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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between No Way (ranked 1645 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Sasha Beliy (ranked 218 p4p, 203 weight class). Beliy has chosen Havana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sasha Beliy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasha Beliy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Way misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Beliy.
Beliy misses with a straight left.
Beliy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Way was well out of range. Poor timing from Beliy.
Beliy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Way sprawling to the canvas! Way rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Beliy finish him?!
 Way is rocked!
 It looks like No Way has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Way lands a left and a right that send Beliy crashing to the mat, dazed. Way thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Way is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Sasha Beliy has been cut.
Beliy pushes Way away with a front kick.
Crack! A monster head kick from Beliy and Way falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Beliy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sasha Beliy!
Sasha Beliy took some time post fight to say the following; 'Sorry Alex......'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 882 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 116 p4p, 200 weight class). McGuire kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind. Tomomi Tsuruta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta lands a jab to the head.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire works Tsuruta's body with a nice hook.
Tsuruta lands an overhand right.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Tsuruta scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
McGuire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire throws a jab when Tsuruta was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
Tsuruta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Tsuruta misses.
It looked like McGuire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Tsuruta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsuruta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Tsuruta.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsuruta avoided it.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from McGuire.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Tsuruta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuire swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
Tsuruta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta lands a jab to the nose.
McGuire moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
McGuire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGuire misses with a body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tsuruta 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Tsuruta checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Tsuruta's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta.
McGuire leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire has Tsuruta pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
McGuire looking to stall.
McGuire works on Tsuruta's body with a couple of short punches.
Tsuruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Tsuruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Ralph McGuire 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.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire drops Tsuruta with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tsuruta looks back up at him and smiles so McGuire waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Tsuruta is rocked!
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Tsuruta ducks into an uppercut from McGuire and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralph McGuire!
An out of breath Ralph McGuire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Bee (ranked 997 p4p, 903 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 149 p4p, 138 weight class). Branca is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by original score medley. Joao Cajo Branca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Bee.
Bee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Branca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Branca throws the left hand but Bee avoids the punch easily.
Bee slips under a jab from Branca.
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bee takes a swing at Branca's ribcage but misses.
Branca throws out a counter right but Bee avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Branca.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branca.
Bee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bee connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Good leg kick by Branca.
Bee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Branca can pounce on him.
Branca scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee moves out of range of the leg kick from Branca.
Bee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bee moves out of range of the body kick from Branca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Branca throws out a loose jab but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Branca.
Bee blocks a low kick nicely.
Bee checks a leg kick.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee throws a body punch but Branca moves out of range.
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branca moves away.
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Branca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bee.
Branca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Branca motions for Bee to come forward. Branca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Branca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Branca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Branca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee defending well as Branca loads up on a big left hand.
Branca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bee.
Bee throws a chopping leg kick but Branca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bee moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branca slips a jab and a cross from Bee.
Bee looks for the body kick but Branca saw that one coming.
Branca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Branca lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Branca. That's going to slow Bee down.
Branca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bee lands a head kick. Branca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bee swings for the body but Branca moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca looks to score with a jab to the body but Bee is just out of range.
Branca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bee.
Bee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Branca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bee to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Bee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Branca throws a low kick, looking for Bee's leg but Bee calmly moves out of range.
Bee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Branca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joao Cajo Branca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Branca.
A low kick lands for Branca.
Branca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Branca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bee checks it well.
Bee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bee moves out of range of the leg kick from Branca.
Bee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Branca throws out the jab.
Bee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a hook but Branca avoids it easily.
Bee digs a good body shot into Branca's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Bee blocks the leg kick.
Bee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Branca loads up on a big right hand but Bee slips the punch.
Bee checks a low kick from Branca.
Bee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Branca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Joao Cajo Branca's cut even more.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Branca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Branca scoring well with a low kick there.
Bee scores with a body shot.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Inspektor Bee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Branca. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branca is looking to chop away at Bee's legs.
The crowd cheers as Branca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bee doesn't seem phased though.
Branca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Branca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bee is able to avoid easily.
Bee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bee is looking to wear down Branca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Branca misses with a kick to the body.
Branca throws a leg kick
enabling Bee to counter with a crisp jab.
Branca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bee on the side of the head.
Bee misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Branca ducks right into an uppercut from Bee.
Bee fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Branca if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bee.
Branca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee throws a jab when Branca was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Bee misses.
A jab from Branca misses.
Bee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Branca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Branca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Branca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Branca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Branca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Branca with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca connects with a leg kick.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Bee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Branca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Branca.
Branca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bee.
Joao Cajo Branca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bee misses with an uppercut. Branca saw that one coming.
Branca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Branca.
Bee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bee throws a head kick but Branca moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bee.
Branca tries to work over Bee's front leg with a kick but Bee checks it.
Bee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Branca throws a shot from downtown. Bee moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Branca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee slips a jab from Branca.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bee.
Bee's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Branca thuds a left hand into Bee's body.
A lazy body kick from Bee
enabling Branca to counter with a crisp jab.
Bee takes a swing at Branca's ribcage but misses.
Bee connects with a high kick.
Bee slips under a jab from Branca.
Branca throws a low kick, looking for Bee's leg but Bee calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bee.
Branca looks to land a body kick but Bee moved away.
As Branca backs away, Bee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Branca catches Bee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a leg kick
and Bee counters with a three punch combo that has Branca backing up. Branca nods at Bee to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branca tests Bee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bee throws out a loose jab but Branca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bee throws a leg kick but Branca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Branca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Branca misses with a kick to the body.
Bee throws a counter high kick but Branca was just alert enough to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Branca. That's going to slow Bee down.
Bee throws a body punch but Branca moves out of range.
Branca lands with a slapping head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bee.
Branca throws a leg kick but Bee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It appears Bee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Branca looks to score with a jab to the body but Bee is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Cajo Branca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Branca moves out of range as Bee strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bee.
Bee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Branca was well out of range. Poor timing from Bee.
Bee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Branca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Bee - just one landing.
Branca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Branca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Branca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Branca.
Branca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Branca takes a swing at Bee's ribcage but misses.
Branca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bee misses.
An inside leg kick from Branca misses.
Branca misses with a looping right.
Bee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Branca finds it's way round the side to connect with Bee's head.
Bee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Branca with the inside leg kick.
Branca tries to land a body kick
and Bee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Bee as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Branca.
Bee lands with a hook. Branca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Joao Cajo Branca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca tries to score with a low kick but Bee moves his leg out of the way.
Bee lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branca.
Good exchange - Branca coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Branca misses the target.
Branca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Branca moves out of range of the strikes.
Branca flicks out a counter leg kick but Bee steps away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Branca 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 Bee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branca scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bee checks it well.
Bee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Branca just manages to avoid it.
Bee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branca stuns Bee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bee blocks the low kick.
It looked like Bee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Branca.
Branca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick from Branca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Branca. Branca obviously looking to wear him down.
Branca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bee is out of range and Branca settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bee.
Branca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Branca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Branca tries to bum rush Bee with a series of wild strikes but Bee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Branca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bee throws a leg kick which misses Branca's front leg but catches the back leg as Branca tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Bee catches Branca right on the button with a cross.
Bee connects with a crisp jab.
Joao Cajo Branca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Branca connects with a leg kick.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branca.
Branca throws a leg kick
and Bee counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Branca.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Branca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Branca.
Branca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bee.
Branca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao Cajo Branca.
Well Branca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joao Cajo Branca!
Joao Cajo Branca decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 491 p4p, 876 weight class) and Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 53 p4p, 98 weight class). Bulb comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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18 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb throws a shot from downtown. Catch Wrestler moves away and avoids it.
Bulb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Catch Wrestler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Bulb is working from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Catch Wrestler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Catch Wrestler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Catch Wrestler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Bulb is working from the bottom.
Bulb trying to keep a closed guard but Catch Wrestler is proving a slippery customer.
Catch Wrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bulb's head.
Catch Wrestler drops back looking for a leg! Bulb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bulb manages to kick Catch Wrestler off! Catch Wrestler jumps back into Bulb's guard.
Catch Wrestler distracts Bulb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Catch Wrestler wants to pass the guard but Bulb is keeping the position.
Bulb wriggles free and stands up.
Bulb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Catch Wrestler.
A little jabbing left from Catch Wrestler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Catch Wrestler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catch Wrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Catch Wrestler lands in his opponent's guard.
Catch Wrestler has gone for a leg lock! Bulb slips out almost immediately though and dives into Catch Wrestler's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catch Wrestler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Catch Wrestler has a closed guard, preventing Bulb from standing up.
Bulb gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Catch Wrestler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses the jab.
Bulb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Catch Wrestler slips a straight right by Bulb.
Bulb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Catch Wrestler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bulb defends well and Catch Wrestler ends up having to push Bulb into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulb. Catch Wrestler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Catch Wrestler tries to counter with a clinch but Bulb shakes him off and moves away.
Bulb stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bulb wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Bulb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Catch Wrestler.
Bulb slaps away a takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adim Bulb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Bulb missing with a left hand there. Catch Wrestler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bulb napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bulb is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Catch Wrestler off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catch Wrestler is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bulb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler tries to break free.
I would not like to be Catch Wrestler right now.
You can see the frustration on Catch Wrestler's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bulb biding his time, looking for the opening.
Catch Wrestler tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bulb looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Catch Wrestler is looking to improve his position but Bulb isn't that keen on the idea.
Bulb controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adim Bulb dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Catch Wrestler throws a hook but Bulb blocks it.
Bjj Catch Wrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch there but Bulb circles away.
Bulb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catch Wrestler can do to turn this around?
Catch Wrestler throws a one two combo.
Catch Wrestler misses with a straight left.
Bulb throws an off balance right hand
and Catch Wrestler counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulb stuffs the takedown.
Bjj Catch Wrestler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Catch Wrestler takes a swing at Bulb's ribcage but misses.
Catch Wrestler misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulb tries to land a front kick but Catch Wrestler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Catch Wrestler moves away from the strike by Bulb.
Catch Wrestler looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulb is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a hook. Catch Wrestler ducked under it nicely.
Catch Wrestler fails to land with a series of punches.
Catch Wrestler connects with a nice looking jab.
Catch Wrestler throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulb counters with a stiff right hand.
Bulb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Catch Wrestler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice shot lands for Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Catch Wrestler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulb's head.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Catch Wrestler.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Catch Wrestler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adim Bulb is winning the standup battle so far.
Catch Wrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
The crowd cheers as Catch Wrestler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bulb doesn't seem phased though.
Catch Wrestler shoots in but Bulb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Catch Wrestler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a looping right.
Catch Wrestler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catch Wrestler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bulb. Bulb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Bulb misses.
Catch Wrestler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Catch Wrestler is just out of range.
Bulb takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler is defended easily by Bulb.
Adim Bulb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bulb's waist but Bulb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catch Wrestler off to one side.
Bulb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Catch Wrestler's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Catch Wrestler fails with a takedown attempt.
Catch Wrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
It seemed like Catch Wrestler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Catch Wrestler shoots in looking for a takedown. Bulb tries to sprawl out of it but Catch Wrestler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bulb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catch Wrestler.
Bulb looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bulb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Catch Wrestler scores with a hook.
Catch Wrestler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Catch Wrestler throws a nice looking combination but Bulb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catch Wrestler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bulb avoids it really well and circles away.
Catch Wrestler shoots in looking for a takedown but Bulb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Catch Wrestler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Catch Wrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catch Wrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch but Bulb is avoiding it.
Bulb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler goes for a double leg but Bulb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bulb continues to drive forward.
Bulb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bulb momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bjj Catch Wrestler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bulb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Catch Wrestler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Bulb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bulb throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Catch Wrestler misses.
Bulb takes one to the chin there.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Catch Wrestler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bulb is fending him off so far but Catch Wrestler persists. Nope, Bulb circles away and we're back to standing.
Bulb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bulb scores with a decent looking hook.
Catch Wrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Bulb. No joy for Catch Wrestler on that attempt.
Bulb misses with a left hand
and Catch Wrestler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulb lands a lovely overhand right.
Catch Wrestler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bulb counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a left hand
and Catch Wrestler counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Catch Wrestler.
A quick step to the side and Bulb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catch Wrestler misses the shot to the body.
Catch Wrestler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catch Wrestler darts in and clinches Bulb up against the cage.
Bulb blocking some punches.
Bulb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Catch Wrestler blocks a body shot from Bulb.
Bulb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb.
Catch Wrestler lands a hook that snaps the head of Bulb backwards.
Catch Wrestler is working for takedown but Bulb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adim Bulb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Bulb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adim Bulb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulb misses with an uppercut. Catch Wrestler saw that one coming.
Catch Wrestler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb takes a swing at Catch Wrestler's ribcage but misses.
Catch Wrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Catch Wrestler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Bulb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bulb sprawls well initially but Catch Wrestler persists and gets the takedown into half 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!
Bulb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Bulb is trying to stand.
Bulb kicks off Catch Wrestler and gets to his feet.
Catch Wrestler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bulb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Catch Wrestler.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Bulb pushes him off.
Catch Wrestler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Catch Wrestler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb throws an overhand right that lands on Catch Wrestler's shoulder, as Catch Wrestler tries to avoid the shot.
Catch Wrestler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bulb with a body shot.
Catch Wrestler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bulb is trying to defend but Catch Wrestler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a kimura here.
Catch Wrestler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bulb is not content to let Catch Wrestler control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is looking to escape.
Bulb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Catch Wrestler.
Bulb is trying to stand up here but Catch Wrestler is controlling him well.
Bulb is looking to improve his position.
Bulb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Catch Wrestler is working for a submission of some sort.
Catch Wrestler is looking to take a break and control but Bulb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adim Bulb.
I think Bulb has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adim Bulb!
Adim Bulb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 417 p4p, 446 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 22 p4p, 25 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a hook but Dimms avoids it easily.
Dimms throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimms throws a low kick but Golovkin moves out of range easily.
Golovkin throws a solid leg kick but Dimms takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Golovkin.
Dimms throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Dimms throws a chopping leg kick but Golovkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimms throws out the jab.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dimms on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimms throws a low kick but it's checked well by Golovkin.
Golovkin clinches with his opponent.
Dimms misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Dimms lands a body punch.
Golovkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Dimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Dimms is working Golovkin over against the cage.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Dimms.
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land.
Golovkin takes a shot to the head.
Dimms has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Golovkin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimms can turn it around.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Dimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golovkin breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimms counters with an outside leg kick.
Dimms misses with a wild body shot.
Dimms with the inside leg kick.
Dimms lands a nice looking body shot.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Dimms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimms is just out of range.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Dimms ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dimms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Dimms is predictable there
and Golovkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Golovkin cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
Golovkin closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Dimms as the two fighters clinch.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Golovkin.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Dimms works on Golovkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Dimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golovkin tries to throw a body punch but Dimms avoids it by throwing Golovkin back against the cage.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Golovkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dimms works on Golovkin's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Dimms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dimms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimms keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Golovkin takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms throws a low kick but Golovkin moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dimms, as that shot connected.
Dimms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimms.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin moves out of range as Dimms throws a body kick.
Dimms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dimms's hands.
Dimms throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dimms takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Dimms looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimms scores with the left hand. Golovkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Dimms chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dimms throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Dimms lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Dimms.
Golovkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dimms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimms throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Dimms takes one on the button.
Dimms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Dimms tenderised Golovkin's leg. Golovkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Golovkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dimms takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimms blocks a leg kick.
Dimms lands a glancing blow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Dimms only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
Dimms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dimms pivots, looking for a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range and Dimms settles back down.
Dimms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin tries a low kick but Dimms avoids it.
Dimms blocks a leg kick.
Dimms tries to counter with a clinch but Golovkin shakes him off and moves away.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Dimms.
Dimms throws out a leg kick but Golovkin moves out of range and Dimms only half commits.
Dimms fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Golovkin on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golovkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimms at a distance.
Dimms lands with a shot to the body.
Golovkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Golovkin is looking to counter punch.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Dimms moves out of range.
Golovkin throws a push kick but Dimms slaps the foot to one side.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimms lands a glancing blow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dimms catches Golovkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dimms walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimms throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Dimms motions for Golovkin to come forward. Dimms throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
A quick step to the side and Golovkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin tries to score with a low kick but Dimms moves his leg out of the way.
Dimms swats away the attempt to clinch by Golovkin.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
Golovkin throws a hook but Dimms avoids it easily.
Dimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Dimms lands a right hand.
Golovkin cracks Dimms with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Dimms tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike.
Golovkin digs a right hand into Dimms's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimms's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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 good leg kick by Golovkin.
Dimms swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Dimms gets tackled into the cage by Golovkin. Golovkin maintains the clinch.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Dimms.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Dimms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
Dimms tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Golovkin.
Dimms blocking some punches.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Dimms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
Dimms tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimms lands a hook that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Dimms digs a right hand underneath Golovkin's ribcage. Golovkin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vadim Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimms misses with some punches.
Golovkin lands an uppercut.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golovkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimms.
A nice left hand lands by Dimms.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimms misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Dimms.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimms tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimms scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimms.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimms tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Golovkin.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Dimms misses with the head strike.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dimms.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Dimms throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimms.
Dimms gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Schmedgar Dimms.
Well Dimms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
Schmedgar Dimms 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 187 p4p, 373 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 29 p4p, 61 weight class). Ko Nachi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Echoing Thunder. 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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Serronen.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ko Nachi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serronen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Serronen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi sizes up Serronen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ko Nachi cracks a nice hook into Serronen's ribs.
Serronen scores with a spinning back kick!
Serronen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Serronen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko Nachi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LVPED in the buildup to the fight.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Serronen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi is looking to clinch but Serronen is avoiding it.
Serronen moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws an off balance right hand
and Serronen counters with a leg kick.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Serronen ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Ko Nachi tenderised Serronen's leg. Serronen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Ko Nachi.
Serronen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ko Nachi finds it's way round the side to connect with Serronen's head.
Ko Nachi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ko Nachi sizes up Serronen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ko Nachi connects with a crisp jab.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Serronen blocks it.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko Nachi with a nice cross.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Serronen.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Serronen lands a lovely overhand right.
Serronen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Serronen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick
enabling Serronen to counter with a crisp jab.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ko Nachi lands the left hand.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ko Nachi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serronen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Serronen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Serronen looks for the body kick but Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Serronen avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Serronen ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook
and Serronen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ko Nachi thinking.
Serronen slips under a jab.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi's corner calls for a 1-2. Ko Nachi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ko Nachi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Serronen momentarily.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serronen.
Serronen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Serronen blocks it.
Ko Nachi throws the left hand but Serronen avoids the punch easily.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Ko Nachi moves out of range easily.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ko Nachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Serronen's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ko Nachi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serronen throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
Ko Nachi cracks Serronen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Serronen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ko Nachi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Serronen's hands.
Serronen blocks a jab.
A left lands for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Serronen at a distance.
Ko Nachi throws a big shot that misses.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the body
and Serronen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen slips a jab from Ko Nachi.
A little jabbing left from Serronen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
and Serronen counters with a left to the body.
Ko Nachi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Ko Nachi. That snapped Serronen's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Serronen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Serronen's shoulder, as Serronen tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Serronen.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serronen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Serronen avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ko Nachi.
Serronen misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rigel Ko Nachi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Serronen checks it.
Ko Nachi lands an overhand right.
Ko Nachi is looking to score with low kicks.
Serronen moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Serronen misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Serronen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Serronen takes one on the button.
Ko Nachi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Serronen moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Ko Nachi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Serronen's shoulder, as Serronen tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Serronen. That did some damage!
Ko Nachi swings widly with a right hand
and Serronen counters with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi connects with a right hand. Serronen shakes it off.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy right hand. Serronen should have avoided that one.
Serronen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a nice shot that snaps Serronen's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi moves into the clinch.
Ko Nachi throws a punch but it's blocked by Serronen.
Ko Nachi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Serronen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Serronen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Serronen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
Serronen tries to throw a body punch but Ko Nachi avoids it by throwing Serronen back against the cage.
Ko Nachi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
Ko Nachi misses with the head strike.
Serronen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Serronen lands with a short shot to the head.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Serronen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with some punches.
Ko Nachi misses with the head strike.
Serronen digs a right hand underneath Ko Nachi's ribcage. Ko Nachi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Serronen lands with a left to the head.
Serronen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Serronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ko Nachi.
Serronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Serronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aku Serronen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi lands with a right to the head.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ko Nachi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serronen can do to turn this around?
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Serronen.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Serronen blocks it.
Ko Nachi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ko Nachi as the two fighters clinch.
Serronen blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Serronen tries to throw a body punch but Ko Nachi avoids it by throwing Serronen back against the cage.
Serronen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serronen can't find room to land a body shot as Ko Nachi controls the action.
Serronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Serronen prevents a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a right hand.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen pushes Ko Nachi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ko Nachi misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi has a couple of punches blocked by Serronen.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko Nachi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Ko Nachi.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
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 Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ko Nachi lands with an uppercut that bounces Serronen off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a left hand
and Serronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko Nachi lands a jab.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen flicks out a counter leg kick but Ko Nachi steps away.
Serronen cracks a nice hook into Ko Nachi's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ko Nachi.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ko Nachi blocks a body shot from Serronen.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Serronen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
Serronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Serronen successfully pulls guard.
Ko Nachi trying to control but Serronen is working from the bottom.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serronen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serronen is on top in guard.
Serronen advances position into side control!
Serronen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Serronen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Serronen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ko Nachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serronen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ko Nachi stops Serronen from passing to mount.
Serronen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen working the strikes but Ko Nachi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serronen is trying to work for a kimura but Ko Nachi is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serronen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ko Nachi pushes Serronen off looking to stand but Serronen dives back in and keeps control.
Ko Nachi makes his way to full guard, as Serronen worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Serronen advances position into side control!
Serronen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ko Nachi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ko Nachi wants to get back to his feet but Serronen drags him back down.
Serronen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Serronen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Serronen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Serronen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ko Nachi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 336 p4p, 390 weight class) and Fidel Legions (ranked 52 p4p, 65 weight class). Dambullah comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom. Legions is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Legions is just out of range.
Legions is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Legions chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dambullah can pounce on him.
Dambullah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Legions.
Dambullah misses with a left hand
and Legions counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by Legions.
Legions goes for a double leg but Dambullah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dambullah continues to drive forward.
It looked like Dambullah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dambullah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dambullah scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Fidel Legions has been cut.
Legions moves out of range of the leg kick from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a jab but it's blocked by Legions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah scores with a jab.
Dambullah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dambullah swings widly with a right hand
and Legions counters with a three punch combo that has Dambullah backing up. Dambullah nods at Legions to acknowledge the strikes.
Dambullah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Legions. Legions obviously looking to wear him down.
Legions throws a nice looking combination but Dambullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legions throws a hook but Dambullah blocks it.
Legions throws a right and a left that Dambullah avoids nicely.
Dambullah throws a big shot that misses.
Legions takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dambullah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Legions checks a leg kick.
Legions shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dambullah eats them both and turns towards Legions to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Legions throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dambullah misses the target.
Legions needs to keep his hands up - Dambullah had a free shot at his head there.
Dambullah throws a leg kick
and Legions counters with a right hand to the body.
Dambullah is looking to slow Legions down with leg kicks.
Legions is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Legions throws a front kick aimed at Dambullah's knee but Dambullah avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions walks into a stiff left hand from Dambullah.
Dambullah lands a big head kick that sends Legions tumbling to the mat! Dambullah takes a step backwards and waves Legions back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Legions is rocked!
Dambullah cracks Legions with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Legions falls to his knees and Dambullah doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
After winning the bout, Papa Moosh Dambullah 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 24 p4p, 65 weight class) and Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 28 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Kidd slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd takes one to the chin there.
Kidd defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Kidd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kidd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Kidd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Kidd checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kidd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kidd takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit thumps Kidd with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kidd's front leg with a kick but Kidd checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Kidd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Kidd takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kidds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kidd momentarily.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kidd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit tests Kidd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Kidd circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Kidd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kidd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Kidd's front leg but catches the back leg as Kidd tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Kidd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd counters with an inside leg kick.
Kidd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kidd's head.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a good jab.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kidd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit punishes Kidd's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Kidd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd is looking to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Kidd stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Kidd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kidd on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Kidd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kidd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidd checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Kidd's defenses.
Kidd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
It looked like Kidd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kidd blocks a jab.
Kidd takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Kidd needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Kidd slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Kidd blocks an uppercut.
Kidd lands a left hand.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Kidd presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kidd.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a nice body shot.
Kidd working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Kidd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kidds head.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kidd.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit presses Kidd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kidd misses with some punches.
Kidd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kidd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd tried to counter with a leg kick but Sitsongrit avoided it.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kidd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Kidd's midsection.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Kidd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Kidd knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Kidd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Kidd up against the cage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kidd.
Kidd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kidd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Kidd tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Kidd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd misses with a body punch.
Kidd misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Kidd's ribcage. Kidd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Kidd misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kidd misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kidd.
A short body shot lands from Kidd as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kidds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kidd doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Kidd's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Kidd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kidd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kidd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Kidd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Kidd's legs.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Kidd saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kidd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Kidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kidd doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kidd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
As Sitsongrit looks to move away, Kidd throws a big counter combo but Sitsongrit just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with the body kick
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kidd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd is looking for a counter combo.
Kidd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kidd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Kidd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Kidd's torso.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Kidd moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Kidd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Kidd moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Kidd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Kidd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Kidd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kidd.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Kidd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kidd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kidd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kidd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Kidd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Kidd.
Killer Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Kidd down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a good jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Kidd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidd moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Good work by Kidd as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Kidd finish him?
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Kidd avoids it.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kidds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit forces Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Kidd blocking some punches.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Steve (ranked 14 p4p, 15 weight class) and Cedric De Boise (ranked 3 p4p, 4 weight class). De Boise has chosen Do Your Thing as his entrance music. Yago Steve has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boise misses with a low kick.
De Boise 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.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from De Boise.
De Boise takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Yago Steve has been cut.
De Boise takes one to the side of the head.
De Boise misses with a hook to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Steve looks for the body kick but De Boise saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from De Boise misses.
Steve cracks De Boise with an open hand slap.
De Boise takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Boise. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve misses with a looping right.
De Boise is trying to counter with his kicks.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Boise.
De Boise misses with a looping right.
Steve throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Boise lands a nice looking body shot.
Steve connects with a right hand. De Boise shakes it off.
De Boise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Boise punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boise throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Boise lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Boise misses the shot to the body.
Steve looks for the body kick but De Boise saw that one coming.
Steve misses with a left hand
and De Boise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Boise doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve tries to work over De Boise's front leg with a kick but De Boise checks it.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Boise moves away from the strike by Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Boise counters with a nice body kick.
De Boise throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Boise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steve's head backwards.
De Boise loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
De Boise misses with a body kick.
Steve shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve missing with a left hand there. De Boise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Boise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as De Boise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve doesn't seem phased though.
De Boise's corner calls for a 1-2. De Boise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and De Boise counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Boise has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cedric De Boise will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yago Steve's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Boise misses the body punch
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Boise cracks Steve with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Boise has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steve to stand back up!
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve slips under a jab from De Boise.
Both fighters circling a little - De Boise finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steve tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Boise is able to avoid easily.
De Boise punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
De Boise lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Boise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheers as De Boise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve doesn't seem phased though.
De Boise throws a body kick that misses.
De Boise scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Boise lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steve will feel that in the morning.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and De Boise counters with a nice body shot.
De Boise lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Boise punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
De Boise closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Steve! De Boise dives in looking to finish! Steve is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric De Boise!
Cedric De Boise thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 1 p4p, 19 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man. Marceau has chosen Feist - Tout Doucement as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jean-Claude Marceau enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
Marceau throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marceau momentarily.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Todd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marceau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Marceau is just out of range.
Marceau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marceau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Marceau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marceau.
Todd throws an overhand right that lands on Marceau's shoulder, as Marceau tries to avoid the shot.
Marceau connects with a right hand. Todd shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
Marceau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd throws a good cross that connects.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marceau's sensitive parts.
Todd tries to work over Marceau's front leg with a kick but Marceau checks it.
Marceau misses with a straight left.
Marceau drops his hands momentarily and Todd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Marceau blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau misses with a lunging right hand
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Winston Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
Todd misses with a body punch
and Marceau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marceau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Todd is out of range and Marceau settles back down.
Todd lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Todd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marceau throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Todd misses.
Todd cracks Marceau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marceau has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Marceau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marceau was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Todd 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 Marceau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marceau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marceau. That did some damage!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marceau moves away.
Marceau 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.
Winston Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marceau moves away from the strike by Todd.
A jab from Todd misses.
Todd takes a swing at Marceau's ribcage but misses.
Todd throws a body punch but Marceau moves out of range.
Marceau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marceau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Marceau is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Marceau might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Todd has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marceau can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd stuns Marceau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winston Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Marceau ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Marceau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marceau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Marceau looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marceau lands with a kick to the temple. Todd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Todd misses with a low kick.
Marceau shapes to counter with a head kick.
Marceau misses with a right hand
and Todd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Todd cracks Marceau with an open hand slap.
Todd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Marceau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Marceau.
Marceau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Todd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Todd tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marceau lands a nice shot that snaps Todd's head back.
Marceau closes the distance and clinches.
Marceau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Todd dips to his left and cracks Marceau with an uppercut!
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marceau.
Marceau throws a shot to the body.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marceau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Todd misses with a hook
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau avoids the head kick by Todd.
A shot to the body from Marceau misses
and Todd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marceau throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
Todd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick by Marceau misses
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Marceau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marceau tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marceau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Marceau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good work by Marceau as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Marceau misses.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Marceau moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Marceau.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marceau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Marceau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marceau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Todd counters with a two punch combo.
Marceau misses with a hook. Todd ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Marceau. That snapped Todd's head back.
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Marceau moves forwards but Todd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd connects with the punch.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Marceau saw that one coming.
It seemed like Marceau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd throws a jab when Marceau was well out of range.
Todd moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarceau.
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Jean-Claude Marceau's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marceau! But no joy.
Todd throws a head kick that misses
and Marceau counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Todd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Todd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marceau counters with a left to the body.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Marceau saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Todd.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Marceau. Marceau maintains the clinch.
Todd lands a shoulder strike.
Marceau misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau prevents Todd from breaking the clinch.
Todd is trying to push Marceau away but Marceau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marceau lands a right hand.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Marceau can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Marceau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marceau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marceau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Todd.
Todd blocking some punches.
Marceau has Todd pressed against the cage, preventing Todd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Todd is looking to break free of the clinch but Marceau has double underhooks.
Marceau can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Marceau avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Marceau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marceau throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau'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.
Marceau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Todd misses with a body shot
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marceau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Marceau.
Todd misses the body punch
and Marceau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd cracks Marceau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todd lands a nice shot that snaps Marceau's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd lands a head shot.
Marceau has managed to clinch.
Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marceau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marceau moves away from the strike by Todd.
Todd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marceau misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a leg kick
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd misses with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marceau moves out of range of the strikes.
Marceau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd is looking to land body kicks.
As Todd backs off Marceau throws a huge counter combo but Todd manages to avoid it all.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Marceau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Nice body punch from Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd throws a chopping leg kick but Marceau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marceau throws a body kick that misses.
Todd moves away from the strike by Marceau.
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marceau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Todd moves away from the strike by Marceau.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marceau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Todd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marceau! But no joy.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Todd misses with a straight left.
Marceau tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jean-Claude Marceau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marceau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd lands an overhand right.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marceau.
Todd is looking to counter with a body kick.
Todd tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marceau throws a sloppy head kick
and Todd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marceau thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau wants to clinch but Todd slips to the side
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marceau tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
Todd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Todd needs to keep his hands up - Marceau had a free shot at his head there.
Todd tries to keep at a distance but Marceau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marceau is trying to break the clinch but Todd is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Marceau.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Marceau.
Marceau throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Jean-Claude Marceau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Todd looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marceau misses with a body shot.
Todd with the inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marceau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Marceau throws a head punch that misses.
Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marceau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marceau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jean-Claude Marceau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Marceau.
Todd throwing a counter right hand but Marceau manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marceau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marceau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Todd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marceau.
Todd pushes Marceau away with a front kick.
A shot to the body from Marceau misses
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
Marceau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marceau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Todd 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 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
Winston Todd retains his middleweight title!
Winston Todd decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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