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GAMMA#1027 Tam v Custer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 1713 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Tree Fortay (ranked 148 p4p, 176 weight class). Fortay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Choice Is Yours. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fortay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Fortay missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortay scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fortay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Fortay throws out a powerful jab.
Fortay misses the jab.
Fortay throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Fortay scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Fortay is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barnes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fortay to the mat. Fortay regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Fortay has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes stands and throws Fortay's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barnes grinds an elbow into Fortay's temple.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Fortay manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnes.
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barnes works over Fortay with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fortay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fortay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fortay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fortay wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes trying to control but Fortay is working from the bottom.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Fortay's brow.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Fortay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Fortay trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortay lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Fortay misses.
Fortay misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Fortay is out of range.
Fortay misses with a hook.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barnes looking to control but instead Fortay has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fortay wants to get back to full guard but Barnes has mounted him!
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Fortay looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes raining down hammerfists from mount.
 Fortay is rocked!
Fortay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fortay is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortay can do to turn this around?
Barnes breaks from Fortay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fortay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnes postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fortay bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Barnes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
A victorious Alex Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Amrani (ranked 1274 p4p, 372 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 106 p4p, 30 weight class). Petsuwan Sitsongrit will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Ibrahim Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amrani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sitsongrit gets caught napping as Amrani dives in and scores a takedown. Sitsongrit manages to retain guard.
Amrani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amrani cracks Sitsongrit with a solid left hand.
Amrani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sitsongrit being controlled here, momentarily.
Amrani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Amrani trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amrani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amrani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amrani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Amrani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Amrani throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amrani landing with the ground and pound.
Amrani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
Amrani won't allow Sitsongrit to get back to his feet.
Amrani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sitsongrit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amrani.
Amrani postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Amrani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amrani throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrani trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sitsongrit manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Amrani looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sitsongrit has picked Amrani up and slammed him! Amrani can't keep hold of the triangle and Sitsongrit manages to pass to side control!
Amrani is trying to improve his position.
Amrani trying to control but Sitsongrit flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Amrani is really stuck here.
Sitsongrit really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Amrani.
Amrani just trying to survive but Sitsongrit is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Amrani rolls, trying to escape but Sitsongrit keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Amrani.
Amrani is trying to break free.
Amrani wants to control his opponent's hands but Sitsongrit gets his hands free.
Amrani is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Amrani breaks Sitsongrit's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Amrani wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Amrani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sitsongrit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amrani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sitsongrit scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sitsongrit gets caught flat footed, as Amrani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Amrani throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amrani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.
Amrani isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sitsongrit stacks Amrani on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sitsongrit!
Amrani tries to buck Sitsongrit off but Sitsongrit is having none 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 Ibrahim Amrani will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Amrani.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Amrani thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Ibrahim Amrani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amrani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Amrani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amrani blocks it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amrani.
Amrani 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amrani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Amrani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Amrani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amrani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amrani looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Amrani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Amrani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amrani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amrani avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Amrani looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Amrani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani misses the jab.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Amrani avoids it with no problem.
Amrani jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Amrani slips the punch.
Amrani with a jab.
Amrani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amrani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amrani throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Amrani.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Amrani's front leg but catches the back leg as Amrani tries to avoid it.
Amrani misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amrani manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Amrani misses with a body shot.
Amrani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
It looked like Amrani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Amrani throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Amrani's ribcage but misses.
Amrani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrani gets a double leg takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Amrani won't allow Sitsongrit to get back to his feet.
Amrani passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
Amrani throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amrani stalling away here and it's allowed Sitsongrit to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sitsongrit is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Amrani tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Amrani throws an elbow that misses. Sitsongrit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amrani's guard. Nice move by Sitsongrit!
Amrani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Amrani working for submissions but it's allowed Sitsongrit to get to half guard.
Amrani trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani pushes Sitsongrit off looking to stand but Sitsongrit dives back in and keeps control.
Amrani wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amrani tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Amrani trying to get back to full guard but Sitsongrit takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Amrani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amrani avoids a kick to the body.
Amrani misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amrani walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amrani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amrani is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sitsongrit's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice jab there from Amrani.
Amrani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Amrani is wise to it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amrani was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Amrani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amrani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amrani throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Amrani down.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Amrani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amrani loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Amrani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Donk. Amrani catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Amrani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amrani takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amrani rather than just go for the knockout.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Amrani was well out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amrani throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Amrani checks it.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Amrani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amrani down.
Amrani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Amrani manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sitsongrit on his heels. He'll look to pass Sitsongrit's guard now, I'm sure.
Sitsongrit manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Amrani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Amrani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Amrani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amrani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Amrani avoids the punch easily.
Amrani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amrani somewhat.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Amrani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Amrani down.
Amrani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Amrani's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Amrani. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrani closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sitsongrit is not content to let Amrani control the position.
Sitsongrit manages to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
Amrani throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sitsongrit to regain full guard.
Amrani looking to sit in guard and control but Sitsongrit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amrani working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sitsongrit has passed into half guard!
Amrani is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Sitsongrit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Amrani tries to roll over but Sitsongrit keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit stalling.
Sitsongrit is thwarting Amrani's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Petsuwan Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Ndombele (ranked 618 p4p, 865 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 87 p4p, 121 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mousa Ndombele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndombele avoids the body shot from De Fiore.
De Fiore throws the left hand but Ndombele avoids the punch easily.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy right hand. Ndombele should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fiore, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ndombele throws a chopping leg kick but De Fiore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ndombele or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fiore, which made it look bad.
De Fiore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fiore takes a swing at Ndombele's ribcage but misses.
Ndombele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Fiore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ndombele throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ndombele takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Ndombele moves away and avoids it.
Ndombele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ndombele swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a nice looking combination but Ndombele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ndombele sizes up De Fiore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Fiore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore looks to land a left hand but Ndombele moved out of range nicely.
Ndombele throws a shot from downtown. De Fiore moves away and avoids it.
De Fiore scores with the left hand. Ndombele knows he should have avoided that one.
Ndombele pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range and Ndombele settles back down.
De Fiore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ndombele misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ndombele manages to avoid it.
Ndombele looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
Ndombele throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a three punch combo that has Ndombele backing up. Ndombele nods at De Fiore to acknowledge the strikes.
De Fiore pushes Ndombele away with a front kick.
De Fiore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Fiore throws a low kick, looking for Ndombele's leg but Ndombele calmly moves out of range.
Ndombele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ndombele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Fiore tries to bum rush Ndombele with a series of wild strikes but Ndombele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Fiore blocks a jab.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Ndombele does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a head kick that Ndombele semi-blocks.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ndombele shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Fiore as he jumps to the side.
De Fiore slips under a jab from Ndombele.
De Fiore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A slow jab from Ndombele misses its intended target.
Ndombele misses with a low kick.
De Fiore connects with a body shot.
Ndombele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ndombele takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
Ndombele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fiore.
Ndombele moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Ndombele misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
Ndombele throws a chopping leg kick but De Fiore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fiore swings for the body but Ndombele moves out of range.
It looked like Ndombele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Fiore punishes Ndombele's body with a nice straight punch.
Ndombele misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele scores with a leg kick.
Ndombele throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
Ndombele throws a looping overhand right but De Fiore ducks down to avoid it.
Ndombele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fiore.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fiore lands a jab.
De Fiore scores with a push kick.
De Fiore throws a leg kick which misses Ndombele's front leg but catches the back leg as Ndombele tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Ndombele.
Ndombele throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.
And De Fiore responds with a good body kick, but Ndombele manages to step out the way in time.
De Fiore slips under a jab from Ndombele.
De Fiore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ndombele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as De Fiore blocks the leg kick.
De Fiore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fiore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ndombele had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some bone on bone action there as De Fiore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Fiore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Ndombele slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Fiore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ndombele is out of range.
De Fiore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ndombele at a distance.
De Fiore misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ndombele. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndombele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fiore can pounce on him.
De Fiore misses with a series of wild punches.
De Fiore slips a jab from Ndombele.
Ndombele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ndombele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ndombele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fiore stalks Ndombele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ndombele's face. Ndombele staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab by De Fiore.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ndombele throws out the jab.
Ndombele misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ndombele thuds his right hand into De Fiore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Fiore ducks right into an uppercut from Ndombele.
Ndombele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
Ndombele lands a nice hook to De Fiore's body. De Fiore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ndombele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Fiore blocks a jab.
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ndombele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ndombele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fiore.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
De Fiore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ndombele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Ndombele misses.
De Fiore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fiore is just out of range.
Ndombele moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ndombele.
Nice uppercut lands for De Fiore. That snapped Ndombele's head back.
Ndombele blocks a jab.
Ndombele throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore clobbers Ndombele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ndombele might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ndombele momentarily.
De Fiore misses with a few strikes there.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Ndombele moves out of range easily.
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fiore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ndombele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fiore.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
De Fiore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick lands for Ndombele.
Ndombele's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fiore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ndombele scrambles back to his feet.
De Fiore is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Ndombele is predictable there
and Ndombele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fiore misses with a straight left.
Ndombele ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
Ndombele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Fiore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Ndombele fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Fiore just manages to avoid it.
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
De Fiore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ndombele.
De Fiore checks a low kick from Ndombele.
Ndombele connects with a body shot that sends De Fiore's belly button to the back.
Ndombele misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
Ndombele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ndombele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ndombele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Fiore sizes up Ndombele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ndombele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
Ndombele cracks De Fiore with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
enabling Ndombele to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fiore walks into a left hand.
Ndombele ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Ndombele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore scores with a jab.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Ndombele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Fiore swings for the body but Ndombele moves out of range.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Ndombele moves out of range easily.
Ndombele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
De Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from De Fiore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fiore lands with a nice combination. Ndombele backs away looking to recover.
De Fiore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Ndombele.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ndombele cracks De Fiore with an open hand slap.
De Fiore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fiore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ndombele connects with a crisp jab.
De Fiore lands with an uppercut that bounces Ndombele off the cage and back into range.
De Fiore lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ndombele moves away.
Ndombele just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like De Fiore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Fiore blocks a low kick nicely.
Ndombele throws the left hand but De Fiore avoids the punch easily.
Ndombele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
De Fiore swings for the body but Ndombele moves out of range.
Good work by Ndombele as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ndombele. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndombele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ndombele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Ndombele is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ndombele.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
Ndombele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ndombele.
De Fiore throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fiore throws a lazy head kick
and Ndombele counters with a right hand to the body.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
Ndombele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for De Fiore.
Ndombele throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ndombele misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ndombele.
Ndombele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Ndombele moves out of range.
Ndombele looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
De Fiore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ndombele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore slaps away a takedown attempt from Ndombele, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Fiore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Fiore misses with a combination
and Ndombele counters with a right hand to the body.
Ndombele shoots in for a takedown but De Fiore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndombele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
Ndombele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fiore.
Ndombele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
Ndombele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a low kick but Ndombele moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore 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.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Ndombele swats away the attempt to clinch by De Fiore.
Ndombele moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
Ndombele blocks a head kick by De Fiore.
No luck for Ndombele with that takedown attempt.
De Fiore feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mousa Ndombele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore dips to his left and cracks Ndombele with an uppercut!
De Fiore catches Ndombele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ndombele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
A slow jab from Ndombele misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Ndombele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fiore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ndombele ducks right into an uppercut from De Fiore.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ndombele slips under a jab.
Mousa Ndombele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ndombele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ndombele throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Ndombele punishes De Fiore's body with a nice straight punch.
Ndombele connects with a looping right hand.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ndombele throws out the jab.
De Fiore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Ndombele misses the target.
De Fiore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ndombele walks into a stiff left hand from De Fiore.
Ndombele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ndombele in his tracks.
De Fiore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ndombele is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Ndombele tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Ndombele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndombele throwing a counter right hand but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
Ndombele misses the jab.
A nice side step and De Fiore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Fiore slips under a jab from Ndombele.
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by De Fiore there.
Ndombele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Fiore finds it's way round the side to connect with Ndombele's head.
Ndombele takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Fiore misses with a right hand
and Ndombele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ndombele misses with a looping left.
Ndombele avoids the body shot from De Fiore.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore throws a body punch but Ndombele moves out of range.
De Fiore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Fiore slips under a jab from Ndombele.
De Fiore misses with a body shot
enabling Ndombele to counter with a crisp jab.
Ndombele misses with a low kick.
Ndombele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ndombele on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ndombele throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ndombele misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
Ndombele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands with a slapping head kick.
Ndombele moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ndombele.
De Fiore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
Ndombele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ndombele throws out the jab.
Ndombele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Fiore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ndombele checks a leg kick.
De Fiore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as De Fiore blocks the low kick.
Ndombele ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Ndombele is just out of range.
Ndombele is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attilio De Fiore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Fiore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
An out of breath and clearly excited Attilio De Fiore thanked Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Sojka (ranked 1100 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 153 p4p, 145 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alcide Almunecar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
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, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sojka cracks Almunecar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
Almunecar moves out of range as Sojka strikes.
Sojka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Almunecar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almunecar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sojka scores with a decent looking hook.
Sojka scores with a body shot.
Almunecar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Almunecar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Almunecar's corner calls for a 1-2. Almunecar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Sojka misses with a looping left.
Sojka misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Sojka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Almunecar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
Sojka clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Almunecar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Almunecar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almunecar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sojka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almunecar is trying to pull guard but Sojka has him pressed against the cage.
Sojka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sojka tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almunecar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
Almunecar moves away from the strike by Sojka.
Sojka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almunecar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sojka.
A swing and a miss from Almunecar.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Sojka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Sojka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almunecar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Sojka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sojka scores with a jab.
Sojka moves out of range of the strikes.
Sojka punishes Almunecar's body with a nice straight punch.
Sojka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sojka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka tries to clinch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Sojka throws an overhand right that lands on Almunecar's shoulder, as Almunecar tries to avoid the shot.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
Almunecar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sojka misses the shot to the body.
Almunecar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sojka blocks it well.
Sojka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Almunecar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sojka avoids the body shot from Almunecar.
Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almunecar circles away quickly and effectively.
Almunecar throws a big counter head kick but Sojka avoids it with no problem.
Sojka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sojka connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Almunecar is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Almunecar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sojka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sojka misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka swings widly with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
Sojka misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Sojka as he connects with a hook.
Sojka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almunecar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almunecar lunges at Sojka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sojka's hand.
Sojka connects with a crisp jab.
Sojka misses with a looping right.
A big left from Sojka misses.
Sojka misses the shot to the body.
Almunecar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Almunecar swings widly with a right hand
and Sojka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almunecar throws a hook but Sojka avoids it easily.
Sojka swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Sojka misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Sojka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sojka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Almunecar counters with an outside leg kick.
Sojka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almunecar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almunecar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab by Sojka.
Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almunecar circles away quickly and effectively.
Albert Sojka is winning the standup battle so far.
Sojka throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sojka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka tries to clinch there but Almunecar circles away.
Almunecar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sojka moves into the clinch.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Almunecar controls the action.
Almunecar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka has a couple of punches blocked by Almunecar.
Sojka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sojka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sojka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Almunecar manages to pull guard.
Sojka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Sojka.
And Almunecar responds with a good body kick, but Sojka manages to step out the way in time.
Almunecar scores with a leg kick.
Sojka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Almunecar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sojka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
Sojka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Sojka misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Almunecar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sojka misses with the combination.
Sojka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almunecar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sojka forces Almunecar back against the cage and clinches.
Almunecar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka cracks Almunecar with a nice body shot.
Sojka scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sojka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sojka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Almunecar misses with some punches.
Almunecar is looking to break free of the clinch but Sojka has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Almunecar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sojka uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sojka gets to his feet - Almunecar follows without any prompting.
Sojka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Almunecar throws an off balance right hand
and Sojka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sojka misses with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a left to the body.
Sojka scores with a hook.
Sojka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albert Sojka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sojka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almunecars head.
Almunecar blocks an uppercut.
Sojka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almunecar's elbow.
Sojka lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Sojka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sojka misses with a looping right.
Almunecar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sojka jabs Almunecar right on the nose. Almunecar blinks but takes it well.
Almunecar moves away from the strike by Sojka.
Sojka misses with an uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sojka's knee momentarily.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almunecar moves away.
A little jabbing left from Almunecar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sojka tries to clinch there but Almunecar circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
A lazy left from Almunecar finds it's target.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sojka throws out the jab.
Sojka takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Almunecar. Beautiful body shot.
Almunecar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sojka misses the jab.
Almunecar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almunecar walks into a straight right hand from Sojka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Almunecar.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almunecar.
Sojka misses with a looping right.
Almunecar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sojka misses with a body shot.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sojka throws a big shot that misses.
Sojka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sojka checks a low kick from Almunecar.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Sojka steps away.
Almunecar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Almunecar blocks a jab.
Sojka connects with a looping right hand.
Sojka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almunecar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sojka looks to land a left hand but Almunecar moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sojka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Almunecar slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Almunecar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sojka avoids the body shot from Almunecar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sojka misses the jab.
Sojka misses with an uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a head kick that drops Sojka to the mat! Sojka scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Sojka is rocked!
Almunecar closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Sojka out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alcide Almunecar!
A very excited looking Alcide Almunecar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 459 p4p, 741 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 67 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riminal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Riminal is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ryan dips to his left and cracks Riminal with an uppercut!
Ryan slips a straight right by Riminal.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Riminal looks for a takedown but Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Riminal defends well and Ryan ends up having to push Riminal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riminal blocks a jab.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riminal punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Riminal lands a head kick. Ryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riminal tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Ryan connects with a right hand. Riminal shakes it off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ryan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryan but Ryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riminal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riminal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riminal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riminal tries for a takedown but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riminal to score with a decent uppercut.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riminal's hands.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Riminal.
A head kick misses from Riminal.
Riminal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ryan does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riminal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ryan counters with a takedown into side control.
Ryan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riminal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryan gets to mount! Riminal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Riminal is looking to improve his position but Ryan isn't that keen on the idea.
Riminal tries to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal is working to get back to half guard.
Ryan avoids the attempt from Riminal to control.
Riminal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've been hearing good reports from Riminal's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riminal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riminal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riminal trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Riminal tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Riminal is defending well.
Riminal is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riminal tries to counter with a takedown but Ryan is quick to defend against it.
Ryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riminal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riminal throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryan is looking for a kimura here.
Riminal is pressing down on Ryan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riminal working for submissions but it's allowed Ryan to get to half guard.
Riminal moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal is trying to control the position but Ryan postures up.
Riminal wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riminal pushes a forearm under Ryan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ryan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ser Bian Warc Riminal waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Barrengarry (ranked 319 p4p, 556 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 48 p4p, 77 weight class). Barrengarry comes to the cage accompanied by The Young Crazed Peeling by The Distillers. Logan Barrengarry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nova Lankinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Barrengarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrengarry lands a jab to Lankinen's midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lankinen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barrengarry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lankinen has time to react.
It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Lankinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Lankinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Logan Barrengarry has been cut.
Lankinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrengarry's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Lankinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrengarry slips a straight right by Lankinen.
Barrengarry throws a lazy right hand but Lankinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lankinen blocks a body shot from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrengarry.
Lankinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrengarry's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lankinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lankinen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lands an uppercut.
Barrengarry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lankinen backwards.
Lankinen lands with a left to the head.
Barrengarry 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.
Barrengarry blocking some punches.
Barrengarry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrengarry misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lankinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lankinen breaks the clinch.
Barrengarry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrengarry misses with the combination.
Lankinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrengarry scores with a hook.
Barrengarry walks into a straight right hand from Lankinen.
Lankinen lands the left hand.
Barrengarry throws a right hand that misses
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrengarry throws out the jab.
Barrengarry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lankinen's head.
No joy there for Lankinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrengarry misses with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrengarry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lankinen misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen digs a good body shot into Barrengarry's ribs.
Barrengarry throws the left hand but Lankinen avoids the punch easily.
Lankinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lankinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrengarry scores with a nice right hand.
Barrengarry misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lankinen! But no joy.
Lankinen tries to bum rush Barrengarry with a series of wild strikes but Barrengarry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Lankinen tries to get set, Barrengarry tries to push him back and clinch up but Lankinen manages to avoid the attempt.
Barrengarry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Logan Barrengarry will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Lankinen misses the target.
Lankinen wants to land a leg kick but Barrengarry is out of range.
Barrengarry looks to score with a jab to the body but Lankinen is just out of range.
Lankinen throws a hook but Barrengarry blocks it.
Barrengarry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrengarry jabs at Lankinen's body.
Lankinen throws a jab when Barrengarry was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrengarry can pounce on him.
A lazy body kick from Barrengarry
and Lankinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrengarry slips under a jab from Lankinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barrengarry throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lankinen to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Lankinen finds it's target.
Lankinen throws a hook but Barrengarry avoids it easily.
Barrengarry misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lankinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lankinen drops Barrengarry with a big left hand! Barrengarry is injured, injured bad! Lankinen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nova Lankinen!
Nova Lankinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 179 p4p, 661 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 15 p4p, 31 weight class). Fleximario comes into the arena with Funkmeister blaring out of the sound system. Svend Thorsby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleximario moves away.
We've been told by Fleximario's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thorsby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleximario.
Thorsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Fleximario counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fleximario has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fleximario takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab by Fleximario.
Fleximario misses with a looping left.
Fleximario takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thorsby throws a leg kick but Fleximario sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorsby thows a body kick. Fleximario tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorsby lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thorsby avoids the body shot from Fleximario.
Thorsby misses with a hook. Fleximario ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby needs to keep his hands up - Fleximario had a free shot at his head there.
Fleximario throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorsby counters with a leg kick.
Thorsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fleximario wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorsby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorsby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thorsby has managed to clinch.
Fleximario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fleximario.
Fleximario lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleximario.
Thorsby looks winded!
Thorsby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fleximario lands a right hand.
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!
Fleximario lands a body punch.
Fleximario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleximario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fleximario is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fleximario is keeping busy.
Fleximario has a couple of punches blocked by Thorsby.
Nice body punch from Fleximario - that landed with a thud.
Fleximario misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorsby blocks a body shot from Fleximario.
Fleximario misses with a body punch.
Fleximario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fleximario struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsby controls his hands.
Fleximario is leaning against Thorsby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Fleximario.
Fleximario lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorsby backwards.
Fleximario lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fleximario lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsby.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleximario.
Fleximario throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fleximario working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fleximario.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fleximario creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsby controls his hands.
Good body shot from Fleximario.
Fleximario lands with a left to the head.
Thorsby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fleximario lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorsby backwards.
Fleximario makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorsby is rocked!
Fleximario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsby's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Fleximario scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorsby is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleximario finish him?
Fleximario creates a bit of distance for himself, with Thorsby pressed up against the cage and cracks Thorsby with a massive uppercut! Thorsby goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Fleximario!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hawk Fleximario!
A victorious Hawk Fleximario thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tucker (ranked 356 p4p, 303 weight class) and William H Bonney (ranked 57 p4p, 47 weight class). Tucker comes to the cage accompanied by Faith of The Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
Bonney lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Bonney thumps Tucker with a low kick.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Bonney clobbers Tucker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Tucker catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Bonney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tucker counters with an inside leg kick.
Tucker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick from Bonney.
An attempted straight right counter from Tucker misses the target.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney punishes Tucker's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonney throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a shot to the body.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
Tucker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker slips under a jab from Bonney.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney with the inside leg kick.
Bonney misses with a right hand
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
Bonney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Bonney moves out of range easily.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker slips a straight right by Bonney.
Tucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
As Bonney backs away, Tucker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Tucker drops his hands momentarily and Bonney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Charles Tucker's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tucker's head backwards.
Tucker defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
Tucker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tucker checks a leg kick.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney lands the left hand.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Bonney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tucker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Bonney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney misses with some punches.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonney.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Bonney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonney.
Bonney digs a right hand into Tucker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tucker's gas tank.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Bonney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Bonney cracks Tucker with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bonney scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Bonney lands a left hand.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William H Bonney dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
Bonney appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonney connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonney swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Bonney lands.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney tries a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Bonney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonney catches Tucker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles Tucker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney connects with a jab.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney throws a low kick, looking for Tucker's leg but Tucker calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tucker misses with a kick to the body.
Bonney uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tucker has time to react.
Bonney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tucker is rocked!
Jeez, Charles Tucker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Tucker misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonney. Bonney obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonney 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.
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!
Bonney drops Tucker with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bonney follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William H Bonney!
After winning the bout, William H Bonney 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 Herbert Kreischer (ranked 204 p4p, 669 weight class) and Paul Gasgoine (ranked 11 p4p, 32 weight class). Kreischer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gasgoine!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer blocks a low kick nicely.
Kreischer blocks a jab.
Gasgoine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paul Gasgoine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gasgoine throws a low kick, looking for Kreischer's leg but Kreischer calmly moves out of range.
Gasgoine connects with a right hand. Kreischer shakes it off.
Nice shot by Kreischer.
Kreischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreischer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gasgoine moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gasgoine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kreischer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gasgoine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kreischer takes a swing at Gasgoine's ribcage but misses.
Kreischer is looking to clinch but Gasgoine is avoiding it.
Kreischer digs a good body shot into Gasgoine's ribs.
Gasgoine avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been informed that Gasgoine 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gasgoine is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gasgoine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gasgoine. Kreischer shrugs it off though.
Kreischer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gasgoine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer connects with the punch.
Gasgoine slips a straight right by Kreischer.
Kreischer thuds his right hand into Gasgoine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gasgoine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gasgoine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kreischer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gasgoine is rocked!
Gasgoine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreischer.
Gasgoine misses with a body shot.
Kreischer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kreischer misses with a straight left.
Gasgoine misses with a body kick.
Gasgoine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kreischer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gasgoine blocks a jab.
Kreischer moves out of range as Gasgoine throws a body kick.
Kreischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gasgoine lands a leg kick that knocks Kreischer off balance momentarily.
Gasgoine misses with a right hand
and Kreischer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreischer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Kreischer misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gasgoine! But no joy.
A jab from Kreischer misses.
It seemed like Gasgoine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gasgoine scores with a jab to the head.
Kreischer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Kreischer.
Gasgoine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gasgoine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kreischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gasgoine.
Nice uppercut there from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kreischer tries to clinch there but Gasgoine circles away.
Gasgoine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gasgoine.
Kreischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Kreischer finds it's target.
Gasgoine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kreischer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gasgoine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreischer.
Gasgoine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kreischer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gasgoine can pounce on him.
Gasgoine keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine throws a sloppy body shot
and Kreischer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooh a lovely combination from Kreischer sends Gasgoine down but not out. Kreischer dives into side control looking to finish.
Gasgoine is still in real trouble! Can Kreischer finish him?
Gasgoine is looking to regain half guard here but Kreischer keeps moving and retains side control.
Kreischer scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gasgoine is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kreischer can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 19 p4p, 243 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 2 p4p, 37 weight class). Yu Tai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Invincible Pole Fighter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer lands an overhand right.
Custer throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Custer missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Custer tries to bum rush Yu Tai with a series of wild strikes but Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Custer moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Custer lands a leg kick that knocks Yu Tai off balance momentarily.
Custer lands a jab to Yu Tai's midsection.
Yu Tai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Custer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a low kick, right behind Custer 's knee.
Yu Tai needs to keep his hands up - Custer had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yu Tai blocks the elbow strike.
Yu Tai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Custer throws a head punch that misses.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
A short left from Custer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Custer.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Custer controls his hands.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai - that landed with a thud.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Custer controls the action.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Custer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Yu Tai.
Custer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu Tai lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu Tai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Custer clinches up with Yu Tai and pushes him back against the cage.
Yu Tai prevents a body shot from Custer.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Custer controls the action.
Custer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu Tai has him pressed against the cage.
Yu Tai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yu Tai tries to work over Custer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Custer working aggressively here.
Custer misses with the head strike.
Custer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Custer.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Custer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu Tai pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Custer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yu Tai looks for the body kick but Custer saw that one coming.
Yu Tai swats away the attempt to clinch by Custer.
Yu Tai tried to counter with a leg kick but Custer avoided it.
Yu Tai misses with a right hand
and Custer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yu Tai slips a jab and a cross from Custer.
Yu Tai looks for the body kick but Custer saw that one coming.
Custer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Custer misses with a lunging right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yu Tai cracks Custer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Custer throws a front kick aimed at Yu Tai's knee but Yu Tai avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer gets through Yu Tai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
Custer throws a head punch that misses.
Yu Tai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Custer.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Custer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
A shot in the inside from Yu Tai.
Custer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Custer pushes off an throws an elbow but Yu Tai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Custer.
Custer prevents a body shot from Yu Tai.
Custer misses with the head strike.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that round.
That's time! Yu Tai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Custer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Custer swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Custer punishes Yu Tai's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Custer.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu Tai takes one to the chin there.
Custer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Custer tries to close the distance and clinch but Yu Tai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Custer connects with a looping right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Custer 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer misses with a body shot.
Custer misses with a body punch
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy right hand. Custer should have avoided that one.
Yu Tai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jesse Custer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Custer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Yu Tai.
Custer keeps Yu Tai at a distance using the push kick.
Custer throws a series of punches but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Custer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Yu Tai.
Custer misses with a body kick.
Yu Tai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Custer! But no joy.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Custer looks to land a body kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Custer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu Tai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
As Yu Tai backs off Custer throws a huge counter combo but Yu Tai manages to avoid it all.
Good work by Yu Tai as he checks the leg kick.
Custer misses the jab.
Yu Tai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Custer. That did some damage!
Custer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Custer misses with a low kick.
Yu Tai blocks the body kick.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick
and Yu Tai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Custer's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Custer.
Custer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws out a leg kick but Yu Tai moves out of range and Custer only half commits.
Custer misses with the combination.
Yu Tai cracks Custer with an open hand slap.
Yu Tai slips under a jab.
Custer lands a head kick!
Custer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Custer misses
and Yu Tai counters with a nice body kick.
Custer is breathing heavily.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
Custer tries to clinch up but Yu Tai circles away and keeps his distance.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu Tai tries to score with a low kick but Custer moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Custer under the eye.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer thows a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it
and Yu Tai counters with an inside leg kick.
Custer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu Tai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Custer. Beautiful body shot.
Custer has managed to clinch.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Custer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Custer blocks it.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Custer throws a leg kick
enabling Yu Tai to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yu Tai scores with a counter punch that sends Custer to the canvas! Yu Tai smells blood - he's punishing Custer with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Custer has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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