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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 2063 p4p, 1522 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 279 p4p, 202 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald is looking for a kimura but Bronco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McDonald to get the leverage.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald lands with a punch from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McDonald working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bronco is doing well to control the position and prevent McDonald from advancing to side control.
McDonald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDonald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDonald seems to be working for a kimura but Bronco defends the submission attempt.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronco defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bronco.
Bronco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bronco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronco working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bronco's head.
McDonald has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bronco to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McDonald is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bronco pulls down on the head and he's put McDonald to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Bronco!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Bronco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
David McDonald was interviewed post fight and said 'Fall down seven times, get up eight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 2208 p4p, 1046 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 298 p4p, 157 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik lands a big head kick that sends Sole tumbling to the mat! Kulik takes a step backwards and waves Sole back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kulik misses.
Sole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Kulik.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sole as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Sole.
Sole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kulik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kulik.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sole won't be happy with that.
Kulik taking a breather here.
Sole tries to improve position but can't.
Kulik wants to control but Sole is keeping him busy.
Kulik tries for a kimura but Sole is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik is looking to take a break and control but Sole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kulik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kulik is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sole's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kulik working away.
Kulik tries for a kimura but Sole is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kulik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sole knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sole is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kulik's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sole is looking for a sweep. Kulik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sole is looking to control Kulik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sole avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is looking to take a break and control but Sole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kulik 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.
Kulik 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.
Kulik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sole gets full guard.
Kulik trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
Kulik won't allow Sole to sweep him here.
Sole working for submissions but it's allowed Kulik to get to half guard.
Kulik is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sole has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kulik seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Kulik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
That's time! Kulik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kulik looks to land a left hand but Sole moved out of range nicely.
Sole throws a jab when Kulik was well out of range.
Kulik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sole can do to turn this around?
Sole dodges the punch combination from Kulik.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kulik is looking to land body kicks.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulik scoring well with a low kick there.
Sole scores with the left hand. Kulik knows he should have avoided that one.
Kulik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sole.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kulik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kulik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sole connects with a right hand. Kulik shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole scores with a jab. Kulik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Kulik down.
Sole tests Kulik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulik.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kulik connects with a nice looking jab.
Sole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kulik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulik throws a leg kick but Sole moved away.
Kulik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Kulik does it's job there.
Kulik throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Kulik connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole is looking to slow Kulik down with leg kicks.
Sole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Kulik misses.
Kulik slips a jab from Sole.
Sole throws a hook but Kulik avoids it easily.
Vasiliy Kulik is winning the standup battle so far.
Sole scores with a shot to the body.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sole. That snapped Kulik's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sole with a hook.
Kulik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kulik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
Kulik throws a sloppy head kick and Sole moves out of range easily.
Kulik backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulik missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulik lands a front kick.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulik's sensitive parts.
Kulik connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Kulik missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole connects with a looping right hand.
Kulik with a hook.
Kulik cracks Sole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulik scoring well with a low kick there.
Sole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kulik throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kulik dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
Kulik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sole throws the left hand but Kulik avoids the punch easily.
Kulik throwing a counter right hand but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Kulik off balance momentarily.
Kulik misses with a looping right.
Kulik thuds his right hand into Sole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulik is looking to score with low kicks.
Kulik throws a push kick but Sole slaps the foot to one side.
Kulik clobbers Sole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Kulik's front leg but catches the back leg as Kulik tries to avoid it.
Kulik misses the jab.
Kulik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kulik.
Sole lands with a straight right. Kulik didn't see that one coming.
Kulik loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulik throws out the jab.
Sole moves out of range as Kulik strikes.
Sole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sole scores with a sloppy right hand. Kulik should have avoided that one.
Kulik scores with a hook.
Kulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulik throws out the jab.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole lands a right hook to the body.
Sole connects with a crisp jab.
Kulik jabs Sole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Sole misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vasiliy Kulik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A leg kick checked by Kulik.
Kulik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Sole slips a jab from Kulik.
Kulik misses with the combination.
Sole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kulik slips the punch.
Sole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sole lunges at Kulik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kulik's hand.
Kulik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sole is looking to slow Kulik down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulik's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Kulik.
Kulik throws a low kick but Sole avoids it.
Sole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kulik misses the jab.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Kulik misses its intended target.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sole thumps Kulik with a low kick.
Kulik lands with a cross.
Kulik throws a leg kick
and Sole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulik moves away from the strike by Sole.
A bone on bone clash there as Kulik blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Kulik misses.
Kulik throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Sole appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kulik throws a big shot that misses.
Sole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kulik.
Kulik misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Sole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole lands with a hook. Kulik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Sole.
Sole misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulik doesn't seem phased though.
Kulik connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulik throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kulik moved out of range.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulik.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kulik moved out of range.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Kulik off balance momentarily.
Kulik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulik punishes Sole's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kulik throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Kulik.
Kulik blocks a leg kick.
Kulik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kulik throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
Kulik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kulik appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sole misses with an uppercut
and Kulik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kulik is out of range.
Sole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kulik can pounce on him.
Kulik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sole's head.
Kulik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sole.
Kulik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sole blocks a head kick by Kulik.
Kulik clobbers Sole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Sole.
 Kulik is rocked!
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Kulik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulik seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole with the inside leg kick.
Kulik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sole misses with a hook. Kulik ducked under it nicely.
Kulik blocks a jab.
Kulik is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Sole - just one landing.
Kulik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sole 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.
Kulik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Kulik misses with a hook.
Kulik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole throws a leg kick but Kulik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sole avoids the head kick by Kulik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulik connects with a single shot there.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasiliy Kulik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kulik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Kulik tried to score with a low kick but Sole checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacks Sole.
Well Kulik 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 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 995 p4p, 741 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 145 p4p, 102 weight class). Eddie Kekoa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kekoa throws a head kick that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kekoa. That's going to slow Lacplesis down.
Lacplesis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kekoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Kekoa misses with a double jab
and Lacplesis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lacplesis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacplesis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lacplesis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacplesis connects with a body shot.
Lacplesis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kekoa throws a shot from downtown. Lacplesis moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis stalks Kekoa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kekoa's face. Kekoa staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis scores with a hook to the body. Kekoa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacplesis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lacplesis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kekoa.
Lacplesis scoring well with a low kick there.
Lacplesis jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Lacplesis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lacplesis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kekoa throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis misses the body punch
and Kekoa counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekoa misses with a jab to the body
and Lacplesis counters with a low kick, right behind Kekoa 's knee.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kekoa throwing a counter right hand but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Kekoa.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacplesis.
That kick from Lacplesis tenderised Kekoa's leg. Kekoa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kekoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacplesis is just out of range.
Lacplesis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lacplesis jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Lacplesis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacplesis misses the body punch
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kekoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kekoa avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Lacplesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Kekoa.
Kekoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis digs a good body shot into Kekoa's ribs.
Kekoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lacplesis counters with a low kick, right behind Kekoa 's knee.
Lacplesis connects with the punch.
Lacplesis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kekoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lacplesis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kekoa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lacplesis counters with a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kekoa moves away.
Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekoa.
Kekoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kekoa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kekoa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Kekoa.
Kekoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacplesis cracks Kekoa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis misses with a left hand
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Lacplesis finds it's target.
Donk. Lacplesis catches Kekoa right on the button with a cross.
Lacplesis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Lacplesis.
Kekoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa misses with a kick to the body.
Lacplesis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kekoa blocks it well.
Kekoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacplesis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Kekoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kekoa.
Kekoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacplesis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kekoa. Lacplesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacplesis! But no joy.
Kekoa throws a body kick that misses.
Kekoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kekoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
Our sources have told us that Kekoa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lacplesis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kekoa lands an elbow that stopped Lacplesis in his tracks for a moment.
Lacplesis lands an elbow just above Kekoa 's eye.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Kekoa.
Kekoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kekoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kekoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lacplesis lands with a straight right. Kekoa didn't see that one coming.
Lacplesis jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Kekoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Kekoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis connects with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kekoa's sensitive parts.
Lacplesis throws a wild body kick that Kekoa sees coming a mile off.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kekoa is just out of range.
Lacplesis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacplesis connects with the punch.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis checks a low kick from Kekoa.
Lacplesis jabs Kekoa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kekoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kekoa.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lacplesis.
Kekoa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kekoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a body kick.
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacplesis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Kekoa moves out of range.
Kekoa misses with a hook. Lacplesis ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa throws a right and a left that Lacplesis avoids nicely.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacplesis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kekoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Kekoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacplesis connects with a looping right hand.
Lacplesis clinches with his opponent.
Lacplesis lands with a right to the head.
Kekoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kekoa breaks from the clinch.
Kekoa swings widly with a right hand
and Lacplesis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kekoa.
Lacplesis lands the left hand.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Lacplesis connects with an inside leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Kekoa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lacplesis tries to work over Kekoa's front leg with a kick but Kekoa checks it.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kekoa misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis connects with the punch.
Lacplesis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kekoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kekoa throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Lacplesis blocks the leg kick.
Lacplesis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekoa.
Lacplesis misses with the combination.
Kekoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacplesis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kekoa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lacplesis.
Kekoa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the body kick.
Lacplesis connects with a body shot that sends Kekoa's belly button to the back.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Kekoa's ribcage but misses.
Kekoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kekoa misses the jab.
Lacplesis counters with a body kick.
Kekoa throws a leg kick
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kekoa moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa lands a slapping body shot.
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekoa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kekoa.
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kekoa.
Lacplesis clobbers Kekoa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kekoa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacplesis has time to react.
Kekoa lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Kekoa.
A low kick from Kekoa misses
letting Lacplesis counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but Kekoa moves out of range.
Lacplesis takes one to the chin there.
Lacplesis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kekoa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kekoa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kekoa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacplesis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kekoa misses with the body kick
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eddie Kekoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kekoa throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacplesis with the inside leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lacplesis punishes Kekoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis throws a shot to the body.
Kekoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kekoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis thows a body kick. Kekoa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lacplesis 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.
Kekoa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kekoa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kekoa throws a right hand that Lacplesis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lacplesis also avoids with ease.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Kekoa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kekoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a two punch combo.
Kekoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacplesis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacplesis digs a good hook to Kekoa's body.
Kekoa lunges at Lacplesis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lacplesis's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacplesis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa throws a body kick that misses.
Lacplesis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kekoa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lacplesis lands the left hand.
Oooh a lovely combination from Kekoa sends Lacplesis down but not out. Kekoa dives into side control looking to finish.
 Lacplesis is rocked!
Lacplesis can't do much from the bottom here.
Lacplesis is still in real trouble! Can Kekoa finish him?
Kekoa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekoa controls the position from side control.
Lacplesis seems to have recovered his senses.
Lacplesis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humors Lacplesis.
I've got Lacplesis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis gave a mention to Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard River (ranked 757 p4p, 207 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 44 p4p, 9 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica: Enter Sandman. Robert Grandis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135
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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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grandis throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
River seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That kick from Grandis tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grandis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Grandis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
River wants to slow Grandis down by chopping away at his legs.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grandis, pushing him back against the cage.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River blocking some punches.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River misses with some punches.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis breaks from the clinch.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Grandis off balance momentarily.
A jab from Grandis finds it's way through River's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grandis 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
River misses with a leg kick
and Grandis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grandis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Grandis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Grandis, right into the meat of the thigh.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grandis scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis scores with a shoulder strike.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Grandis.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River pushes Grandis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grandis lands a body shot in the clinch.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
Grandis lands a right hand.
River has Grandis pressed against the cage, preventing Grandis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grandis blocking some punches.
River blocks a body shot from Grandis.
Grandis is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grandis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grandis is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grandis is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grandis blocks a body shot from River.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Grandis misses with some punches.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River is trying to drag Grandis to the mat but Grandis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
River tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Grandis avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
A short right from Grandis.
Still in the clinch, Grandis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River working aggressively here.
River misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
River taking a breather.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
Grandis lands a body punch.
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!
River tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
River is trying to drag Grandis to the mat but Grandis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
River is trying to pull guard but Grandis has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River taking a breather.
River misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
River lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grandis.
Grandis 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.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Grandis swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Grandis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grandis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River cracks Grandis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grandis stuffs the takedown attempt from River. River gets slowly back to his feet.
Grandis throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
River throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Grandis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River tries a low kick but Grandis avoids it.
River scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grandis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked River off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Grandis struggling to keep hold of the position.
River tries to escape the position.
Grandis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
River looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grandis trying to control.
Grandis controlling the position well here. River rolled but Grandis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to escape but Grandis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grandis is riding his opponent, not letting River buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grandis has got his arm under River's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! River has spun round into Grandis's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throwing strikes from guard but Grandis blocks nicely.
River throwing strikes from guard but Grandis blocks nicely.
Grandis keeping full guard, as River tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grandis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bernhard River will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
River throws a head kick that misses.
Grandis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River is looking to counter the offense by Grandis and move into the clinch.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River throws a front kick aimed at Grandis's knee but Grandis avoids it well.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grandis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Grandis avoided it.
River connects with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robert Grandis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Grandis, right into the meat of the thigh.
River scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Grandis as he connects with a hook.
River lunges at Grandis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grandis's hand.
River has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grandis.
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!
Grandis throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
River tests Grandis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
River throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
River throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grandis scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis walks into a stiff left hand from River.
Grandis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Grandis misses.
River misses with a leg kick
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Grandis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Grandis misses its intended target.
River tries to clinch up.
Grandis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River throws a head kick that misses.
River wants to clinch.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grandis lands a jab.
Robert Grandis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from River.
Grandis scores with a leg kick.
River 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.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grandis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grandis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River tries for a takedown but Grandis circles away easily
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis circles away from the clinch attempt.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grandis connects with a jab.
Grandis thumps River with a low kick.
Grandis lands with a shot to the body.
River slips a straight right by Grandis.
Grandis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
River misses with a body kick.
River misses with a combination
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis throws a low kick, looking for River's leg but River calmly moves out of range.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grandis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River throws a push kick but Grandis slaps the foot to one side.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandis throws a leg kick
and River counters with a straight right hand.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
Grandis connects with a leg kick.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grandis scrambles back to his feet.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grandis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grandis.
Grandis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River blocks a low kick nicely.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grandis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Grandis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grandis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Grandis!
After winning the bout, Robert Grandis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 551 p4p, 681 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 74 p4p, 96 weight class). O Neil is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stranglers - Golden Brown. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandens avoids the body shot from O Neil.
Pandens slips a jab from O Neil.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pandens 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.
Pandens misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
O Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neil.
Pandens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Neil with a nice calf kick.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil is looking to clinch.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
Pandens blocks a head kick by O Neil.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. O Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens throws a chopping leg kick but O Neil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Neil!
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandens slips a jab from O Neil.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neil moves into the clinch.
Pandens digs a right hand into O Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neil's gas tank.
Pandens lands a body punch.
Pandens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
Pandens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
O Neil digs a right hand underneath Pandens's ribcage. Pandens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens cracks O Neil with a nice body shot.
Pandens misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Pandens.
O Neil tries to work over Pandens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
Pandens prevents a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Pandens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Pandens back against the cage.
Pandens struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Neil throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
Pandens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandens blocks a jab.
O Neil tried to score with a low kick but Pandens checks it.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens misses with a head kick.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
Pandens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
O Neil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Neil slips a jab from Pandens.
O Neil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pandens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pandens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Neil throws a chopping leg kick but Pandens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Neil throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pandens to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil throws a jab when Pandens was well out of range.
Pandens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pandens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Neil can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandens slips a straight right by O Neil.
A low kick lands for O Neil.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
O Neil looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neil tries to land a front kick but Pandens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Neil misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
Pandens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Neil.
O Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandens throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neil! But no joy.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Pandens shakes it off.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Neil lands with a kick to the temple. Pandens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Neil misses with a head kick.
O Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandens circles away.
Pandens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pandens looks to land a combination but O Neil avoids it well.
Mickey O Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Pandens with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Pandens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil has Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pandens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Neil 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.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
O Neil cracks Pandens with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neil.
Pandens takes one on the button.
O Neil cracks Pandens with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neil punishes Pandens's body with a nice straight punch.
Pandens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Pandens.
Pandens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Pandens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Neil misses the body punch
and Pandens counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil lands a head shot.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil misses with an uppercut
and Pandens counters with a nice body kick.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandens keeps the fight on the outside.
O Neil swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandens misses the target.
Pandens lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
O Neil tries to clinch but Pandens is having none of it.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by O Neil.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Pandens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from O Neil is predictable there
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil blocks a leg kick.
O Neil is looking to score with low kicks.
Pandens walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Pandens - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
Pandens appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Neil looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neil closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Pandens counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil lands a jab to the head.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Neil.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
O Neil has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Pandens finds it's target.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
O Neil doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens tries to score with a low kick but O Neil moves his leg out of the way.
O Neil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pandens in his tracks.
O Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As O Neil backs away, Pandens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Neil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
Pandens throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Neil with a hook.
O Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pandens.
Pandens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil throws out a counter right but Pandens avoids it with no problem.
A jab from O Neil misses.
Pandens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Pandens moves out of range easily.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandens off the cage and back into range.
Pandens slips a straight right by O Neil.
Pandens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from O Neil misses
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by O Neil.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
O Neil looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandens misses the target.
O Neil scoring well with a low kick there.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil tries to clinch there but Pandens circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Pandens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens throws a big counter combination but O Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
O Neil throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Pandens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Pandens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandens misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neil! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Neil.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick but O Neil checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neil.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - O Neil scores with a four punch combination!
Azriel Pandens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Pandens throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
Jab, jab by O Neil - just one landing.
O Neil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
Pandens throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neil misses with a left hand
and Pandens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
O Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Pandens ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil is looking to chop away at Pandens's legs.
Pandens feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from O Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandens.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Neil slips under a jab from Pandens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Neil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 285 p4p, 316 weight class) and Peter Smart (ranked 48 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Smart!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart tried to score with a low kick but Brawler checks it.
Brawler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Smart avoids a kick to the body.
Smart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smart misses with a low kick.
Brawler wants to land a leg kick but Smart is out of range.
Brawler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Brawler does it's job there.
Smart looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Smart saw that one coming.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brawler lands with a nice body punch.
Brawler throws a series of punches but Smart moves out of range.
Smart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Brawler connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smart throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smart.
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart throws a leg kick but Brawler checks it.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smart takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Smart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Smart coming out on top.
Brawler connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Brawler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smart rushes Brawler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Smart controls his hands.
Brawler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smart up against the cage.
Smart struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Smart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brawler works on Smart's body with a couple of short punches.
Smart swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smart lands with a light punch inside.
Brawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Smart controls his hands.
I was talking to Brawler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smart throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Brawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brawler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brawler scores with a shot to the side of Smart's head.
A shot in the inside from Smart.
Smart misses with a punch on the inside.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Smart avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Smart lands an uppercut.
Brawler looking to slow down the pace here.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler pushes Smart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Smart.
Smart misses with a punch on the inside.
Smart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smart pushes Brawler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brawler misses with the head strike.
Smart digs a right hand underneath Brawler's ribcage. Brawler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Smart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bobby Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brawler can pounce on him.
Smart throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler moves out of range as Smart strikes.
Brawler throwing a counter right hand but Smart manages to avoid it.
Brawler slips a straight right by Smart.
Smart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler lands a nice shot that snaps Smart's head back.
A big left from Smart misses.
Brawler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smart just manages to avoid it.
Brawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brawler quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler manages to get to full guard.
Brawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but Brawler has wrist control.
Smart postures up and lands a big shot to Brawler's brow.
Smart postures up and lands a big shot to Brawler's brow.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brawler's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Smart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Smart misses.
Smart tries to land a front kick but Brawler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Smart saw that one coming.
Smart fails with a takedown attempt.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smart throws out the jab.
Brawler blocks a jab.
Brawler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brawler jabs Smart right on the nose. Smart blinks but takes it well.
Smart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Smart.
Brawler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Smart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brawler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smart slips under a jab.
Smart cracks Brawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brawler was covering up waiting for the punch and Smart finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brawler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Smart scores with a jab to the head.
Bobby Brawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Smart dives in for a single leg takedown but Brawler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brawler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brawler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brawler throws a sloppy head kick and Smart moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler throws a shot from downtown. Smart moves away and avoids it.
Smart misses with a straight left.
Brawler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brawler scores with a nice strike.
Smart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smart.
Brawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Smart.
And Smart tries to counter it with a takedown but Brawler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler throws out a loose jab but Smart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smart.
Smart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smart stopping the sweep attempt from Brawler.
Smart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smart throwing strikes from guard but Brawler blocks nicely.
Brawler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smart manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart trying to control the position.
Brawler is looking to stand up but Smart won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brawler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brawler wants to pass the guard but Smart is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smart is on top in guard.
Smart wants to control from the top but Brawler keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smart throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smart working some strikes from top position.
Smart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smart trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.
Brawler is pulling down on Smart's head. It's preventing any offense from Smart, at least for the moment.
Smart throws an elbow that misses. Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smart's guard. Nice move by Brawler!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brawler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Smart saw that one coming.
Smart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smart manages to avoid it.
Brawler blocks a leg kick.
Brawler tried to counter with a leg kick but Smart avoided it.
Smart connects with an inside leg kick.
Smart tries to clinch up but Brawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Smart cracks Brawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brawler throws the left hand but Smart avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawler. That's going to slow Smart down.
Brawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Smart.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brawler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smart throws a good cross that connects.
Brawler throws the kick towards the body but Smart avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Smart misses.
Smart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brawler.
Smart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smart.
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smart.
Brawler throws a looping overhand right but Smart ducks down to avoid it.
Brawler tries to land a leg kick but Smart saw it coming and moves away.
Brawler throws the left hand but Smart avoids the punch easily.
Smart digs a good body shot into Brawler's ribs.
Brawler throws a hook but Smart avoids it easily.
Smart moves out of range of the strikes.
Brawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smart misses the shot to the body.
Brawler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Smart shoots in and drives through. Brawler sprawls well.
Smart tries to clinch there but Brawler circles away.
It appears Brawler was looking to counter with a kick there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smart is defended easily by Brawler.
Brawler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brawler checks a low kick from Smart.
Smart takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler checks a low kick from Smart.
Smart scores with a hook to the body. Brawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smart moves out of range as Brawler strikes.
Smart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smart misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brawler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smart connects with a nice short shot to Brawler's temple.
Smart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brawler defending well though.
Smart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brawler defending well though.
Brawler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smart.
Brawler trying to control but Smart postures up.
Smart lands strikes from half guard.
Smart thows a huge punch but Brawler dodges it nicely.
Smart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brawler keeps working.
Smart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brawler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brawler gets full guard.
Brawler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smart.
Smart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peter Smart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brawler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smart.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but Brawler has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brawler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smart ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smart.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smart.
Smart misses with a straight right.
Brawler gets tackled into the cage by Smart. Smart maintains the clinch.
Brawler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Smart.
I think Smart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Brawler!
A relieved looking Bobby Brawler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemechu McKraken (ranked 217 p4p, 518 weight class) and Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 10 p4p, 29 weight class). Gro Ulfimph has chosen Have a banana as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph throws a front kick aimed at McKraken's knee but McKraken avoids it well.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for McKraken with that takedown attempt.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKraken.
McKraken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab from Gro Ulfimph.
McKraken cracks a nice hook into Gro Ulfimph's ribs.
Gro Ulfimph tries to land a body kick
and McKraken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gro Ulfimph tries to get to full guard but McKraken has control of the leg.
Gro Ulfimph looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McKraken wants to free his trapped foot but Gro Ulfimph is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken 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.
McKraken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gro Ulfimph doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McKraken.
Gro Ulfimph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McKraken is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McKraken is trying to work for a kimura but Gro Ulfimph is defending well.
Gro Ulfimph tries to roll over but McKraken keeps him under control.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to control but can't.
McKraken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McKraken trying to control the action but Gro Ulfimph is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken trying to work for an americana but Gro Ulfimph has managed to regain full guard.
McKraken trying to control but Gro Ulfimph is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKraken sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gro Ulfimph doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! McKraken paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gro Ulfimph - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
During a confident post fight interview, Murzol Gro Ulfimph 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 154 p4p, 116 weight class) and Derek Erwin (ranked 26 p4p, 20 weight class). Road comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Erwin as he checks the leg kick.
Erwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erwin scores with a jab. Road acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Road misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erwin throws out a counter right but Road avoids it with no problem.
Road misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Road back to the cage. Erwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Road throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Road gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Erwin.
Nice defenses there by Erwin.
Road lands a head kick!
Road misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Erwin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road shoots in for a double leg but Erwin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Erwin throws the kick towards the body but Road avoids it.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Road bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erwin's head backwards.
Erwin with the inside leg kick.
Erwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Road has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Road misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
Erwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Road counters with a nice uppercut.
Road misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Road looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Erwin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Road backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erwin! But no joy.
Road ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erwin throws a hook but Road blocks it.
Road misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Road with a jab.
A jab from Erwin misses.
Road throws a looping overhand right but Erwin ducks down to avoid it.
Erwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Road thows a left - swing and a miss!
Road misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
That kick from Road tenderised Erwin's leg. Erwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Erwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Road checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Erwin misses.
Road throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Erwin was covering up waiting for the punch and Road finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Erwin is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Road defends it easily.
Erwin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Road has picked Erwin up and slammed him! Erwin can't keep hold of the triangle and Road manages to pass to side control!
Erwin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Road asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Erwin tries to bench press Road off him but Road keeps the position.
Erwin wants to control but Road postures up.
Erwin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road working away.
Erwin is looking to reverse the position.
Erwin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Erwin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Erwin is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erwin is trying to control Road's posture but Road avoids it.
Erwin is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Road scoring with punches and elbows.
Erwin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Road wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Erwin is trying to get back to his feet.
Road working the head and body with strikes.
Erwin is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road taking a breather here.
Road landing strikes.
Erwin wants to get back to his feet.
Road lands a nice forearm strike.
Erwin is looking to reverse the position.
Erwin struggling a bit here.
Erwin is trying to improve his position.
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 Raate Road will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
Road swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erwin! But no joy.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Erwin misses.
Road with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Erwin checks a low kick from Road.
Erwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Road.
Road swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erwin.
Erwin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Road will feel that in the morning.
Erwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erwin throws a body punch but Road moves out of range.
Road shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Erwin is trying to defend but Road finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Road takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Erwin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin pushes Road off but Road dives into side control.
Erwin is trying to buck Road off.
Erwin is trying to control Road's posture but Road avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Erwin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Erwin is trying to buck Road off.
Erwin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Road moves into full guard.
Erwin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Road looking for a sweep. Not yet Road, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erwin looking to sit in guard and control but Road gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raate Road overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Road keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Erwin's head.
Road scoring with punches to the head and body.
Road postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Road scoring with punches to the head and body.
Erwin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Road stacks Erwin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Road!
Erwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin sneaks out the side door and pushes Road away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Road dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Road as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Road catches Erwin right on the button with a cross.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin works the jab nicely.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Road moves away and avoids it.
Erwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Road lands a head shot.
Road jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Erwin dodges the punch combination from Road.
Erwin looks to land a combination but Road avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Erwin.
Road swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Road blocks a head kick by Erwin.
Road with the inside leg kick.
Road just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Road moves away.
Road is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Erwin lands a jab-cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Road blocks the leg kick.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Road.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erwin throws a jab when Road was well out of range.
Road goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
Erwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Road throws a chopping leg kick but Erwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Road scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Road walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Road lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Road lands a jab to the head.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Road connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Erwin scores with a nice strike.
Erwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Road ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road needs to keep his hands up - Erwin had a free shot at his head there.
Road ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Derek Erwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Road fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Erwin sprawls well initially but Road persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Erwin looking for submissions off his back.
Erwin taking some punishment here, with Road in his half guard.
Road is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Road working over Erwin with some ground and pound. Erwin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Erwin is trying to stand back up but Road is controlling him
Erwin actively working from the bottom here.
Road drops an elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road lands with a punch from half guard.
Erwin wants to control but Road is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Erwin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Erwin gets back to full guard.
Erwin looking for subs off his back but Road has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Road winds up and cracks Erwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin has hold of Road's hands but Road slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Erwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Road drops an elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
Erwin is not content to let Road control the position.
Road landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Erwin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Road manages to move to mount!
Road looking to control but Erwin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Erwin is looking to improve his position but Road isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin tries to hold on but Road postures up.
Erwin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Erwin wants to hold on but Road pushes him away.
Erwin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Road is landing with some decent strikes but Erwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Road postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Erwin looks a forlorn figure.
Derek Erwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erwin regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raate Road showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Road, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raate Road!
Raate Road decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Derek Erwin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 65 p4p, 88 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 12 p4p, 15 weight class). Tax Payer has chosen Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka as his entrance music. Sakmongkol Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Finnish Tax Payer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
As Sitsongrit backs off Tax Payer throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tax Payer at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Tax Payer blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head but Tax Payer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tax Payer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Tax Payer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Tax Payer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Tax Payer's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Tax Payer knows he should have avoided that one.
Tax Payer defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Tax Payer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Tax Payer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
As Sitsongrit backs off Tax Payer throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Tax Payer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tax Payer has time to react.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tax Payer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut is getting worse.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Tax Payer misses.
Sitsongrit jabs Tax Payer right on the nose. Tax Payer blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
Tax Payer throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Tax Payer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tax Payer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tax Payer counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tax Payer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Tax Payer back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tax Payer's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tax Payer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tax Payer can do to turn this around?
Tax Payer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer lands with a right to the head.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tax Payer tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer scores with a shoulder strike.
Tax Payer lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tax Payer.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Tax Payer fails to land.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Tax Payer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tax Payer can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tax Payer controls his hands.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tax Payer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Tax Payer backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tax Payer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
letting Tax Payer counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer 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 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tax Payer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tax Payer blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit'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.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A nice side step and Tax Payer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Tax Payer's body. Tax Payer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Tax Payer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tax Payer throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Tax Payer avoids it easily.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Tax Payer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tax Payer counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
It seemed like Tax Payer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tax Payer at a distance.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Tax Payer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tax Payer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Tax Payer's defenses.
Tax Payer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tax Payer there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Tax Payer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit'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.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Tax Payer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tax Payer. That did some damage!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tax Payer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Tax Payer.
A head punch on the inside from Tax Payer fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit is working Tax Payer over against the cage.
Tax Payer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tax Payer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tax Payer can't break the clinch.
Tax Payer is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tax Payer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tax Payer misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Tax Payer lands a left hand.
Tax Payer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tax Payer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tax Payer fails to land.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer lands an uppercut.
Tax Payer lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnish Tax Payer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tax Payer blocks the low kick.
Tax Payer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tax Payer moves away.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Tax Payer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Tax Payer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Tax Payer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
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 Tax Payer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tax Payer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tax Payer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tax Payer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tax Payer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Tax Payer didn't see that one coming.
Tax Payer blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTax Payer.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Tax Payer's body. Tax Payer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tax Payer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tax Payer's hands.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit has Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tax Payer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Sakmongkol 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 Ultima Koivisto (ranked 41 p4p, 71 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Balushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koivisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koivisto is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Balushi!
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Koivisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Zaid Al Balushi has been cut.
Al Balushi avoids the head kick by Koivisto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Balushi! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Balushi tries to throw a body punch but Koivisto avoids it by throwing Al Balushi back against the cage.
Koivisto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Balushi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koivisto blocks a body shot from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Koivisto blocks it.
Al Balushi is pressed up against the cage. Koivisto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Al Balushi down to the mat. Al Balushi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koivisto 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.
Nice body punch from Al Balushi.
Koivisto misses with a double jab.
Al Balushi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Koivisto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Koivisto connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Balushi tries a low kick but Koivisto avoids it.
Al Balushi looks to land a left hand but Koivisto moved out of range nicely.
Zaid Al Balushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koivisto checks a low kick from Al Balushi.
Koivisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koivisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Koivisto misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koivisto.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Balushi throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Balushi throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Al Balushi counters with a two punch combo.
Koivisto scores with a jab.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Koivisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Balushi is rocked!
Koivisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
Koivisto throws a right hand that misses
and Al Balushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koivisto misses with a looping right.
Al Balushi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Koivisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koivisto throws a lazy head kick
and Al Balushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koivisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Balushi circles away.
Koivisto tries to move into range but Al Balushi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koivisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi moves away from the strike by Koivisto.
Al Balushi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaid Al Balushi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koivisto fails with the takedown
and Al Balushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Al Balushi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koivisto back to the cage. Al Balushi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koivisto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Balushi is still on wobbly legs! Can Koivisto finish him?
Al Balushi scores with a jab.
Al Balushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koivisto misses with a body shot.
Al Balushi seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi misses with a straight right.
Al Balushi misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Koivisto has knocked Al Balushi down with a huge combo! Koivisto steps away and waves a wobbly Al Balushi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Al Balushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Koivisto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Balushi counters with a nice uppercut.
Koivisto blocks a leg kick.
Koivisto feinted with a counter takedown.
Koivisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Koivisto ducked under it nicely.
Koivisto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koivisto wants to clinch up but Al Balushi keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koivistos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Koivisto.
That has opened up Zaid Al Balushi's cut even more.
Al Balushi with the inside leg kick.
Koivisto misses with a looping left.
Al Balushi missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Koivisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Koivisto misses.
Al Balushi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Koivisto avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Koivisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Balushi throws a lazy right hand but Koivisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koivisto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi with a nice cross.
Al Balushi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Balushi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Al Balushi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Koivisto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Balushi.
Koivisto misses with a hook.
Koivisto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koivisto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koivisto.
Koivisto scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto drives through and clinches with Al Balushi against the cage.
Koivisto blocks a body shot from Al Balushi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Balushi.
Koivisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Al Balushi crunches a lovely knee into Koivisto's ribcage.
Al Balushi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koivisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Balushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koivisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Balushi lands a body punch.
Al Balushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Balushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koivisto's elbow.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Al Balushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koivisto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Al Balushi can turn it around.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Koivisto on the inside.
Koivisto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zaid Al Balushi'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.
Koivisto sizes up Al Balushi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Al Balushi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koivisto under the eye.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Balushi swats away the attempt to clinch by Koivisto.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
and Koivisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Balushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Koivisto in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Balushi.
A jab lands there for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a nice strike.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Al Balushi swings for the body but Koivisto moves out of range.
Koivisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Balushi lands a jab.
Koivisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koivisto feinted with a counter takedown.
Al Balushi swats away the attempt to clinch by Koivisto.
Al Balushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with a few strikes there.
Koivisto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Al Balushi sprawls and moves away.
Al Balushi misses the shot to the body.
Koivisto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Balushi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koivisto in his tracks.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a looping left.
Koivisto backing away here, and Al Balushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Balushi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koivisto's hands.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Al Balushi moved out of range.
Koivisto throws an off balance right hand
and Al Balushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Balushi throws a series of strikes that have Koivisto backpedaling.
Koivisto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Balushi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Al Balushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Koivisto moves his leg out of the way.
Al Balushi tests Koivisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi connects with a jab.
Al Balushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koivisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koivisto.
Al Balushi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Balushi loads up on a big right hand but Koivisto slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaid Al Balushi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Al Balushi.
Koivisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koivisto darts in trying to clinch
and Koivisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Balushi feints a counter leg kick.
Koivisto looks to land a left hand but Al Balushi moved out of range nicely.
Koivisto walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto 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.
Al Balushi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range and Al Balushi settles back down.
Koivisto has his takedown stuffed
and Al Balushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koivisto misses with a shot to the body
letting Al Balushi counter with a right hand.
Al Balushi lands a front kick.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Al Balushi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto 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.
Al Balushi cracks a nice hook into Koivisto's ribs.
Koivisto tries to clinch up but Al Balushi circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Al Balushi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi misses with a straight left.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body
and Koivisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Koivisto attempts a counter takedown but Al Balushi avoids it well and moves away.
Al Balushi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto 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.
Al Balushi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Al Balushi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al Balushi throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Al Balushi misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivisto missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Koivisto with that takedown attempt.
Koivisto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Koivisto moves out of range.
Koivisto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Al Balushi is looking to land body kicks.
Koivisto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koivisto 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.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zaid Al Balushi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koivisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Balushi.
Ultima Koivisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Balushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Koivisto in the body.
Al Balushi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koivisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Balushi. Al Balushi obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koivisto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Balushi 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koivisto if he has to take too many more of those.
Koivisto defending well as Al Balushi loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Balushi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koivisto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Balushi as he avoids it easily.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Koivisto misses with a double jab.
And Al Balushi responds with a good body kick, but Koivisto manages to step out the way in time.
Koivisto walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a straight right.
Koivisto misses with a hook
and Al Balushi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koivisto thinking.
A jab from Al Balushi does it's job there.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koivisto misses with a right hand
and Al Balushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Koivisto saw that one coming.
Al Balushi scores with a hook.
Al Balushi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto has closed the distance and engaged Al Balushi in a clinch.
Koivisto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Koivisto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Koivisto.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Koivisto blocks it.
Al Balushi is looking to control Koivisto's arms but Koivisto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Al Balushi has his back to the cage.
Koivisto lands a body punch.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Balushi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koivisto.
Koivisto tries to score a body lock takedown but Al Balushi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koivisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koivisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koivisto.
Al Balushi manages to break the clinch.
Koivisto misses with a looping left.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koivisto is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultima Koivisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Al Balushi catches Koivisto right on the button with a cross.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKoivisto.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut
and Al Balushi counters with 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!
Koivisto looks to land a left hand but Al Balushi moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Al Balushi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
Zaid Al Balushi is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Zaid Al Balushi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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