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SYN 896 Namasuzuki vs Babinski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 1161 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 149 p4p, 250 weight class). Bartoli comes into the arena with Modulate - Bass Alert blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maverick Syndal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartoli thuds his right hand into Syndal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bartoli tries a body shot but Syndal blocks it.
Syndal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Syndal fails to land.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Syndal.
Syndal tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartoli avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Syndal.
Syndal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartoli is defending well for now.
Syndal prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli digs a right hand into Syndal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Syndal's gas tank.
Bartoli dodges an elbow strike from Syndal.
Syndal tries to work over Bartoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Syndal throws a head punch that misses.
Syndal blocks an uppercut.
Syndal throws a head punch that misses.
Syndal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syndal's elbow.
Bartoli tries a body shot but Syndal blocks it.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli working aggressively here.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bartoli.
Syndal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Syndal blocks an uppercut.
Bartoli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
Syndal blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Syndal.
Syndal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bartoli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valerio Bartoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Syndal.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartoli.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Bartoli managing to block the knees to the body from Syndal.
Bartoli gets underhooks to prevent Syndal's takedown attempt.
Syndal tries a body shot but Bartoli blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal tries to throw a body punch but Bartoli avoids it by throwing Syndal back against the cage.
Bartoli working aggressively here.
Syndal is looking to control Bartoli's arms but Bartoli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Syndal has his back to the cage.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Syndal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Syndal.
Syndal prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Syndal.
Syndal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartoli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Syndal misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Syndal.
Syndal letting Bartoli take a breather here.
Bartoli can't find room to land a body shot as Syndal controls the action.
Nice elbow from Syndal.
Bartoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Syndal backwards.
Syndal taking a breather.
Syndal misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Syndal lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bartoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Syndal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bartoli dives on top into guard.
Bartoli content to stall in guard here.
Syndal is trying to control the position but Bartoli postures up.
Bartoli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Syndal wants to control the position but Bartoli says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bartoli decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Maverick Syndal has been cut.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli is looking for a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Syndal.
Syndal takes one to the side of the head.
Syndal closes the distance and pushes Bartoli back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Syndal.
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!
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Syndal misses with some punches.
Bartoli managing to block the knees to the body from Syndal.
Bartoli can't find room to land a body shot as Syndal controls the action.
Syndal lands with a light punch inside.
Syndal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syndal missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Syndal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Syndal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Syndal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Bartoli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Syndal is looking to clinch but Bartoli is avoiding it.
Syndal throws a sloppy head kick and Bartoli moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bartoli misses the target.
Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bartoli cracks Syndal with an open hand slap.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Bartoli catches Syndal right on the button with a cross.
Syndal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Syndal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Syndal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartoli. Bartoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Syndal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Syndal drives through and clinches with Bartoli against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syndal can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Bartoli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Syndal missing with knees to the body.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Syndal.
Syndal can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Syndal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Syndal.
Bartoli lands a body shot.
A short left from Bartoli.
Bartoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Syndal controls his hands.
Syndal is trying to maintain a safe position but Bartoli gets an underhook and turns Syndal into the cage.
Syndal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartoli dodges an elbow strike from Syndal.
A short right from Bartoli on the inside.
Bartoli scores with a shot to the side of Syndal's head.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Syndal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bartoli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartoli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartoli lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bartoli.
Syndal is breathing heavily.
Bartoli pushes Syndal back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
Syndal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Syndal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Syndal swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli works on Syndal's body with a couple of short punches.
Syndal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Syndal taking a breather.
Bartoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoli lands an uppercut.
Syndal tries to throw a body punch but Bartoli avoids it by throwing Syndal back against the cage.
Bartoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Syndal backwards.
Syndal missing with knees to the body.
Syndal throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a left to the head.
Syndal cracks Bartoli with a nice body shot.
Syndal misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Syndal scores with a shoulder strike.
Syndal takes a shot to the head.
Bartoli pushes Syndal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Syndal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartoli is defending well for now.
Bartoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndal can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli can't find room to land a body shot as Syndal controls the action.
Bartoli digs a right hand underneath Syndal's ribcage. Syndal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Syndal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartoli is defending well for now.
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoli.
Syndal tries to throw a body punch but Bartoli avoids it by throwing Syndal back against the cage.
Syndal throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Syndal.
Syndal can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Bartoli misses with a body punch.
Valerio Bartoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Syndal wants to stall.
Bartoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartoli managing to block the knees to the body from Syndal.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Bartoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Bartoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Syndal throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a punch to the body.
Syndal misses with some punches.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
Syndal misses with some punches.
Syndal pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Syndal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syndal throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Syndal.
Syndal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartoli digs a right hand into Syndal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Syndal's gas tank.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Syndal.
A hook to the body from Syndal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Syndal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Syndal tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartoli avoids the damage to the body.
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Syndal has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Syndal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bartoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Syndal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartoli scores with a nice head shot.
Syndal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bartoli connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Syndal misses the target.
Syndal misses with a straight left.
Bartoli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Syndal trying to control the position but instead, Bartoli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Syndal into the cage.
Syndal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Syndal tries a body shot but Bartoli blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Syndal fails to land.
Bartoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Syndal backwards.
Syndal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndal stalling in the clinch but Bartoli improves position.
Syndal throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Syndal looking for a takedown.
Syndal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Syndal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartoli gets through Syndal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Syndal backwards.
Syndal has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Syndal trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Syndal fails to land.
Syndal misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Syndal throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
Syndal trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartoli.
Syndal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Syndal prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Syndal or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syndal throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Syndal blocking some punches.
Bartoli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Syndal tries a body shot but Bartoli blocks it.
Syndal blocks a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bartoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Syndal can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Syndal misses with some punches.
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Syndal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartoli misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bartoli - that landed with a thud.
Bartoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
Maverick Syndal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartoli pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartoli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartoli.
Syndal takes a shot to the head.
Bartoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Syndal lands with a left to the head.
Bartoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
Syndal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartoli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Syndal wants a takedown.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Syndal has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Syndal.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike.
Syndal tries to stall but Bartoli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bartoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Syndal.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a hook 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!
Syndal tries to work over Bartoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Syndal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bartoli digs a right hand into Syndal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Syndal's gas tank.
Syndal throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartoli pushes Syndal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Syndal tries to work over Bartoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Syndal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bartoli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valerio Bartoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Syndal.
Bartoli connects with a body shot.
Bartoli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bartoli cracks Syndal with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartoli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
In his post fight interview, Valerio Bartoli started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Maverick Syndal spoke after the fight, saying 'I get paid to show up, Kicking ass is optional.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 615 p4p, 608 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 73 p4p, 71 weight class). Sosa comes to the cage accompanied by HEARTLESS. Bulb has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulb wants to slow Sosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Sosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulb needs to keep his hands up - Sosa had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Bulb.
Sosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa feints a jab promting Bulb to slip. Sosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bulb slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Bulb throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb takes one on the button.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick from Bulb.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Bulb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a body shot
enabling Bulb to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
Bulb scores with a push kick.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Bulb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Sosa.
Sosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Bulb scores with the left hand. Sosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Sosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bulb throws a big counter head kick but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb slips under a jab from Sosa.
Good work by Sosa as he checks the leg kick.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Bulb down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bulb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bulb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Bulb moves away and avoids it.
Sosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Bulb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
Sosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulb looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Sosa.
Bulb tries to move into range but Sosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bulb connects with a leg kick.
Bulb takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosa at a distance.
Bulb throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa connects with a leg kick.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sosa connects with a leg kick.
Sosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bulb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bulb moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
Bulb lands with a good body shot.
Sosa throws out a leg kick but Bulb moves out of range and Sosa only half commits.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Bulb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb tries to move into range but Sosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulb.
Bulb moves forwards but Sosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bulb misses with a straight left.
Bulb scoring well with a low kick there.
Bulb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sosa misses with a body punch
and Bulb counters with a low kick, right behind Sosa 's knee.
Sosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bulb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Bulb is rocked!
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Bulb moves away and avoids it.
Bulb lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcello Sosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Bulb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bulb thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.
Bulb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Sosa.
Sosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Bulb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bulb scores with a punch to the head.
Bulb scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa throws a leg kick
and Bulb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sosa throws a chopping leg kick but Bulb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
Bulb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marcello Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Sosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Sosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Sosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Bulb moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Sosa.
Bulb is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Bulb lands a nice hook to Sosa's body. Sosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bulb seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb checks a low kick from Sosa.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Bulb looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bulb!
Sosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bulb scores with a hook to the body. Sosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sosa looks for the body kick but Bulb saw that one coming.
Bulb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sosa with a body shot.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.
Sosa cracks Bulb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Bulb misses.
Bulb scores with a shot to the body.
Bulb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sosa's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Bulb checks it.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Bulb looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Bulb checks it.
Bulb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bulb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sosa misses with a left hand
and Sosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulb.
Sosa connects with a single shot there.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulb dips to his left and cracks Sosa with an uppercut!
Bulb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bulb moves away from the strike by Sosa.
Bulb only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bulb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sosa.
Sosa misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bulb misses.
Bulb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosa at a distance.
Sosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick lands for Sosa.
Bulb misses with a looping left.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Bulb stalks Sosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sosa's face. Sosa staggers backwards, shaken.
Sosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulb on the side of the head.
Bulb lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulb avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sosa misses with a left hand
and Bulb counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Bulb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adim Bulb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bulb throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Sosa tries a low kick but Bulb avoids it.
A lazy left from Sosa finds it's target.
Bulb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa lands with a good body shot.
Bulb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulb misses with a looping left.
Sosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Sosa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Bulb loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bulb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Sosa moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb throws a right hand that misses
letting Sosa counter with a right hand.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa blocks a jab.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bulb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bulb. That one must have hurt.
Sosa defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sosa.
Bulb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sosa.
Sosa misses with a leg kick
and Bulb counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses.
Sosa throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Sosa is predictable there
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sosa.
Sosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulb. Bulb obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Bulb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sosa doesn't seem phased though.
Bulb takes one to the side of the head.
Sosa thumps Bulb with a low kick.
Bulb slips a straight right by Sosa.
Sosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sosa misses.
Sosa backing away here, and Bulb unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Bulb checks a low kick from Sosa.
Bulb throws out a counter right but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Bulb.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Sosa.
Bulb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Bulb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from Sosa misses
and Bulb counters with a nice body shot.
Sosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulb throws a hook but Sosa blocks it.
Bulb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosa at a distance.
Bulb avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bulb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa lands a nice shot that snaps Bulb's head back.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulb.
Bulb scoring well with a low kick there.
Bulb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Bulb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bulb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adim Bulb.
Well Bulb 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adim Bulb!
Adim Bulb tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 618 p4p, 624 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 36 p4p, 39 weight class). Axius's entrance music is Off The Grid - Kanye West. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius lands a leg kick that knocks Andermatt off balance momentarily.
Axius with a nice calf kick.
Axius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andermatt.
Andermatt cracks a nice hook into Axius's ribs.
A big left from Andermatt misses.
Axius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axius pushes Andermatt away with a front kick.
Andermatt throws a chopping leg kick but Axius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andermatt just manages to avoid it.
Andermatt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Axius is out of range.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Axius is just out of range.
Andermatt moves out of range of the leg kick from Axius.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andermatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andermatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axius dips to his left and cracks Andermatt with an uppercut!
Axius slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Axius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axius.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Axius tries to work over Andermatt's front leg with a kick but Andermatt checks it.
Axius throws a hook but Andermatt blocks it.
Axius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axius misses with a low kick.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Andermatt tests Axius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Axius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Axius misses.
Andermatt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axius rather than just go for the knockout.
Andermatt throws a jab when Axius was well out of range.
Axius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius scores with a jab to the head.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Axius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andermatt swings for the body but Axius moves out of range.
Axius blocks a low kick nicely.
Axius checks a low kick from Andermatt.
A counter left hand to the body from Axius misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axius throws a front kick that sends Andermatt stumbling back into the cage.
Axius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Axius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axius.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Axius moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a wild body kick that Axius sees coming a mile off.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Axius.
Andermatt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the body
and Axius counters with a nice body shot.
Axius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andermatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andermatt checks a low kick from Axius.
A big left from Andermatt misses.
A clash of legs there as Axius blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Axius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andermatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axius misses with a hook. Andermatt ducked under it nicely.
Axius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axius checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Axius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andermatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axius.
Andermatt connects with a body shot.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
Axius gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andermatt throws an elbow but misses.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axius lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Axius.
Axius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axius lands a jab.
Axius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andermatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axius counters with a solid body kick.
Axius lands a nice hook to Andermatt's body. Andermatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axius throws a sloppy head kick and Andermatt moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
Andermatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Axius.
Axius thuds his shin into the meat of Andermatt's side.
Axius tries to clinch up but Andermatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Axius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Axius coming out on top.
Axius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andermatt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andermatt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Axius.
Andermatt 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.
Axius feints and then cracks Andermatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andermatt down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andermatt.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andermatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Axius.
Andermatt lands a leg kick that knocks Axius off balance momentarily.
Axius avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gemellus Axius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Andermatt misses.
Axius connects with a looping right hand.
Axius thumps Andermatt with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Axius. Beautiful body shot.
Axius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axius takes one on the button.
Axius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andermatt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Axius. Axius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Axius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andermatt.
Andermatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axius misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Axius throws a leg kick which misses Andermatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Andermatt tries to avoid it.
Andermatt swings for the body but Axius moves out of range.
Andermatt looks to land a right hand but Axius moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Axius.
Axius lands a really nice looking cross but Andermatt seems unphased.
Andermatt scores with a head kick. Axius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Axius lands the left hand.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axius.
Gemellus Axius is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andermatt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Andermatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Axius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Axius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andermatt can do to turn this around?
Axius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Axius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andermatt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Andermatt misses
and Axius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axius takes the fight into the clinch.
Andermatt can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Andermatt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Andermatt controls his hands.
Andermatt tries to stall but Axius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andermatt's elbow.
Axius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt blocks an uppercut.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head.
Andermatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Axius digs a right hand into Andermatt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andermatt's gas tank.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but Andermatt avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andermatt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andermatt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Axius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Axius lands a right hand.
Andermatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andermatt walks into a jab.
Andermatt slips a straight right by Axius.
Andermatt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Axius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Axius lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Andermatt.
Axius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Andermatt 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.
Axius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Axius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andermatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axius.
Axius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andermatt is looking to score with low kicks.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Axius is just out of range.
Axius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andermatt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Andermatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Axius's head.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
Andermatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axius.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Axius scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axius lands a body shot.
Axius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andermatt to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a low kick, right behind Andermatt 's knee.
Nice jab there from Axius.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andermatt.
Axius lands with a straight right. Andermatt didn't see that one coming.
Andermatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Axius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axius thuds his shin into the meat of Andermatt's side.
A jab from Axius misses.
Andermatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axius checks a leg kick.
Axius lands a jab to Andermatt's midsection.
Axius defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Axius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andermatt just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius scores with a jab.
Axius pushes Andermatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gemellus Axius dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt misses with a hook.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andermatt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axius fakes the leg kick and cracks Andermatt in the body.
Axius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Andermatt misses.
Axius lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
Andermatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Axius lunges at Andermatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andermatt's hand.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axius delivers a nice body kick.
Andermatt misses with a leg kick
and Axius counters with a straight right hand.
Axius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andermatt at a distance.
Nice body punch from Andermatt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andermatt. That's going to slow Axius down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius misses the jab.
Axius throws a leg kick but Andermatt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Axius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Axius is out of range.
Axius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andermatt is out of range and Axius settles back down.
Andermatt punishes Axius's body with a nice straight punch.
Andermatt checks a leg kick.
Andermatt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Axius.
Axius lands with a good body shot.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axius manages to avoid it.
Axius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andermatt.
Axius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andermatt.
Axius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axius avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
Axius scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axius throws a shot to the body.
Andermatt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
The fighters circling - Axius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axius throws a looping overhand right but Andermatt ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Andermatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Axius scores with a leg kick.
Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axius.
Axius instigates a clinch.
Axius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andermatt presses Axius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Gemellus Axius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axius takes a shot to the head.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius misses with some punches.
Andermatt is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but Andermatt avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
Andermatt looking to throw knees to the head but Axius is blocking nicely.
Axius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andermatt pushes Axius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axius connects with an inside leg kick.
Gemellus Axius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch lands to the side of Andermatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andermatt moves out of range of the body kick.
Andermatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Axius. Axius obviously looking to wear him down.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Andermatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Axius.
Axius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Axius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a front kick that sends Andermatt stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Axius.
Axius with a nice cross.
Jab by Andermatt.
Axius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axius slips a straight right by Andermatt.
A telegraphed right hand from Andermatt misses the target.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Axius avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Andermatt.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Axius moves out of range.
Axius blocks a jab.
Roger Andermatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andermatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt lands a nice hook to Axius's body. Axius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Axius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Axius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andermatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Axius jabs at Andermatt's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gemellus Axius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gemellus Axius!
A victorious Gemellus Axius 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 Vasil Petrov (ranked 558 p4p, 597 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 88 p4p, 94 weight class). Serhey Rishkinov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Rishkinov coming out on top.
Rishkinov misses with a body punch
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Rishkinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov slaps away a takedown attempt from Rishkinov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Rishkinov ducks down to avoid it.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rishkinov scores with a hook to the body. Petrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses
and Petrov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rishkinov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rishkinov scores with a punch to the head.
Rishkinov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot.
Rishkinov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rishkinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rishkinov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with a body kick that stops Rishkinov in his tracks momentarily.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
And Petrov counters with a quick kick to the body but Rishkinov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rishkinov.
Nice uppercut lands for Rishkinov. That snapped Petrov's head back.
Petrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rishkinov throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rishkinov is rocked!
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rishkinov looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Rishkinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rishkinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot.
It looked like Petrov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rishkinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Rishkinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Rishkinov misses with a kick to the body
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rishkinov showed some decent athleticism there.
Petrov is doing well to control the position and prevent Rishkinov from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rishkinov thows a huge punch but Petrov dodges it nicely.
Petrov wants to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov is thwarting Petrov's attempts to control the position.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petrov tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.
Rishkinov is trying to work for a kimura but Petrov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to stand.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrov has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrov gets full guard.
Rishkinov wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petrov controlling the position.
Rishkinov looking to sit in guard and control but Petrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Rishkinov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rishkinov is pulling down on Petrov's head. It's preventing any offense from Petrov, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov looking to control.
Petrov tries to stand but Rishkinov is controlling from the bottom.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rishkinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rishkinov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rishkinov has a closed guard, preventing Petrov from standing up.
Rishkinov controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rishkinov missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a big counter combination but Rishkinov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rishkinov throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rishkinov.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rishkinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
A left lands for Rishkinov.
Rishkinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Rishkinov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rishkinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rishkinov lands a slapping body shot.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rishkinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov misses with a combination
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Rishkinov loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Rishkinov misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov misses with a low kick.
Petrov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Rishkinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rishkinov.
Vasil Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rishkinov misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Serhey Rishkinov's cut even more.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rishkinov shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl out of it but Rishkinov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rishkinov misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rishkinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Rishkinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rishkinov thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rishkinov out cold! What a finish! Petrov is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasil Petrov!
A very excited looking Vasil Petrov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Serhey Rishkinov spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Bronson (ranked 390 p4p, 443 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 60 p4p, 65 weight class). Bronson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Glass Candy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bronson there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like Don Bronson has been cut.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Don Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Bronson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bronson scores with a hook.
Bronson misses with a low kick as Tsuruta jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
It seemed like Tsuruta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
A jab from Bronson finds it's way through Tsuruta's defenses.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Tsuruta throws a series of punches but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
It looked like Bronson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Bronson moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Bronson with a nice calf kick.
Tsuruta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsuruta's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bronson. That one must have hurt.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
It looked like Bronson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Bronson misses the jab.
Bronson tries to land a front kick but Tsuruta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bronson, as that shot connected.
Bronson lands a nice looking body shot.
Bronson lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta thuds his right hand into Bronson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tsuruta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronson counters with a nice body shot.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Tsuruta.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsuruta! But no joy.
Bronson tried to score with a low kick but Tsuruta checks it.
A little jabbing left from Tsuruta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsuruta! But no joy.
Bronson swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Tsuruta does no damage.
Bronson tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsuruta avoided it.
Tsuruta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsuruta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bronson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson misses with a kick to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range.
Bronson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuruta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Bronson.
Bronson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsurutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuruta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsuruta! But no joy.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Tsuruta's belly button to the back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tsuruta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bronson has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bronson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tsuruta 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.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson drops Tsuruta with a beautiful combination! Tsuruta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bronson is looking for the KO!
Tsuruta is rocked!
Tsuruta swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a leg kick.
Tsuruta is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsuruta. That did some damage!
Tsuruta seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsuruta walks straight into a right hand from Bronson - that's dropped him! Bronson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tsuruta from any more punishment! Tsuruta complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Bronson!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Bronson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 541 p4p, 669 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 79 p4p, 97 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Heart of Steel. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Soares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steele tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Soares jabs Steele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares lands a slapping body shot.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares lands with a right hand.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soares's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Soares.
Soares cracks Steele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Soares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele thuds his right hand into Soares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips under a jab.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soares.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Soares seems unphased.
Soares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Steele defending well as Soares loads up on a big left hand.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Steele moves away from the strike by Soares.
A counter left hand to the body from Steele misses its target.
Soares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Steele went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Soares cracks a nice hook into Steele's ribs.
Soares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Soares counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steele!
Soares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steele is avoiding damage well.
Steele manages to get back to half guard.
Soares throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soares wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Steele is trying to stand up here but Soares is controlling him well.
Soares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Soares is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele is controlling Soares's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Soares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Soares throws a head kick that misses.
Steele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Soares lands.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soares throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares avoids the body shot from Steele.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soares throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares misses with a combination
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanley Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Soares throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares throws a shot to the body.
Steele moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Soares backs away, Steele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Soares.
No joy there for Soares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Steele thuds a left hand into Soares's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele wants to clinch.
Soares throws out a counter right but Steele avoids it with no problem.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Soares had a free shot at his head there.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
Soares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Steele moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Steele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Soares swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele clobbers Soares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Soares.
Nice shot by Steele.
Soares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soares throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Soares lands a right hook to the body.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele moves forwards but Soares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soares.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele slips under a jab from Soares.
It looked like Steele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soares.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Soares's defenses.
Soares is rocked!
Steele misses with a double jab.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Steele sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Soares's defenses. It connects perfectly with Soares's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanley Steele!
Our winner, Stanley Steele, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 253 p4p, 169 weight class) and Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 13 p4p, 6 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lunges at Dimms with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dimms's hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimms.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Dimms slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Dimms is looking to counter punch.
Dimms has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just a bunch of gays in the buildup to the fight.
Dimms throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Dimms catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Dimms is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Dimms's knee but Dimms avoids it well.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimms tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Dimms avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Dimms's ribcage. Dimms let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Dimms on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dimms on the side of the head.
That kick from Dimms tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms misses with a right hand
and Dimms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimms connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Dimms connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimms. Dimms obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Dimms ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dimms has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dimms and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Dimms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Dimms throws out a powerful jab.
Dimms misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Dimms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dimms bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimms tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dimms tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dimms checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Dimms moved out of range.
Dimms thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jab from Dimms.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dimms checks it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dimms sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Dimms checks it.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dimms connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Dimms swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dimms fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dimms checks it.
Dimms defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Dimms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimms at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Dimms seems unphased.
Dimms scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Dimms's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dimms throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Dimms throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Dimms.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimms.
Dimms throws a big shot that misses.
Dimms digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Dimms jumps back.
Dimms walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
It looked like Dimms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimms staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Dimms is looking to counter punch.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimms swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Dimms off the cage and back into range.
Dimms scores with a body shot.
Dimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimms is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Dimms throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Dimms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimms throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Dimms throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Dimms slips under a jab.
Dimms connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Dimms in the body.
Dimms throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dimms checks the leg kick.
Dimms throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch.
Dimms moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimms takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Dimms fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Dimms ducked under it nicely.
Dimms is looking for a counter combo.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Dimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dimms throws a body kick that misses.
Dimms thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Dimms avoids it.
Dimms throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimms misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dimms - that landed with a thud.
Dimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimms blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Dimms cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dimms.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Dimms lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Dimms lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Dimms's head.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Dimms tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit gets through Dimms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Dimms.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petchuanglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Dimms off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Dimms is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms 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.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Dimms.
An inside leg kick from Dimms misses.
Sitsongrit defending well as Dimms loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Dimms is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimms misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dimms sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dimms missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Dimms's front leg with a kick but Dimms checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Dimms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Dimms's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dimms misses with a looping left.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dimms checks it well.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dimms throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimms throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimms lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimms moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Dimms.
Dimms is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Dimms takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit pushes Dimms back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimms prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Dimms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimms's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Dimms.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Petchuanglek Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimms swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Dimms moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dimms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Dimms swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimms lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dimms throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimms.
Dimms takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Dimms in the body.
Dimms scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimms checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimms.
Dimms loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Dimms takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dimms throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dimms blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Dimms moved away.
Dimms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimms misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Dimms.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Dimms moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Dimms's head but Dimms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimms throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Dimms manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimms throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit works Dimms's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dimms blocks it well.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dimms tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Dimms shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Dimms takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dimms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmedgar Dimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Dimms looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Dimms misses its intended target.
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Dimms was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimms scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dimms sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Dimms off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Dimms throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Dimms sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Dimms's shoulder, as Dimms tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Dimms's legs.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Dimms.
Dimms throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Dimms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimms on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Dimms's belly button to the back.
Dimms misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Dimms is wise to it.
Dimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimms.
Dimms on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Dimms's ribs.
Nice body punch from Dimms.
Sitsongrit cracks Dimms with a good jab.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dimms if he has to take too many more of those.
Dimms clinches up with Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimms's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dimms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Dimms moved out of range.
Dimms closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Dimms scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Dimms's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Dimms.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dimms.
Dimms throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimms looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Dimms tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmedgar Dimms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
A relieved looking Petchuanglek Sitsongrit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 178 p4p, 237 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 26 p4p, 32 weight class). Vice has chosen Vice as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Vice moves away and avoids it.
Kamei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamei.
Vice lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vice.
Kamei is looking to control Vice's arms but Vice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kamei has his back to the cage.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vice.
Kamei pushes Vice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
Vice has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
Kamei blocks an uppercut.
Kamei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamei tries to stall but Vice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vice misses with a punch on the inside.
Vice blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vice has Kamei up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamei.
Vice throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vice takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
Kamei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vice swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vice.
Vice misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei connects with a body shot.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vice.
Vice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vice moves out of range as Kamei strikes.
Vice misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Vice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vice moves away.
Vice throws a big counter head kick but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Vice has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vice throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Vice replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kamei blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vice in his tracks.
Vice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vice's corner calls for a 1-2. Vice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamei thuds his right hand into Vice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Kamei walks into a left hand.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Kamei.
Vice misses the jab.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Kamei.
Kamei thuds his right hand into Vice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei connects with a right hand. Vice shakes it off.
Vice works the jab nicely.
Vice misses with a straight left.
Vice scores with a hook.
Kamei throws a jab when Vice was well out of range.
Vice avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Vice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vice moves into range and clinches up with Kamei.
Vice is trying to break free.
Vice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei misses with a straight left.
Kamei misses with an uppercut. Vice saw that one coming.
Vice scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
A shot to the liver by Kamei. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Vice moved out of range.
Vice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kamei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vice misses the jab.
Vice has Kamei up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamei working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei lands with a left to the head.
Vice can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vice lands a nice uppercut.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vice struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamei controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei looking to slow down the pace here.
Vice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vice blocks a jab.
Vice is looking for the big counter here.
Kamei throws a right hand that misses
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Vice moved out of range.
Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Vice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei tries to clinch there but Vice circles away.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Vice's shoulder, as Vice tries to avoid the shot.
Vice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vice under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei backing away here, and Vice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamei lands with a hook. Vice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the body from Kamei misses
and Vice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vice avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vice catches Kamei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kamei sizes up Vice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kamei misses with an uppercut
letting Vice counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice tries to land a front kick but Kamei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Vice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Kamei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kamei thinking.
Jab by Kamei.
Kamei misses with a hook
and Vice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Kamei is rocked!
Vice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Kamei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamei lands a left hand.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamei seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamei scores with a shot to the side of Vice's head.
Kamei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice is trying to break free.
Vice breaks from the clinch.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Vice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kamei. Kamei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Vice slips the punch.
Vice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vice manages to break the clinch.
Vice walks into a straight right hand from Kamei.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Vice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamei tries to keep at a distance but Vice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vice misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miami Vice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vice misses with the combination.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Vice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamei lands a nice shot that snaps Vice's head back.
Kamei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vice slips a straight right by Kamei.
Vice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vice misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kamei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vice eats them both and turns towards Kamei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kamei scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Vice throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Vice to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamei misses with a right hand
enabling Vice to counter with a crisp jab.
Vice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Vice.
Vice defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Kamei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei throws a body punch but Vice moves out of range.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Vice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kamei, as that shot connected.
Kamei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamei lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kamei misses its intended target.
Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamei moves into the clinch.
Vice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vice misses with the head strike.
Kamei is working Vice over against the cage.
Kamei presses Vice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Vice avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.
Vice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vice swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vice lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamei backwards.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Kamei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vice misses with some punches.
Kamei digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei pushes Vice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei lands a nice uppercut.
Vice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamei trying to stall but Vice improves his position.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike.
Vice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vice misses with a punch on the inside.
Vice misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
Vice being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vice.
Vice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamei throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Vice to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Vice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Vice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vice is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vice.
Kamei forces Vice back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice misses with a body punch.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Kamei tries to work over Vice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
Vice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kameis head.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Koichi Kamei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamei is looking to control Vice's arms but Vice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kamei has his back to the cage.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
Vice misses with some punches.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vice prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Vice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Kamei.
Vice misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koichi Kamei made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 98 p4p, 199 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 16 p4p, 33 weight class). Sector kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Sector.
Atunes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sector moves away.
Sector throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sector can pounce on him.
Sector misses with a looping left.
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes scores with a head kick. Sector tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Summa Sector has been cut.
Sector takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sector pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atunes is out of range and Sector settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes misses with a shot to the body
and Sector counters with a crisp right hand that drops Atunes! Sector lets Atunes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sector is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Sector looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sector throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sector to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes is rocked!
Sector does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes moves into the clinch.
Atunes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sector is defending well for now.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sector looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sector struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Sector wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sector misses with the body kick
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Sector loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Atunes takes one on the button.
Atunes throws a push kick but Sector slaps the foot to one side.
Sector slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes wants to counter with a clinch but Sector pushes him away.
A big right from Sector misses.
Atunes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Atunes. That snapped Sector's head back.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sector swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sector. Sector obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sector connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atunes checks it well.
Atunes is looking to clinch.
Atunes checks a leg kick.
Atunes cracks Sector with a good jab.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Edison Atunes's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sector moves away.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Sector counters with a crisp one two that drops Atunes! Sector thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Atunes to his feet! Atunes is in big trouble!
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Sector finish him?
Sector lands with a right and another and another! Atunes is in big trouble! Sector lands again and this time it's lights out for Atunes! A quality knockout there for Sector.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Summa Sector!
Summa Sector decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Edison Atunes spoke after the fight, saying 'Who the fuck let Karter into my camp again? '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 101 p4p, 64 weight class) and Viktor Babinski (ranked 18 p4p, 8 weight class). Namasuzuki comes to the cage accompanied by Stand By Me- Ben King. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namasuzuki gets a double leg takedown into Babinski's guard.
Namasuzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babinski pulls Namasuzuki in close to prevent any damage.
Namasuzuki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Babinski blocks the leg kick.
Babinski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Namasuzuki blocks it well.
Namasuzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babinski.
Namasuzuki slips a jab and a cross from Babinski.
Namasuzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pupuki Namasuzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Namasuzuki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Babinski counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Namasuzuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babinski.
Namasuzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Namasuzuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babinski counters with a straight right hand.
Namasuzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Namasuzuki cracks a nice hook into Babinski's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a two punch combination.
Namasuzuki lands a body shot.
Namasuzuki avoids the head kick by Babinski.
Namasuzuki throws a low kick but Babinski moves out of range easily.
Babinski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Namasuzuki tries for a takedown but Babinski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pupuki Namasuzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Namasuzuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Babinski!
Babinski is not content to let Namasuzuki control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babinski prevents Namasuzuki from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki takes a little break here. Babinski wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Babinski is not content to let Namasuzuki control the position.
Namasuzuki is really struggling to control Babinski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babinski being controlled for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Babinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babinski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki is looking to slow Babinski down with leg kicks.
Babinski looks to throw the jab but Namasuzuki is out of range.
Babinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Namasuzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babinski, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Namasuzuki with a hook.
Babinski throws a hook but Namasuzuki avoids it easily.
Namasuzuki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Namasuzuki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Namasuzuki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Namasuzuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Namasuzuki trying to mount his opponent but Babinski defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Namasuzuki not doing much here.
Babinski trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki wants to free his trapped foot but Babinski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Babinski wants to control but Namasuzuki is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Babinski misses with a hook. Namasuzuki ducked under it nicely.
Viktor Babinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Namasuzuki. That's going to slow Babinski down.
Namasuzuki closes the distance and clinches up with Babinski, looking for a takedown. Namasuzuki pushes Babinski against the cage but Babinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Namasuzuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babinski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Namasuzuki jabs at Babinski's body.
Babinski slips a jab from Namasuzuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Viktor Babinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Namasuzuki moves away from the strike by Babinski.
Nice jab there from Babinski.
Babinski misses with a kick to the body.
Namasuzuki is looking to wear down Babinski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babinski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Namasuzuki has his takedown stuffed
and Babinski counters with a crisp one two that drops Namasuzuki! Babinski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Namasuzuki to his feet! Namasuzuki is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Namasuzuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Namasuzuki throws a body punch but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski avoids the body shot from Namasuzuki.
Babinski throws out a counter right but Namasuzuki avoids it with no problem.
Babinski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupuki Namasuzuki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Babinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Namasuzuki tries to clinch up.
Babinski thinks about the counter body kick.
Namasuzuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babinski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Namasuzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Babinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Namasuzuki shoots in looking for a takedown but Babinski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Namasuzuki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Namasuzuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babinski.
Namasuzuki feints and then cracks Babinski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babinski down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Babinski as he jumps to the side.
Babinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Babinski throws a jab when Namasuzuki was well out of range.
Babinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski throws a right and a left that Namasuzuki avoids nicely.
Babinski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Babinski wants to stand and escape but Namasuzuki is having none of it.
Namasuzuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Babinski is retaining full guard.
Babinski trying to keep a closed guard but Namasuzuki is proving a slippery customer.
Namasuzuki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Namasuzuki trying to control but Babinski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki advances to half guard.
Namasuzuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Namasuzuki is keen to just control but Babinski is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski has one foot on Namasuzuki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Namasuzuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Namasuzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babinski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Babinski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babinski needs to keep his hands up - Namasuzuki had a free shot at his head there.
Babinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Babinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Namasuzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Namasuzuki misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut is getting worse.
Namasuzuki jabs at Babinski's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a wild combination.
Namasuzuki misses with a body shot.
Babinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Namasuzuki scores with a nice head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Babinski - that will leave a mark!
Babinski misses with a body shot.
Namasuzuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babinski.
A counter left hand to the body from Namasuzuki misses its target.
Babinski throws a lazy right hand but Namasuzuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Namasuzuki.
Babinski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Viktor Babinski just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Namasuzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Namasuzuki throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Namasuzuki has Babinski up against the cage in a clinch.
Namasuzuki has a couple of punches blocked by Babinski.
Babinski misses with a punch to the body.
Babinski lands with a right to the head.
Namasuzuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namasuzuki misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Namasuzuki connects with a body shot that sends Babinski's belly button to the back.
Namasuzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
Namasuzuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babinski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Babinski misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Babinski.
Namasuzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Babinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Namasuzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Babinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Namasuzuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Namasuzuki tries to counter with a takedown but Babinski is quick to defend against it.
Namasuzuki tries to move into range but Babinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Namasuzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Namasuzuki is looking to counter punch.
Babinski looks to land a left hand but Namasuzuki moved out of range nicely.
Namasuzuki lands with a straight right. Babinski didn't see that one coming.
Babinski throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Babinski
and Namasuzuki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Babinski's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Namasuzuki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Babinski wants to get back to his feet but Namasuzuki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Babinski pulls Namasuzuki in to control the position.
Namasuzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Namasuzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Babinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babinski cracks Namasuzuki with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Babinski. That snapped Namasuzuki's head back.
Babinski misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Babinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Namasuzuki feinted with a counter takedown.
Namasuzuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babinski drops Namasuzuki with a beautiful combination! Namasuzuki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babinski is looking for the KO!
Namasuzuki is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki tried to counter with a leg kick but Babinski avoided it.
Oh Namasuzuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Namasuzuki is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Babinski doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Namasuzuki crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Namasuzuki's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
A very excited looking Viktor Babinski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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