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WVT 54: Ihantala v Melondov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Bacolod (ranked 2572 p4p, 17996 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 122 p4p, 219 weight class). Bacolod's entrance music is Havana. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bacolod's head.
 It looks like Jingky Bacolod has been cut.
Bacolod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldberg moves away.
Goldberg misses with a double jab
and Bacolod counters with a low kick, right behind Goldberg 's knee.
Bacolod fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldberg in the body.
Bacolod has a takedown stuffed.
Bacolod closes the distance and clinches.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bacolod.
Goldberg stops a takedown attempt from Bacolod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacolod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacolod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldberg looks to land a combination but Bacolod avoids it well.
Goldberg throws a jab when Bacolod was well out of range.
Bacolod appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg throws a jab when Bacolod was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut
and Bacolod counters with a left and a right that hurts Goldberg! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bacolod jumps into full mount!
 Goldberg is rocked!
Bacolod throws some wild stikes that Goldberg manages to avoid easily.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Bacolod finish him?
Bacolod throws some wild stikes that Goldberg manages to avoid easily.
Bacolod has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bacolod throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bacolod unloads with some shots from mount but Goldberg bucks and avoids them well.
Bacolod punching from mount but Goldberg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bacolod throwing strikes here but Goldberg is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bacolod is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Goldberg to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Goldberg shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacolod looking to secure an arm triangle but Goldberg defends it well.
Goldberg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bacolod.
Goldberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Bacolod sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bacolod gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Goldberg lands a two punch combo.
Bacolod clinches up with Goldberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Goldberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Bacolod controls his hands.
Bacolod is trying to pull guard but Goldberg has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacolod.
Bacolod drags the fight down to the ground.
Bacolod wants to sweep here but Goldberg controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Goldberg presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bacolod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Goldberg misses.
Goldberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldberg misses with a hook
and Bacolod counters with a left to the body.
Goldberg tries to keep at a distance but Bacolod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bacolod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bacolod clinches with his opponent.
Bacolod has Goldberg pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Goldberg is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bacolod - that's hurt Goldberg badly! Oh, another knee lands and Goldberg is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Goldberg doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jingky Bacolod!
Jingky Bacolod managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Age Sixteen (ranked 2219 p4p, 19822 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 290 p4p, 484 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Age Sixteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen gets a clinch.
King scores with a shot to the side of Sixteen's head.
Nice body punch from King.
A short right from King.
Sixteen struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sixteen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
Sixteen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sixteen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King misses with a body punch.
Sixteen wants to stall.
Sixteen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Sixteen backwards.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Sixteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sixteen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixteen misses with a punch to the body.
Sixteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sixteen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sixteen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sixteen needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Sixteen darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Sixteen into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sixteen struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King lands a right hand.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sixteen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sixteen.
A right hand to the body from King.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Sixteen lands a body punch.
Sixteen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sixteen blocks an uppercut.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Sixteen backwards.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Sixteen.
Sixteen misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Sixteen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sixteen trying to stall but King improves his position.
King tries to work over Sixteen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sixteen slowing the pace effectively.
Sixteen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sixteen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Sixteen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sixteen tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sixteen is looking to pass King's guard but actually King recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sixteen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sixteen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sixteen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sixteen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sixteen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sixteen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Sixteen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sixteen prefers to stall for the moment though.
King is trying to get back to his feet.
Sixteen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwayne King will probably get the nod.
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.
Sixteen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sixteen is in King's guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Sixteen is having none of it.
Sixteen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Sixteen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sixteen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sixteen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sixteen stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King stops Sixteen from passing to mount.
Sixteen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
Sixteen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
King is trying to escape the position but Sixteen is controlling the position.
Sixteen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sixteen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sixteen tries to advance to mount but King denies him.
Sixteen wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Sixteen working the strikes but King uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sixteen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sixteen trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
Sixteen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. King tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sixteen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Age Sixteen!
After winning the bout, Age Sixteen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 2383 p4p, 5746 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 323 p4p, 532 weight class). Panayotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a crisp right hand that drops Panayotov! Steve lets Panayotov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Panayotov is rocked!
 It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Panayotov thuds his right hand into Steve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Panayotov is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve cracks Panayotov with a left hook right on the temple and Panayotov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Steve lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Panayotov is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
Stoner Steve 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 2560 p4p, 2533 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 325 p4p, 322 weight class). Brett Keane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Theodore Nouveau's chin.
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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 20 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau walks into a stiff left hand from Keane.
Keane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nouveau.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nouveau scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Keane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Nouveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau prevents Keane from improving his position.
Keane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nouveau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau wants to advance to full mount but Keane doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Keane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nouveau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keane keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
Nouveau advances position into side control!
Nouveau looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nouveau tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Keane felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Nouveau seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nouveau working the head with strikes.
Nouveau is working to tighten his grip on Keane's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Keane has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nouveau is really squeezing tight and eventually Keane passes out! Nouveau breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Theodore Nouveau!
Post fight, Theodore Nouveau took to the microphone: 'Im coming for you, girls'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 2301 p4p, 2610 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 73 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Neves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neves is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fett!
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Neves ducks down to avoid it.
Neves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Fett misses
and Fett is countered with a crisp right hand from Neves that sends him to the canvas! Neves follows him to the mat into side control.
It looks like Cassus Fett has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett is trying to get back to half guard.
Fett trying to remain calm as Neves controls from the top position.
Neves misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves throws a strike aimed at the side of Fett's head but Fett avoids it well.
Neves working away.
Fett is looking to regain half guard here but Neves keeps moving and retains side control.
Fett is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Neves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Neves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fett keeps working.
Fett sneaks back into half guard.
Fett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neves's back!
Fett loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Neves hold on?
Fett is throwing strikes but Neves counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Neves regains half guard.
Fett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fett thows a huge punch but Neves dodges it nicely.
Fett is trying to control. Neves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fett winds up and cracks Neves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fett is looking to stall here but Neves recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fett defends it easily.
Neves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neves trying to control from half guard but Fett is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett wants to get back to full guard.
Fett trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fett is working hard here to advance position.
Fett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fett gets back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Neves will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fett fails to land with a series of punches.
Fett misses with a wild combination.
Fett misses the shot to the body.
Fett throws a body punch but Neves moves out of range.
Neves unleashes a big counter combination but Fett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cassus Fett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neves tries to move into range but Fett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fett throws a lazy right hand but Neves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Neves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fett throws a nice looking combination but Neves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Neves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves drops his hands momentarily and Fett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Cassus Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett connects with a crisp jab.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Neves is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Neves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
Neves wants to counter the offense by Fett and move into the clinch position.
Neves walks into a stiff left hand from Fett.
Fett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neves at a distance.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fett jabs Neves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neves walks into a straight right hand from Fett.
That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fett.
Neves blocks a jab.
Neves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett throws a lazy right hand but Neves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fett misses with a few strikes there.
Neves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fett connects with a nice looking jab.
Fett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neves slips a straight right by Fett.
Neves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fett, as that shot connected.
The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cassus Fett is winning the standup battle so far.
Fett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a slapping body shot.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
Fett lands a jab.
Fett misses with a hook
and Neves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fett wants to sweep here but Neves controlling him for the moment.
Fett wants to hit a sweep here but Neves passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fett there!
Neves avoids the attempt from Fett to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neves landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fett tries to hold on but Neves postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cassus Fett dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fett misses with a double jab
and Fett is countered with a crisp right hand from Neves that sends him to the canvas! Neves follows him to the mat into side control.
 Fett is rocked!
Fett gets back to half guard.
Neves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fett keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
Neves stopping the sweep attempt from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett wants to control but Neves passes easily into half guard.
Fett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neves's back!
Fett trying to control.
I would not like to be Neves right now.
Fett lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Fett scores with punches to the body.
Fett tightening his grip on Neves, looking for the choke.
Fett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Neves has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Neves is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Fett has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Neves taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cassus Fett!
Cassus Fett spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 1679 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 230 p4p, 251 weight class). Bleak has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak tries to clinch but Pandens moves out of range.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Pandens tenderised Bleak's leg. Bleak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bleak is defended easily by Pandens.
Pandens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bleak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pandens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bleak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bleak takes one on the button.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Pandens scores with a leg kick.
Pandens lands with a nice body punch.
Bleak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandens.
Pandens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Bleak does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bleak closes the distance and clinches up with Pandens, looking for a takedown. Bleak pushes Pandens against the cage but Pandens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bleak slips under a jab.
Bleak lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bleak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pandens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pandens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bleak or perhaps it was just good defense by Pandens, which made it look bad.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulfgang Bleak.
Nice body punch from Bleak.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Bleak throws a good cross that connects.
Bleak lands a jab to Pandens's midsection.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage!
Pandens looks to land a left hand but Bleak moved out of range nicely.
Bleak fails to land the takedown.
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak slips a jab from Pandens.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak tries to clinch up but Pandens circles away and keeps his distance.
Pandens throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bleak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wulfgang Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bleak is looking to clinch.
Bleak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pandens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bleak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pandens.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bleak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pandens tries to avoid it but Bleak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pandens to the ground. Pandens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
Bleak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bleak lands with a punch from half guard.
Pandens wants to get back to full guard.
Pandens actively working from the bottom here.
Pandens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens has hold of Bleak's hands but Bleak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pandens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bleak is working away from the top position though.
Bleak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pandens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bleak working Pandens over with strikes.
Bleak slips a nice elbow through Pandens's hands, connecting with Pandens's forehead.
Ground and pound from Bleak.
Pandens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bleak connects with a nice short shot to Pandens's temple.
Bleak throwing shots but Pandens is blocking nicely.
Bleak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pandens sees it coming and defends easily.
Bleak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pandens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pandens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bleak on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bleak is nestled in close to Pandens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pandens wants to get back to full guard.
Pandens regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bleak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Pandens.
Bleak stands up over Pandens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bleak gets to his feet and stands over Pandens, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Pandens felt that one! Bleak unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Pandens from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
Wulfgang Bleak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Simone (ranked 943 p4p, 1053 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 146 p4p, 161 weight class). Simone comes into the arena with Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro blaring out of the sound system. Vermeulen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dance Macabre (Carpenter Brut remix) - Ghost. Joey Simone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simone moves out of range of the strikes.
Simone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Simone blocks a jab.
Joey Simone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simone lands a really nice looking cross but Vermeulen seems unphased.
Vermeulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Simone is just out of range.
Vermeulen 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.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simone.
Simone jabs Vermeulen right on the nose. Vermeulen blinks but takes it well.
Simone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vermeulen. Vermeulen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Vermeulen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simone moves out of range of the strikes.
Simone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simone prevents a body shot from Vermeulen.
A short uppercut from Simone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simone successfully pulls guard.
Vermeulen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Simone is proving hard to escape from.
Vermeulen won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
Vermeulen trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Simone is trying to keep Vermeulen in close.
Vermeulen is looking to stand up but Simone won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simone.
Nice defenses there by Simone.
Simone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simone.
Vermeulen cracks Simone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Joey Simone has been cut.
Simone sizes up Vermeulen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Simone moves out of range of the strikes.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch
and Simone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simone lands with a good body shot.
Simone ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Simone lands a slapping body shot.
Simone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Simones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Simone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simone moves out of range of the strikes.
Vermeulen drops his hands momentarily and Simone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
Simone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Simone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simone lands an overhand right.
Simone tries to bum rush Vermeulen with a series of wild strikes but Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vermeulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vermeulen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simone finds it's way round the side to connect with Vermeulen's head.
Nice cross by Simone.
Simone throws a hook but Vermeulen blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Simone. That snapped Vermeulen's head back.
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simone manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simone misses the shot to the body.
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen misses with a right hand
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Simone moves out of range.
Simone tries to clinch up
and Vermeulen counters with a stiff right hand.
Simone lands with a straight right. Vermeulen didn't see that one coming.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simone tries to clinch but Vermeulen is having none of it.
Simone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a big shot that misses.
Simone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
That's time! Simone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simone slips a straight right by Vermeulen.
Simone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vermeulen, pushing him back against the cage.
Simone tries to pull guard but Vermeulen holds him up against the cage and eventually Simone drops back down to his feet.
Simone managing to block the knees to the body from Vermeulen.
Simone tries to pull guard but Vermeulen holds him up against the cage and eventually Simone drops back down to his feet.
Simone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simone pulls guard effortlessly.
Vermeulen is stalling in the full guard.
Simone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vermeulen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen wants to get up but he can't break Simone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vermeulen wants to control from the top but Simone keeps moving.
Simone working for a triangle but Vermeulen defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vermeulen trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Simone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vermeulen manages to get himself to full guard.
Simone trying to control but Vermeulen is working from the bottom.
Vermeulen keeping full guard, as Simone tries to pass.
Simone wants to control from the top but Vermeulen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Simone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vermeulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vermeulen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendrik Vermeulen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simone tries to free his leg and advance position but Vermeulen is retaining full guard.
Simone wants to control from the top but Vermeulen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vermeulen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Simone misses the shot to the body.
Simone cracks Vermeulen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vermeulen tries to move into range but Simone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Simone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simone.
Vermeulen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vermeulen can do to turn this around?
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Simone.
Simone lands a glancing blow to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Simone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vermeulen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vermeulen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simone.
Simone blocks a body shot from Vermeulen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone is working Vermeulen over against the cage.
Simone misses with some punches.
Vermeulen gets through Simone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vermeulen uses from the top position.
Vermeulen stopping the sweep attempt from Simone.
Vermeulen wanted to stand there but Simone had control of the position.
Simone wants to sweep but no luck.
Simone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vermeulen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simone is looking for a triangle but Vermeulen pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vermeulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Simone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simone has a closed guard, preventing Vermeulen from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vermeulen throws a lazy right hand but Simone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vermeulen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Simone moves out of range.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Simone moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Vermeulen misses
and Simone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simone ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simone. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simone with a hook.
Vermeulen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vermeulen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone scores with a jab to the body.
Simone with a nice cross.
Simone scores with a jab. Vermeulen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simone lands with a straight right. Vermeulen didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simone blocks a jab.
Simone avoids the body shot from Vermeulen.
Simone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simone lands a body shot.
Simone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simone.
Simone slips a jab from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Simone moves out of range.
Simone scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Simone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simone scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vermeulen under the eye.
Vermeulen walks into a jab.
Simone scores with a jab. Vermeulen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vermeulen on the side of the head.
Vermeulen digs a good hook to Simone's body.
Vermeulen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vermeulen jabs at Simone's body.
Vermeulen moves out of range as Simone strikes.
Simone scores with the left hand. Vermeulen knows he should have avoided that one.
Joey Simone is winning the standup battle so far.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Simone.
Simone lands a nice shot to the body.
Simone tests Vermeulen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeulen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Simone misses the target.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Simone moved out of range.
Vermeulen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Simone. Beautiful body shot.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simone misses with a two punch combination.
Simone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vermeulen's hands.
Vermeulen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermeulen.
A countering left hand to the body from Vermeulen misses.
Simone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Vermeulen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Simone's corner calls for a 1-2. Simone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
Simone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Simone. That snapped Vermeulen's head back.
Vermeulen misses with a left hand
and Simone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simone throws a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head but Vermeulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vermeulen throws out a counter right but Simone avoids it with no problem.
Simone scores with the left hand. Vermeulen knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermeulen throws a sloppy body shot
and Vermeulen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Joey Simone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vermeulen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Simone catches Vermeulen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simone lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Simone both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen tries to keep at a distance but Simone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Simone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Simone!
A very excited looking Joey Simone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 272 p4p, 1113 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 41 p4p, 160 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Madkhao Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeShawn West's chin.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but West blocks it.
West let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
West moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by West.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. West should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
Good shot there by West.
It looks like Madkhao Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
West throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and West releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches West right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
West loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
West misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before West has time to react.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but West blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
West throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like DeShawn West has been cut.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
West tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
West avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madkhao Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West is rocked!
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
West stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
West misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice right hand that sends West toppling to the canvas! West scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sitsongrit finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
West misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into range.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Madkhao Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West throws a big shot that misses.
West cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but West blocks it.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from West.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West has Sitsongrit pushed against the cage.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Nice body punch from West.
West blocking some punches.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West misses with a body shot.
West scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for West's leg but West calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit stuns West with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madkhao Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
West throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeShawn West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
West avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Madkhao Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a low kick nicely.
West throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
A big right from West misses.
West misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
West throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from West.
West staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from West.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts West, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
West misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when West was well out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West misses with a right hand
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madkhao Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madkhao Sitsongrit!
A victorious Madkhao Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 92 p4p, 95 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 16 p4p, 17 weight class). Machado comes into the arena with El Barrio blaring out of the sound system. Smith has chosen IS THIS LOVE as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Machado.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Machado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machado misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Machado lands with a nice body punch.
Machado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machado lands a big uppercut and Smith crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smith looks OK. Machado waves Smith back to his feet!
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!
Machado throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Machado throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machado's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
That has opened up Kenny Smith's cut even more.
Machado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Machado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machado scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machado misses with a body kick.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Machado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The cut above Kenny Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machado cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Machado finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Are you kidding me?! Machado ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Smith clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Wanderson Machado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Kenny Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 11 p4p, 166 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Melondov has chosen Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate as his entrance music. Zheko Melondov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melondov connects with a body shot.
Melondov lands a front kick.
Melondov feints and then cracks Ihantala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ihantala down.
Ihantala tries to land a front kick but Melondov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ihantala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melondov's head backwards.
Ihantala throws a body shot but no joy.
Melondov feints a counter leg kick.
Melondov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ihantala counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melondov, as that shot connected.
Melondov moves away from the strike by Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a body punch but Melondov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Melondov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Melondov gets tackled into the cage by Ihantala. Ihantala maintains the clinch.
A short right from Melondov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihantala blocks an uppercut.
Ihantala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ihantala.
Melondov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ihantala fails to land.
Ihantala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Melondov.
Melondov lands a left hand.
Melondov gets through Ihantala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Ihantala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ihantala blocks a body shot from Melondov.
Melondov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melondov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ihantala looks to throw a body kick
and Melondov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melondov tries to land a front kick but Ihantala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ihantala throws a right hand that misses
and Melondov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Melondov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ihantala counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala avoids a kick to the body.
Melondov blocks a jab.
Melondov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Melondov cracks Ihantala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ihantala misses with a few strikes there.
Melondov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ihantala is breathing heavily.
Melondov misses the shot to the body.
Ihantala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Melondov's head.
Melondov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ihantala throws a hook but Melondov avoids it easily.
Ihantala slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a shot to the body.
Melondov tries to score with a low kick but Ihantala moves his leg out of the way.
Ihantala scores with a punch to the head.
Ihantala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melondov's head backwards.
A lazy left from Ihantala finds it's target.
Melondov looks to land a body kick but Ihantala moved away.
Ihantala throws a head kick that Melondov semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick from Melondov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ihantala throws a sloppy head kick
and Melondov counters with a good, hard body kick but Ihantala shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Melondov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melondov dodges the punch combination from Ihantala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihantala throws a hook but Melondov blocks it.
Melondov scores with a leg kick.
Ihantala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ihantala throws a front kick that sends Melondov stumbling back into the cage.
Melondov thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Ihantala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ihantala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melondov's corner calls for a 1-2. Melondov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melondov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ihantala misses its target.
Ihantala throws a lazy uppercut
and Melondov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Tali Ihantala will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ihantala's corner calls for a 1-2. Ihantala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ihantala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melondov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ihantala moves out of range as Melondov strikes.
A head kick by Melondov misses
and Ihantala counters with a stiff right hand.
Melondov blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
A big left from Ihantala misses.
Melondov unleashes a big counter combination but Ihantala bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Melondov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melondov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ihantala if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala misses with a looping right.
Melondov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ihantala misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melondov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov lands a leg kick that knocks Ihantala off balance momentarily.
Melondov scores with a nice head shot.
Melondov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Melondov.
A slow jab from Melondov misses its intended target.
Melondov misses with a left hand
and Ihantala counters with a three punch combo that has Melondov backing up. Melondov nods at Ihantala to acknowledge the strikes.
Melondov moves out of range as Ihantala strikes.
Ihantala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala cracks Melondov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ihantala connects with a body shot that sends Melondov's belly button to the back.
Melondov throws a head kick but Ihantala moves out of range.
Melondov blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a hook. Melondov ducked under it nicely.
Ihantala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melondov.
Melondov misses with a hook. Ihantala ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Melondov misses.
Ihantala moves out of range of the body kick from Melondov.
It looked like Ihantala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Melondov moves out of range as Ihantala strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Melondov. That snapped Ihantala's head back.
Ihantala gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Melondov counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Ihantala.
Ihantala closes the distance and clinches.
Ihantala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Melondov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melondov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melondov lands a jab to the nose.
Melondov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala forces Melondov back against the cage and clinches.
Ihantala's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala lands a left hand.
Ihantala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Melondov controls his hands.
Melondov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ihantala throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ihantala.
Ihantala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tali Ihantala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ihantala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melondov stalling in the clinch but Ihantala improves position.
Melondov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melondov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ihantala tries a head kick but it misses.
Melondov scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Melondov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tali Ihantala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melondov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ihantala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ihantala takes a swing at Melondov's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Melondov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ihantala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melondov scores with a leg kick.
Ihantala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melondov is looking to slow Ihantala down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melondov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ihantala counters with a straight right hand.
Zheko Melondov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melondov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Melondov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Ihantala.
A big left from Melondov misses.
Ihantala misses with a head kick.
Melondov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Melondov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Melondov.
Ihantala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
Melondov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ihantala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melondov presses Ihantala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ihantala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melondov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Melondov.
Melondov is looking to break free of the clinch but Ihantala has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ihantala lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ihantala.
Ihantala lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melondov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Melondov.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Melondov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ihantala controls his hands.
Melondov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melondov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melondov.
Melondov trying to control the position but instead, Ihantala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melondov into the cage.
Ihantala lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Melondov lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Ihantala.
A short left from Melondov.
Ihantala lands an uppercut.
Melondov breaks the clinch.
Ihantala cracks Melondov with an open hand slap.
Ihantala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Melondov takes one on the button.
Melondov is rocked!
Melondov drops his hands momentarily and Ihantala needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Melondov just on the top of the head. Melondov drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Melondov - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tali Ihantala 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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