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SFL 104 | Sitsongrit vs Petrov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Baird (ranked 2595 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Bert River (ranked 264 p4p, 213 weight class). River has chosen Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird misses with a hook
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baird gets caught napping as River dives in and scores a takedown. Baird manages to retain guard.
Baird kicks River off and gets to his feet.
Baird blocks a head kick by River.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird walks into a stiff left hand from River.
River is looking to land body kicks.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River scores with a jab to the head.
River clobbers Baird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
River throws a leg kick but Baird sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baird misses with a lunging right hand
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River connects with a leg kick.
River slips a jab from Baird.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from River. Baird shrugs it off though.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River slips under a jab from Baird.
River appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by River.
Baird avoids any damage from the ground and pound of River.
River working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Baird tries to bench press River off him but River keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baird is not content to let River control the position.
River goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Baird has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for River but great work by Baird.
Baird decides to stand up, so the ref orders River to his feet.
Corey Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Baird.
Baird throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for River.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird thuds a left hand into River's body.
Nice defenses there by River.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Baird is wise to it.
River has closed the distance and engaged Baird in a clinch.
Baird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
Baird lands a nice uppercut.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Baird.
Baird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A hook to the body from River.
River is trying to maintain a safe position but Baird gets an underhook and turns River into the cage.
Baird has a couple of punches blocked by River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baird.
Baird lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
River blocks a body shot from Baird.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Baird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River blocks an uppercut.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
River manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Baird decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Bert River has been cut.
Baird throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baird.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River staying out of range there.
Baird keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Baird.
River changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Baird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird tries to bum rush River with a series of wild strikes but River uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River clinches up against the cage.
Baird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bert River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bert River's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baird throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Baird misses with a few strikes there.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River feints a counter leg kick.
River lands a two punch combo.
Baird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
River wants to clinch up but Baird keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Baird misses the target.
Nice shot by River.
Baird misses with a hook.
Baird is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River moves away from the strike by Baird.
Baird looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - River finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by River.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Nice uppercut there from Baird.
Bert River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird misses with a left hand
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Baird misses.
River tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baird, pushing him back against the cage.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Baird controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baird.
Baird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baird has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River manages to pull guard.
Baird wants to stand and escape but instead River has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Baird looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
River postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
River has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baird has momentary wrist control but River slips an elbow through the middle.
River pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
River looking to sit in guard and control but Baird gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Baird stands and steps away. River gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
River thinks about the counter body kick.
Baird throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River staying out of range there.
River scores with a push kick.
Baird throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River cracks a nice hook into Baird's ribs.
Baird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baird throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baird throws a predictable looking body shot
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baird throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baird. That did some damage!
River lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird throws a hook but River blocks it.
Baird throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Baird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Baird misses.
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
River misses with a series of wild punches.
Corey Baird is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River thuds his right hand into Baird's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird misses with a straight right.
Baird misses with a right hand
and River counters with a body kick.
River cracks Baird with a good jab.
Baird misses with a few strikes there.
River rushes Baird and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
River is trying to stall.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Baird backwards.
River stalling in the clinch but Baird improves position.
Baird misses with the head strike.
Baird blocks an elbow strike.
Baird has a couple of punches blocked by River.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bert River'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. And we move into the final round!
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baird, pushing him back against the cage.
Baird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from River.
A nice left hand lands by Baird.
Baird lands with a right to the head.
Baird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baird misses with the head strike.
Baird misses with the head strike.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
River blocks an uppercut.
River prevents a body shot from Baird.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Baird misses with the head strike.
Baird blocking some punches.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baird misses with a body punch.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
Baird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baird working aggressively here.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Baird controls his hands.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River digs a right hand underneath Baird's ribcage. Baird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baird lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Baird on the inside.
A short right from River on the inside.
River throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baird lands a right hand.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River prevents a body shot from Baird.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baird or not.
Corey Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baird's elbow.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Baird misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baird.
Baird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bert River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baird throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Baird misses with a punch on the inside.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River can't get the takedown.
River tries to work over Baird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baird.
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baird.
Baird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a shot to the side of Baird's head.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baird's elbow.
Baird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baird working aggressively here.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River works on Baird's body with a couple of short punches.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Baird.
River blocking some punches.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
River looking to slow down the pace here.
River stalling.
Baird tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baird misses with a body punch.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baird misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baird presses River against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baird managing to block the knees to the body from River.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Baird lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Baird controls the action.
River is pushing Baird up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baird misses with the head strike.
River blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baird avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River blocking some punches.
Good body shot from River.
River works on Baird's body with a couple of short punches.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baird regains guard immediately.
River passes Baird's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bert River.
Well River 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert River!
Bert River seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 2705 p4p, 1724 weight class) and Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 166 p4p, 107 weight class). Doctore comes into the arena with Metallica - blaring out of the sound system. Gro Ulfimph has chosen Have a banana as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore checks the leg kick.
Doctore throws a big counter combination but Gro Ulfimph scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doctore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Gro Ulfimph lands.
Gro Ulfimph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doctore. That did some damage!
Doctore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doctore tries to land a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Gro Ulfimph.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doctore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doctore misses the body punch
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a low kick, right behind Doctore 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gro Ulfimph only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph lands a front kick.
Gro Ulfimph just misses with a punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
Gro Ulfimph now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gro Ulfimph tries a head kick but it misses.
Doctore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doctore avoids the head kick by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gro Ulfimph lands a slapping body shot.
Gro Ulfimph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doctore rather than just go for the knockout.
Gro Ulfimph throws a hook but Doctore avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gro Ulfimph. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook to the body. Doctore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gro Ulfimph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore.
Gro Ulfimph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doctore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gro Ulfimph can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph thows a leg kick but Doctore checks it
and Doctore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gro Ulfimph wants to land a leg kick but Doctore is out of range.
As Gro Ulfimph looks to move away, Doctore throws a big counter combo but Gro Ulfimph just gets out of the way.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gro Ulfimph.
Doctore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gro Ulfimph manages to avoid it.
Doctore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph lands a nice hook to Doctore's body. Doctore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doctore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph lands a nice uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph misses with some punches.
Doctore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gro Ulfimph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctore.
Doctore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doctore blocking some punches.
Gro Ulfimph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gro Ulfimph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doctore backwards.
Doctore blocks a body shot from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doctore's elbow.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doctore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gro Ulfimph. Gro Ulfimph obviously looking to wear him down.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doctore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gro Ulfimph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gro Ulfimph tries to close the distance and clinch but Doctore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doctore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph lands a nice looking body shot.
Doctore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gro Ulfimph counter with a right hand.
Gro Ulfimph takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
Doctore tries to clinch up
letting Gro Ulfimph counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doctore.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a sloppy body shot
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
Gro Ulfimph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gro Ulfimph. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gro Ulfimph counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph digs a good hook to Doctore's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook to the body
and Gro Ulfimph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Gro Ulfimph tenderised Doctore's leg. Doctore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doctore punishes Gro Ulfimph's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a nice strike.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doctore has time to react.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore throws a big shot that misses.
Doctore throws an off balance right hand
letting Gro Ulfimph counter with a right hand.
Doctore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters with an outside leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doctore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Doctore finds it's target.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Gro Ulfimph.
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore.
Gro Ulfimph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doctore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a body shot.
Doctore misses with a shot to the body
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a thumping low kick.
Gro Ulfimph connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doctore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gro Ulfimph ducks under a wild hook from Doctore.
Gro Ulfimph with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gro Ulfimph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook.
Gro Ulfimph getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Doctore throws an off balance right hand
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doctore connects with a body shot that sends Gro Ulfimph's belly button to the back.
Gro Ulfimph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Doctore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doctore misses with a hook to the body
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a nice uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph with a nice cross.
Doctore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore misses with a hook
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gro Ulfimph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doctore at a distance.
Doctore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doctore there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doctore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doctore thinking.
Doctore tries to clinch up.
Gro Ulfimph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doctore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctore. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick which misses Doctore's front leg but catches the back leg as Doctore tries to avoid it.
Doctore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doctore fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a straight right. Doctore didn't see that one coming.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot
and Doctore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gro Ulfimph connects with a body shot.
Oenomaus Doctore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doctore slips under a jab from Gro Ulfimph.
A counter left hand to the body from Doctore misses its target.
Gro Ulfimph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Doctore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gro Ulfimph defending well as Doctore loads up on a big left hand.
Gro Ulfimph throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doctore is looking to score with low kicks.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick that misses.
Doctore throws a sloppy body shot
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gro Ulfimph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doctore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gro Ulfimph takes a swing at Doctore's ribcage but misses.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to slow Doctore down with leg kicks.
Gro Ulfimph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctore manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot.
Doctore lands a nice shot to the body.
Doctore misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Doctore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doctore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Doctore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doctore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gro Ulfimph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murzol Gro Ulfimph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gro Ulfimph 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
A relieved looking Murzol Gro Ulfimph thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pat Joplin (ranked 1758 p4p, 2696 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 109 p4p, 165 weight class). Joplin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Janis Joplin - Cry Baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Joplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Joplin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nouveau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joplin misses with an uppercut.
Joplin misses with a hook. Nouveau ducked under it nicely.
Nouveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joplin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joplin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nouveau shoots in but no luck this time.
Joplin swings for the body but Nouveau moves out of range.
Nouveau throws a sloppy head kick and Joplin moves out of range easily.
Joplin throws an off balance right hand
and Nouveau counters with a nice body shot.
Nouveau tries to clinch there but Joplin circles away.
Joplin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nouveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joplin misses with an uppercut. Nouveau saw that one coming.
Nouveau unleashes a big counter combination but Joplin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Joplin avoids the head kick by Nouveau.
We've been hearing reports that Joplin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Joplin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joplin manages to avoid it.
Pat Joplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau is looking to clinch.
Joplin misses with a wild body shot.
Joplin missing with a left hand there. Nouveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joplin misses with a looping right.
Nouveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joplin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nouveau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nouveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joplin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nouveau.
Joplin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nouveau counters with a takedown into side control.
Joplin tries to buck Nouveau off but Nouveau is having none of it.
Nouveau thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nouveau throws an elbow but Joplin slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joplin tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Joplin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nouveau but great work by Joplin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nouveau wants to control but Joplin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nouveau takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nouveau struggling a bit here.
Nouveau seems a little lost for a moment, as Joplin dominates the positioning.
Joplin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nouveau to see if he's OK.
Nouveau takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nouveau is looking to regain half guard here but Joplin keeps moving and retains side control.
Joplin tries to stand but Nouveau is controlling his head.
Joplin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nouveau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joplin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nouveau can't do much from the bottom here.
Nouveau wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nouveau explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Joplin works over Nouveau's head and body with a nice combination.
 Nouveau is rocked!
Joplin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Joplin lands.
Nouveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Joplin finish him?
Joplin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nouveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Joplin.
Nouveau feints the counter takedown.
Nouveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joplin.
Nouveau seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau wants to clinch.
Nouveau misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Joplin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joplin throws a body punch but Nouveau moves out of range.
Joplin stuns Nouveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nouveau shoots and misses
and Joplin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joplin throws a body shot but no joy.
Joplin misses with a body shot.
Nouveau fails to land with a series of punches.
Joplin looks to throw the jab but Nouveau is out of range.
Joplin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nouveau.
Joplin lands a really nice looking cross but Nouveau seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Joplin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nouveau throws a right and a left that Joplin avoids nicely.
Joplin slaps away a takedown attempt from Nouveau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Theodore Nouveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joplin lands with a nice body punch.
Nouveau slips a jab and a cross from Joplin.
Joplin throws a body punch but Nouveau moves out of range.
Joplin punishes Nouveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Joplin lands a body shot.
Joplin misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joplin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joplin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nouveau manages to avoid it.
Joplin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nouveau.
Nouveau thinks about the counter body kick.
Joplin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nouveau is defended easily by Joplin.
Joplin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Joplin. Beautiful body shot.
Joplin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joplin scores with a punch to the head.
Nouveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joplin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joplin scores with a shot to the body.
Joplin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joplin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nouveau can do to turn this around?
Nouveau misses with a takedown attempt
and Joplin counters with a nice body shot.
Pat Joplin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joplin scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nouveau or perhaps it was just good defense by Joplin, which made it look bad.
A punch lands to the side of Nouveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
BOOM! Joplin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nouveau. Nouveau tries to recover but Joplin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nouveau lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Joplin!
A victorious Pat Joplin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Theodore Nouveau spoke after the fight, saying 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 892 p4p, 354 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 101 p4p, 46 weight class). Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Azacca Trounvouche was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trounvouche tries to land a front kick but Tosen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Trounvouche misses.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Tosen slips the punch.
Trounvouche stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tosen.
Tosen cracks a nice hook into Trounvouche's ribs.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tosen on the side of the head.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
That kick from Tosen tenderised Trounvouche's leg. Trounvouche is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tosen scores with a jab.
Trounvouche fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tosen is out of range.
Tosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche thinks about the counter body kick.
Tosen lands with a cross.
Tosen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tosen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trounvouche lands a jab to the nose.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tosen 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.
Trounvouche scores with the left hand. Tosen knows he should have avoided that one.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tosen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trounvouche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche slips under a jab from Tosen.
Trounvouche stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Tosen checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Tosen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trounvouche tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trounvouche is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche throws out a counter right but Tosen avoids it with no problem.
Tosen scores with a punch to the head.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Tosen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trounvouche fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tosen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trounvouche gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trounvouche connects with a body shot that sends Tosen's belly button to the back.
That kick from Tosen tenderised Trounvouche's leg. Trounvouche is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tosen throws out a loose jab but Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Tosen throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Trounvouche misses the target.
Tosen throws a push kick but Trounvouche slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Trounvouche misses the target.
A left lands for Tosen.
Tosen misses with a body kick.
Tosen moves out of range of the body kick.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.
Tosen looks to land a body kick but Trounvouche moved away.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trounvouche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tosen defending well as Trounvouche loads up on a big left hand.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tosen's sensitive parts.
Tosen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trounvouche replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tosen blocks it well.
Trounvouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tosen. That did some damage!
Trounvouche swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tosen digs a good hook to Trounvouche's body.
A swing and a miss from Trounvouche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche slips under a jab from Tosen.
Trounvouche cracks Tosen with an open hand slap.
Tosen misses with a hook. Trounvouche ducked under it nicely.
Tosen misses with a hook.
Tosen throws a shot to the body.
Trounvouche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trounvouche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tosen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that misses.
Tosen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trounvouche.
Tosen lands a jab.
Tosen throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the strikes.
Trounvouche misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Trounvouche misses.
The fighters circling - Trounvouche throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Tosen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Tosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trounvouche stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Tosen blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tosen misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
Tosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trounvouche swings widly with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trounvouche thinking.
Trounvouche thuds a left hand into Tosen's body.
Tosen misses with a hook. Trounvouche ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Trounvouche misses.
Trounvouche thuds a left hand into Tosen's body.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
Tosen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tosen 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.
Trounvouche takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
Tosen throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche throws an overhand right that lands on Tosen's shoulder, as Tosen tries to avoid the shot.
Tosen tries a low kick but Trounvouche avoids it.
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 Mama Tosen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trounvouche slips a jab from Tosen.
Tosen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Tosen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
Tosen misses with a head kick.
Trounvouche let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tosen slips a straight right by Trounvouche.
A shot to the liver by Trounvouche. Beautiful body shot.
Trounvouche is looking to chop away at Tosen's legs.
Trounvouche lands a really nice looking cross but Tosen seems unphased.
Tosen digs a good body shot into Trounvouche's ribs.
Tosen swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tosen misses with a low kick as Trounvouche jumps back.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tosen moves out of range of the leg kick from Trounvouche.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche digs a good hook to Tosen's body.
Tosen lands a jab to Trounvouche's midsection.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trounvouche throws out a leg kick but Tosen moves out of range and Trounvouche only half commits.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
Trounvouche throws a wild body kick that Tosen sees coming a mile off.
Trounvouche takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Tosen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tosen misses the jab.
Tosen misses with a kick to the body.
Trounvouche throws a poor cross that misses
and Tosen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trounvouche! But no joy.
Trounvouche's corner calls for a 1-2. Trounvouche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tosen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tosen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Trounvouche is predictable there
and Tosen counters with a leg kick.
Tosen thuds his right hand into Trounvouche's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trounvouche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Tosen avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tosen loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tosen will feel that in the morning.
Trounvouche drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trounvouche wants to land a leg kick but Tosen is out of range.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tosen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
Trounvouche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tosen.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tosen misses with an uppercut. Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Trounvouche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche walks into a jab.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Tosen.
Trounvouche jabs Tosen right on the nose. Tosen blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Trounvouche finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Trounvouche moved away.
Tosen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tosen misses with a looping left.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Tosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trounvouche wants to slow Tosen down by chopping away at his legs.
Tosen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trounvouche tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tosen is able to avoid easily.
Trounvouche works Tosen's body with a nice hook.
Trounvouche keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trounvouche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut
and Tosen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Tosen checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Tosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trounvouche.
Tosen throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche connects with a solid leg kick.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Tosen strikes.
Tosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Tosen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trounvouche.
Tosen misses with an uppercut.
Trounvouche misses with a looping right.
Trounvouche scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Tosen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trounvouche.
Tosen is looking to chop away at Trounvouche's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tosen will feel that in the morning.
Tosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosen scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Azacca Trounvouche 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tosen. That did some damage!
Tosen missing with a left hand there. Trounvouche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trounvouche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tosen. That's going to slow Trounvouche down.
Tosen misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trounvouche! But no joy.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Trounvouche checks it.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Trounvouche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tosen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trounvouche lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Trounvouche moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche is looking to slow Tosen down with leg kicks.
Trounvouche slips a straight right by Tosen.
Trounvouche is looking to land body kicks.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
It looked like Tosen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Trounvouche blocks the leg kick.
Trounvouche stuns Tosen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen scores with a nice right hand.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick nicely.
Tosen checks a leg kick nicely.
Tosen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tosen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tosen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tosen's sensitive parts.
Trounvouche staying out of range there.
Tosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trounvouche.
Tosen walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Tosen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tosen. Tosen obviously looking to wear him down.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tosen throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
Tosen misses with a hook.
Trounvouche tries to work over Tosen's front leg with a kick but Tosen checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tosen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Tosen checks it.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tosen.
Tosen throws a front kick aimed at Trounvouche's knee but Trounvouche avoids it well.
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
Nice uppercut lands for Tosen. That snapped Trounvouche's head back.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Tosen jumps back.
Tosen fails to land with a series of punches.
Trounvouche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
Tosen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trounvouche just manages to avoid it.
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosen misses with a straight left.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
Trounvouche scores with a jab.
Trounvouche throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
Trounvouche buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick nicely.
Tosen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tosen staying out of range there.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trounvouche.
Tosen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trounvouche throws out the jab.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
Tosen throws a low kick but Trounvouche moves out of range easily.
A jab from Tosen does it's job there.
Tosen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Tosen misses its intended target.
Trounvouche misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trounvouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trounvouche. Tosen shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
Trounvouche lands with a right hand.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tosen's head.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tosen's hands.
Trounvouche wants to slow Tosen down by chopping away at his legs.
Tosen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Tosen moves out of range.
Tosen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trounvouche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tosen finds it's way round the side to connect with Trounvouche's head.
Trounvouche throws the kick towards the body but Tosen avoids it.
Trounvouche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tosen.
Tosen throws a front kick aimed at Trounvouche's knee but Trounvouche avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azacca Trounvouche.
Well Trounvouche 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
Azacca Trounvouche 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 The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 482 p4p, 810 weight class) and Jacque Joteel (ranked 59 p4p, 89 weight class). Joteel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moogwalze. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joteel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ignatowski scrambles back to his feet.
Ignatowski throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Joteel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but Joteel is having none of it.
Ignatowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Joteel avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Joteel misses.
Joteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Joteel throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Joteel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donk. Joteel catches Ignatowski right on the button with a cross.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joteel.
Joteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Joteel misses its intended target.
Joteel scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Ignatowski.
Joteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatowski.
Joteel 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.
Ignatowski throws out a leg kick but Joteel moves out of range and Ignatowski only half commits.
Ignatowski tries to work over Joteel's front leg with a kick but Joteel checks it.
Joteel swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joteel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski slips a jab from Joteel.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Joteel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatowski at a distance.
Ignatowski catches Joteel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joteel is looking to slow Ignatowski down with leg kicks.
Ignatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body
and Joteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel throws a low kick, looking for Ignatowski's leg but Ignatowski calmly moves out of range.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Ignatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joteel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joteel moves out of range as Ignatowski strikes.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel with a hook.
Joteel lands a head shot.
Joteel throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatowski. That's going to slow Joteel down.
Ignatowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Joteel looks to land a combination but Ignatowski avoids it well.
Ignatowski misses with a hook.
Ignatowski wants to slow Joteel down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Joteel misses with a body shot.
Joteel with a nice cross.
Joteel scores with a body shot.
Joteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski motions for Joteel to come forward. Ignatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joteel! But no joy.
Ignatowski throws a shot to the body.
Joteel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joteel moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
A jab from Joteel misses.
Joteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joteel defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel throws the kick towards the body but Ignatowski avoids it.
Joteel misses with a two punch combination.
Joteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick.
Joteel 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.
Ignatowski misses with a left hand
and Joteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel misses with a body shot.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Joteel checks the leg kick.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel throws a hook but Ignatowski blocks it.
Joteel takes one to the side of the head.
Joteel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Ignatowski.
Joteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatowski blocks a leg kick.
Joteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
As Joteel backs away, Ignatowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatowski is looking to land body kicks.
Joteel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatowski checks it well.
Joteel throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Joteel connects with an inside leg kick.
Joteel misses with a leg kick
and Ignatowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joteel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ignatowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Joteel misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Ignatowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel throws a good cross that connects.
Joteel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatowski misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Joteel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
Joteel misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Joteel misses the target.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ignatowski cracks Joteel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joteel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Joteel misses.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Joteel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joteel down.
Ignatowski tried to score with a low kick but Joteel checks it.
Joteel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Joteel tenderised Ignatowski's leg. Ignatowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joteel lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ignatowski misses.
Joteel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Joteel slips a jab from Ignatowski.
Joteel misses with a body kick.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Joteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joteel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joteel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Joteel blocks the leg kick.
Ignatowski tries to land a leg kick but Joteel saw it coming and moves away.
Joteel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Joteel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joteel down.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
and Joteel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ignatowski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Joteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Joteel throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Joteel sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignatowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joteel.
Ignatowski throws a wild body kick that Joteel sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Joteel finds it's target.
A nice leg kick from Joteel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Joteel stuns Ignatowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joteel checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Joteel misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Joteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski moves forwards but Joteel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ignatowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joteel circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ignatowski does it's job there.
Ignatowski's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A low kick lands for Joteel.
Ignatowski blocks a leg kick.
Joteel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Joteel throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Joteel scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski tried to score with a low kick but Joteel checks it.
Ignatowski closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski pushes Joteel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joteels head.
Ignatowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel lands a body punch.
Joteel tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatowski tries to work over Joteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatowski stalling in the clinch but Joteel improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joteel.
Joteel tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Joteel.
Nice body punch from Joteel.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatowski controls his hands.
Ignatowski misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Ignatowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ignatowski misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Joteel to keep the fight standing.
Ignatowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatowski throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel gets through Ignatowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel looking to stall.
Ignatowski lands a left hand.
Ignatowski jumps guard but Joteel stands there with Ignatowski around his waist. Ignatowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
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 The Reverend Jim Ignatowski will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Ignatowski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joteel. That's going to slow Ignatowski down.
Ignatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joteel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatowski. That did some damage!
Joteel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joteel checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
Joteel throws a hook to the side of Ignatowski's head but Ignatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel tries to work over Ignatowski's front leg with a kick but Ignatowski checks it.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joteel.
Joteel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski lands with a nice body kick.
Joteel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ignatowski counters with a body kick.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the side of Joteel's head but Joteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Joteel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joteel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joteel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joteel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ignatowski. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel lands a really nice looking cross but Ignatowski seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joteel just misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel throws a hook but Ignatowski avoids it easily.
Ignatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joteel's sensitive parts.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Joteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joteel throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Joteel misses the target.
Joteel with a nice calf kick.
Joteel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joteel misses with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a leg kick.
Ignatowski checks a low kick from Joteel.
Joteel thuds a left hand into Ignatowski's body.
Joteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignatowski moves into the clinch.
Ignatowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatowski fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel checks a leg kick.
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!
Joteel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatowski. Ignatowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Joteel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Joteel's leg but Joteel calmly moves out of range.
Ignatowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joteel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joteel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joteel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Joteel's legs.
Joteel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Joteel cracks Ignatowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joteel scores with a leg kick.
Joteel scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel throws a head kick that Ignatowski semi-blocks.
Ignatowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
enabling Joteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Joteel misses with a low kick as Ignatowski jumps back.
Joteel thuds a left hand into Ignatowski's body.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the body kick from Joteel.
Ignatowski with a nice calf kick.
Joteel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatowski.
Joteel moves out of range as Ignatowski throws a body kick.
Joteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Joteel avoided it.
Joteel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joteel tries to move into range but Ignatowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ignatowski cracks Joteel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Joteel.
Joteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joteel throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joteel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatowski checks it well.
Ignatowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joteel. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joteel.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Joteel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joteel down.
Joteel moves forwards but Ignatowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatowski.
Joteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joteel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joteel jabs Ignatowski right on the nose. Ignatowski blinks but takes it well.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joteel is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
Joteel lands with a nice body punch.
Joteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatowski. That did some damage!
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joteel throws a leg kick which misses Ignatowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatowski tries to avoid it.
Joteel checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacque Joteel.
I think Joteel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Joteel!
After the fight, Jacque Joteel 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 838 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Kiril Bohizdar (ranked 49 p4p, 66 weight class). New Breed One has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
145
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29
147
16 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiril Bohizdar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One slips under a jab from Bohizdar.
One is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bohizdar.
One avoids the body shot from Bohizdar.
One looking to score a takedown here. Bohizdar is defending well but One drives through and ends up in Bohizdar's guard.
One trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bohizdar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One wants to control from the top but Bohizdar keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Bohizdar is retaining full guard.
Bohizdar is looking for a triangle but One pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One stopping the sweep attempt from Bohizdar.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Bohizdar is retaining full guard.
Bohizdar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bohizdar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Bohizdar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One passes Bohizdar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two 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.
One missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
One tries to pass to full mount but Bohizdar defends it.
One lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
One throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
One has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bohizdar tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
Bohizdar is refusing to be controlled, as One sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with One in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
One prevents Bohizdar from improving his position.
One is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bohizdar sees it coming and defends easily.
One seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
One is looking to advance position but Bohizdar won't allow it.
One is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bohizdar keeps working.
Bohizdar is looking to control One's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bohizdar avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bohizdar tests One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bohizdar looks to land a left hand but One moved out of range nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bohizdar lands a nice hook to One's body. One takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from One.
It seemed like Bohizdar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 New Breed One will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bohizdar throws a lazy right hand but One sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bohizdar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bohizdar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. One sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohizdar throws a head kick but One moves out of range.
Bohizdar scores with a sloppy right hand. One should have avoided that one.
Kiril Bohizdar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohizdar missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
One dives in and grabs Bohizdar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bohizdar pushes down on One's head and hops out.
Bohizdar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like One was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One feints and as Bohizdar raises his hands in defense, One changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bohizdar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohizdar with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick by Bohizdar misses
and One counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by One.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Bohizdar is retaining full guard.
Bohizdar keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
One is in close to Bohizdar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
One slips nicely into half guard.
One seems to be working for a kimura but Bohizdar defends the submission attempt.
Bohizdar makes his way to full guard, as One worked for a kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Bohizdar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells One's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
One trying to control but Bohizdar is working from the bottom.
One keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bohizdar's head.
One is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
One forces his way into half guard.
Bohizdar trying to control from the bottom.
One wants to pass to mount but Bohizdar is defending the position.
One is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
One moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bohizdar has worked his arm free - good work by Bohizdar!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
One fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bohizdar dodges the ground and pound from One.
One tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no One has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
One postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
One scores with punches from side control.
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 New Breed One will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
One steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bohizdar.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bohizdar.
One blocks a jab.
Bohizdar with a hook.
Bohizdar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bohizdar throws a right and a left that One avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohizdar feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
One slips under a jab.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohizdar looks to land a right hand but One moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohizdar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
One tries to counter with a takedown but Bohizdar is quick to defend against it.
One fails with the takedown.
Bohizdar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
One looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bohizdar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One checks a low kick from Bohizdar.
One changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bohizdar throws a lazy body kick
and One counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
One missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiril Bohizdar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is trying to control the action in half guard but Bohizdar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
New Breed One overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
One stalling away here and it's allowed Bohizdar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
One is stalling in the full guard.
One postures up and lands a big shot to Bohizdar's brow.
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!
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Bohizdar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bohizdar has his foot on One's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. One works his way back into a safe position though.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Bohizdar is retaining full guard.
One throws an elbow that misses. Bohizdar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in One's guard. Nice move by Bohizdar!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as One holds on and takes a little breather.
One keeping moving, preventing Bohizdar from controlling successfully.
One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bohizdar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bohizdar wants to pass the guard but One is keeping the position.
One had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bohizdar defends it easily.
Bohizdar forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bohizdar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
One trying to control here.
One looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bohizdar is working for a kimura but One is defending it quite comfortably.
Bohizdar is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bohizdar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiril Bohizdar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think One 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... New Breed One!
A relieved looking New Breed One thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reed (ranked 517 p4p, 452 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 32 p4p, 29 weight class). Reed's entrance music is Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
144
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27
144
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne connects with a jab.
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lavigne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lavigne counters with an outside leg kick.
Lavigne throws a push kick but Reed slaps the foot to one side.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lavigne finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Lavigne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Reed misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lavigne. No joy for Reed on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavigne. Lavigne obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a big shot that misses.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lavigne has time to react.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed fails with a takedown attempt.
Reed jabs at Lavigne's body.
Reed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavigne avoids it really well and circles away.
Reed looks to land a combination but Lavigne avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Lavigne.
Reed misses with a hook. Lavigne ducked under it nicely.
Lavigne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up with Lavigne, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes Lavigne against the cage but Lavigne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tommy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Lavigne.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed misses with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Reed throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Reed lands a nice looking body shot.
Lavigne throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Reed misses.
Lavigne tries to counter with a clinch but Reed shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lavigne sprawls and moves away.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Lavigne scores with a decent looking hook.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavigne scores with the left hand. Reed knows he should have avoided that one.
Lavigne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lavigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Lavigne moves away and avoids it.
Reed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavigne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lavigne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavigne misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lavigne stuffs the takedown attempt from Reed. Reed gets slowly back to his feet.
Reed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavigne lunges at Reed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reed's hand.
Reed goes for a double leg but Lavigne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lavigne continues to drive forward.
Lavigne lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lavigne fails to land.
Lavigne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Lavigne controls the action.
Lavigne breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Lavigne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavigne throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavigne.
Reed lands with an uppercut that bounces Lavigne off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Lavigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed scores with a body shot.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
As Reed backs off Lavigne throws a huge counter combo but Reed manages to avoid it all.
Reed tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lavigne defends well and Reed ends up having to push Lavigne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lavigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lavigne swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed takes a shot to the head.
Lavigne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lavigne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne lands with a nice body punch.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Lavigne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavigne misses with a hook
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gervais Lavigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne with a nice calf kick.
Lavigne scores with a shot to the body.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Lavigne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Lavigne.
Reed sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lavigne lands with a nice body punch.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reed throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Reed.
Reed works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Reed misses.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
A nice side step and Lavigne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reed misses with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavigne.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Lavigne with a jab.
Lavigne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Lavigne throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
A big left from Lavigne misses.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lavigne as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters with a leg kick.
Gervais Lavigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavigne.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavigne. Lavigne obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed throws a shot to the body.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavigne.
Lavigne lands with a slapping head kick.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Jab from Lavigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Lavigne moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Lavigne throws a head kick that misses
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Reed 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.
Reed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavigne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Lavigne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Lavigne.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown but Lavigne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gervais Lavigne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavigne can pounce on him.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lavigne to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavigne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavigne.
Reed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lavigne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Lavigne.
Lavigne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed throws a lazy uppercut
and Lavigne counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed slips under a jab from Lavigne.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavigne.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab from Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a nice hook to Reed's body. Reed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Reed misses
and Lavigne counters with a straight right hand.
Lavigne feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lavigne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavigne scores with a jab.
Reed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lavigne circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Lavigne to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Reed misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavigne.
Lavigne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Lavigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed stuns Lavigne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lavigne throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lavigne there.
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Lavigne sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Lavigne takes one to the chin there.
Lavigne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reed to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Lavigne tenderised Reed's leg. Reed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lavigne slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Reed darts in looking for a takedown but Lavigne gets double underhooks and turns Reed into the cage.
Lavigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavigne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lavigne connects with a leg kick.
Lavigne connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Nice cross by Lavigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed misses with a right hand
and Lavigne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavigne counters with a nice uppercut.
Lavigne tests Reed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavigne.
Tommy Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavigne looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Lavigne throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Lavigne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gervais Lavigne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lavigne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 306 p4p, 267 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 40 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
Sloppy strikes from Tax Payer. Those never looked like landing.
Tax Payer scores with a punch to the head.
Tax Payer connects with a jab.
Tax Payer with a jab.
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tax Payer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gavin misses the target.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tax Payer throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Gavin.
It seemed like Tax Payer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a head kick.
Tax Payer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Gavin takes one on the button.
Gavin moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Tax Payer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses
and Gavin counters with a right hand to the body.
Tax Payer misses with a hook
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Tax Payer misses.
As Tax Payer looks to move away, Gavin throws a big counter combo but Tax Payer just gets out of the way.
Gavin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Tax Payer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gavin misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the body.
Tax Payer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gavin's head backwards.
Tax Payer misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Gavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tax Payer is looking to slow Gavin down with leg kicks.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tax Payer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tax Payer thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tax Payer.
Tax Payer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gavin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer digs a good hook to Gavin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Gavin slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer stuns Gavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tax Payer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Tax Payer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gavin on the side of the head.
Gavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tax Payer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gavin's head.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Gavin.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
Tax Payer misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gavin to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Tax Payer with an uppercut!
Tax Payer scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a nice body shot.
Tax Payer lands a body shot.
A head kick by Tax Payer misses
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Tax Payer throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
Gavin walks into a jab.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tax Payer.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Gavin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gavin scores with a jab. Tax Payer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tax Payer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Tax Payer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gavin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tax Payer's head.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tax Payer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tax Payer misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavin slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tax Payer connects with a body shot.
Tax Payer swinging wildly here.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Tax Payer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Tax Payer is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
Tax Payer connects with the punch.
Tax Payer seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin cracks Tax Payer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gavin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tax Payer to stand back up!
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tax Payer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer cracks Gavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Tax Payer.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tax Payer 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.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tax Payer! Gavin lets Tax Payer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Gavin 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.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Gavin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tax Payer sprawling to the canvas! Tax Payer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gavin finish him?!
Tax Payer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tax Payer is looking to slow Gavin down with leg kicks.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin takes one to the side of the head.
Tax Payer misses with a straight left.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Tax Payer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Tax Payer moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Tax Payer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tax Payer misses with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Tax Payer throws a series of punches but Gavin avoids them all with ease.
Gavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tax Payer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gavin's head.
Tax Payer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gavin momentarily.
 Gavin is rocked!
Tax Payer cracks Gavin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gavin falls to his knees and Tax Payer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Tax Payer!
After winning the bout, Finnish Tax Payer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 407 p4p, 150 weight class) and Gemechu McKraken (ranked 26 p4p, 11 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for McKraken with that takedown attempt.
McKraken throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
McKraken fails with a takedown attempt.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKraken moves away.
McKraken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKraken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grandis is fending him off so far but McKraken persists. Nope, Grandis circles away and we're back to standing.
Robert Grandis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gemechu McKraken.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grandis.
McKraken just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis throwing a counter right hand but McKraken manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKraken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKraken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grandis leaves McKraken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grandis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Grandis's head coaches at The Foundry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis with the inside leg kick.
McKraken closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grandis to the mat! Grandis manages to get full guard.
Grandis has control of McKraken's left arm, preventing McKraken from doing any damage.
Grandis looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKraken is one step ahead there.
McKraken wants to control from the top but Grandis keeps moving.
Grandis controls McKraken momentarily but McKraken frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKraken sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grandis's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKraken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McKraken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grandis works his way to full guard. Good work.
McKraken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grandis trying to control the position.
Grandis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McKraken.
McKraken with a nice head shot there.
McKraken postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McKraken scoring with some ground and pound.
McKraken looking to sit in guard and control but Grandis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grandis is one step ahead there.
McKraken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McKraken looking for a guillotine here but Grandis defends easily.
McKraken controls Grandis momentarily but Grandis frees himself.
McKraken is controlling Grandis's posture.
McKraken looking for a sweep. Not yet McKraken, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McKraken trying to keep a closed guard but Grandis is proving a slippery customer.
McKraken is pulling down on Grandis's head. It's preventing any offense from Grandis, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKraken wants to sweep here but Grandis controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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 Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grandis slips a straight right by McKraken.
Grandis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. McKraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKraken drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grandis defends it well.
McKraken walks into a left hand.
Grandis scores with a punch to the head.
McKraken fails with a takedown attempt.
McKraken closes the distance and clinches up with Grandis, looking for a takedown. McKraken pushes Grandis against the cage but Grandis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grandis drops his hands momentarily and McKraken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis misses the jab.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKraken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grandis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McKraken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grandis.
McKraken misses with a body punch
and Grandis counters with an inside leg kick.
McKraken's coach down at McGrady FT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McKraken's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Grandis.
McKraken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robert Grandis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gemechu McKraken.
McKraken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McKraken lands in his opponent's guard.
Grandis keeping moving, preventing McKraken from controlling successfully.
Grandis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKraken cracks Grandis with a solid left hand.
Grandis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKraken manages to get himself to full guard.
Grandis passes McKraken's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McKraken is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandis seems to be working for a kimura but McKraken defends the submission attempt.
McKraken gets full guard.
McKraken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken is controlling Grandis's posture.
Grandis stands and throws McKraken's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grandis works to advance to full mount. McKraken defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McKraken regains half guard.
McKraken is doing well to control the position and prevent Grandis from advancing to side control.
Grandis is pressing down on McKraken's thigh, looking to free his foot. McKraken is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grandis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grandis's back!
McKraken has Grandis flattened out and is raining down punches.
McKraken struggling to keep hold of the position.
McKraken is looking for the choke from the back position but Grandis is controlling his hands well.
Grandis tries to roll but McKraken sticks to his back.
Grandis is in a bad position with McKraken working for a choke. Grandis manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grandis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis wants to control from the top but McKraken keeps moving.
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 Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKraken just misses with a punch to the body.
McKraken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McKraken misses with a looping left.
McKraken slips under a jab.
McKraken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McKraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
McKraken throws an off balance right hand
and Grandis counters with a nice body shot.
Grandis throws a head kick but McKraken moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
Grandis lands a leg kick that knocks McKraken off balance momentarily.
Grandis throws a body punch but McKraken moves out of range.
McKraken moves out of range as Grandis strikes.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken cracks a nice hook into Grandis's ribs.
Grandis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKraken avoids the head kick by Grandis.
McKraken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grandis is looking to chop away at McKraken's legs.
Robert Grandis is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grandis. That's going to slow McKraken down.
Grandis misses with a hook. McKraken ducked under it nicely.
Grandis avoids the body shot from McKraken.
It appears Grandis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Grandis jabs at McKraken's body.
McKraken moves away from the strike by Grandis.
McKraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
McKraken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grandis avoids the body shot from McKraken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis throws a jab but it's blocked by McKraken.
Grandis lands with a right hand.
Grandis takes a swing at McKraken's ribcage but misses.
Grandis throws a leg kick which misses McKraken's front leg but catches the back leg as McKraken tries to avoid it.
Grandis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKraken can do to turn this around?
McKraken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKraken ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
McKraken throws a big shot that misses.
Gemechu McKraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKraken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grandis tries to avoid it but McKraken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grandis to the ground. Grandis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKraken.
Robert Grandis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gemechu McKraken.
Grandis throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKraken.
Robert Grandis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKraken with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grandis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McKraken scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis tries to buck McKraken off but McKraken is having none of it.
Grandis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McKraken asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gemechu McKraken has got the better of the ground game so far.
McKraken trying to control the position but Grandis is working away.
McKraken lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McKraken in side control lands a decent elbow.
McKraken goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grandis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McKraken but great work by Grandis.
Grandis wants to control but McKraken is keeping him busy.
McKraken sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken is looking to improve his position.
Gemechu McKraken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKraken is refusing to be controlled, as Grandis sits in half guard.
Grandis prevents McKraken from improving his position.
Grandis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McKraken manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grandis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
After the fight, Robert Grandis 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 8 p4p, 55 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Petrov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Am Free kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Petrov sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Petrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Petrov wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight 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!
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrov swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov with a jab.
Sitsongrit jabs at Petrov's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov clinches.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Petrov misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov tries to break free but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Sitsongrit thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Petrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Petrov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrov.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov misses the jab.
A low kick from Petrov is predictable there
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov lands a head kick. Sitsongrit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov looks to throw a body kick
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
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 Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Petrov takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
As Petrov backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Petrov throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 moves away from the strike by Petrov.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Sergei Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Petrov misses.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Petrov slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrov. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 Sakmongkol Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Sakmongkol Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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