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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 372 p4p, 620 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 56 p4p, 96 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Choo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Choo's head.
Choo looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Choo misses the target.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
An attempted straight right counter from Choo misses the target.
Choo lands with an overhand left.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Choo momentarily.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Choo.
Choo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Choo's leg but Choo calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Choo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
We've been informed that Murphy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Choo is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Choo throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Choo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Choo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Choo checks it.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Choo avoids it with no problem.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Choo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy tests Choo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Choo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Choo counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Choo to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Choo jumps back.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Choo's head back.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Choo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Choo off balance momentarily.
Choo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
A little feinted left hand from Choo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Choo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choo throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
A jab from Choo finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Donk. Murphy catches Choo right on the button with a cross.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Choo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Choo.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Choo sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Choo blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy slips a jab from Choo.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Choo looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choo checks it well.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy thumps Choo with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Choo thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Choo avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Choo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Choo counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Choo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Choo is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Choo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Choo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Choo is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Choo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choo.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Choo misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Choo works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy thumps Choo with a low kick.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Choo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Choo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy avoids the body shot from Choo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choo ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Choo's leg. Choo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Choo's body.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Choo.
Choo throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Choo throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choo. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Choo. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Choo's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Choo moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy slips a straight right by Choo.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Choo checks it.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Choo moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Choo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy slips a straight right by Choo.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo 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.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Choo is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
It looked like Choo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy moves out of range as Choo strikes.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Choo scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Choo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy swings for the body but Choo moves out of range.
Choo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Choo's ribs.
Choo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Choo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Choo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab from Choo.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo checks a leg kick.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Choo misses with a looping left.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Choo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy 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!
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Choo is out of range.
Choo moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Choo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy throws a hook but Choo blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Choo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Choo.
Choo connects with a body shot.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Choo didn't see that one coming.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Choo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Choo takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy misses with a hook
enabling Choo to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy is looking to slow Choo down with leg kicks.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Choo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Choo as he checks the leg kick.
Choo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Choo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Choo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Choo counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Murphy takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Choo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choo lands a right hook to the body.
Choo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Choo.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choo in his tracks.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Choo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choo.
Murphy misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Choo checks a low kick from Murphy.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Choo didn't see that one coming.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Choo checks it
and Choo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Choo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy misses the jab.
A big left from Murphy misses.
A jab from Choo finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Choo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Choo moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Choo didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Choo - just one landing.
Choo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Choo seems unphased.
Mew Choo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Choo 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.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Choo.
Choo throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Choo.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
Choo loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Choo misses with a looping left.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Choo throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobias Murphy.
Well Murphy 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
Our winner, Tobias Murphy, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 169 p4p, 419 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 20 p4p, 44 weight class). Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tzien.
Tzien slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Tzien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liu's hands.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzien tries to clinch up.
Tzien moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tzien.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Tzien is controlling the position.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Tzien keeps him there for the moment.
Tzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzien's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tzien's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liu scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Tzien lunges at Liu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liu's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Liu works Tzien's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzien.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tzien wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Tzien looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Tzien wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tzien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
It seemed like Tzien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liu.
Tzien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balagot Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tzien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu takes one on the button.
Tzien misses with an uppercut
and Liu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liu throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Tzien clinches.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzien lands a jab to the head.
Tzien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Tzien.
Tzien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzien misses the jab.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tzien moves away.
Liu is looking to wear down Tzien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Tzien misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tzien.
Hratch Tzien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzien clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tzien has Liu pressed against the cage, preventing Liu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Tzien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tzien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tzien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Liu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Tzien has double underhooks.
Liu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tzien scores with a hook.
Tzien just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Tzien slips a jab from Liu.
Liu jabs Tzien right on the nose. Tzien blinks but takes it well.
Tzien throws a leg kick but Liu checks it.
Liu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tzien walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liu.
Tzien misses with a looping right.
Liu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tzien avoids it.
A good leg kick by Tzien.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Tzien's shoulder, as Tzien tries to avoid the shot.
Tzien takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien has managed to clinch.
Tzien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liu's efforts to push away.
Liu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liu wants to get back to striking at distance but Tzien won't allow it.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tzien.
Tzien can't find room to land a body shot as Liu controls the action.
A short right from Tzien.
Tzien tries to throw a body punch but Liu avoids it by throwing Tzien back against the cage.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzien checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzien.
Tzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Tzien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tzien.
Liu cracks Tzien with an open hand slap.
Tzien connects with an inside leg kick.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Liu scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Tzien's knee but Tzien avoids it well.
Liu backing away here, and Tzien unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu staying out of range there.
Tzien moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Tzien is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Liu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Tzien misses
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu misses the jab.
Tzien tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Liu's head back.
Tzien throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Liu lands a jab to Tzien's midsection.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tzien.
Liu is looking to chop away at Tzien's legs.
Tzien forces Liu back against the cage and clinches.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Tzien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tzien takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien blocks a head kick by Liu.
Tzien throws a counter combo.
Liu throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tzien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tzien controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balagot Liu 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 telegraphed right hand from Tzien misses the target.
Tzien scoring well with a low kick there.
Tzien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu throws a series of punches but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Tzien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tzien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tzien scores with a leg kick.
Tzien throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Tzien's front leg but catches the back leg as Tzien tries to avoid it.
Tzien takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tzien misses with a low kick.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Tzien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu ducks right into an uppercut from Tzien.
Tzien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Liu misses.
Tzien drives through and clinches with Liu against the cage.
Liu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tzien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu tries to circle away but Tzien has him pinned against the cage.
Tzien scores with a shot to the side of Liu's head.
Tzien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liu.
Tzien blocks an uppercut.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Liu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Tzien is working for takedown but Liu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Liu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu throws a right hand that Tzien ducks under and follows up with a left that Tzien also avoids with ease.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Liu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tzien lands a head shot.
Tzien works Liu's body with a nice hook.
Tzien shoots in but Liu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balagot Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hratch Tzien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tzien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liu tries to avoid it but Tzien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liu to the ground. Liu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Liu throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tzien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liu but Liu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tzien rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liu's elbow.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Liu breaks from the clinch.
Tzien wants to slow Liu down by chopping away at his legs.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tzien rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Liu prevents a body shot from Tzien.
Tzien pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Tzien goes for a takedown attempt but Liu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tzien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Tzien.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu throws a right and a left that Tzien avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu tries to move into range but Tzien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tzien misses with a wild body shot.
Liu catches Tzien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzien.
Tzien connects with a leg kick.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Tzien tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tzien blocks a jab.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Tzien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liu swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hratch Tzien will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tzien tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liu is able to avoid easily.
Tzien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tzien finds it's way round the side to connect with Liu's head.
Tzien closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Liu.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Tzien throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tzien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu throws a body punch but Tzien moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Nice uppercut lands for Liu. That snapped Tzien's head back.
Tzien tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Liu cracks Tzien with an open hand slap.
Tzien takes one to the chin there.
Tzien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Tzien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tzien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Tzien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Liu there.
A slow jab from Tzien misses its intended target.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Tzien cracks Liu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien thows a leg kick but Liu checks it
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Tzien does it's job there.
Tzien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Tzien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Tzien saw that one coming.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Liu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu dodges the punch combination from Tzien.
Liu cracks Tzien with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by Liu as he checks the leg kick.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Tzien throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Tzien tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Tzien looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Liu slips a jab from Tzien.
Tzien thumps Liu with a low kick.
Liu tried to score with a low kick but Tzien checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
A slow jab from Tzien misses its intended target.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tzien moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Tzien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Liu throws a right and a left that Tzien avoids nicely.
Tzien shoots in for a double leg but Liu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tzien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tzien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien misses with a straight right.
Liu blocks a jab.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tzien moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Liu slips a jab from Tzien.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tzien, as that shot connected.
Liu staying out of range there.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Tzien scores with a jab. Liu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tzien throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Tzien misses.
Tzien thumps Liu with a low kick.
Tzien loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tzien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu slips a straight right by Tzien.
A big right from Liu misses.
Tzien will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Balagot Liu.
I think Liu 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massive Overflow (ranked 249 p4p, 345 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 38 p4p, 54 weight class). Muller has chosen In the Hall of the Mountain King as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Massive Overflow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overflow looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Overflow takes a step back to recover.
Muller lands a big shot that drops Overflow! Can he finish him?
Overflow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Overflow keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller drops back, looking for a kneebar! Overflow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Overflow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Overflow!
Muller can't do much from the bottom here.
Overflow advances nicely into full mount.
You get the feeling that Muller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overflow controlling his opponent.
Overflow stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Overflow connects with a jab.
Overflow missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller is trying to counter with his kicks.
Muller throws a good cross that connects.
Overflow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Overflow misses its target.
Muller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Overflow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muller scores with a body shot.
We've been informed that Muller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Muller throws a body punch but Overflow moves out of range.
Overflow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muller misses with a hook
and Overflow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muller scores with a nice right hand.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Overflow counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overflow takes one to the side of the head.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overflow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overflow stuns Muller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Overflow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Overflow is rocked!
Overflow defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Overflow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Overflow seems to have got his legs back now.
Muller connects with a body shot that sends Overflow's belly button to the back.
Overflow is breathing heavily.
Muller steps into range and cracks Overflow with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Overflow flops backwards and Muller dives into his guard looking to finish!
Overflow keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller stands and throws Overflow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muller prevents Overflow from escaping the position.
Muller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overflow keeps working.
Muller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Overflow is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muller passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Overflow!
Muller working for a guillotine from mount but Overflow is in no mood to give up.
Muller working for a guillotine from mount but Overflow is in no mood to give up.
Muller trying to control but Overflow is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Overflow is controlling an arm, preventing Muller from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Muller tries to control but Overflow wriggling away.
Overflow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Muller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Muller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Overflow misses with a leg kick
and Overflow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muller throws a hook but Overflow blocks it.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Overflow misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Muller.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Overflow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overflow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Overflow is out of range.
Overflow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overflow cracks Muller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muller drops Overflow with a big left hand! Overflow is injured, injured bad! Muller jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
After the fight, Wolfgang Muller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 208 p4p, 540 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 8 p4p, 18 weight class). McDonald has chosen Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
Megaton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Megaton just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Megaton doesn't seem bothered though.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald cracks Megaton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Megaton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Megaton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Megaton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Megaton throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws a hook but Megaton avoids it easily.
Megaton is looking to counter punch.
Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megaton misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Megaton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Megaton tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Megaton manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Megaton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Megaton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald cracks Megaton with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Megaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megaton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mike Megaton's cut is getting worse.
Megaton drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Megaton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megaton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Megaton walks into a jab.
McDonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Megaton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Megaton ducks straight into an uppercut from McDonald and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Megaton manages to regain guard straight away.
Mike Megaton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
Megaton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McDonald landing with the ground and pound.
Jeez, Mike Megaton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Megaton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jim Bob McDonald 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 Inspektor Gee (ranked 431 p4p, 282 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 65 p4p, 47 weight class). Melondov has chosen Shawty's like a melody as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Gee.
Melondov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gee moves away.
Gee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Melondov checks the leg kick.
Gee misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Melondov blocks the leg kick.
Melondov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gee clinches with his opponent.
Gee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
Gee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melondov avoids it.
Melondov takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Melondov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melondov misses with the head strike.
Melondov tries a body shot but Gee blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.
Melondov breaks the clinch.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gee moves out of range as Melondov strikes.
Melondov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Melondov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body kick from Gee.
Gee throws a shot from downtown. Melondov moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Gee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gee.
Gee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melondov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Melondov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gee lands with a left to the head.
Gee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melondov blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
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!
Gee blocking some punches.
Gee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Gee has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice body punch from Gee - that landed with a thud.
Gee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Melondov or not.
Melondov misses with the head strike.
Gee lands an elbow inside.
Gee landing knees to the head.
Melondov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Melondov looks winded!
Gee lands an elbow just above Melondov 's eye.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Gee.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Melondov.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.
 Melondov is rocked!
Gee creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Melondov! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Gee!
A very excited looking Inspektor Gee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detkhunjon Sitsongrit (ranked 64 p4p, 137 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 4 p4p, 9 weight class). Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Detkhunjon Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Corassa tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Corassa looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corassa.
Corassa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover.
A left and a right from Corassa both land. Nice combination.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Corassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit jabs at Corassa's body.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Corassa.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corassa is able to avoid easily.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corassa throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa lands with a shot to the body.
Corassa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corassa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corassa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Corassa slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corassa connects with a leg kick.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
Corassa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Corassa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit cracks Corassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit lunges at Corassa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Corassa's hand.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Corassa's legs.
Corassa looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa checks it.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Corassa off balance momentarily.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Corassa avoided it.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Corassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corassa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corassa misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Corassa lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Corassa throws a leg kick
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa moved away.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Corassa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Corassa down with leg kicks.
Corassa scores with a push kick.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Corassa scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Corassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Corassa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduardo Corassa 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.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corassa lands the left hand.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corassa lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corassa. Corassa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corassa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Corassa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Corassa tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corassa throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Corassa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corassa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Corassa misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Corassa moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit jabs at Corassa's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Corassa.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Corassa's ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corassa throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a looping right.
Corassa throws a lazy body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa lands a body shot.
Corassa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Corassa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Corassa saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Corassa.
Corassa looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corassa doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Corassa down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corassa on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Corassa is out of range.
Corassa throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
Corassa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corassa throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Corassa connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Corassa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corassa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes Corassa away with a front kick.
Corassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Corassa's head.
Corassa scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corassa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Corassa keeps it at a distance.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa misses the jab.
Corassa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Corassa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corassa tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corassa staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Corassa scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick from Corassa.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corassa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Corassa counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corassa checks it well.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Corassa. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Corassa throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Corassa.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Corassa jumps back.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Corassa looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Corassa misses.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Corassa.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corassa throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stuns Corassa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Corassa circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Corassa 's knee.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Corassa moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Corassa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corassa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Corassa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corassa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eduardo Corassa just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Corassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
Corassa throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corassa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Corassa throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Some bone on bone action there as Corassa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corassa lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Corassa's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Corassa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Corassa slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Corassa.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corassa if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Corassa moved out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corassa's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corassa pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Corassa controls his hands.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Corassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit cracks Corassa with a good jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a lovely overhand right.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa thinks about the counter body kick.
Corassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Corassa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Nice body kick from Corassa.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Corassa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Corassa defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Corassa throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Detkhunjon Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corassa lands a right hook to the body.
Corassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corassa cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corassa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Crunch! Corassa slams his shin into Sitsongrit's torso.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Corassa throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Corassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Corassa strikes.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corassa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corassa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Corassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corassa's head.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa is looking for the big counter here.
Corassa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Corassa settles back down.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Corassa is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corassa throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Corassa blocks a leg kick.
Corassa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Corassa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit jabs Corassa right on the nose. Corassa blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Corassa sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corassa lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Corassa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corassa looks to land a combination. Sitsongrit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Corassa against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Corassa controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa manages to break the clinch.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Corassa.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corassa defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Corassa is avoiding it.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Corassa ducked under it nicely.
Corassa digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corassa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa is the new bantamweight champion!
Eduardo Corassa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 226 p4p, 108 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 16 p4p, 8 weight class). Turner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. My Time has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner 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.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Time tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Time throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Time swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turner.
Time connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at Time's knee but Time avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Time.
A head kick from Time lands but Turner takes it in his stride.
Turner is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Time finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Turner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Time rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Time gets a clinch.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Times head.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Time creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Turner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner blocking some punches.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Time lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Time is trying to break the clinch but Turner is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Time.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Time.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Time's shoulder, as Time tries to avoid the shot.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Time counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Time on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time slips a straight right by Turner.
Jab by Turner.
Turner misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Time misses the target.
Time slips under a jab from Turner.
Time connects with a single shot there.
Time walks into a stiff left hand from Turner.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Time avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Time fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turner!
Turner looks to throw the jab but Time is out of range.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Time.
Time avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Time with an uppercut!
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Time shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Time lands the left hand.
Time misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Time has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Time wants to slow Turner down by chopping away at his legs.
Time throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Time misses with a looping left.
A combination from Time does no damage.
Time throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Time goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turner punishes Time's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Time tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Time on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Time throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Time uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Time throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Time's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a jab.
Turner blocks a head kick by Time.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Time's head.
Time bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Time throws a body shot but no joy.
Time slips a jab from Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner throws a leg kick but Time sees it coming and moves out of range.
Time throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Time with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Time wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
Time throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Time was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner throws a lazy body kick
and Time counters with a nice kick to the body.
Time takes one on the button.
Turner with a jab.
Time sizes up Turner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Time tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Turner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Time throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Time throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Time gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Time lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Time swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
Time lands with a left to the head.
Time misses with some punches.
Time misses with some punches.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Time stops a takedown attempt from Turner.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Time controls his hands.
Turner lands a hook that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Time can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Time's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner misses with a body shot.
It appears Time was looking to counter with a kick there.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Time is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Time circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Time misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Time looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Time.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Time slips under a jab.
Elgin Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time is looking for a counter combo.
Time takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Time is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Time ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Time scores with a decent looking hook.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Time takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Time closes the distance and clinches.
Time can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Time tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Time's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time working aggressively here.
Turner goes for a takedown attempt but Time pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
My Time has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elgin Turner.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Time.
Turner moves out of range of the leg kick from Time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Time dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Time takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Time thuds his shin into the meat of Turner's side.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Turner lands a nice hook to Time's body. Time takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Time tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Time moves into the clinch.
Time escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time jabs Turner right on the nose. Turner blinks but takes it well.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Time.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Time misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Turner.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Turner cracks Time with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Turner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Time tries to escape but Turner is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Time is trying to get back to his feet.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Time is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Time tries to escape but Turner is in control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elgin Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Time's head backwards.
Turner jabs at Time's body.
Time lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Time steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turner with a jab.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
A slow jab from Time misses its intended target.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Time thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turner if he has to take too many more of those.
Time is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Time.
Time digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Time momentarily.
Turner misses with a hook. Time ducked under it nicely.
Time misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Turner cracks Time with a right hand to the side of the head.
Time walks into a left hand.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Time has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Time's head.
Time throws a low kick but Turner moves out of range easily.
Time closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner working aggressively here.
Time lands with a left to the head.
My Time has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Time breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Time moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Time is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Time slips under a jab.
Time was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Time's head but Time sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Time throws a big counter combination but Turner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
As Turner looks to move away, Time throws a big counter combo but Turner just gets out of the way.
My Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner lands with a right hand.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
Time takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Time misses with a looping left.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Time misses the target.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Time avoids it.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turner misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Turner.
My Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Time avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Turner misses with a hook. Time ducked under it nicely.
Time with a jab.
Time fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Time has time to react.
Turner lands an overhand right.
Time slips a straight right by Turner.
Time has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Time's head.
Time wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Time looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Time throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Time with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner is looking to slow Time down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Time down.
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!
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Time takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Turner lunges at Time with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Time's hand.
Time drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Time.
Time avoids the head kick by Turner.
A little feinted left hand from Time on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turner connects with a leg kick.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Time has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
A slapping leg kick lands for Time.
Time throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Time wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner scores with a sloppy right hand. Time should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turner 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 80 p4p, 230 weight class) and Khakim Khadzhimurad (ranked 10 p4p, 27 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khakim Khadzhimurad!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadzhimurad moves forwards but Matsunaga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khadzhimurad throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khadzhimurad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khadzhimurad moves out of range of the strikes.
Khadzhimurad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadzhimurad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsunaga misses with a head kick.
Matsunaga throws a chopping leg kick but Khadzhimurad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khadzhimurad wants to counter with a clinch but Matsunaga pushes him away.
Khadzhimurad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khadzhimurad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadzhimurad misses with the head strike.
Matsunaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khadzhimurad walks away with a smile on his face. Matsunaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Khadzhimurad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khadzhimurad dodges the punch combination from Matsunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khadzhimurad clinches up against the cage.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
Matsunaga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matsunaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matsunaga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Khadzhimurad has passed into half guard!
Matsunaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khadzhimurad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsunaga keeps working.
Matsunaga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khadzhimurad is looking for a kimura but Matsunaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khadzhimurad to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad is taking a breather. Matsunaga 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.
Matsunaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khadzhimurad trying to control the action but Matsunaga is working from the bottom.
Khadzhimurad is working for a submission of some sort.
Matsunaga pushes Khadzhimurad off and gets back to his feet.
Matsunaga connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad blocks the body kick.
Matsunaga jabs at Khadzhimurad's body.
Matsunaga connects with an inside leg kick.
Khadzhimurad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsunaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khadzhimurad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khadzhimurad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matsunaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadzhimurad moves away.
Matsunaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khadzhimurad misses with an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Khadzhimurad looks to land a body kick but Matsunaga moved away.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
A big left from Khadzhimurad misses.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Khadzhimurad avoids them all with ease.
Khadzhimurad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadzhimurad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Matsunaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsunaga scores with a jab.
Matsunaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsunaga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsunaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsunaga scores with a nice right hand.
Matsunaga works over Khadzhimurad's head and body with a nice combination.
Khadzhimurad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsunaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khadzhimurad counters with a straight right hand.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook.
Khadzhimurad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khadzhimurad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Matsunaga connects with the punch.
Matsunaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khadzhimurad slips a jab and a cross from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khadzhimurad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khadzhimurad staying out of range there.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khadzhimurad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khadzhimurad misses with a double jab.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Khadzhimurad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad tries to counter by closing the distance.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. Khadzhimurad ducked under it nicely.
Khadzhimurad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadzhimurad throws an overhand right that lands on Matsunaga's shoulder, as Matsunaga tries to avoid the shot.
Futoshi Matsunaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsunaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khadzhimurad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga misses with a two punch combination.
Matsunaga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khadzhimurad blocks a leg kick.
Khadzhimurad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khadzhimurad scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga thows a body kick. Khadzhimurad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matsunaga misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matsunaga!
Khadzhimurad instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khadzhimurad can do to turn this around?
Khadzhimurad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matsunaga drags the fight down to the ground.
Matsunaga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matsunaga keeping moving, preventing Khadzhimurad from controlling successfully.
Matsunaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khadzhimurad pushes down on Matsunaga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad is looking to advance position but Matsunaga won't allow it.
Khadzhimurad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad works his way into side control.
Matsunaga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Matsunaga manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad prevents Matsunaga from improving his position.
Khadzhimurad not doing much here.
Matsunaga trying to hold on to Khadzhimurad's head to control him but Khadzhimurad postures up.
Matsunaga tries to roll over but Khadzhimurad keeps him under control.
Khadzhimurad works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matsunaga is looking to improve his position but Khadzhimurad isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Matsunaga looking for submissions off his back.
Matsunaga is trying to stand back up but Khadzhimurad is controlling him
Khadzhimurad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matsunaga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Futoshi Matsunaga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khadzhimurad slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khadzhimurad throws a head kick that misses.
Khadzhimurad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khadzhimurad looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga throws a sloppy head kick and Khadzhimurad moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsunaga. That snapped Khadzhimurad's head back.
Matsunaga works the jab nicely.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Khadzhimurad throws a jab when Matsunaga was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khadzhimurad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsunaga.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Khadzhimurad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Khadzhimurad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Matsunaga tries to keep at a distance but Khadzhimurad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matsunaga blocks an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but Khadzhimurad holds him up against the cage and eventually Matsunaga drops back down to his feet.
Khadzhimurad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khadzhimurad lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Matsunaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khadzhimurad walks away with a smile on his face. Matsunaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matsunaga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matsunaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khadzhimurad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad throws a big shot that misses.
Matsunaga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matsunaga throws a body punch but Khadzhimurad moves out of range.
Khadzhimurad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadzhimurad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga sets himself, and Khadzhimurad steps forward looking for the clinch! Matsunaga avoids it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad misses with a body kick.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Khadzhimurad manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab.
Khadzhimurad throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khadzhimurad throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
Khadzhimurad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsunaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Khadzhimurad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsunaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Matsunaga.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsunaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsunaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Khadzhimurad counters with a straight right hand.
Matsunaga blocks a leg kick.
Matsunaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khadzhimurad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Matsunaga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Matsunaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khadzhimurad loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khadzhimurad's head.
Khadzhimurad blocks a low kick nicely.
Khadzhimurad missing with a left hand there. Matsunaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsunaga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Khadzhimurad avoids them all with ease.
Khadzhimurad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khadzhimurad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khadzhimurad forces Matsunaga back against the cage and clinches.
Khadzhimurad lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matsunaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad tries to work over Matsunaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Khadzhimurad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Futoshi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsunaga manages to pull guard.
Matsunaga working for a triangle but Khadzhimurad defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khadzhimurad looking to pass the guard.
Matsunaga is trying to keep Khadzhimurad in close.
Matsunaga is really struggling to control Khadzhimurad but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Khadzhimurad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matsunaga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khadzhimurad has managed to get both his arms back between Matsunaga's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Futoshi Matsunaga did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khadzhimurad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsunagas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Khadzhimurad misses.
Matsunaga gets tackled into the cage by Khadzhimurad. Khadzhimurad maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsunagas head.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad tries a body shot but Matsunaga blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga blocks a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad misses with a body punch.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khadzhimurad to keep the fight standing.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsunaga successfully pulls guard.
Khadzhimurad stands and throws Matsunaga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Matsunaga gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga trying to control here.
Khadzhimurad trying to pass the guard but Matsunaga defending well.
Khadzhimurad is looking for a kimura but Matsunaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khadzhimurad to get the leverage.
Khadzhimurad wants to free his trapped foot but Matsunaga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matsunaga trying to control from the bottom.
Khadzhimurad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matsunaga tries to roll over but Khadzhimurad keeps him under control.
Matsunaga is defending against the submission attempts here by Khadzhimurad.
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.
Matsunaga is looking to control Khadzhimurad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matsunaga avoid being mounted?
Khadzhimurad wants to pass the guard but Matsunaga is defending well.
Matsunaga wants to improve his position but Khadzhimurad is controlling well.
Matsunaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga looking for submissions off his back.
Matsunaga is not content to let Khadzhimurad control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khadzhimurad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsunaga misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Matsunaga coming out on top.
Khadzhimurad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Khadzhimurad defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Khadzhimurad tries to clinch there but Matsunaga circles away.
Khadzhimurad misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination. Khadzhimurad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadzhimurad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Khadzhimurad avoids it easily.
Matsunaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khadzhimurad.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Khadzhimurad with a series of wild strikes but Khadzhimurad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khadzhimurad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadzhimurad misses with a few strikes there.
Khadzhimurad wants to clinch up but Matsunaga keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadzhimurad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khadzhimurad moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick lands for Matsunaga.
Khadzhimurad moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Matsunaga connects with the punch.
A head kick from Matsunaga lands but Khadzhimurad takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Khakim Khadzhimurad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khadzhimurad throws a head kick that half lands.
Khadzhimurad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khadzhimurad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Khadzhimurad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matsunaga pulls guard successfully.
Matsunaga keeping moving, preventing Khadzhimurad from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Khadzhimurad frees his head nicely. Oh but Matsunaga has switched to an armbar! Khadzhimurad is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Futoshi Matsunaga!
Futoshi Matsunaga retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Futoshi Matsunaga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 66 p4p, 128 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 11 p4p, 27 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama Said Knock You Out. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 22 - 3, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an uppercut. Umm saw that one coming.
Umm slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Umm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Umm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umm.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Umm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umm moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Umm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Umm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee digs a good body shot into Umm's ribs.
Umm avoids the head kick by Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Umm pushes him off.
Umm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Umm moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Umm moves away from the strike by Lee.
Umm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Umm.
Umm slips a jab from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up but Umm circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Umm misses its intended target.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Umm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Umm.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umm misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Umm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umm.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee is looking to clinch but Umm is avoiding it.
Umm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Umm walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Umm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Umm moves out of range of the body kick.
Umm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Umm takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Umm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Umm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Umm checks a leg kick nicely.
Umm misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Umm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Umm.
Umm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee is trying to break free.
Umm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Umm blocks a jab.
Umm tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Umm.
Umm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Umm throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Umm avoids the body shot from Lee.
Umm slips a jab from Lee.
Lee throws a push kick but Umm slaps the foot to one side.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Umm throws a head kick that misses.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umm.
Lee misses with a hook. Umm ducked under it nicely.
Umm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boo Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Umm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses with a hook
and Umm counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Umm. Umm maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umm.
Umm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee throws a right and a left that Umm avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Umm down.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Umm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Umm saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Umm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Umm gets a clinch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee tries a body shot but Umm blocks it.
Umm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umm.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Umm avoids it.
Umm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Umm with a body shot.
Umm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Umm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Umm ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umm avoids the body shot from Lee.
Umm slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Umm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umm instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Umm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Umm has him pressed against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Umm keeps him there for the moment.
Umm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Umm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Umm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umm staying out of range there.
Umm misses the jab.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee rushes Umm and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Umm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Umm controls the action.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umm misses with a looping left.
Lee avoids the body shot from Umm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Umm counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Lee! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Umm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rect Umm!
Rect Umm retains his light heavyweight title!
Rect Umm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 48 p4p, 63 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 9 p4p, 11 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't say nuthin'. Karim Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gyukosho Fujimoto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a hook. Fujimoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Fujimoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson lands a jab to Fujimoto's midsection.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Fujimoto moved out of range nicely.
Johnson feints a jab promting Fujimoto to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fujimoto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fujimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fujimoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Fujimoto avoids it.
Fujimoto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujimoto.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Fujimoto moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karim Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Fujimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fujimoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujimoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimoto seems unphased.
Fujimoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujimoto scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick by Fujimoto misses
and Fujimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujimoto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson is looking to slow Fujimoto down with leg kicks.
Fujimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fujimoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fujimoto! Johnson lets Fujimoto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fujimoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fujimoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fujimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
As Johnson backs off Fujimoto throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fujimoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson sends Fujimoto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Fujimoto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fujimoto is rocked!
The fighters circling - Fujimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karim Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimoto misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujimoto misses with a body shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fujimoto has time to react.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimoto.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fujimoto will feel that in the morning.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fujimoto to stand back up!
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimoto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fujimoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujimoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fujimoto unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fujimoto sprawling to the canvas! Fujimoto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johnson finish him?!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Fujimoto is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Karim Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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