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Sucker Punch Pro Series 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Richards (ranked 3998 p4p, 6495 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 508 p4p, 646 weight class). Rodionovich has chosen Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa as his entrance music. The key to victory for Roddy Richards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roddy Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rodionovich.
 It looks like Roddy Richards has been cut.
Richards tries to break free but Rodionovich pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodionovich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rodionovich connects with a knee to the head.
Rodionovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards lands a jab.
Rodionovich wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Rodionovich closes the distance and clinches.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Richards's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rodionovich lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Rodionovich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodionovich looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich slows down the pace here.
Rodionovich stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richards blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodionovich.
Rodionovich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodionovich lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Richards tries to break free but Rodionovich pushes him back against the cage.
Rodionovich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Richards seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodionovich can turn it around.
Richards is trying to force a seperation but Rodionovich has the dominant position.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodionovich prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards is trying to push Rodionovich away but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodionovich looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodionovich trying to land knees to the body.
Rodionovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richards's face.
Richards manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodionovich prevents Richards from getting back to his feet.
Richards can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodionovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodionovich is looking for a kimura but Richards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rodionovich to get the leverage.
Rodionovich looks winded!
Rodionovich is just content to waste time from the top position. Richards takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Rodionovich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodionovich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards wants to stand but Rodionovich is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodionovich wants to clinch
and Richards counters with a head kick.
Richards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodionovich tries to avoid it but Richards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodionovich to the ground. Rodionovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodionovich blocks a head kick by Richards.
Rodionovich closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodionovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Rodionovich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rodionovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodionovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodionovich.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Rodionovich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Richards tries to circle away but Rodionovich has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich has Richards pressed against the cage, preventing Richards from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodionovich controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roddy Richards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodionovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richards.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodionovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodionovich moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Rodionovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodionovich rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Richards wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
Richards tries for a takedown but Rodionovich manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodionovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodionovich misses with a knee to the head.
Richards has had enough of the clinch but Rodionovich keeps him there for the moment.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Rodionovich lands a nice elbow.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodionovich is breathing heavily.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich is controlling him.
Rodionovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodionovich won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodionovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Rodionovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodionovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rodionovich has Richards pushed against the cage.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alexei Rodionovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richards avoiding damage as Rodionovich throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards avoiding damage as Rodionovich throws knees to the body.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodionovich tries to sprawl out of it but Richards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodionovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodionovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodionovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodionovich keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodionovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodionovich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roddy Richards's cut is getting worse.
Rodionovich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards tries to break the clinch but Rodionovich is controlling the position.
Rodionovich prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Rodionovich keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards looks to land a combination but Rodionovich avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodionovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roddy Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodionovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roddy Richards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodionovich wants to clinch.
Rodionovich forces Richards back against the cage and clinches.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodionovich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Richards has had enough of the clinch but Rodionovich keeps him there for the moment.
Rodionovich has Richards pressed against the cage, preventing Richards from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodionovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Rodionovich looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodionovich throws an elbow but misses.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodionovich is looking for the big counter here.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodionovich gets the takedown into side control.
Rodionovich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Richards is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rodionovich working the head with strikes.
Richards pushes Rodionovich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rodionovich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodionovich.
Richards throws a big counter combination but Rodionovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards is looking to counter punch.
Rodionovich blocks a head kick by Richards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodionovich wants to clinch.
Richards was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Richards to the ground. Rodionovich is now in Richards's guard.
Rodionovich throwing strikes but missing.
Rodionovich prevents Richards from getting back to his feet.
Richards pushes Rodionovich off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rodionovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards throws a right and a left that Rodionovich avoids nicely.
Rodionovich feints the counter takedown.
Rodionovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards avoiding damage as Rodionovich throws knees to the body.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodionovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodionovich darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Rodionovich into the cage.
Richards tries to bum rush Rodionovich with a series of wild strikes but Rodionovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodionovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richards counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Rodionovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodionovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Rodionovich!
As Alexei Rodionovich got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hard work, hard victory!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacochata Nakashi (ranked 24364 p4p, 2952 weight class) and Brendan Wallace (ranked 649 p4p, 404 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nacochata Nakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brendan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nakashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Nakashi's guard now, I'm sure.
Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
Nakashi is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
Wallace is pushing down on Nakashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Wallace has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wallace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wallace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakashi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Wallace seems content to control.
Wallace passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nakashi!
Wallace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nakashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
Nakashi is bucking up trying to escape but Wallace cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wallace lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nakashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wallace lands a heavy elbow.
Wallace is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Nakashi is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Nakashi flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wallace anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Nakashi and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wallace slips an arm under Nakashi chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wallace has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wallace is squeezing on Nakashi like an anaconda would it's prey. Nakashi fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brendan Wallace!
Brendan Wallace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Warran Peace (ranked 5047 p4p, 6396 weight class) and Ripper Stallone (ranked 429 p4p, 476 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warran Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ripper Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone scores with a one two! Peace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Warran Peace has been cut.
Stallone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stallone is just content to waste time from the top position. Peace takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stallone wants to control from the top but Peace keeps moving.
Stallone content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone wants to pass the guard but Peace is keeping the position.
Peace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stallone controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Let's hope that Stallone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peace gets a takedown into half guard.
Stallone tries to get to full guard but Peace has control of the leg.
Peace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stallone kicks off Peace and gets to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stallone. Peace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stallone has closed the distance and engaged Peace in a clinch.
Stallone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stallone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallone throws a body kick that misses.
Stallone looks to clinch
and Peace counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stallone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peace distracts Stallone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peace stands up over Stallone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stallone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stallone keeping full guard, as Peace tries to pass.
Stallone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stallone.
Stallone is trying to control the action in half guard but Peace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stallone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Peace to regain full guard.
Stallone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stallone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stallone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone controls the position from side control.
Stallone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Peace is avoiding damage well.
Peace 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.
Stallone is looking to take a break and control but Peace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ripper Stallone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warran Peace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stallone misses with a two punch combination.
Stallone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Stallone. Those never looked like landing.
Stallone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Peace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stallone's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallone gets back to full guard.
Peace landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stallone working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peace pulls Stallone in close to his closed guard and prevents Stallone from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stallone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stallone rushes Peace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stallone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stallone is pressed up against the cage. Peace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stallone down to the mat. Stallone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stallone avoids it really well and circles away.
Stallone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warran Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallone stuffs the takedown.
Stallone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peace was covering up waiting for the punch and Stallone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stallone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stallone wants to get up but he can't break Peace's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stallone content to stall in guard here.
Stallone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stallone works over Peace with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peace keeping moving, preventing Stallone from controlling successfully.
Ripper Stallone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stallone sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peace tries for a takedown but Stallone circles away easily
and Stallone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stallone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stallone fails to land with a series of punches.
Peace has a takedown stuffed.
Stallone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peace defends it well.
Warran Peace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallone.
Stallone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peace circles away.
Peace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stallone as he jumps to the side.
Stallone tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stallone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peace.
Stallone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stallone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peace has his takedown stuffed
and Stallone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stallone gets a double leg takedown into Peace's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stallone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ripper Stallone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Warran Peace's cut.
That's time! Peace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stallone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stallone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peace!
Stallone is trying to ground and pound but Peace uses the momentary lack of control by Stallone to regain half guard.
Stallone is looking to advance position but Peace won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace keeping control of the position.
Stallone trying to control the pace.
Stallone trying to control the action but Peace is working from the bottom.
Stallone looks to land a strike but Peace avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stallone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stallone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peace is in Stallone's guard.
Stallone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stallone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peace's waist but Peace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stallone off to one side.
Stallone is looking to clinch but Peace is avoiding it.
Peace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stallone.
Stallone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stallone darts in and clinches Peace up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stallone punishes Peace's body with a nice straight punch.
Warran Peace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Stallone.
Stallone slaps away a takedown attempt from Peace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stallone.
Warran Peace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ripper Stallone.
Stallone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peace counters with a single leg into guard. Stallone didn't expect that.
Peace throwing strikes but missing.
Stallone has Peace pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stallone is on top in guard.
Stallone looking to sit in guard and control but Peace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peace is controlling him.
Stallone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peace's guard.
Stallone looking to sit in guard and control but Peace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Our spies down at at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center inform us that Stallone has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stallone wants to sweep here but Peace controlling him for the moment.
Ripper Stallone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stallone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ripper Stallone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stallone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripper Stallone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bargos (ranked 3082 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Conor Aldo (ranked 358 p4p, 289 weight class). Aldo has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music. Conor Aldo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Bargos avoids it.
Bargos darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Bargos tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bargos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Bargos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bargos tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bargos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bargos fails to pull guard.
Bargos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bargos drags the fight down to the ground.
Aldo passes Bargos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aldo wants to stand up but Bargos is controlling the position.
Bargos moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bargos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
Bargos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aldo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aldo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bargos is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
Bargos pulls Aldo in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bargos is retaining full guard.
Bargos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bargos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bargos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bargos doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Bargos wants to clinch.
Bargos tries to clinch up
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bargos's knee momentarily.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bargos tries to counter with a takedown but Aldo is quick to defend against it.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bargos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Bargos's leg. Bargos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bargos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bargos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aldo uses from the top position.
Bargos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bargos trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Bargos.
Aldo won't allow Bargos to sweep him here.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bargos is keeping the position for now.
Aldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bargos is controlling Aldo's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bargos pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Bargos blocks an uppercut.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor Aldo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bargos tries to clinch up.
 It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Bargos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bargos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Bargos jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Bargos around his waist. Bargos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bargos.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bargos fails to land.
Bargos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Bargos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bargos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bargos wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Bargos and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheers as Aldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bargos doesn't seem phased though.
Aldo gets a clinch.
Bargos pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aldo wants to control but Bargos is keeping him busy.
Bargos is looking to regain half guard here but Aldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Aldo tries to stand but Bargos is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Bargos's face as Aldo controls the position.
More stalling from Aldo.
Aldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bargos keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rey Bargos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo connects with a high kick.
Aldo lands a nice shot that snaps Bargos's head back.
Bargos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bargos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Bargos and move into the clinch position.
Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo pushes Bargos up against the cage in a clinch.
Bargos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conor Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bargos moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bargos moves into the clinch.
Bargos throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.
Bargos pulls guard.
Conor Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bargos pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo wants to pass the guard but Bargos is keeping the position.
Bargos controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Bargos has his hands on Aldo's head, controlling the position.
Aldo postures up.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aldo controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bargos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Aldo trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bargos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Bargos gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bargos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bargos managing to control the position.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bargos is keeping the position for now.
Bargos controlling Aldo's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor Aldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bargos.
Aldo throws a right hand that Bargos ducks under and follows up with a left that Bargos also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo connects with a jab.
Bargos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Bargos knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
 Bargos is rocked!
Aldo lands a nice hook to Bargos's body. Bargos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Bargos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bargos walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bargos limp body while Aldo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Aldo!
Conor Aldo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Rey Bargos had this to say: 'I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard, will always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault 'cause I try to get away, but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard, hopin' one day they'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rai'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Chester (ranked 1374 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Venali Paetmar (ranked 177 p4p, 336 weight class). Chester comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling, Limp Bizkit . Paetmar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Powerwolf - Amen & Attack. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Chester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Venali Paetmar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paetmar drops his hands momentarily and Chester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paetmar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chester.
Paetmar throws a lazy uppercut
and Chester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Chester has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chester swings for the body but Paetmar moves out of range.
Chester throws a jab but it's blocked by Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a sloppy head kick and Chester moves out of range easily.
Chester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chester shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paetmar eats them both and turns towards Chester to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chester punishes Paetmar's body with a nice straight punch.
Chester digs a good hook to Paetmar's body.
Chester tries to work over Paetmar's front leg with a kick but Paetmar checks it.
Chester missing with a left hand there. Paetmar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paetmar ducks right into an uppercut from Chester.
Paetmar ducks under a wild hook from Chester.
Paetmar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Charles Chester has been cut.
Chester throws a lazy right hand but Paetmar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chester throws a low kick but Paetmar avoids it.
Paetmar feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester lands a nice hook to Paetmar's body. Paetmar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paetmar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chester to score with a decent uppercut.
Chester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paetmar takes a swing at Chester's ribcage but misses.
Paetmar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paetmar misses with a leg kick
and Chester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Paetmar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paetmar cracks Chester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paetmar connects with a crisp jab.
Paetmar lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chester sizes up Paetmar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chester digs a good body shot into Paetmar's ribs.
Chester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chester misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paetmar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chester.
Chester misses the shot to the body.
Chester misses with a hook.
Paetmar misses with a head kick.
Paetmar lands a head kick!
Paetmar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chester, as that shot connected.
Paetmar misses with a lunging right hand
letting Chester counter with a right hand.
Chester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paetmar needs to keep his hands up - Chester had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paetmar.
Chester misses with a straight right.
Paetmar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chester circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paetmar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paetmar connects with the punch.
A big right from Paetmar misses.
Chester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paetmar.
Chester misses with a looping right.
Paetmar needs to keep his hands up - Chester had a free shot at his head there.
Chester looks to land a right hand but Paetmar moved out of range.
Chester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chester throws the left hand but Paetmar avoids the punch easily.
Chester throws out a loose jab but Paetmar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.
Chester appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paetmar counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paetmar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chester slips a jab and a cross from Paetmar.
Paetmar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chester is out of range.
Chester avoids the body shot from Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chester feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paetmar throws a right and a left that Chester avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Chester.
Chester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chester throws a series of punches but Paetmar moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paetmar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chester throws a combination. Paetmar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chester lands with a hook. Paetmar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Chester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Chester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paetmar slips a straight right by Chester.
Paetmar misses with a wild body shot.
Paetmar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chester fails to land with a series of punches.
Paetmar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chester misses the jab.
Paetmar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paetmar. Chester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chester throws a right and a left that Paetmar avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Paetmar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paetmar. Chester shrugs it off though.
Chester lands a body shot.
Chester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paetmar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Paetmar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paetmar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paetmar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paetmar blocks a jab.
Paetmar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chester manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chester scores with a jab. Paetmar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chester tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paetmar is able to avoid easily.
Chester misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Paetmar. Those never looked like landing.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar throws a sloppy head kick and Chester moves out of range easily.
Paetmar slips under a jab.
Paetmar swinging wildly here.
Chester lands a nice shot to the body.
Venali Paetmar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paetmar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Chester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paetmar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paetmar misses with a series of wild punches.
Chester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paetmar.
Paetmar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paetmar scores with a head kick. Chester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chester cracks Paetmar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chester is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a right hand that Chester ducks under and follows up with a left that Chester also avoids with ease.
Paetmar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chester's sensitive parts.
Paetmar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Paetmar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chester has got the better of the exchanges.
Paetmar is breathing heavily.
Paetmar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chester under the eye.
Paetmar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paetmar's head backwards.
Paetmar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paetmar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paetmar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chester.
Paetmar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Chester misses the target.
Paetmar misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chester throws a right hand that Paetmar ducks under and follows up with a left that Paetmar also avoids with ease.
Chester lands with a good body shot.
Chester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chester motions for Paetmar to come forward. Chester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chester checks a low kick from Paetmar.
Chester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paetmar can do to turn this around?
Chester throws a series of punches but Paetmar avoids them all with ease.
Chester lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chester.
Paetmar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Chester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Chester's cut.
That's time! Chester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Chester blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Chester tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.
Chester lands with a good body shot.
Paetmar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles Chester is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Chester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chester counters with a three punch combo that has Paetmar backing up. Paetmar nods at Chester to acknowledge the strikes.
Paetmar misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paetmar moves away.
A little jabbing left from Paetmar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paetmar throws a combination that misses
and Chester counters with a nice body shot.
Paetmar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paetmar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paetmar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chester circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar checks a low kick from Chester.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chester. Paetmar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paetmar throws a big counter head kick but Chester avoids it with no problem.
Paetmar is looking to slow Chester down with leg kicks.
Chester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paetmar backs up against the cage.
Chester lands a glancing blow to the side of Paetmar's head.
 Paetmar is rocked!
Chester punishes Paetmar's body with a nice straight punch.
Paetmar is still on wobbly legs! Can Chester finish him?
Chester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paetmar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chester scores with a shot to the body.
Paetmar seems to have recovered his senses.
Paetmar avoids the body shot from Chester.
Paetmar looks to score with a jab to the body but Chester is just out of range.
Chester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chester moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPaetmar.
Chester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paetmar misses with a combination
and Chester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chester misses with a looping right.
Paetmar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chester.
Chester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paetmar.
Danga de danga de dang - Chester scores with a four punch combination!
Chester misses with a wild body shot.
Chester misses with a body shot.
Paetmar is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Chester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paetmar throws a head kick that misses.
Paetmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Chester finds it's way through Paetmar's defenses.
The fighters circling - Chester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chester misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chester throws a hook but Paetmar avoids it easily.
Chester just misses with a punch to the body.
Paetmar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chester to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Paetmar.
Chester tried to counter with a leg kick but Paetmar avoided it.
Charles Chester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paetmar throws a series of punches but Chester avoids them all with ease.
Paetmar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Chester misses its intended target.
Paetmar tries to bum rush Chester with a series of wild strikes but Chester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paetmar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paetmar throws the kick towards the body but Chester avoids it.
It looked like Chester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paetmar misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chester. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chester.
Paetmar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chester misses with a low kick.
Chester lunges at Paetmar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paetmar's hand.
Paetmar misses with a hook. Chester ducked under it nicely.
Chester seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paetmar.
Chester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chester throws a lazy right hand but Paetmar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chester jabs at Paetmar's body.
Chester moves out of range of the body kick from Paetmar.
Chester lands an overhand right.
Venali Paetmar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paetmar throws a shot from downtown. Chester moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Chester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Chester!
Charles Chester spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Venali Paetmar spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kira Yoshikage (ranked 2526 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Waampa Woodoo (ranked 304 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Yoshikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waampa Woodoo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodoo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yoshikage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yoshikage.
Yoshikage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yoshikage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woodoo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woodoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoshikage is looking to work some ground and pound but Woodoo has wrist control.
Yoshikage 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.
Yoshikage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woodoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshikage is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshikage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woodoo being controlled here, momentarily.
Yoshikage passes Woodoo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Woodoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshikage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshikage working over Woodoo with some ground and pound. Woodoo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yoshikage drops an elbow to the side of Woodoo's head.
Yoshikage working the head and body with strikes.
Yoshikage drops an elbow to the side of Woodoo's head.
Yoshikage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage is nestled in close to Woodoo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've been hearing that Yoshikage has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Woodoo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshikage.
Yoshikage working over Woodoo with some ground and pound. Woodoo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woodoo is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshikage sits in half guard.
Yoshikage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yoshikage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoshikage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yoshikage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Woodoo is trying to stand.
Woodoo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yoshikage stops Woodoo from getting back to his feet.
Yoshikage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Yoshikage there.
Woodoo is not content to let Yoshikage control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage winds up and cracks Woodoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yoshikage is looking for a kimura but Woodoo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yoshikage to get the leverage.
Yoshikage is keen to just control but Woodoo is a slippery customer.
Yoshikage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshikage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woodoo keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yoshikage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Woodoo for as long as he can get away with.
Woodoo tries to kick Yoshikage off but Yoshikage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoshikage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshikage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yoshikage is looking to take a break and control but Woodoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshikage working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Yoshikage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yoshikage winds up and cracks Woodoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woodoo is looking to escape.
Yoshikage is trying to control. Woodoo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yoshikage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Woodoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoshikage wants to take a breather but Woodoo is having none of it.
Woodoo wants to get back to his feet.
Yoshikage is taking a breather. Woodoo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yoshikage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yoshikage is nestled in close to Woodoo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yoshikage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woodoo is trying to stand back up but Yoshikage is controlling him
Yoshikage drops an elbow to the side of Woodoo's head.
Yoshikage controlling the action here.
Yoshikage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Yoshikage there.
Woodoo is rocked!
Woodoo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woodoo is still in real trouble! Can Yoshikage finish him?
Woodoo has hold of Yoshikage's hands but Yoshikage slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yoshikage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshikage winds up and cracks Woodoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yoshikage working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yoshikage lands a nice short elbow.
Yoshikage lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Woodoo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Yoshikage jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kira Yoshikage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey DIsmantle (ranked 2308 p4p, 2395 weight class) and Alex Kozlovski (ranked 257 p4p, 265 weight class). DIsmantle's entrance music is Come As You Are. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey DIsmantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Kozlovski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DIsmantle cracks Kozlovski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kozlovski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DIsmantle's head.
DIsmantle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Kozlovski misses.
Kozlovski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kozlovski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
DIsmantle moves out of range of the strikes.
DIsmantle misses with a few strikes there.
Kozlovski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kozlovski is rocked!
DIsmantle ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kozlovski out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey DIsmantle!
An out of breath Mickey DIsmantle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sith Rebel (ranked 1305 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Andre Powell (ranked 154 p4p, 381 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sith Rebel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sith Rebel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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285
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280
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sith Rebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Powell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rebel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rebel keeps the fight on the outside.
Rebel tries to counter with a takedown but Powell is quick to defend against it.
Powell cracks Rebel with an open hand slap.
Rebel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rebel manages to move to mount!
Rebel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Powell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rebel landing shots from mount.
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!
Rebel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rebel loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Powell scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rebel land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rebel stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sith Rebel!
An out of breath Sith Rebel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 1742 p4p, 3845 weight class) and Hiki Antsa (ranked 209 p4p, 373 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiki Antsa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Antsa's half guard.
Sparrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antsa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparrow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Antsa lands with a few short shots to the body.
Antsa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Helsinki. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Antsa wants to improve his position but Sparrow is controlling well.
Antsa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparrow.
Sparrow is nestled in close to Antsa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sparrow is trying to control. Antsa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sparrow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sparrow slips a nice elbow through Antsa's hands, connecting with Antsa's forehead.
Sparrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparrow prevents Antsa from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antsa taking some punishment here, with Sparrow in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antsa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antsa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Antsa won't allow Sparrow to get back to his feet.
Antsa wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.
Antsa cracks Sparrow with a solid left hand.
Antsa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antsa manages to get himself to full guard.
Sparrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Antsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antsa wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.
Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Antsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Antsa keeping moving, preventing Sparrow from controlling successfully.
Antsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Antsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparrow is one step ahead there.
Antsa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antsa keeping full guard, as Sparrow tries to pass.
Antsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Sparrow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Antsa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Antsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparrow, not yet.
Antsa looking to sit in guard and control but Sparrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Antsa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow wants to control from the top but Antsa keeps moving.
Sparrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Antsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antsa is trying to keep Sparrow in close.
Antsa pulls Sparrow in to control the position.
Antsa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sparrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antsa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Sparrow with that takedown attempt.
Antsa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sparrow shoots for a double leg takedown but Antsa sprawls well. He's pushed Sparrow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sparrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Antsa can't do much from the bottom here.
Sparrow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sparrow is working Antsa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sparrow landing a few strikes.
Antsa can't do much from the bottom here.
Antsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Antsa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparrow wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow is working hard here to advance position.
Antsa trying to control from half guard but Sparrow is working away.
Antsa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparrow's head.
Antsa wants to control but Sparrow is keeping him busy.
Sparrow is looking for a sweep. Antsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antsa trying to control the action but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Antsa lands a nice short elbow.
Antsa slows the pace down in half guard.
Jack Sparrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Sparrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antsa is working away from the top position though.
Antsa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sparrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sparrow trying to control but Antsa postures up.
Antsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Antsa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sparrow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparrow is looking to get to half guard.
Sparrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparrow tries to get out of the position.
Antsa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sparrow tries to hold on but Antsa postures up.
Sparrow is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Antsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sparrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sparrow wants to control but Antsa is having none of it.
Sparrow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparrow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Antsa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparrow's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparrow wants to control but Antsa is keeping busy.
Sparrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antsa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiki Antsa 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! This is the final round!
Antsa connects with a body shot that sends Sparrow's belly button to the back.
Sparrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sparrow trying to control the action but Antsa is working from the bottom.
Antsa manages to get to full guard.
Antsa can't keep his opponent in guard - Sparrow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sparrow trying to control the action but Antsa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow is nestled in close to Antsa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Antsa trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparrow lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antsa is looking for a sweep. Sparrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparrow is keen to just control but Antsa is a slippery customer.
Sparrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparrow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sparrow winds up and cracks Antsa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparrow working Antsa over with strikes.
Antsa manages to get to full guard.
Sparrow postures up in Antsa's guard and throws a big left but Antsa blocks it.
Sparrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sparrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Antsa for as long as he can get away with.
Sparrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throwing strikes from guard but Antsa blocks nicely.
Sparrow trying to control but Antsa is working from the bottom.
Antsa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sparrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparrow is fighting to break Antsa's control of his arms but Antsa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Antsa is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antsa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparrow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Antsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antsa is keeping the position for now.
Sparrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sparrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antsa has his hands on Sparrow's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparrow shoots for a double leg takedown but Antsa sprawls well. He's pushed Sparrow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Antsa responds with a good body kick, but Sparrow manages to step out the way in time.
Antsa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparrow. Sparrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Antsa feints the counter takedown.
Sparrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparrow showed some decent athleticism there.
Sparrow is looking to pass Antsa's guard but actually Antsa recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Antsa wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.
Antsa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparrow won't allow Antsa to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparrow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparrow throwing strikes from guard but Antsa blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparrow 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
Our winner, Jack Sparrow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 552 p4p, 1385 weight class) and Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 66 p4p, 179 weight class). Logan's entrance music is Inside. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oosthuizen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Logan. Logan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oosthuizen checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Oosthuizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oosthuizen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Oosthuizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan.
Oosthuizen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Logan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oosthuizen takes a step back to recover.
Logan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oosthuizen feints the counter takedown.
Oosthuizen moves away from the strike by Logan.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Logan wants to slow Oosthuizen down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands an overhand right.
Oosthuizen blocks a head kick by Logan.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan ducks right into an uppercut from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Logan looks for the body kick but Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oosthuizen ! But no joy.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Logan's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen slips a jab from Logan.
Logan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Logan.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen prevents Logan from breaking the clinch.
Logan lands a right hand.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Oosthuizen blocks a head kick by Logan.
Oosthuizen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan throws a wild body kick that Oosthuizen sees coming a mile off.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
It looked like Logan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Logan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oosthuizen swinging wildly here.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
Logan throws a leg kick but Oosthuizen moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Logan slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen closes the distance and pushes Logan back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan is trying to break free.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Oosthuizen off the cage and back into range.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Logan.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oosthuizen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Logan counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy uppercut
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Logan thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Logan is looking to land body kicks.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Logan.
Logan avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Logan misses with a head kick.
Oosthuizen throws out a leg kick but Logan moves out of range and Oosthuizen only half commits.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Oosthuizen is controlling him.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan scores with a jab. Oosthuizen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oosthuizen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Oosthuizen lands with a straight right. Logan didn't see that one coming.
Logan tries a low kick but Oosthuizen avoids it.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen dips to his left and cracks Logan with an uppercut!
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen checks a leg kick nicely.
Logan tries to land a front kick but Oosthuizen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oosthuizen s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan tries to keep at a distance but Oosthuizen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Logan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Oosthuizen crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Logan blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Oosthuizen .
Logan throws a right hand that Oosthuizen ducks under and follows up with a left that Oosthuizen also avoids with ease.
Oosthuizen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oosthuizen ! But no joy.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Logan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Logan checks a low kick from Oosthuizen .
Nice uppercut there from Oosthuizen .
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan misses with a straight left.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosthuizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan lands with a cross.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Oosthuizen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Logan looks to land a body kick but Oosthuizen moved away.
Logan lands with a straight right. Oosthuizen didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Logan misses with a body punch
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice right hand.
Logan slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen slips a jab from Logan.
Logan is looking to slow Oosthuizen down with leg kicks.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oosthuizen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen 's corner calls for a 1-2. Oosthuizen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Logan.
Oosthuizen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oosthuizen feints the counter takedown.
Logan throws a front kick that sends Oosthuizen stumbling back into the cage.
Logan throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan is looking to counter punch.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen feints a counter leg kick.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oosthuizen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Logan.
Logan moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan checks a low kick from Oosthuizen .
Logan misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
Logan is looking for a counter combo.
Logan throws a head kick but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Oosthuizen with a nice cross.
Oosthuizen clobbers Logan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Logan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan connects with the punch.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oosthuizen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Logan.
Oosthuizen moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Logan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen checks a leg kick nicely.
Oosthuizen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Logan defends it well.
Logan digs a good body shot into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen avoids the head kick by Logan.
Oosthuizen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Oosthuizen misses
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oosthuizen 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.
Logan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Logan misses.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a high kick.
Oosthuizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oosthuizen .
Logan thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
Logan moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oosthuizen moves to clinch but Logan breaks away
and Logan counters with a three punch combo that has Oosthuizen backing up. Oosthuizen nods at Logan to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oosthuizen .
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen .
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen .
Logan thuds his right hand into Oosthuizen 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oosthuizen misses with a series of wild punches.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Logan avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Oosthuizen blocks the leg kick.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Logan.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Logan.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
No joy there for Oosthuizen , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan jabs Oosthuizen right on the nose. Oosthuizen blinks but takes it well.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Logan is trying to defend but Oosthuizen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen is taking a breather. Logan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Oosthuizen 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oosthuizen in particular looking to stall.
Logan is looking to improve his position.
Logan gets full guard.
Logan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oosthuizen is one step ahead there.
Logan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen preventing the sweep.
Logan working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Logan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Logan slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oosthuizen throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice head shot.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oosthuizen looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen blocks a jab.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Oosthuizen misses.
Logan connects with a body shot.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Oosthuizen with the counter takedown but Logan avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
And Oosthuizen tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
Oosthuizen 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oosthuizen 's head backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan had his way with Francois Oosthuizen in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oosthuizen clinches up against the cage.
Logan wants to break free but Oosthuizen has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
Logan can't break the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Oosthuizen 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.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan lands with a cross.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
And Oosthuizen tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Logan.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Oosthuizen ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Logan slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Oosthuizen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Logan prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Logan.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan throws a leg kick but Oosthuizen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Logan cracks Oosthuizen with an open hand slap.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Francois Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a right hand
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen lands a jab to the nose.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch but Logan slips to the side
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan lands a nice hook to Oosthuizen 's body. Oosthuizen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Oosthuizen .
Logan misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Logan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan lands with a hook. Oosthuizen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oosthuizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Logan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his lightweight title!
Frankie Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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