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OFK 178 - Lovanov vs Philips PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 1593 p4p, 23517 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 243 p4p, 718 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golles gets caught flat footed, as Kurtev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Golles wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kurtev manages to pass to side control.
Kurtev throwing shots but Golles is blocking nicely.
Golles wants to stand back up but Kurtev manages to pass into side control.
Golles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kurtev working the ground and pound from side control.
Kurtev grinds an elbow into Golles's temple.
Golles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Kurtev working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Kurtev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kurtev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
 Golles is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Golles looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kurtev turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
A victorious Krisko Kurtev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tungsten (ranked 901 p4p, 4078 weight class) and Muggy Mugshot (ranked 137 p4p, 510 weight class). Tungsten's entrance music is Cover of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tungsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muggy Mugshot!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tungsten lands a glancing blow to the side of Mugshot's head.
 It looks like Muggy Mugshot has been cut.
Tungsten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mugshot throws a leg kick but Tungsten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tungsten misses with a series of wild punches.
Mugshot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Tungsten. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Tungsten coming out on top.
Tungsten has managed to clinch.
Tungsten leaning against his opponent.
Tungsten digs a right hand underneath Mugshot's ribcage. Mugshot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tungsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mugshot backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mugshot working hard to break the clinch.
Tungsten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Tungsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tungsten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mugshot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mugshot takes a shot to the head.
Mugshot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tungsten misses with a low kick.
Mugshot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tungsten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tungsten duly obliges.
Tungsten has closed the distance and engaged Mugshot in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tungsten.
Mugshot tries to stall but Tungsten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tungsten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tungsten is pushing Mugshot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tungsten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tungsten scores with a hook to the body. Mugshot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tungsten sends Mugshot crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tungsten is motioning to the referee to let Mugshot up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Muggy Mugshot's cut even more.
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!
Tungsten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tungsten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mugshot just manages to avoid it.
Tungsten lands a big right hand that sends Mugshot crashing to the mat! Tungsten stays standing though and waves Mugshot back to his feet!
Mugshot is rocked!
Tungsten dances in with a quick combination. Mugshot is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Tungsten snaps Mugshot's head back. Mugshot stumbles backwards against the cage. Tungsten steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Mugshot's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Mugshot just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry Tungsten!
A victorious Terry Tungsten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 1215 p4p, 1926 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 163 p4p, 239 weight class). Griggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. On his way into the cage it seems that CJ Tripp has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily CJ Tripp seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs scores with a jab.
 It looks like CJ Tripp has been cut.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs avoids a kick to the body.
Griggs lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.
Tripp moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Griggs throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griggs misses with a head kick.
Tripp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tripp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griggs scrambles back to his feet.
Griggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Tripp thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tripp counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tripp counters with a thumping low kick.
Tripp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid body kick from Tripp.
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tripp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tripp slips a straight right by Griggs.
Tripp tried to counter with a leg kick but Griggs avoided it.
Griggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Tripp.
Griggs misses with a combination
and Tripp counters with a good, hard body kick but Griggs shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.
Tripp scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs cracks Tripp with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Griggs.
Tripp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griggs avoids it.
Griggs throws a head kick that misses.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Tripp scores with a body shot.
Tripp punishes Griggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Tripp jabs Griggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tripp works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griggs.
Griggs misses with an uppercut
and Tripp counters with a solid body kick.
Griggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tripp.
Griggs misses with a head kick.
Griggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tripp.
Griggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tripp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tripp counter with a right hand.
Griggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Tripp.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Tripp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griggs avoids it.
Tripp connects with a leg kick.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Tripp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griggs is rocked!
Griggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily. Tripp doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Griggs staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Griggs doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Tripp!
CJ Tripp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Frankie Griggs was interviewed post fight and said 'It'll be back to the drawing board. This isn't the end. Everytime I lose I only come back the next fight much stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 664 p4p, 1790 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 93 p4p, 235 weight class). Pinochet has chosen I Need a Pinochet as his entrance music. Donald Trump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinochet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donk. Pinochet catches Trump right on the button with a cross.
Pinochet loads up on a big right hand but Trump slips the punch.
Pinochet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinochet lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinochet just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trump fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinochet.
Pinochet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left and a right from Pinochet both land. Nice combination.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pinochet avoids a wild elbow strike from Trump.
Pinochet stalls.
Pinochet throws a head punch that misses.
Trump lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Pinochet back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trump as Pinochet tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pinochet's brow.
Trump is pushing Pinochet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pinochet taking a breather.
Pinochet tries to stall but Trump uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinochet working aggressively here.
Trump misses with an elbow strike.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Pinochet takes a shot to the head.
Trump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pinochet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinochet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinochet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've been informed that Pinochet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Trump with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trump throws a leg kick but Pinochet moved away.
Pinochet only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinochet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trump takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinochet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trump doesn't seem bothered though.
Trump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pinochet scores with a nice right hand.
Pinochet lands with a straight right. Trump didn't see that one coming.
Trump has Pinochet up against the cage in a clinch.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinochet controls his hands.
Pinochet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinochet's elbow.
Pinochet blocks a body shot from Trump.
Pinochet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinochet misses with a right hand
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinochet throws a nice looking combination but Trump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trump avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trump blocks a head kick by Pinochet.
Trump throws a right hand that misses
and Pinochet counters with a leg kick.
Pinochet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
A little jabbing left from Pinochet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinochet throws a low kick but Trump moves out of range easily.
Trump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinochet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Trump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pinochet.
A big right from Pinochet misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pinochet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump drops his hands momentarily and Pinochet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinochet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trump is looking to clinch but Pinochet is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Pinochet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinochet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinochet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Pinochet backs away, Trump returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pinochet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinochet throws a head kick but Trump moves out of range.
Trump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinochet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trump just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pinochet's brow.
Pinochet controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Pinochet 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.
Trump connects with a nice looking jab.
Trump lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pinochet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trump is looking to clinch but Pinochet is avoiding it.
Pinochet fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinochet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pinochet checks a leg kick.
Trump is looking to wear down Pinochet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pinochet throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinochet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinochet throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet flicks out a counter leg kick but Trump steps away.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinochet moves away.
Pinochet misses with a hook.
Pinochet misses the body punch
and Trump counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinochet throws a shot from downtown. Trump moves away and avoids it.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Trump clinches up against the cage.
Pinochet stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinochet misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trump comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Trump.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Pinochet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet is looking to clinch.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinochet takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pinochet tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Pinochet has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Pinochet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trump up against the cage.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Pinochet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trump on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pinochet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trump.
Trump steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinochet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trump with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinochet manages to avoid it.
Pinochet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Pinochet misses
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Pinochet is looking to score with low kicks.
Trump slips under a jab.
Trump tries to land a front kick but Pinochet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trump.
Pinochet is looking for the big counter here.
Trump takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinochet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trump checks it well.
Trump is looking to slow Pinochet down with leg kicks.
Pinochet misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump throws a leg kick but Pinochet moved away.
Pinochet throws a series of punches but Trump avoids them all with ease.
Pinochet takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trump.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Trump finds it's way through Pinochet's defenses.
Pinochet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trump moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trump throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinochet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinochet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trump bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinochet's head backwards.
Pinochet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pinochet misses the jab.
Trump takes one to the side of the head.
Trump lands with a hook. Pinochet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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 Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trump looks to land a left hand but Pinochet moved out of range nicely.
Pinochet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinochet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Trump.
Pinochet dips to his left and cracks Trump with an uppercut!
Trump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinochet throws out a counter right but Trump avoids it with no problem.
Pinochet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trump tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pinochet manages to circle out of the way.
Trump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinochet.
Trump misses with a right hand
and Pinochet counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trump scores with a leg kick.
Trump misses with a body shot
and Pinochet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trump looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet tries a low kick but Trump avoids it.
Trump tries to clinch there but Pinochet circles away.
Trump throws a hook but Pinochet blocks it.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinochet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinochet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinochet moves away.
Trump checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinochet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trump.
Trump steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinochet.
Pinochet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pinochet misses with a straight left.
Trump avoids the head kick by Pinochet.
Pinochet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinochet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinochet throws a jab when Trump was well out of range.
Trump misses with a leg kick.
Trump lands with an overhand left.
Trump scores with a nice head shot.
Pinochet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump needs to keep his hands up - Pinochet had a free shot at his head there.
Trump checks a low kick from Pinochet.
Nice defenses there by Pinochet.
Pinochet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trump looks to clinch
and Pinochet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trump misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Pinochet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trump there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinochet misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pinochet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trump keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trump connects with a looping right hand.
Pinochet lands with a hook. Trump tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trump jabs at Pinochet's body.
Pinochet throws a hook but Trump avoids it easily.
Trump checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinochet misses with a two punch combination.
Pinochet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trump. That's going to slow Pinochet down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump looks to land a left hand but Pinochet moved out of range nicely.
Pinochet throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinochet throws a big shot that misses.
Trump connects with a looping right hand.
Trump scores with a body shot.
Trump looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trump lands the left hand.
Pinochet checks a leg kick.
Trump lands an overhand right.
Pinochet is rocked!
Pinochet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinochet is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Pinochet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trump is looking to counter punch.
Pinochet seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Pinochet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinochet slips under a jab.
Pinochet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Trump lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Donald Trump.
I think Trump 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donald Trump!
Donald Trump decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 791 p4p, 1062 weight class) and Aapo Jukola (ranked 108 p4p, 139 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aapo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen throws a body punch but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mustonen.
Jukola lunges at Mustonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mustonen's hand.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Jukola feints a counter leg kick.
Jukola lands with an overhand left.
Jukola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukola lands a jab to Mustonen's midsection.
Jukola lands a slapping body shot.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
and Jukola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mustonen lands a right hook to the body.
Mustonen throws a low kick but Jukola avoids it.
Jukola replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mustonen blocks it well.
Mustonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jukola.
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!
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
Mustonen is looking to counter punch.
Jukola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jukola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mustonen is looking to wear down Jukola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mustonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mustonen ducks right into an uppercut from Jukola.
Mustonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jukola.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustonen manages to avoid it.
Mustonen looks to land a right hand but Jukola moved out of range.
A jab from Mustonen misses.
Mustonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jukola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jukola lands a jab to the nose.
Mustonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Jukola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mustonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mustonen. Jukola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mustonen loads up on a big right hand but Jukola slips the punch.
Jukola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukola tests Mustonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mustonen misses with a shot to the body
and Jukola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
Mustonen lands a big head kick that sends Jukola tumbling to the mat! Mustonen takes a step backwards and waves Jukola back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jukola is rocked!
It looks like Aapo Jukola has been cut.
Mustonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustonen finish him?
Jukola looks winded!
Mustonen fakes the body blow, causing Jukola to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jukola goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhani Mustonen!
A victorious Juhani Mustonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 627 p4p, 942 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 96 p4p, 146 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion tries to clinch up but Da Oxlade circles away and keeps his distance.
Mad Onion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Oxlade.
Mad Onion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Da Oxlade to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Mad Onion.
Da Oxlade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mad Onion just misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Onion misses with a hook
and Da Oxlade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mad Onion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Da Oxlade counters with a leg kick.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Oxlade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Da Oxlade throws a body shot but no joy.
Mad Onion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Da Oxlade just manages to avoid it.
Mad Onion throws a leg kick that misses.
Da Oxlade moves away from the strike by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch.
Mad Onion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Oxlade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Nice defenses there by Da Oxlade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Oxlade misses with a straight left.
Mad Onion cracks Da Oxlade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Mad Onion lands a really nice looking cross but Da Oxlade seems unphased.
Mad Onion lands a slapping body shot.
Mad Onion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mad Onion scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Mad Onion's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Da Oxlade swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion moves into the clinch successfully.
Mad Onion looking to throw knees to the head but Da Oxlade is blocking nicely.
Da Oxlade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Oxlade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Oxlade blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Oxlade avoids the damage to the body.
Da Oxlade dodges an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Oxlade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Oxlade swings wildly with an uppercut but Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside.
Mad Onion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Oxlade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad Onion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Oxlade looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion lands a shoulder strike.
Mad Onion taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mad Onion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Onion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Onion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Oxlade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad Onion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Mawi Da Oxlade's cut even more.
Mad Onion misses with a knee strike.
Mad Onion blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mad Onion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Oxlade backwards.
Da Oxlade is rocked!
Mad Onion unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Da Oxlade out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Da Oxlade off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Luke Mad Onion!
Luke Mad Onion thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mawi Da Oxlade was interviewed post fight and said 'The plan was to win by decision. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 474 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 27 p4p, 66 weight class). De Geno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DE MEXICO SONG. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
A left lands for De Geno.
De Geno misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
De Geno lands a lovely overhand right.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a three punch combo that has De Geno backing up. De Geno nods at Sripituksakul to acknowledge the strikes.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head but Sripituksakul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sripituksakul is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Geno.
Sripituksakul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sripituksakul walks into a straight right hand from De Geno.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
De Geno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Geno throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
letting Sripituksakul counter with a right hand.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sripituksakul. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sripituksakul closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Geno quickly recovers to half guard.
De Geno is refusing to be controlled, as Sripituksakul sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul moves nicely into side control.
An elbow from Sripituksakul crashes against the mat.
Sripituksakul happy to just control the position for now.
Sripituksakul working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Sripituksakul seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two 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.
Sripituksakul throws an elbow but De Geno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sripituksakul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Geno, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sripituksakul tries to move to mount but De Geno blocks the move with his legs.
Sripituksakul looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno pushes Sripituksakul away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sripituksakul gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Geno dodges the ground and pound from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul looks up at the clock and then as De Geno takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sripituksakul smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sripituksakul trying to control the position but De Geno is working away.
Sripituksakul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sripituksakul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sripituksakul tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno taking a bit of punishment here - Sripituksakul scoring with strikes.
Sripituksakul misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sripituksakul scoring with punches from side control.
Sripituksakul throws a strike aimed at the side of De Geno's head but De Geno avoids it well.
Sripituksakul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Geno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sripituksakul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Geno prevents Sripituksakul from moving into mount.
De Geno is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Geno throws a leg kick which misses Sripituksakul's front leg but catches the back leg as Sripituksakul tries to avoid it.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Sripituksakul.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
De Geno gets caught flat footed, as Sripituksakul shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sripituksakul trying to control but De Geno is working from the bottom.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing.
De Geno keeping moving, preventing Sripituksakul from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing.
De Geno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sripituksakul is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sripituksakul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sripituksakul looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab.
Sripituksakul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Sripituksakul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by De Geno.
Pablo De Geno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sripituksakul throws a big shot that misses.
Sripituksakul takes one to the side of the head.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sripituksakul stuns De Geno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sripituksakul looking to score a takedown here. De Geno is defending well but Sripituksakul drives through and ends up in De Geno's guard.
De Geno pushes Sripituksakul off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
Sripituksakul takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by De Geno as he connects with a hook.
Sripituksakul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Sripituksakul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sripituksakul takes one on the button.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Geno but De Geno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Geno throws an off balance right hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot.
Sripituksakul avoids the body shot from De Geno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Sripituksakul.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sripituksakul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Genos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
De Geno throws a body punch but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
Sripituksakul throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno throwing a counter right hand but Sripituksakul manages to avoid it.
Sripituksakul has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Geno.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul misses with a leg kick.
Sripituksakul lands with a nice body punch.
Sripituksakul throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands a jab.
Sripituksakul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sripituksakul throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Sripituksakul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Geno blocks it well.
Sripituksakul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sripituksakul throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sripituksakul is out of range and De Geno settles back down.
Jab by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul checks the leg kick.
Sripituksakul lands with a kick to the temple. De Geno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Geno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Geno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
Sripituksakul throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
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 Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Geno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sripituksakul has time to react.
Sripituksakul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sripituksakul misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for De Geno.
Sripituksakul forces De Geno back against the cage and clinches.
De Geno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sripituksakul manages to break the clinch.
Sripituksakul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from De Geno.
De Geno tries to sprawl but Sripituksakul drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Geno kicks off Sripituksakul and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno connects with a jab.
De Geno throws a head kick but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sripituksakul checks it well.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Sripituksakul ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
Sripituksakul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Geno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sripituksakul - the referee stops the clock and De Geno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sripituksakul. De Geno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sripituksakul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
A left and a right from Sripituksakul both land. Nice combination.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Sripituksakul moves away and avoids it.
De Geno jabs Sripituksakul right on the nose. Sripituksakul blinks but takes it well.
Sripituksakul shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Geno's guard.
Sripituksakul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sripituksakul presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
De Geno prevents a body shot from Sripituksakul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sripituksakul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Geno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Geno breaks the clinch.
Sripituksakul avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Sripituksakul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Sripituksakul checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from De Geno.
Sripituksakul slips a jab from De Geno.
Sripituksakul lands a right hook to the body.
De Geno throws a nice looking combination but Sripituksakul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno takes a swing at Sripituksakul's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Sripituksakul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sripituksakul takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
Sripituksakul swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
It looked like De Geno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul with a hook.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Sripituksakul moved out of range nicely.
Sripituksakul scores with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sripituksakul.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sripituksakul.
De Geno lunges at Sripituksakul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sripituksakul's hand.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno lands the left hand.
De Geno misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Sripituksakul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from De Geno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Sripituksakul moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by De Geno.
De Geno misses with a hook.
Sripituksakul throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pablo De Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Kitty Sripituksakul.
De Geno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Sripituksakul misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno motions for Sripituksakul to come forward. De Geno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight right.
Sripituksakul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno clearly takes that round.
That's time! De Geno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sripituksakul tries for a takedown but De Geno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul slips a jab from De Geno.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sripituksakul.
De Geno sizes up Sripituksakul with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Geno misses with a hook
and Sripituksakul counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Geno leaves Sripituksakul with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sripituksakul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul lands a slapping body shot.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
De Geno with a nice cross.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
De Geno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by De Geno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul dips to his left and cracks De Geno with an uppercut!
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sripituksakul counters with a stiff right hand.
Sripituksakul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Geno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Sripituksakul is out of range.
De Geno scores with a jab. Sripituksakul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Geno moves out of range as Sripituksakul strikes.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Sripituksakul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Geno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sripituksakul tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Geno is able to avoid easily.
De Geno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sripituksakul throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sripituksakul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sripituksakul avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Geno.
De Geno misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Sripituksakul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Sripituksakul takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sripituksakul.
A jab from De Geno misses.
De Geno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
De Geno slips a straight right by Sripituksakul.
De Geno throws a right hand that misses
and Sripituksakul makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sripituksakul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sripituksakul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
De Geno throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Geno, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Sripituksakul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sripituksakul throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Geno takes a swing at Sripituksakul's ribcage but misses.
Sripituksakul connects with a solid leg kick.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Sripituksakul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sripituksakul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sripituksakul defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Sripituksakul only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Sripituksakul slips the punch.
De Geno lunges at Sripituksakul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sripituksakul's hand.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sripituksakul at a distance.
Sripituksakul stalks De Geno and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Geno's face. De Geno staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
Sripituksakul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sripituksakul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Sripituksakul releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sripituksakul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Geno bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sripituksakul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Geno to score with a decent uppercut.
De Geno catches Sripituksakul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
De Geno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sripituksakul tries to close the distance and clinch but De Geno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno had his way with Little Kitty Sripituksakul in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Sripituksakul - just one landing.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Sripituksakul slips the punch.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sripituksakul checks it well.
Sripituksakul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sripituksakul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for De Geno.
Sripituksakul takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Geno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul lands with a short shot to the head.
Sripituksakul can't find room to land a body shot as De Geno controls the action.
Sripituksakul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Geno misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
De Geno scores with a jab.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
De Geno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Geno walks into a straight right hand from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off.
A jab from De Geno does it's job there.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Sripituksakul ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sripituksakul.
An attempted straight right counter from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sripituksakul fails with a takedown attempt.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
De Geno connects with a jab.
Sripituksakul fails with a takedown attempt.
Sripituksakul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sripituksakul throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Geno misses.
Sripituksakul is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sripituksakul cracks De Geno with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Geno scores with a punch to the head.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Sripituksakul misses.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul throws a fast counter high kick but De Geno manages to duck under it in time.
De Geno swings for the body but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
Sripituksakul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Geno to score with a decent uppercut.
Sripituksakul walks into a left hand.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sripituksakul slips a straight right by De Geno.
Sripituksakul dives in and grabs De Geno's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Geno pushes down on Sripituksakul's head and hops out.
Pablo De Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Kitty Sripituksakul.
De Geno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
Sripituksakul loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Sripituksakul misses.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
De Geno checks the leg kick.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sripituksakul shoots for a double leg takedown but De Geno sprawls well. He's pushed Sripituksakul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sripituksakul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sripituksakul takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sripituksakul can do to turn this around?
Sripituksakul tries to clinch there but De Geno circles away.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul shoots for a takedown but De Geno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Sripituksakul moved out of range nicely.
De Geno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sripituksakul has time to react.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sripituksakul loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
De Geno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Geno 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno retains his bantamweight title!
Pablo De Geno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 432 p4p, 356 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 61 p4p, 51 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramanti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Sharma walks into a left hand.
Tiramanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiramanti works the jab nicely.
Sharma 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.
Tiramanti throws an off balance right hand
and Sharma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Tiramanti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Tiramanti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sharma's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiramanti is working for a kimura but Sharma is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiramanti is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sharma sees it coming and defends easily.
Tiramanti is looking to advance position but Sharma won't allow it.
Tiramanti wants to advance to full mount but Sharma doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharma looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharma, not yet.
Sharma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tiramanti is striking off his back. Sharma thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sharma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sharma wants to stand up but Tiramanti has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sharma is taking a breather. Tiramanti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tiramanti to get to his feet.
Tiramanti stuns Sharma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiramanti misses with a jab to the body
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiramanti.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Sharma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tiramanti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharma connects with a looping right hand.
Sharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiramanti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiramanti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sharma dips to his left and cracks Tiramanti with an uppercut!
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut
letting Sharma counter with a right hand.
Sharma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sharma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sharma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sharma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiramanti scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Sharma misses its intended target.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharma throws out a counter right but Tiramanti avoids it with no problem.
Tiramanti connects with a body shot.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rohith Sharma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiramanti circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiramanti throws a low kick but Sharma moves out of range easily.
Sharma scores with a nice right hand.
Sharma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiramanti throws a right and a left that Sharma avoids nicely.
Sharma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sharma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiramanti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sharma pushes Tiramanti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tiramanti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sharma tries to improve position but can't.
Rohith Sharma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiramanti is trying to get an arm triangle but Sharma is defending well.
Sharma is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiramanti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sharma regains half guard.
Tiramanti is just content to waste time from the top position. Sharma takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tiramanti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiramanti looking to sit in guard and control but Sharma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sharma wants to control from the top but Tiramanti keeps moving.
Sharma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sharma tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiramanti is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tiramanti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sharma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tiramanti, up you get!
Tiramanti takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Tiramanti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sharma tries to clinch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti cracks a nice hook into Sharma's ribs.
Tiramanti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharma circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Sharma misses.
Sharma throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiramanti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiramanti counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharma misses with a straight left.
Sharma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiramanti lands a leg kick that knocks Sharma off balance momentarily.
Tiramanti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma checks a leg kick nicely.
Tiramanti is looking to wear down Sharma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Sharma misses its intended target.
Sharma slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cesare Tiramanti is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Sharma. Beautiful body shot.
Sharma misses with a looping right.
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 Cesare Tiramanti will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sharma lands a jab to Tiramanti's midsection.
Sharma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiramanti counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiramanti cracks a nice hook into Sharma's ribs.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Sharma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
Sharma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiramanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Tiramanti misses
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharma misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharma.
Sharma lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiramanti's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiramanti.
Sharma only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tiramanti misses with a jab to the body
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiramanti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiramanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharma.
Tiramanti is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Tiramanti coming out on top.
Tiramanti misses with a combination
and Sharma counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiramanti takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sharma takes a swing at Tiramanti's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tiramanti.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sharma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fighters circling - Tiramanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharma wants to counter with a clinch but Tiramanti pushes him away.
Sharma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sharma misses with a body shot.
Tiramanti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Tiramanti throws out a loose jab but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sharma.
Tiramanti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sharma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sharma misses with a two punch combination.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Sharma.
Sharma tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiramanti tries to bum rush Sharma with a series of wild strikes but Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
Sharma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sharma leaves Tiramanti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tiramanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiramanti looks to land a left hand but Sharma moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tiramanti or perhaps it was just good defense by Sharma, which made it look bad.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma loads up on a big right hand but Tiramanti slips the punch.
Tiramanti misses with a jab to the body
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Sharma tries to clinch but Tiramanti is having none of it.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiramanti is just out of range.
Tiramanti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sharma scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Tiramanti misses
and Sharma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tiramanti's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiramanti misses the target.
Sharma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Sharma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiramanti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiramanti looking to score a takedown here. Sharma is defending well but Tiramanti drives through and ends up in Sharma's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rohith Sharma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharma 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Tiramanti!
Cesare Tiramanti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Naulakko (ranked 263 p4p, 221 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 36 p4p, 32 weight class). Naulakko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Amarth - First Kill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naulakko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okafor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Naulakko's head.
Naulakko slips a straight right by Okafor.
Naulakko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor lands a jab to the head.
Okafor throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Naulakko. Beautiful body shot.
Naulakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Naulakko throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulakko.
Naulakko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Okafor.
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!
The crowd cheers as Okafor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naulakko doesn't seem phased though.
Naulakko throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a low kick, right behind Naulakko 's knee.
Naulakko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor moves out of range as Naulakko strikes.
Naulakko scores with a nice right hand.
Naulakko wants to land a leg kick but Okafor is out of range.
Naulakko misses the jab.
Naulakko throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Naulakko.
Naulakko scores with a nice head shot.
Okafor throws a jab when Naulakko was well out of range.
Okafor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Naulakko avoids it with no problem.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naulakko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Okafor throws a jab when Naulakko was well out of range.
Okafor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Naulakko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Okafor.
A jab from Naulakko does it's job there.
Naulakko lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Naulakko ducks down to avoid it.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Okafor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulakko.
Naulakko misses with a straight right.
Okafor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naulakko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Naulakko there.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulakko.
Okafor thinks about the counter body kick.
Naulakko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor lands a glancing blow to the side of Naulakko's head.
Naulakko misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okafor.
Naulakko throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
Naulakko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okafor circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Naulakko avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naulakko.
Okafor walks into a jab.
Okafor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Naulakko shakes it off.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Okafor lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Okafor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okafor lands with an uppercut that bounces Naulakko off the cage and back into range.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naulakko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Naulakko.
Naulakko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Naulakko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okafor is out of range.
Naulakko throws a chopping leg kick but Okafor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okafor lands with a slapping head kick.
Naulakko ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Okafor.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Okafor.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naulakko was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naulakko throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naulakko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okafor.
Okafor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naulakko. That did some damage!
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naulakko throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Okafor misses
and Naulakko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Okafor tenderised Naulakko's leg. Naulakko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okafor keeps Naulakko at a distance using the push kick.
Naulakko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Naulakko is rocked!
Naulakko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Naulakko.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naulakko in his tracks.
Oh Naulakko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naulakko.
Naulakko seems to have got his legs back now.
Naulakko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okafor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naulakko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naulakko misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Naulakko throws a wild body kick that Okafor sees coming a mile off.
Mike Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Naulakko misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Naulakko misses.
Naulakko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naulakko's knee momentarily.
Naulakko throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naulakko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Naulakko takes one on the button.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulakko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naulakko. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Okafor.
Naulakko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Naulakko misses with a straight right.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Okafor slips a straight right by Naulakko.
Naulakko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Naulakko throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okafor misses with a low kick as Naulakko jumps back.
Okafor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Naulakko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Naulakko throws a shot from downtown. Okafor moves away and avoids it.
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!
Naulakko 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.
Okafor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Naulakko misses with an uppercut
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okafor.
Okafor lands with an overhand left.
Okafor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naulakko.
Naulakko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naulakko throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
BOOM! Okafor lands a beautiful left hook that drops Naulakko. Naulakko tries to recover but Okafor is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Naulakko lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Mike Okafor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 251 p4p, 208 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 46 p4p, 33 weight class). Radio Philips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lovanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Lovanov throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Lovanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Philips should have avoided that one.
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Philips looks to land a combination. Lovanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lovanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lovanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Lovanov misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lovanov.
Philips staying out of range there.
Philips scores with a leg kick.
Lovanov 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.
Lovanov swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Philips counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philips. Lovanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Lovanov misses the target.
Philips misses with a low kick as Lovanov jumps back.
Philips throws a lazy head kick
so Lovanov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Philips wants to get back to his feet but Lovanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lovanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Lovanov postures up and lands a big shot to Philips's brow.
Lovanov cracks Philips with a solid left hand.
Philips wants to stand up but Lovanov is controlling him.
Lovanov is in close to Philips's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lovanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Philips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lovanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lovanov stops Philips from standing up.
Lovanov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking to stand back up but Lovanov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Philips.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips is trying to stand back up but Lovanov is controlling him
Philips has hold of Lovanov's hands but Lovanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips is trying to stand back up but Lovanov is controlling him
Lovanov winds up and cracks Philips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lovanov scores with a big shot! Philips's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Philips! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zahbit Lovanov!
Zahbit Lovanov retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Zahbit Lovanov 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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