine takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lavigne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Repine.
Repine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gervais Lavigne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Lavigne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Repine counters with a nice uppercut.
Repine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lavigne.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
Repine connects with a jab.
Repine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Lavigne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repine.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Lavigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Repine lunges at Lavigne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lavigne's hand.
Repine lands a jab to the nose.
Lavigne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lavigne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne looks to throw the jab but Repine is out of range.
Repine connects with a nice looking jab.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lavigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repine.
Repine takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
Repine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Repine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lavigne cracks Repine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repine.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Repine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lavigne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavigne misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavigne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Repine.
Repine misses with a hook
and Repine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Repine moves out of range of the strikes.
Repine is looking to counter punch.
Repine staying out of range there.
Repine swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne cracks a nice hook into Repine's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Repine.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Lavigne finds it's way through Repine's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavigne. Repine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Repine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavigne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a body shot.
Repine needs to keep his hands up - Lavigne had a free shot at his head there.
Repine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Repine finds it's target.
Repine misses with a wild body shot.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Repine avoids the body shot from Lavigne.
It looked like Repine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Repine takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Lavigne. That snapped Repine's head back.
Repine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Repine.
A shot to the liver by Lavigne. Beautiful body shot.
Repine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repine takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
Repine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repine defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Repine misses with an uppercut.
Lavigne catches Repine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lavigne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lavigne, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lavigne.
Lavigne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Repine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavigne misses with a punch on the inside.
Repine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repine works on Lavigne's body with a couple of short punches.
Lavigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavigne lands a right hand.
Chad Repine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Repine.
Repine misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gervais Lavigne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lavigne 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slash Slingin (ranked 215 p4p, 392 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 34 p4p, 62 weight class). Slingin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Addicted to Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slash Slingin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slingin throws a shot to the body.
Slingin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slingin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Slingin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tai Kung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Slingin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tai Kung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tai Kung looking for a sweep. Not yet Tai Kung, not yet.
Tai Kung trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slingin preventing the sweep.
Slingin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slingin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slingin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung is trying to keep Slingin in close.
Tai Kung pulls Slingin in close to prevent any damage.
Slingin throws a big right hand that misses.
Slingin cracks Tai Kung with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Slingin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Slingin won't allow Tai Kung to sweep him here.
Slingin trying to control but Tai Kung is working from the bottom.
Slingin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tai Kung is keeping the position for now.
Tai Kung is trying to control the position but Slingin postures up.
Tai Kung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slingin manages to get himself to full guard.
Slingin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tai Kung's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung is trying to control the position but Slingin postures up.
Tai Kung looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tai Kung lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slingin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tai Kung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slingin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slingin wants to sweep here but Tai Kung controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slingin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tai Kung is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tai Kung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slingin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tai Kung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slingin's guard.
Tai Kung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tai Kung works over Slingin with some ground and pound from guard.
Tai Kung cracks Slingin with a solid left hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tai Kung working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Slingin looking to control.
Slingin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tai Kung.
Slingin looking for a guillotine here but Tai Kung defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a big right hand that misses.
Slingin 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.
Tai Kung working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tai Kung scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slingin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tai Kung's guard.
Slingin preventing the sweep.
Tai Kung looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slingin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slingin throwing strikes from guard but Tai Kung blocks nicely.
Slingin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tai Kung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slingin trying to control but Tai Kung is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Slingin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tai Kung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slingin in his tracks.
Tai Kung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck for Slingin with that takedown attempt.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slingin.
Tai Kung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slingin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tai Kung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tai Kung swats away the attempt to clinch by Slingin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slingin swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Slingin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slingin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slingin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung sizes up Slingin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slingin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with a hook. Slingin ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Slingin avoids the punch easily.
Manolito Tai Kung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slingin swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Slingin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tai Kung has his hands clasped together around Slingin's back. He's all about the action.
Tai Kung is staying active underneath Slingin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tai Kung wants to get back to full guard.
Tai Kung is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slingin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tai Kung tries to roll over but Slingin keeps him under control.
Tai Kung trying to hold on to Slingin's head to control him but Slingin postures up.
Slingin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tai Kung tries to get to full guard but Slingin has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slingin wants to pass to mount but Tai Kung is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung tries to roll over but Slingin keeps him under control.
Tai Kung controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tai Kung is trying to get back to full guard.
Tai Kung is refusing to be controlled, as Slingin sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tai Kung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Slingin moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slingin.
Tai Kung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slingin shoots in but Tai Kung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Slingin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tai Kung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slingin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slingin is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slingin. Slingin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by Tai Kung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slingin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tai Kung scores with a sloppy right hand. Slingin should have avoided that one.
Tai Kung throws an overhand right that lands on Slingin's shoulder, as Slingin tries to avoid the shot.
Tai Kung connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tai Kung tests Slingin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tai Kung avoids the body shot from Slingin.
Slingin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Slingin moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tai Kung with the inside leg kick.
Slingin scores with a punch to the head.
Slingin moves out of range as Tai Kung strikes.
Slingin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tai Kung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slingin.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slingin under the eye.
Tai Kung cracks Slingin with a good jab.
A slow jab from Tai Kung misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin gets the takedown into side control.
Slingin throws a strike aimed at the side of Tai Kung's head but Tai Kung avoids it well.
Slingin tries to score with some ground and pound. Tai Kung controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Slingin working the ground and pound but Tai Kung is defending the strikes.
Tai Kung is looking for a sweep.
Slingin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tai Kung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slingin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tai Kung sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tai Kung is looking for a sweep. Slingin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slingin is thwarting Tai Kung's attempts to control the position.
Tai Kung moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Slingin trying to control but Tai Kung is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slingin postures up.
Tai Kung is pulling down on Slingin's head to control his posture.
Tai Kung controls Slingin momentarily but Slingin frees himself.
Tai Kung pulls Slingin in close to his closed guard and prevents Slingin from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slingin trying to control but Tai Kung is working from the bottom.
Tai Kung is trying to keep Slingin in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Slingin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tai Kung has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Slingin is looking to wear down Tai Kung with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slingin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tai Kung is controlling Slingin's trapped leg to prevent Slingin from advancing to side control.
Tai Kung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tai Kung is controlling Slingin's trapped leg to prevent Slingin from advancing to side control.
Tai Kung wants to get back to full guard.
Slingin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tai Kung makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tai Kung.
Tai Kung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slingin preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slingin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slingin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Slingin clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slingin clinches with his opponent.
Slingin lands with a short shot to the head.
Slingin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tai Kung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tai Kung lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slingin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Slingin tries to work over Tai Kung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slingin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slingin can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Slingin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tai Kung can't find room to land a body shot as Slingin controls the action.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slingin is working for takedown but Tai Kung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tai Kung lands a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slingin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tai Kung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tai Kung presses Slingin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tai Kung stops a takedown attempt from Slingin.
Slingin throws a punch but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Slingin is trying to push Tai Kung away but Tai Kung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tai Kung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slingin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slingin blocks an uppercut.
Slingin trying to stall but Tai Kung improves his position.
Tai Kung lands a shot to the body.
Slingin blocks an uppercut.
Slingin wants a takedown but no success here.
Slingin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tai Kung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slingin backwards.
Tai Kung misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slingin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai Kung works on Slingin's body with a couple of short punches.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slingin blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slingin throws a head punch that misses.
Slingin wants to break free but Tai Kung has control.
Tai Kung swings wildly with an uppercut but Slingin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai Kung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slingin's elbow.
Slingin is trying to force a seperation but Tai Kung has the dominant position.
Slingin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tai Kung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tai Kung gets through Slingin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slingin has Tai Kung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tai Kung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tai Kung lands a shot to the body.
Slingin goes for a takedown attempt but Tai Kung pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tai Kung lands a really nice looking cross but Slingin seems unphased.
Slingin scores with a takedown into Tai Kung's guard.
Slingin preventing the sweep.
Slingin wants to control from the top but Tai Kung keeps moving.
Tai Kung seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slingin drops back looking for a leg! Tai Kung is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tai Kung manages to kick Slingin off! Slingin jumps back into Tai Kung's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that fourth 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!
Tai Kung misses with a looping left.
Slingin staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Tai Kung.
A nice leg kick from Tai Kung, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slingin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slingin tests Tai Kung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tai Kung catches Slingin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slingin.
Tai Kung cracks Slingin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slingin throws a chopping leg kick but Tai Kung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung works the jab nicely.
Tai Kung lands with an overhand left.
Slingin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tai Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a jab but it's blocked by Slingin.
Slingin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tai Kung sprawls and moves away.
Slingin slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Slingin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slingin moves in looking to clinch but Tai Kung pushes him off.
Slingin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Slingin misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tai Kung! But no joy.
Slingin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slingin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tai Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Slingin.
Slingin ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Good exchange - Tai Kung coming out on top.
Slingin shoots in and gets a takedown into Tai Kung's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slingin manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slingin can't keep his opponent in guard - Tai Kung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Slingin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tai Kung scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tai Kung prevents Slingin from improving his position.
Slingin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tai Kung makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tai Kung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tai Kung is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tai Kung keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slingin's head.
Slingin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tai Kung manages to get himself to full guard.
Slingin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slingin postures up.
Slingin trying to control but Tai Kung is working from the bottom.
Slingin stays in close to Tai Kung's body and controls the position.
Tai Kung pulls Slingin in close to prevent any damage.
Tai Kung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slingin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slingin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slingin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Tai Kung trying to control the position here.
Slash Slingin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slingin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tai Kung has his hands on Slingin's head, controlling the position.
Tai Kung controls Slingin momentarily but Slingin frees himself.
Slingin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tai Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tai Kung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slingin is one step ahead there.
Tai Kung pulls Slingin in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Tai Kung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tai Kung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Manolito Tai Kung thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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