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WVT 79: Surianglek v Corassa 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 20342 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 552 p4p, 262 weight class). Magnus Larsen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 18 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsen.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Larsen misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsen.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Larsen throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King cracks Larsen with an open hand slap.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larsen eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen misses with a hook.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Larsen tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
King is looking to counter punch.
Larsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larsen blocks a head kick by King.
King throws a wild body kick that Larsen sees coming a mile off.
Larsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsen misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King throws a series of punches but Larsen moves out of range.
Magnus Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws a good cross that connects.
Larsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from King misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsen throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Larsen works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Larsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larsen dodges the punch combination from King.
Larsen throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsen throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larsen.
King moves away from the strike by Larsen.
Larsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King throws a lazy right hand but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larsen misses with a low kick.
King throwing a counter right hand but Larsen manages to avoid it.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larsen lands a slapping body shot.
Larsen takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King is looking to counter punch.
Larsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Larsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King throws a wild body kick that Larsen sees coming a mile off.
Larsen scores with a body shot.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Larsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Larsen settles back down.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Larsen.
Larsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Larsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Larsen lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King is looking to counter punch.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from King.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Larsen lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsen. Larsen obviously looking to wear him down.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
King looks to land a combination but Larsen avoids it well.
Larsen throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larsen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
King misses with a combination
and Larsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King misses with a looping left.
A jab from Larsen misses.
King throws a right hand that Larsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsen also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick from Larsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Larsen.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws out a powerful jab.
Larsen throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King clobbers Larsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Larsen moves out of range easily.
Larsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King throws a leg kick but Larsen checks it.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsen. Larsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsen scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen with the inside leg kick.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsen scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsen throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King lands a jab to the head.
King throws a combination. Larsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Larsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Larsen misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Larsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from King does no damage.
Larsen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Larsen lands a lovely overhand right.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsen can pounce on him.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
A head kick misses from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick
and Larsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Larsen flicks out a counter leg kick but King steps away.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsen throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King is looking to counter punch.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larsen throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Larsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen misses with a few strikes there.
King 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.
Nice shot by Larsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen scores with a leg kick.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Larsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from King misses.
Larsen lands the left hand.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsen throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King moves away from the strike by Larsen.
King takes one on the button.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King scores with a one two! Larsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Larsen connects with a jab.
Larsen throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larsen.
Larsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsen.
King is looking to counter punch.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsen misses the target.
King takes one on the button.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsen as he connects with a hook.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by King.
King connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a body shot.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Larsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King tries to bum rush Larsen with a series of wild strikes but Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King looks to land a body kick but Larsen moved away.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Larsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen misses with a straight right.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King misses with a hook.
Larsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King throws a lazy right hand but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larsen.
Larsen cracks King with a good jab.
Larsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Larsen sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 King is rocked!
Larsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsen throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Whack! Larsen lands a heavy head kick that drops King. The ref tackles Larsen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because King was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Magnus Larsen!
Magnus Larsen 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 Dylan Elkins (ranked 2451 p4p, 2989 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 321 p4p, 377 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Keane misses.
Keane throws a hook but Elkins blocks it.
Keane throws a jab but it's blocked by Elkins.
Elkins throwing a counter right hand but Keane manages to avoid it.
Keane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elkins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Elkins lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Keane misses.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keane moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Keane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elkins swings for the body but Keane moves out of range.
Elkins lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane lands an overhand right.
Elkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Keane to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keane. Keane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elkins moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Elkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Elkins's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Elkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elkins misses with a wild body shot.
Keane throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elkins slips a straight right by Keane.
Keane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Keane misses with a straight right.
Keane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elkins.
A left lands for Elkins.
Elkins throws a body punch but Keane moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Keane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Elkins misses the body punch
letting Keane counter with a right hand.
Elkins is rocked!
Elkins misses with a hook to the body
and Keane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Elkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Elkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Keane counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Keane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ship (ranked 1389 p4p, 1684 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 70 p4p, 83 weight class). Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Ship sizes up Oliva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliva tries to land a front kick but Ship steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliva.
Oliva with the inside leg kick.
Oliva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ship checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ship drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliva sprawls and moves away.
Oliva throws a chopping leg kick but Ship manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been informed that Oliva 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.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva tries a low kick but Ship avoids it.
Oliva wants to slow Ship down by chopping away at his legs.
Ship drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliva sprawls and moves away.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at Ship's knee but Ship avoids it well.
Oliva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ship takes a step back to recover.
Ship misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a low kick but Ship moves out of range easily.
Ship has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oliva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Ship.
Oliva wants to slow Ship down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliva looks to land a body kick but Ship moved away.
Oliva motions for Ship to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Ship throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ship bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliva thumps Ship with a low kick.
Ship tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliva flicks out a counter leg kick but Ship steps away.
Ship misses with a straight left.
Oliva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ship lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva defending well as Ship loads up on a big left hand.
Oliva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Ship checks it
and Ship counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ship not doing much here.
Oliva gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva is trying to control the position but Ship postures up.
Oliva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ship is one step ahead there.
Ship trying to control but Oliva is working from the bottom.
Ship preventing the sweep.
Oliva working a defensive guard but Ship manages to pass into side control anyway.
Oliva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship is pressing down on Oliva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliva is holding on for now.
Ship prevents Oliva from improving his position.
Oliva trying to control but Ship postures up.
Oliva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oliva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ship won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
Ship drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ship jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliva working a defensive guard here.
Ship won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oliva has his hands on Ship's head, controlling the position.
Ship passes Oliva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ship wants to free his trapped foot but Oliva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oliva is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
Ship is working for a kimura but Oliva is defending it quite comfortably.
Oliva is trying to control but can't.
Oliva is not content to let Ship control the position.
Oliva regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ship dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oliva!
Ship looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Ship cracks Oliva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Ship blocks the low kick.
Oliva connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ship blocks the leg kick.
Oliva throws a solid leg kick but Ship takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliva.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Ship's leg but Ship calmly moves out of range.
Oliva misses with a kick to the body.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Ship counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oliva keeping hold of Ship's head, controlling as best he can.
Oliva gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
Ship wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.
Oliva looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliva, not yet.
Oliva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ship stopping the sweep attempt from Oliva.
Oliva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ship thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Ship from controlling successfully.
Ship preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ship sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliva's guard.
Ship prevents Oliva from improving his position.
Ship 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.
Ship tries to pass to full mount but Oliva defends it.
Oliva is concentrating on defense, preventing Ship from advancing position.
Ship is looking for a kimura but Oliva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ship to get the leverage.
Oliva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ship is working away from the top position though.
Oliva is trying to get back to full guard.
Ship is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva tries to get to full guard but Ship has control of the leg.
Roman Ship overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliva is staying active underneath Ship, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliva tries to get to full guard but Ship has control of the leg.
Oliva gets full guard.
Ship stopping the sweep attempt from Oliva.
Ship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliva 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.
Oliva is still trying to improve position.
Oliva is controlling Ship's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ship trying to control but Oliva is working from the bottom.
Oliva keeping full guard, as Ship tries to pass.
Oliva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ship manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Roman Ship will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ship's corner calls for a 1-2. Ship obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ship connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliva momentarily.
Oliva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ship throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Ship scores with a jab.
Ship lands with a good body shot.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Ship throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ship cracks Oliva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ship throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ship throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva misses with a leg kick.
Ship half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oliva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ship!
Ship is trying to escape the position but Oliva is controlling the position.
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ship keeps working.
Ship on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ship tries to improve position but can't.
Oliva tries to advance to mount but Ship denies him.
Oliva works to advance to full mount. Ship defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ship tries to hold on but Oliva pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controlling the position easily from mount.
Ship is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliva controlling from mount.
Oliva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliva scoring with strikes but Ship is staying in there.
It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliva tries to control but Ship wriggling away.
Oliva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oliva trying to control but Ship is having none of it.
Ship tries to hold on but Oliva pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to control the pace but Ship is squirming around nicely.
Ship is looking to improve his position but Oliva isn't that keen on the idea.
Oliva with shots to the head and body - Ship looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roman Ship's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ship is looking to escape.
Ship tries to hold on but Oliva postures up.
Oliva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliva controlling the pace for now.
Oliva landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ship 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 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 1185 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 172 p4p, 240 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haudegen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rebel Smith enters the cage!
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haudegen.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Haudegen counters with a straight right hand.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haudegen manages to avoid it.
Haudegen looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Haudegen is just out of range.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Haudegen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haudegen moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith jabs Haudegen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Haudegen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haudegen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a hook
and Haudegen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is trying to stand back up but Haudegen is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Haudegen is controlling well.
Smith is looking to control Haudegen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is controlling Haudegen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Smith has a hand on Haudegen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Haudegen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Haudegen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith stops Haudegen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Haudegen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Haudegen postures up.
Haudegen has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Haudegen has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Smith is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Svalbard Haudegen!
After winning the bout, Svalbard Haudegen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Ahola (ranked 1319 p4p, 2161 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 63 p4p, 102 weight class). Jarkko Ahola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung wants to clinch up but Ahola keeps it at a distance.
Chung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chung has closed the distance and engaged Ahola in a clinch.
Ahola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chung.
Ahola scores with a hook to the body.
Chung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chung can't get the takedown.
Jarkko Ahola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wang Chung.
Chung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahola's elbow.
Ahola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahola blocking some punches.
Chung is trying to drag Ahola to the mat but Ahola just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chung or not.
Chung looks winded!
Ahola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chung tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ahola lands a nice uppercut.
Ahola has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ahola pushes Chung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chung misses with the head strike.
Ahola lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Ahola - that landed with a thud.
Ahola pushes Chung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ahola.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahola lands a nice uppercut.
 Chung is rocked!
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chung is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahola finish him?
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chung's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chung drops to his knees and Ahola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarkko Ahola!
Jarkko Ahola thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 1126 p4p, 1163 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 161 p4p, 170 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens lands a slapping body shot.
Pandens misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Hussein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandens.
Pandens looks for the body kick but Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandens takes one to the chin there.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandens.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens avoids the head kick by Hussein.
Pandens tries to score with a low kick but Hussein moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Hussein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandens.
Pandens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussein. Hussein obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
Hussein checks a low kick from Pandens.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab by Hussein.
Hussein lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandens's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens misses with a jab to the body
and Hussein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Pandens misses.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussein connects with a jab.
Hussein jabs Pandens right on the nose. Pandens blinks but takes it well.
Hussein throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a thumping low kick.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
Hussein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein misses with a left hand
enabling Pandens to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein tries to land a body kick
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hussein has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a leg kick
and Pandens makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hussein really felt that one!
Hussein swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Hussein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pandens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hussein avoids a kick to the body.
Pandens tries to land a leg kick but Hussein saw it coming and moves away.
Hussein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pandens throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Pandens with an uppercut!
Hussein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hussein throws a body kick that misses
and Pandens counters with a nice body kick.
Hussein moves out of range as Pandens throws a body kick.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Pandens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandens moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pandens scores with a nice right hand.
Hussein throws an off balance right hand
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Sloppy strikes from Pandens. Those never looked like landing.
Hussein tries to clinch but Pandens moves away
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
Hussein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hussein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pandens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein misses with a leg kick
and Pandens counters with a nice leg kick.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Pandens is predictable there
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein scores with a nice strike.
Pandens is rocked!
Hussein cracks Pandens on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pandens falls backwards against the cage. Hussein follows up with more strikes that drop Pandens to his knees. Hussein keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pandens! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Hussein!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zabit Hussein made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Grimes (ranked 938 p4p, 2889 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 128 p4p, 367 weight class). Gunnar Grimes 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 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnar Grimes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 36 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes clinches up against the cage.
Nouveau is trying to stall.
Grimes decides to pull guard.
Grimes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nouveau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nouveau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nouveau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grimes looking for a guillotine here but Nouveau defends easily.
Grimes is looking for a triangle but Nouveau pushes his legs off easily.
Nouveau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nouveau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nouveau distracts Grimes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nouveau got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grimes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nouveau has managed to get both his arms back between Grimes 's legs - danger averted.
Nouveau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
Grimes looking for a guillotine here but Nouveau defends easily.
Grimes is looking for a triangle here but Nouveau uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nouveau trying to control the action but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Grimes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grimes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Brotherhood MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nouveau decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grimes to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau keeps the fight on the outside.
Nouveau is looking for the big counter here.
Nouveau bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grimes is looking for a sweep.
Nouveau working the ground and pound.
Nouveau is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grimes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nouveau staying calm.
Grimes tries to buck Nouveau off but Nouveau is having none of it.
Nouveau trying to control the position but Grimes is working away.
Grimes is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is working hard here to advance position.
Nouveau trying to control the action but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Grimes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nouveau off and has taken his back!
Grimes working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimes tightening his grip on Nouveau, looking for the choke.
Nouveau trying to get back to his feet but Grimes is in full control for now.
Grimes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes working for a choke but Nouveau is defending well.
Grimes working for a choke but Nouveau reverses nicely into Grimes 's guard.
Nouveau wants to control from the top but Grimes keeps moving.
Grimes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nouveau is looking to stand up but Grimes won't let him.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
Grimes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nouveau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theodore Nouveau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grimes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nouveau rushes Grimes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grimes successfully pulls guard.
Nouveau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grimes 's guard.
Nouveau pushing down on Grimes 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grimes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nouveau pulls his head out easily.
Grimes actively working from the bottom here.
Nouveau moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Grimes .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes tries to bench press Nouveau off him but Nouveau keeps the position.
Nouveau trying to control the position but Grimes is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau just content to control the position.
Theodore Nouveau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nouveau has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Grimes !
Nouveau is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grimes is surviving well by controlling Nouveau's body position as best he can.
Nouveau prevents Grimes from getting the reversal.
Grimes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nouveau is trying to control. Grimes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nouveau moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Grimes .
Nouveau scores with punches from side control.
Grimes is trying to get back to half guard.
Grimes regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes tries to get to full guard but Nouveau has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Nouveau is going to stand back up.
Grimes looking for submissions off his back.
Grimes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nouveau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nouveau is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nouveau stalling.
Nouveau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grimes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nouveau.
Grimes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grimes defends it well.
Nouveau trying to control the action but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Nouveau is trying for a kimura here. Grimes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nouveau wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theodore Nouveau!
Theodore Nouveau looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im coming for you, girls'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 213 p4p, 425 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 32 p4p, 66 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fabinho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glowed Up - Kaytranada. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200
15 - 6 - 1 |
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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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peterson throws a hook but Fabinho blocks it.
Fabinho lands an overhand right.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Fabinho didn't see that one coming.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Peterson catches Fabinho right on the button with a cross.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Fabinho moved out of range.
Fabinho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fabinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Fabinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fabinho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fabinho blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Fabinho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fabinho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Peterson 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.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson tries a body shot but Fabinho blocks it.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fabinho is trying to drag Peterson to the mat but Peterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fabinho as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Fabinho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fabinho misses with a punch on the inside.
Fabinho tightens his grip and picks Peterson up, before dumping him to the ground. Peterson manages to land in guard.
Fabinho stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fabinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fabinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but Peterson defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to free his trapped foot but Peterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fabinho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fabinho is working away from the top position though.
Peterson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Fabinho working Peterson over with strikes.
Peterson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fabinho has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho controlling the position easily from mount.
Peterson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Peterson has hold of Fabinho's hands but Fabinho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Fabinho winds up and cracks Peterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson trying to hold on to Fabinho's head to control him but Fabinho postures up.
Fabinho is keen to just control but Peterson is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Fabinho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Fabinho cracks Peterson with a big elbow.
Fabinho is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Fabinho working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Fabinho takes a little break here. Peterson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fabinho grinds an elbow into Peterson's temple.
Fabinho trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Peterson is looking to regain half guard here but Fabinho keeps moving and retains side control.
Fabinho is trying to get an arm triangle but Peterson is defending well.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fabinho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fabinho goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Peterson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fabinho but great work by Peterson.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fabinho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fabinho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peterson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
Fabinho passes Peterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fabinho.
Fabinho prevents Peterson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fabinho is pressing down on Peterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peterson is holding on for now.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Fabinho there.
Fabinho trying to control from half guard but Peterson is working away.
Fabinho is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fabinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Fabinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fabinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fabinho's waist but Fabinho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fabinho misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fabinho.
Fabinho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fabinho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fabinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roberto Fabinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Fabinho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fabinho.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Fabinho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fabinho staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Fabinho sprawls well.
Peterson throws a jab when Fabinho was well out of range.
A left lands for Peterson.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a hook but Fabinho avoids it easily.
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Fabinho off the cage and back into range.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fabinho leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fabinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Peterson does it's job there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fabinho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Fabinho is out of range.
Fabinho tries to counter with a takedown but Peterson is quick to defend against it.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Fabinho misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson has Fabinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabinho lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fabinho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fabinho.
Fabinho misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Fabinho digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Fabinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fabinho.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabinho lands a left hand.
Fabinho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fabinho lands with a left to the head.
Fabinho works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fabinho forces his way into half guard.
Fabinho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fabinho in particular looking to stall.
Fabinho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabinho controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fabinho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Fabinho!
Our winner, Roberto Fabinho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 162 p4p, 185 weight class) and Leonardo Narushima (ranked 11 p4p, 11 weight class). Melondov comes to the cage accompanied by Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate. Narushima has chosen Little Sis Nora - MDMA (Erikootsa Hardstyle Remix) | as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Melondov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Narushima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
Narushima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Melondov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Narushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melondov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melondov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Melondov throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melondov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melondov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narushima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Melondov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick from Melondov.
Both fighters circling a little - Narushima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Melondov lands a glancing blow to the side of Narushima 's head.
Narushima is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Melondov.
Melondov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melondov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick from Melondov.
Narushima tries to counter with a clinch but Melondov shakes him off and moves away.
Melondov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melondov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narushima staying out of range there.
Narushima tries to counter with a clinch but Melondov shakes him off and moves away.
Melondov with a hook.
Narushima thuds his shin into the meat of Melondov's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melondov misses with a hook to the body
and Narushima counters with a nice uppercut.
Narushima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melondov connects with a body shot.
Melondov throws a looping overhand right but Narushima ducks down to avoid it.
Melondov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narushima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melondov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melondov throws a jab but it's blocked by Narushima .
Melondov sets himself, and Narushima steps forward looking for the clinch! Melondov avoids it this time.
Melondov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Narushima counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melondov swings widly with a right hand
and Narushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Melondov lands with a shot to the body.
Melondov avoids the body shot from Narushima .
Melondov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
Narushima looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Melondov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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 Zheko Melondov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narushima . Melondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narushima lands with a right hand.
Melondov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima misses with a body punch
and Melondov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Narushima thinking.
Melondov misses with a kick to the body
and Narushima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonardo Narushima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Melondov takes the fight into the clinch.
Melondov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Melondov lands a right hand.
Melondov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narushima backwards.
Narushima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narushima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narushima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narushima misses with the head strike.
Melondov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melondov misses with a punch to the body.
Melondov throws a punch but it's blocked by Narushima .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov lands an uppercut.
Melondov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Narushima .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melondov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Narushima fails to land.
Narushima taking a breather.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melondov misses with a body punch.
Melondov swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima controlling the action here for a moment.
Melondov misses with some punches.
Narushima digs a right hand into Melondov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melondov's gas tank.
Narushima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narushima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Narushima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Melondov can't find room to land a body shot as Narushima controls the action.
Narushima taking a breather.
Narushima slowing the pace effectively.
Narushima lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Narushima .
Melondov swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Melondov lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Melondov scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narushima .
A nice right hand lands inside from Narushima .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melondov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
Melondov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Melondov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melondov.
Melondov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melondov swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Narushima fails to land.
Melondov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Narushima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Narushima .
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 Zheko Melondov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima 's cut.
That's time! Melondov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Narushima looks to land a left hand but Melondov moved out of range nicely.
Melondov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melondov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narushima scores with a hook to the body. Melondov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melondov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima lands a jab to Melondov's midsection.
Narushima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Narushima .
Melondov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Melondov blocks it well.
Narushima tests Melondov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
Melondov moves out of range of the body kick from Narushima .
Narushima throws a front kick that sends Melondov stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narushima misses with a wild body shot.
As Narushima looks to move away, Melondov throws a big counter combo but Narushima just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melondov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melondov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narushima takes a swing at Melondov's ribcage but misses.
Melondov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Narushima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Narushima misses with a shot to the body
and Melondov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Narushima is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jab by Melondov.
Narushima gets a clinch.
Narushima throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Narushima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Narushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Narushima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Melondov swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Narushima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Narushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narushima .
Melondov struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melondov has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima .
Melondov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melondov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melondov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Narushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melondov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 22 p4p, 110 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 4 p4p, 21 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Corassa there.
Corassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Corassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corassa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Corassa. Beautiful body shot.
Corassa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corassa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Corassa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a few strikes there.
Corassa scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa lands a front kick.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Corassa tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Corassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corassa.
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!
Corassa works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Corassa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corassa lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Corassa lands but Sitsongrit takes it in his stride.
Corassa misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Corassa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Corassa's torso.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses.
Corassa tries to land a body kick
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Corassa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corassa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
Good exchange - Corassa coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands with a shot to the body.
Corassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa moved away.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Corassa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Corassa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corassa cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Corassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Corassa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Corassa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Corassa saw that one coming.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Corassa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Corassa lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corassa pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corassa.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a right hook to the body.
Corassa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sitsongrit's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Corassa's midsection.
Corassa thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corassa swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Corassa's corner calls for a 1-2. Corassa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Corassa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
Corassa scores with a body shot.
Corassa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corassa connects with a solid leg kick.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corassa on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Corassa swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Corassa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corassa 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.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sitsongrit might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Corassa 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.
Corassa scores with a shot to the body.
Corassa throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Corassa strikes.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Sitsongrit tests Corassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Corassa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corassa.
Corassa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corassa lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Corassa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Corassa thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corassa throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corassa thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Corassa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Corassa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corassa moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Corassa stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corassa scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Corassa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corassa is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Corassa scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Corassa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Corassa.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Corassa scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Corassa moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Corassa just misses with a punch to the body.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Corassa blocks it.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Corassa.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corassa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corassa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corassa misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Corassa stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Corassa tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Corassa. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Corassa throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Corassa checks it
and Corassa counters with a thumping low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sitsongrit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Corassa - the referee stops the clock and Sitsongrit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Corassa. Sitsongrit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Corassa's ribcage. Corassa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Corassa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corassa is rocked!
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Corassa tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Corassa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corassa tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Corassa on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Corassa.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Corassa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes Corassa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corassa or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corassa.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corassa tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corassa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Corassa.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Corassa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sitsongrit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Corassa - the referee stops the clock and Sitsongrit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Corassa. Sitsongrit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corassa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corassa blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Corassa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Corassa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Corassa tries a head kick but it misses.
Corassa works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa scores with a nice strike.
Corassa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corassa thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Good exchange - Corassa coming out on top.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa clinches with his opponent.
Corassa digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Corassa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Corassa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corassa works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Corassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Corassa - that landed with a thud.
Corassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corassa pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corassa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Corassa controls the action.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Corassa. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corassa, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Corassa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Corassa connects with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Corassa.
Corassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corassa lands a jab.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corassa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Corassa cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corassa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa 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.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Corassa's defenses.
Corassa cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Corassa.
A jab from Corassa does it's job there.
A jab from Corassa does it's job there.
Corassa throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Corassa misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit catches Corassa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Corassa in the body.
Corassa jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Corassa circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corassa connects with a leg kick.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corassa scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corassa lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Corassa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Eduardo Corassa 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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