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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 4190 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 457 p4p, 217 weight class). Suzaku Kururugi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kushnirov sizes up Kururugi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kushnirov feints and then cracks Kururugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kururugi down.
Kushnirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kururugi moves away.
Kururugi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kushnirov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Kururugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kushnirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kushnirov lands with a straight right. Kururugi didn't see that one coming.
Kushnirov takes a swing at Kururugi's ribcage but misses.
Kushnirov tests Kururugi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
Kushnirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kururugi.
An inside leg kick from Kururugi misses.
Kururugi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kushnirov. Kushnirov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kururugi checks a low kick from Kushnirov.
Kururugi loads up on a big right hand but Kushnirov slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov lands a slapping body shot.
Kushnirov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kururugi on the side of the head.
Kushnirov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kushnirov looks to throw the jab but Kururugi is out of range.
Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kururugi.
Kushnirov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kushnirov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kushnirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kushnirov moves out of range of the body kick from Kururugi.
Jab from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kushnirov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Kushnirov misses.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov avoids the body shot from Kururugi.
Kushnirov throws out a powerful jab.
Kushnirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Kururugi misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kushnirov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kururugi.
Kushnirov misses with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kururugi rushes Kushnirov and presses him up against the cage.
Kururugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kushnirov controls his hands.
Kushnirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kururugi throws a body punch but Kushnirov moves out of range.
Kushnirov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kushnirov thuds his right hand into Kururugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kururugi blocks a head kick by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with a kick to the body.
Kushnirov misses with a straight left.
Kushnirov misses with a body kick.
Kushnirov throws a good cross that connects.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Kushnirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kururugi throws out the jab.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kushnirov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kushnirov staying out of range there.
Kururugi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kururugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a hook but Kururugi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kururugi should have avoided that one.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
Kururugi throws a body punch but Kushnirov moves out of range.
Kushnirov misses with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kushnirov throws a right hand that misses
and Kururugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kururugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Kushnirov misses.
Kushnirov throws a combination that misses
and Kururugi counters with a solid body kick.
A clash of legs there as Kushnirov blocks the low kick.
Kushnirov throws a hook but Kururugi blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kushnirov.
Kururugi tried to counter with a leg kick but Kushnirov avoided it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kushnirov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Kururugi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kushnirov throws out a loose jab but Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kururugi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kururugi needs to keep his hands up - Kushnirov had a free shot at his head there.
Kushnirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kururugi misses with a straight right.
Kushnirov throws a big shot that misses.
Kushnirov swings widly with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a body kick.
Kururugi throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi moves away from the strike by Kushnirov.
Kururugi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov cracks Kururugi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kushnirov digs a good body shot into Kururugi's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot
and Kururugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Kushnirov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that misses
and Kururugi counters with a good low kick that Kushnirov was not able to check.
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Kururugi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kushnirov checks a leg kick.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kururugi.
Kururugi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kushnirov looks to throw the jab but Kururugi is out of range.
Kushnirov feints and then cracks Kururugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kururugi down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses.
Kushnirov loads up on a big right hand but Kururugi slips the punch.
Kururugi throwing a counter right hand but Kushnirov manages to avoid it.
Kururugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kururugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kushnirov.
Kururugi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kushnirov connects with a right hand. Kururugi shakes it off.
Kushnirov connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kushnirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kururugi.
Kushnirov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kururugi in his tracks.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kushnirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Kushnirov.
Kururugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kururugi.
Kururugi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kushnirov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kururugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kushnirov with a jab.
Kushnirov misses the jab.
Kushnirov misses with a straight right.
Kushnirov slips a straight right by Kururugi.
Kururugi throws a good cross that connects.
Kushnirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kururugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kushnirov is just out of range.
Kururugi ducks right into an uppercut from Kushnirov.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kururugi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi looks to land a body kick but Kushnirov moved away.
Kururugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kururugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kushnirov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kururugi's sensitive parts.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kururugi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushnirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Kushnirov.
Kururugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kururugi lands a jab to Kushnirov's midsection.
Kushnirov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kushnirov with a hook.
Kushnirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kururugi is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A left and a right from Kushnirov both land. Nice combination.
Kururugi misses with an uppercut. Kushnirov saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kururugi.
Kururugi lands with a straight right. Kushnirov didn't see that one coming.
Kushnirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kururugi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kushnirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kururugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Kushnirov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kushnirov.
Kushnirov misses with a head kick.
Kushnirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kushnirov misses with a right hand
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kushnirov works Kururugi's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kushnirov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi blocks a head kick by Kushnirov.
Kururugi slips under a jab.
Kushnirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Kururugi finds it's way through Kushnirov's defenses.
Kushnirov throws a jab when Kururugi was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kururugi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Kushnirov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Kushnirov finds it's way through Kururugi's defenses.
Kururugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kururugi misses with a hook.
Kururugi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that Kururugi semi-blocks.
Kushnirov cracks Kururugi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kushnirov.
Kushnirov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kururugi blocks a jab.
Kururugi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kushnirov scores with a body shot.
Kushnirov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kushnirov misses
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi misses with a hook.
Kushnirov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kushnirov checks a low kick from Kururugi.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick but Kururugi moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kururugi finds it's way round the side to connect with Kushnirov's head.
Ilya Kushnirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kururugi tries to clinch up but Kushnirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kushnirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kururugi at a distance.
Kururugi throws a solid leg kick but Kushnirov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kururugi.
Kururugi moves out of range of the body kick from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
Kururugi avoids the body shot from Kushnirov.
Kururugi blocks a jab.
A left lands for Kushnirov.
Kururugi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kururugi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kushnirov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi connects with the punch.
Kururugi walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Kushnirov.
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!
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut.
Kushnirov connects with a leg kick.
Kushnirov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Kururugi saw that one coming.
A jab from Kushnirov does it's job there.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kururugi.
Suzaku Kururugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kururugi takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kushnirov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
A victorious Ilya Kushnirov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 2845 p4p, 2563 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 416 p4p, 384 weight class). Volkanovski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac - Hail Mary. This should be fireworks!
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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 34 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkanovski's sensitive parts.
Volkanovski moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
Volkanovski drives through and clinches with Hopkins against the cage.
Volkanovski jumps guard and drags Hopkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hopkins won't allow Volkanovski to get back to his feet.
Volkanovski pulls Hopkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Hopkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Volkanovski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hopkins defends it easily.
Volkanovski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins wants to get up but he can't break Volkanovski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Volkanovski looking for a guillotine here but Hopkins defends easily.
Volkanovski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hopkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hopkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hopkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Volkanovski on the ground.
Hopkins wants to stand but Volkanovski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hopkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Volkanovski working a defensive guard here.
Volkanovski wants to sweep here but Hopkins controlling him for the moment.
Hopkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Volkanovski working a defensive guard but Hopkins manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hopkins off and has taken his back!
Volkanovski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Volkanovski controls the action.
Hopkins is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Volkanovski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Well, with Volkanovski on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hopkins is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Volkanovski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins trying to control the position but Volkanovski manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkanovski has good solid back control here.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Volkanovski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Volkanovski misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Volkanovski's knee but Volkanovski avoids it well.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Volkanovski checks it.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkanovski throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkanovski.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkanovski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Volkanovski misses the jab.
Volkanovski tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Volkanovski just manages to avoid it.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Volkanovski checks it.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkanovski doesn't seem phased though.
Volkanovski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkanovski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopkins has time to react.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Volkanovski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkanovski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins with a nice calf kick.
Volkanovski tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkanovski misses with a body kick.
Volkanovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Volkanovski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopkins scores with a jab.
Volkanovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkanovski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkanovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopkins throws a hook but Volkanovski blocks it.
Giuseppe Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Volkanovski lands but Hopkins takes it in his stride.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Volkanovski.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkanovski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Volkanovski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkanovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Volkanovski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Volkanovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkanovski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins misses with a left hand
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giuseppe Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Volkanovski's defenses.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries to clinch up.
Volkanovski checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Volkanovski jumps back.
Volkanovski has closed the distance and engaged Hopkins in a clinch.
Volkanovski tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Volkanovski back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins is working Volkanovski over against the cage.
Volkanovski is breathing heavily.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volkanovski tries to pull guard but Hopkins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkanovski's elbow.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkanovski pulls Hopkins into guard.
Volkanovski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Volkanovski, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkanovski doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkanovski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Volkanovski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Volkanovski's head back.
Hopkins throws a hook but Volkanovski avoids it easily.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkanovski. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a hook but Volkanovski blocks it.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Volkanovski is out of range.
Hopkins moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVolkanovski.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Volkanovski moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
A head kick by Volkanovski misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkanovski walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkanovski throws out the jab.
Hopkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Volkanovski just manages to avoid it.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Volkanovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Volkanovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giuseppe Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkanovski misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Volkanovski blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Volkanovski moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tests Volkanovski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Volkanovski checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a low kick but Volkanovski moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Volkanovski does no damage.
As Volkanovski backs away, Hopkins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkanovski. Volkanovski obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkanovski's sensitive parts.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Volkanovski's leg. Volkanovski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but Volkanovski moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Volkanovski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Volkanovski keeps Hopkins at a distance using the push kick.
Volkanovski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Volkanovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkanovski.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkanovski. Volkanovski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkanovski.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volkanovski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkanovski scores with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkanovski checks a leg kick.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Volkanovski throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Hopkins blocks the body kick.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins wants to slow Volkanovski down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins throws a hook but Volkanovski blocks it.
Volkanovski thinks about the counter body kick.
Volkanovski lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkanovski. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkanovski throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Volkanovski.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Volkanovski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkanovski.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the head.
Volkanovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Volkanovski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Volkanovski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Volkanovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkanovski.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins cracks Volkanovski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Volkanovski throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Volkanovski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkanovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Volkanovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkanovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Volkanovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Volkanovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkanovski down.
Volkanovski misses with a body shot.
Volkanovski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 1611 p4p, 2415 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 219 p4p, 319 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitsuragi cracks Bryant with a good jab.
Kitsuragi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bryant in his tracks.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kitsuragi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitsuragi scores with a nice strike.
Kitsuragi misses with a body shot
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Kitsuragi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kitsuragi backs up against the cage.
Kitsuragi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitsuragi manages to avoid it.
Kitsuragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kitsuragi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kitsuragi lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryant off the cage and back into range.
Bryant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kitsuragi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bryant scrambles back to his feet.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitsuragi connects with the punch.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kitsuragi takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bryant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bryant with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitsuragi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that misses.
Kitsuragi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kitsuragi throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Kitsuragi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryant.
Kitsuragi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitsuragi .
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Bryant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bryant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kitsuragi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kitsuragi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kitsuragi throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitsuragi .
Kim Kitsuragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryant tries to clinch
and Kitsuragi counters with a right hand to the body.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Kitsuragi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kitsuragi misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi with a nice calf kick.
Kitsuragi misses with a wild body shot.
Bryant's coach down at Next Level MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bryant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kitsuragi punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
Kitsuragi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
An inside leg kick lands from Bryant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi works the jab nicely.
Kitsuragi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant moves away from the strike by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi throws a shot from downtown. Bryant moves away and avoids it.
Kitsuragi throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Kitsuragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitsuragi scores with a head kick.
Kitsuragi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kitsuragi dominated that round.
That's time! Kitsuragi 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kitsuragi just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kitsuragi as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Kitsuragi is predictable there
and Bryant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kitsuragi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick from Kitsuragi , right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitsuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kitsuragi with a jab.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bryant scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitsuragi misses with a head kick.
Bryant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kitsuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Kitsuragi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bryant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a leg kick which misses Kitsuragi 's front leg but catches the back leg as Kitsuragi tries to avoid it.
Bryant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kitsuragi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kitsuragi looks to clinch
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryant throws a series of strikes that have Kitsuragi backpedaling.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitsuragi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kitsuragi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bryant tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves out of range.
Kitsuragi tried to counter with a leg kick but Bryant avoided it.
Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim Kitsuragi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kitsuragi throws a chopping leg kick but Bryant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kitsuragi moves away from the strike by Bryant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitsuragi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsuragi misses with a low kick.
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kitsuragi .
A low kick from Kitsuragi is predictable there
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
Kitsuragi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Kitsuragi missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryant tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Kitsuragi misses with the combination.
Bryant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kitsuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kitsuragi lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryant off the cage and back into range.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Kitsuragi .
Bryant throws a fast counter high kick but Kitsuragi manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Kitsuragi dips to his left and cracks Bryant with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kitsuragi .
Bryant lands with an overhand left.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Kitsuragi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Bryant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kitsuragi . That's going to slow Bryant down.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kitsuragi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitsuragi throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bryant misses.
Kitsuragi misses with a looping left.
Bryant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kobe Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Kitsuragi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kitsuragi throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Kitsuragi , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kitsuragi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Bryant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kitsuragi on the side of the head.
Kitsuragi blocks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Kitsuragi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitsuragi misses with a hook.
Bryant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kitsuragi .
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitsuragi moves away.
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kim Kitsuragi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bryant drives through with a takedown into Kitsuragi 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kitsuragi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant wants to stand but Kitsuragi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Bryant wants to stand but Kitsuragi is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Kitsuragi keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kitsuragi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Kitsuragi misses
and Bryant counters with a left and a right that stings Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bryant dodges the punch combination from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitsuragi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitsuragi misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kitsuragi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kitsuragi .
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Kitsuragi pushes Bryant up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryant tries to pull guard but Kitsuragi won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitsuragi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Kitsuragi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kitsuragi loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch.
Bryant checks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Bryant steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Kitsuragi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
Kitsuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Kitsuragi backs off Bryant throws a huge counter combo but Kitsuragi manages to avoid it all.
Kitsuragi forces Bryant back against the cage and clinches.
Kitsuragi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Kitsuragi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitsuragi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryant blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi lands with a light punch inside.
Bryant jumps guard but Kitsuragi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kitsuragi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitsuragi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitsuragi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant tries to pull guard but Kitsuragi holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryant drops back down to his feet.
Kim Kitsuragi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bryant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kitsuragi 's brow.
Kitsuragi lands a shoulder strike.
Bryant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Bryant jumps guard but Kitsuragi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kitsuragi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kitsuragi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bryant dives on top into guard.
Kobe Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kitsuragi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kitsuragi , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kitsuragi !
Kim Kitsuragi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marton Csemy (ranked 2429 p4p, 1840 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 145 p4p, 118 weight class). Csemy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Maiden: Fear of the dark. Hackett has chosen Foe Tha Love of Money as his entrance music. James Hackett 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marton Csemy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett missing with a left hand there. Csemy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Csemy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hackett.
Csemy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hackett's head backwards.
Csemy misses with an uppercut
and Hackett counters with a straight right hand.
Hackett checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Hackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Csemy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Csemy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hackett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Csemy jabs at Hackett's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Csemy throws a leg kick that misses.
Csemy misses with a low kick as Hackett jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hackett! But no joy.
Csemy throws a solid leg kick but Hackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Csemy.
Hackett tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hackett blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Hackett.
Hackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Csemy's front leg but catches the back leg as Csemy tries to avoid it.
Csemy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Csemy throws a shot from downtown. Hackett moves away and avoids it.
Hackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Csemy throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Csemy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hackett is out of range and Csemy settles back down.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Csemy is just out of range.
Csemy looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Hackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Csemy with a body shot.
Csemy lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Hackett misses.
Csemy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Csemy wants to land a leg kick but Hackett is out of range.
Hackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Csemy circles away quickly and effectively.
Csemy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Csemy slips under a jab from Hackett.
Hackett moves out of range of the body kick from Csemy.
Hackett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Csemy working aggressively here.
Csemy working aggressively here.
Csemy blocks an uppercut.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Csemy avoids the damage to the body.
Csemy misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but Csemy blocks with his arms.
Hackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Csemy has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Knees to the body from Hackett.
Hackett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Csemy.
Csemy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Csemy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Csemy - that landed with a thud.
Hackett blocks a body shot from Csemy.
Csemy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Csemy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Csemy.
Csemy misses with a body punch.
Csemy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a head punch that misses.
Csemy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Hackett tries a body shot but Csemy blocks it.
Csemy lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackett lands a shoulder strike.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Csemy avoids it.
Knees to the body from Hackett.
Nice body punch from Hackett - that landed with a thud.
Hackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Csemy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hackett.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Csemy.
A short right from Csemy on the inside.
Hackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Csemy avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Hackett will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Csemy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Csemy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Csemy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Csemy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Csemy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Csemy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Csemy moves out of range of the body kick from Hackett.
Csemy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hackett.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Csemy counters with a nice uppercut.
Csemy jabs Hackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Csemy blocks the body kick.
Hackett slips under a jab from Csemy.
Hackett misses with a hook.
Hackett throws a jab when Csemy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Csemy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Csemy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Hackett misses its intended target.
Csemy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Csemy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hackett with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Csemy.
Csemy throws a right hand that misses
and Hackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Csemy lands with a right hand.
A big left from Hackett misses.
Csemy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a looping overhand right but Csemy ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Csemy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hackett throws the left hand but Csemy avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Csemy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackett slips under a jab.
Csemy sizes up Hackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Csemy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett misses with the body kick
and Csemy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Csemy.
Csemy throws a low kick but Hackett moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csemy misses with a hook
and Hackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Csemy blocks a low kick nicely.
Hackett misses with a body shot.
Csemy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Csemy moves out of range easily.
Hackett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Csemy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Csemy thuds a left hand into Hackett's body.
Csemy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Csemy throws a head kick that Hackett semi-blocks.
Csemy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hackett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marton Csemy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries to clinch up.
Hackett cracks Csemy with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Csemy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Csemy looks to throw the jab but Hackett is out of range.
Marton Csemy is winning the standup battle so far.
Csemy misses with a looping right.
Hackett wants to counter the offense by Csemy and move into the clinch position.
Csemy misses with an uppercut
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Csemy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Csemy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hackett scores with a jab. Csemy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Csemy finds it's way round the side to connect with Hackett's head.
Hackett pushes Csemy up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Hackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Csemy misses with the body kick
and Hackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hackett misses the jab.
Hackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Csemy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Csemy sets himself, and Hackett steps forward looking for the clinch! Csemy avoids it this time.
Csemy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Csemy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Hackett.
Csemy misses with a wild body shot.
Hackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Csemy.
Hackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Csemy with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett lands with a straight right. Csemy didn't see that one coming.
Csemy throws an overhand right that lands on Hackett's shoulder, as Hackett tries to avoid the shot.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Csemy throws a jab when Hackett was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett lands a high kick!
 Csemy is rocked!
Csemy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Oh Csemy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Csemy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Csemy throws a lazy body kick
and Hackett counters with a leg kick.
Hackett drives through and clinches with Csemy against the cage.
Csemy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
Hackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Csemy.
Hackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Csemy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Csemy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Csemy throws a head punch that misses.
Hackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hackett has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Csemy - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Hackett, and another! Csemy is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). James Hackett!
A relieved looking James Hackett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 569 p4p, 983 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 76 p4p, 126 weight class). Yrkje's entrance music is As Good As I Once Was. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170
13 - 9 - 1 |
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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Voluspa is defended easily by Yrkje.
Voluspa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yrkje was covering up waiting for the punch and Voluspa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yrkje working a defensive guard here.
Voluspa preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa postures up in Yrkje's guard and throws a big left but Yrkje blocks it.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje looking for a guillotine here but Voluspa defends easily.
Yrkje is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voluspa scoring with some ground and pound.
Voluspa pushing down on Yrkje's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Voluspa working over Yrkje with some ground and pound. Yrkje looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Voluspa is trying to work for a kimura but Yrkje is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is looking to control Voluspa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yrkje avoid being mounted?
Voluspa throws a strike but Yrkje avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yrkje looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yrkje tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yrkje looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa looking to pass the guard.
Voluspa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Voluspa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yrkje stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yrkje wants it to stay on the feet.
Voluspa shoots in and drives through. Yrkje sprawls well.
Toby Keith Yrkje has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Yrkje circles away easily
and Yrkje counters with a one-two to the body.
Yrkje looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yrkje's guard.
Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrkje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa is looking to advance position but Yrkje has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Voluspa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voluspa is just holding on here. Yrkje manages to take his back.
Yrkje will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yrkje walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Voluspa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrkje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yrkje had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Voluspa defends it easily.
Voluspa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yrkje's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yrkje has his feet on Voluspa's thighs here. He's pushed Voluspa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Voluspa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Keith Yrkje!
A very excited looking Toby Keith Yrkje 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 1872 p4p, 1547 weight class) and Richard Feynman (ranked 227 p4p, 184 weight class). Masunwendinghamar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, What You Gonna Do. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Feynman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feynman misses with a wild body shot.
Masunwendinghamar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Feynman.
Feynman looks to land a right hand but Masunwendinghamar moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Feynman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masunwendinghamar manages to avoid it.
Feynman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Richard Feynman has been cut.
Feynman throws out a loose jab but Masunwendinghamar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feynman lands with a good body shot.
Masunwendinghamar defending well as Feynman loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Masunwendinghamar misses the target.
Feynman 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.
Feynman misses the shot to the body.
Feynman misses with a wild combination.
Masunwendinghamar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feynman throws a right hand that Masunwendinghamar ducks under and follows up with a left that Masunwendinghamar also avoids with ease.
Feynman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masunwendinghamar throws out the jab.
Masunwendinghamar cracks Feynman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Feynman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masunwendinghamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Feynman.
Feynman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masunwendinghamar rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feynman misses with a body punch
and Masunwendinghamar counters with a nice uppercut.
Masunwendinghamar lands a big right hand that sends Feynman crashing to the mat! Masunwendinghamar stays standing though and waves Feynman back to his feet!
That has opened up Richard Feynman's cut even more.
Masunwendinghamar lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Feynman falls backwards - clearly groggy! Masunwendinghamar dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tau Masunwendinghamar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 914 p4p, 771 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 81 p4p, 70 weight class). Sershurrapal comes to the cage accompanied by Smoking Snakes. Cuntmara has chosen $$ Hoes mad $$ as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30 - 16 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sershurrapal has closed the distance and engaged Cuntmara in a clinch.
Sershurrapal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sershurrapal working aggressively here.
Cuntmara works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sershurrapal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cuntmara has passed into half guard!
Sershurrapal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cuntmara slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cuntmara pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal is looking to get to half guard.
Cuntmara wants to control the pace but Sershurrapal is squirming around nicely.
Sershurrapal is working to get back to half guard.
Sershurrapal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Cuntmara has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sershurrapal's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara keeps control of the position as Sershurrapal tries to break free.
Cuntmara biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara controlling well, preventing Sershurrapal from escaping the position.
Cuntmara trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sershurrapal doesn't escape.
Cuntmara has the hooks in. Sershurrapal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cuntmara has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cuntmara tries to get the hooks in deep but Sershurrapal pushed the leg off.
Cuntmara has the hooks in. Sershurrapal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be Sershurrapal right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sershurrapal is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sershurrapal is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cuntmara throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sershurrapal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cuntmara is in Sershurrapal's guard.
Ibrahim Cuntmara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cuntmara advances position into side control!
Cuntmara trying to control the position but Sershurrapal is working away.
Sershurrapal is letting Cuntmara control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuntmara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara trying to control the action but Sershurrapal is working from the bottom.
Sershurrapal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cuntmara trying to control the position but Sershurrapal is working away.
Sershurrapal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cuntmara trying to control the position but Sershurrapal is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sershurrapal moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal misses with some punches.
Cuntmara blocking some punches.
Cuntmara blocks an uppercut.
Sershurrapal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuntmara's elbow.
Sershurrapal can't find room to land a body shot as Cuntmara controls the action.
Sershurrapal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sershurrapal misses with a body punch.
Cuntmara takes a shot to the head.
Cuntmara works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sershurrapal looking for subs off his back but Cuntmara has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sershurrapal looking for subs from the bottom but Cuntmara mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sershurrapal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cuntmara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sershurrapal's half guard.
Sershurrapal tries to roll over but Cuntmara keeps him under control.
Cuntmara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sershurrapal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cuntmara has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara controlling the pace for now.
Cuntmara takes Sershurrapal's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sershurrapal is in trouble.
Sershurrapal is trying to break free.
Good control from Cuntmara.
Ibasour Sershurrapal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sershurrapal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sershurrapal staying busy and making it hard for Cuntmara to control.
Sershurrapal is trying to break free.
Cuntmara trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sershurrapal doesn't escape.
Sershurrapal tries to escape but Cuntmara has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sershurrapal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara tries to get the hooks in deep but Sershurrapal pushed the leg off.
Cuntmara has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sershurrapal's body.
Sershurrapal tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cuntmara controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Cuntmara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuntmara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Cuntmara!
A determined Ibrahim Cuntmara didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 826 p4p, 271 weight class) and Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 74 p4p, 22 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dos Anjos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at Ferkingstad's ribcage but misses.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Dos Anjos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferkingstad lands a front kick.
Dos Anjos loads up on a big right hand but Ferkingstad slips the punch.
Dos Anjos takes one on the button.
It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
A big right from Dos Anjos misses.
Ferkingstad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Anjos feints the counter takedown.
Dos Anjos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the side of Dos Anjos's head but Dos Anjos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Anjos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos throws out a counter right but Ferkingstad avoids it with no problem.
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos checks a low kick from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Anjos's knee momentarily.
Ferkingstad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Anjos throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to move into range but Ferkingstad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Anjos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Anjos misses with a left hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Anjos misses the target.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos moved away.
Dos Anjos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dos Anjos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad tests Dos Anjos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Ferkingstad tenderised Dos Anjos's leg. Dos Anjos is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad thumps Dos Anjos with a low kick.
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos loads up on a big right hand but Ferkingstad slips the punch.
Ferkingstad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferkingstad looks to throw the jab but Dos Anjos is out of range.
Dos Anjos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Anjos there.
Dos Anjos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Anjos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Anjos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ferkingstad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dos Anjos looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad moves forwards but Dos Anjos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Dos Anjos avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferkingstad lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Anjos's head back.
Dos Anjos looks to land a right hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range.
Ferkingstad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Anjos on the side of the head.
Ferkingstad takes a swing at Dos Anjos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Anjos misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Dos Anjos blocks it.
Dos Anjos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Anjos slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferkingstad checks a leg kick.
Ferkingstad thumps Dos Anjos with a low kick.
Dos Anjos throws the kick towards the body but Ferkingstad avoids it.
Ferkingstad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Dos Anjos blocks the low kick.
Dos Anjos with the counter takedown but Ferkingstad avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos connects with a crisp jab.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is getting worse.
Dos Anjos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ferkingstad under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Anjos instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferkingstad connects with an inside leg kick.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferkingstad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dos Anjos moves out of range of the body kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad moves forwards but Dos Anjos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferkingstad scores with a hook to the body. Dos Anjos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Anjos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ferkingstad is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Anjos trying to control the action but Ferkingstad is working from the bottom.
Ferkingstad can't do much from the bottom here.
Dos Anjos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferkingstad, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos trying to control the action but Ferkingstad is working from the bottom.
Dos Anjos works to advance to full mount. Ferkingstad defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ferkingstad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferkingstad is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferkingstad wants to control but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
Ferkingstad is trying desperately to improve position.
Dos Anjos looking to control but Ferkingstad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Anjos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dos Anjos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ferkingstad to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ferkingstad shrugs it off.
Ferkingstad wants to control but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ferkingstad has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ferkingstad!
Ferkingstad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dos Anjos tries to bench press Ferkingstad off him but Ferkingstad keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferkingstad tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ferkingstad tries to advance to mount but Dos Anjos instead regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos trying to control from the bottom.
Dos Anjos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ferkingstad is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferkingstad wants to control but Dos Anjos is keeping him busy.
Dos Anjos is looking for a sweep. Ferkingstad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferkingstad wants to pass to mount but Dos Anjos is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Anjos actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dos Anjos takes one on the button.
Ferkingstad scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot by Ferkingstad.
A nice leg kick from Dos Anjos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferkingstad missing with a left hand there. Dos Anjos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Anjos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the leg kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferkingstad with a nice cross.
Ferkingstad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Anjos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferkingstad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Anjos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ferkingstad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos is out of range.
Dos Anjos feints the counter takedown.
Ferkingstad scores with a body shot.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad takes a swing at Dos Anjos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Anjos misses with a looping left.
Dos Anjos drops his hands momentarily and Ferkingstad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Anjos looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Anjos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Anjos.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but Ferkingstad moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Anjos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferkingstad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad checks a low kick from Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos looks for a takedown but Ferkingstad sprawls well.
Ferkingstad looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ademaro Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad stuns Dos Anjos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Anjos can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Ferkingstad coming out on top.
Dos Anjos throws a front kick aimed at Ferkingstad's knee but Ferkingstad avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Ferkingstad there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a hook to the body. Dos Anjos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Anjos's head backwards.
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferkingstad throws a shot to the body.
Dos Anjos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the head.
Dos Anjos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ferkingstad to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad scores with a decent looking hook.
 Dos Anjos is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferkingstad finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see that Dos Anjos has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A swing and a miss from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Anjos on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Anjos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick as Dos Anjos jumps back.
Dos Anjos finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Ferkingstad's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Dos Anjos falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
A very excited looking Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Granite (ranked 146 p4p, 89 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 23 p4p, 7 weight class). Granite comes into the arena with Jungle blaring out of the sound system. Okongwu has chosen Show Stop - REASON as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite throws the left hand but Okongwu avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Okongwu. Those never looked like landing.
Granite has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouze in the buildup to the fight.
Okongwu looks to throw the jab but Granite is out of range.
Granite takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Jimmy Granite has been cut.
Okongwu thows a body kick. Granite tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okongwu. Granite does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okongwu sends Granite crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Okongwu is motioning to the referee to let Granite up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okongwu.
Okongwu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Granite finds it's way round the side to connect with Okongwu's head.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu avoids the body shot from Granite .
Okongwu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granite with a nice cross.
Okongwu closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Granite .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a right hand.
Okongwu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Granite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Mauro Okongwu's cut even more.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Granite avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
Granite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granite .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granite struggles to land a body shot inside as Okongwu controls his hands.
Granite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
Granite working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okongwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granite moves away.
Okongwu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okongwu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Granite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimmy Granite 's cut is getting worse.
Granite blocks the body kick.
Granite thinks about countering with a head kick.
Okongwu 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.
Okongwu pounces like a tiger and cracks Granite with a vicious hook! Granite is down but not out! Okongwu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mauro Okongwu!
A very excited looking Mauro Okongwu 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 Bong Ji Woo (ranked 20 p4p, 79 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 3 p4p, 16 weight class). 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benedetti checks it well.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears Ji Woo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ji Woo pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
Ji Woo swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ji Woo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti is looking for the big counter here.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ji Woo tries to land a front kick but Benedetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ji Woo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ji Woo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benedetti takes a step back to recover.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Ji Woo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Ji Woo circles away.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
Ji Woo throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Ji Woo misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Ji Woo misses with the body kick
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ji Woo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ji Woo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Benedetti slips a jab and a cross from Ji Woo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Ji Woo moves out of range easily.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Benedetti avoided it.
Ji Woo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo delivers a nice body kick.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Ji Woo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ji Woo tries to avoid it.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Ji Woo sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Ji Woo is looking for a counter combo.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Ji Woo pushes him off.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Ji Woo throws a lazy head kick
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a one two combo.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ji Woo blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Ji Woo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ji Woo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ji Woo 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Ji Woo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Ji Woo scores with a four punch combination!
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ji Woo is able to avoid easily.
Ji Woo throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Ji Woo circles away.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Ji Woo's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ji Woo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Bong Ji Woo is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ji Woo scores with a shot to the body.
Ji Woo is looking to chop away at Benedetti's legs.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ji Woo scores with a body shot.
Ji Woo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Benedetti blocks the low kick.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ji Woo. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Ji Woo moves out of range.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Ji Woo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Ji Woo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Ji Woo.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ji Woo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Benedetti misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Ji Woo moves away and avoids it.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ji Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ji Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ji Woo tries to score with a low kick but Benedetti moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ji Woo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ji Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ji Woo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ji Woo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benedetti checks it well.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Ji Woo ducked under it nicely.
Ji Woo works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Ji Woo seems unphased.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti thumps Ji Woo with a low kick.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Ji Woo down.
Benedetti misses the body punch
and Ji Woo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ji Woo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Benedetti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Benedetti misses with a shot to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ji Woo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Benedetti jabs at Ji Woo's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo misses with a combination
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ji Woo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ji Woo thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
A telegraphed right hand from Ji Woo misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Ji Woo. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Benedetti throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Ji Woo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head but Ji Woo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Ji Woo throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ji Woo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Ji Woo up against the cage.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ji Woo.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo lands a body punch.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo lands a right hand.
Benedetti tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ji Woo swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ji Woo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ji Woo's elbow.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ji Woo lands a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Ji Woo has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Ji Woo throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti dodges the punch combination from Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ji Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Ji Woo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ji Woo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ji Woo with a nice cross.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
A low kick from Ji Woo misses
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ji Woo misses with a straight left.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ji Woo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ji Woo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Ji Woo's knee but Ji Woo avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Ji Woo misses the target.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Ji Woo.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into Ji Woo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Ji Woo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ji Woo checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ji Woo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ji Woo sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ji Woo darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rafael Benedetti just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Ji Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ji Woo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Ji Woo digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Ji Woo sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ji Woo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji Woo throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Ji Woo.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Ji Woo ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Ji Woo moved away.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Ji Woo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ji Woo!
Ji Woo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ji Woo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ji Woo.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Ji Woo saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ji Woo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ji Woo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Ji Woo's legs.
Ji Woo throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ji Woo cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Ji Woo tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Ji Woo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Ji Woo slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ji Woo throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ji Woo blocks the body kick.
Benedetti takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a chopping leg kick but Ji Woo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Ji Woo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
A solid body kick from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ji Woo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Ji Woo avoids it.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
Benedetti walks into a left hand.
Ji Woo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo had his way with Rafael Benedetti in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Benedetti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ji Woo.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ji Woo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Ji Woo controls the action.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ji Woo's elbow.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benedetti as Ji Woo tries to tie him up.
Ji Woo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Ji Woo avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Benedetti tries to break free but Ji Woo pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
Ji Woo tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti is working Ji Woo over against the cage.
Benedetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ji Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ji Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Ji Woo.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Ji Woo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ji Woo down.
Benedetti throws a hook but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Ji Woo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Ji Woo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo with a jab.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Ji Woo.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Ji Woo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ji Woo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bong Ji Woo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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