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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 1613 p4p, 1968 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 204 p4p, 242 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walton momentarily.
Hawat cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Walton cracks Hawat with an open hand slap.
 It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Hawat avoids the head kick by Walton.
Hawat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Walton darts in and clinches Hawat up against the cage.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Hawat stalls.
Hawat manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawat.
Hawat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton tried to score with a low kick but Hawat checks it.
Thufir Hawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton slips a jab from Hawat.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawat misses with an uppercut
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawat scores with a sloppy right hand. Walton should have avoided that one.
Walton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walton gets a clinch.
Hawat pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawat lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton tries to work over Hawat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawat.
Stalling in the clinch from Walton.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walton.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton is pushing Hawat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawat.
Hawat blocking some punches.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton blocking some punches.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Walton to work.
A head punch on the inside from Hawat fails to land.
Walton stalling the fight.
Hawat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Hawat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawat lands with a nice body punch.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Hawat misses with a body shot.
Hawat moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWalton.
Walton takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Walton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Hawat lands.
Hawat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thufir Hawat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawat throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Hawat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Walton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hawat scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Hawat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawat works over Walton's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawat tries to land a leg kick but Walton saw it coming and moves away.
Walton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Walton clinches up against the cage.
Walton lands a right hand.
Hawat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawat.
Walton avoiding damage.
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
Walton avoiding damage.
Hawat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawats head.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawat's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawat throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Hawat takes a shot to the head.
Benjamin Walton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawat backwards.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walton lands with a left to the head.
Hawat blocks an uppercut.
Walton lands a nice uppercut.
Hawat blocks a body shot from Walton.
Walton letting Hawat take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hawat.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
Hawat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawat or not.
Hawat leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Walton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a wild body shot.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawat throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walton there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Hawat misses.
Hawat misses with a leg kick.
Hawat scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton ducks right into an uppercut from Hawat.
Hawat throws a body kick that misses
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton wants to clinch up but Hawat keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton moves away from the strike by Hawat.
Hawat lands with a shot to the body.
Hawat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawat.
Hawat is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawat sizes up Walton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walton blocks a jab.
Hawat with a hook.
Walton darts in and clinches Hawat up against the cage.
Hawat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Walton working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawat.
Hawat breaks from the clinch.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawat.
That kick from Hawat tenderised Walton's leg. Walton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thufir Hawat is winning the standup battle so far.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Walton moves out of range easily.
Walton flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawat steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat throws a right hand that misses
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawat tries a low kick but Walton avoids it.
Hawat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
Good standup being displayed there by Walton as he connects with a hook.
Hawat dips to his left and cracks Walton with an uppercut!
Walton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton slips under a jab from Hawat.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Hawat misses
and Walton counters with an outside leg kick.
Walton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Walton staying out of range there.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Walton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Walton.
Hawat tries to move into range but Walton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Hawat is predictable there
and Hawat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walton darts in and clinches Hawat up against the cage.
Hawat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walton is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat misses with a knee strike.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawat being controlled against the cage.
Walton keeps control of Hawat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Walton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawat misses with a punch to the body.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thufir Hawat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawat 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thufir Hawat!
Thufir Hawat spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montesh Dominguez (ranked 1150 p4p, 1355 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 147 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 4, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Dominguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Dominguez connects with a body shot.
Dominguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov cracks Dominguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov connects with the punch.
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!
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov is looking to slow Dominguez down with leg kicks.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Dominguez misses with a combination
and Petrov counters with a left to the body.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Dominguez. Beautiful body shot.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dominguez is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Dominguez's ribs.
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Dominguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dominguez catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Dominguez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez jabs at Petrov's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Dominguez counters with a thumping low kick.
Dominguez clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
I was talking to Dominguez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Dominguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws a low kick, looking for Dominguez's leg but Dominguez calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Dominguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dominguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Dominguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dominguez walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a low kick, looking for Dominguez's leg but Dominguez calmly moves out of range.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Dominguez tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dominguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dominguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Dominguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Dominguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominguez backing away here, and Petrov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dominguez takes one on the button.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Dominguez moved out of range nicely.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dominguez on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Dominguez misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dominguez scrambles back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Dominguez.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Dominguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses.
Dominguez throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dominguez in his tracks.
Dominguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez connects with a jab.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov works Dominguez's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a nice body kick.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominguez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Dominguez.
Petrov throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Dominguez lands a high kick!
Dominguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Dominguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Dominguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dominguez misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Dominguez both land. Nice combination.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Dominguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Dominguez's ribs.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Dominguez's head.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrov 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 Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov feints and then cracks Dominguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dominguez down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Dominguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dominguez misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Dominguez slips the punch.
Petrov throws a low kick but Dominguez moves out of range easily.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Dominguez's leg. Dominguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dominguez takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a hook but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dominguez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Dominguez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov throws a nice head kick!
Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Dominguez wants to land a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dominguez misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Petrov throws a front kick aimed at Dominguez's knee but Dominguez avoids it well.
Dominguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov cracks Dominguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
Petrov wants to land a leg kick but Dominguez is out of range.
Dominguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominguez at a distance.
Petrov throws a solid leg kick but Dominguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrov.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Dominguez's body. Dominguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dominguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dominguez checks it well.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Dominguez off the cage and back into range.
Dominguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dominguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Nice shot by Dominguez.
Petrov cracks Dominguez with an open hand slap.
Dominguez thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Dominguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov lunges at Dominguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dominguez's hand.
Dominguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominguez throws out the jab.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Dominguez walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Dominguez cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Dominguez misses with a hook
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominguez at a distance.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominguez.
Dominguez pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Petrov tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Petrov managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from Petrov.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov throws a combination. Dominguez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Dominguez looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Dominguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrov on the side of the head.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montesh Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dominguez's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dominguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grigoriy Petrov.
I've got Petrov 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
A victorious Grigoriy Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between A. Mere Con (ranked 1185 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 150 p4p, 169 weight class). Con comes to the cage accompanied by Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen. Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Bronco acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronco.
Bronco lands a really nice looking cross but Con seems unphased.
Bronco looks to throw the jab but Con is out of range.
Bronco staying out of range there.
Bronco throws out a counter right but Con avoids it with no problem.
Bronco has closed the distance and engaged Con in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Con.
Con tries to work over Bronco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronco.
Bronco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Con misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronco tries to pull guard but Con won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Con.
Bronco lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Con.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Con.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Con lands a right hand.
Bronco tries to pull guard but Con holds him up against the cage and eventually Bronco drops back down to his feet.
Bronco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Con throws a head punch that misses.
Bronco tries to pull guard but Con forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A. Mere Con has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bronco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with a punch on the inside.
Con doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronco tries to pull guard but Con won't allow it.
Bronco ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bronco no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Con is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bronco has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Con is looking to defend but Bronco has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Con! Bronco pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Con taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 980 p4p, 1756 weight class) and Matvey Buryckin (ranked 107 p4p, 195 weight class). De Boise comes to the cage accompanied by Do Your Thing. Cedric De Boise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matvey Buryckin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buryckin lands with a nice body punch.
Buryckin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Buryckin. Those never looked like landing.
De Boise scores with a hook.
Buryckin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Boise finds it's way round the side to connect with Buryckin's head.
Buryckin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buryckin stuns De Boise with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Boise has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Buryckin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Boise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Buryckin is rocked!
Matvey Buryckin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buryckin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Boise half committed to a counter leg kick.
Buryckin throws a right and a left that De Boise avoids nicely.
De Boise half committed to a counter leg kick.
Buryckin jabs De Boise right on the nose. De Boise blinks but takes it well.
Buryckin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Boise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Boise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buryckin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buryckin thuds a left hand into De Boise's body.
Buryckin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Boise rather than just go for the knockout.
De Boise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buryckin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buryckin misses with a wild combination.
Buryckin throws a right hand that misses
and De Boise counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, jab by Buryckin - just one landing.
Buryckin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buryckin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buryckin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buryckin is trying to get an arm triangle but De Boise is defending well.
Buryckin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buryckin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. De Boise is trying to escape and Buryckin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and De Boise is forced to tap! Nice work there by Buryckin! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matvey Buryckin!
Matvey Buryckin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Apollo (ranked 1920 p4p, 1425 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 140 p4p, 112 weight class). Apollo comes into the arena with Circus - Britney Spears blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Ray Apollo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ray Apollo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apollo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Apollo against the cage.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Apollo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ray Apollo has been cut.
Apollo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamamoto clinches.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Apollo drops back down to his feet.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Apollo.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Ray Apollo's cut is getting worse.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Apollo in his tracks for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Apollo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Yamamoto digs a right hand into Apollo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apollo's gas tank.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Ray Apollo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Apollo shrugs off.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Jeez, Ray Apollo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Apollo fails to land the takedown.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto pushes Apollo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Yamamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Apollo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rogerio Yamamoto!
Rogerio Yamamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, NARCOS in his post fight interview.
The defeated Ray Apollo had this to say: 'I had ants in my pants'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 660 p4p, 579 weight class) and Manco Capac (ranked 97 p4p, 84 weight class). Capac has chosen Iggy Pop - The Passenger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manco Capac!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss lands an overhand right.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Capac moves out of range.
Capac keeps the fight on the outside.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Capac moved out of range.
Capac feints the counter takedown.
Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Capac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Capac with the counter takedown but Strauss avoids it easily.
Strauss misses with a wild body shot.
Capac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
Capac tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A right-left combo lands from Strauss.
 It looks like Manco Capac has been cut.
Capac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strauss.
We've been told by Strauss's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Capac is just out of range.
Capac feints the counter takedown.
Strauss 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.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capac moves away.
Capac tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Capac changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss tests Capac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Capac is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Strauss has cracked Capac with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Strauss lands another huge swinging hook and Capac tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Capac, before Strauss can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nicholaus Strauss!
Nicholaus Strauss tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dawkins (ranked 799 p4p, 307 weight class) and Ivan Bispen (ranked 121 p4p, 45 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins scores with a push kick.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bispen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut.
Bispen digs a good body shot into Dawkins's ribs.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but Dawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Dawkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Dawkins lunges at Bispen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bispen's hand.
Dawkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dawkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bispen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bispen throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bispen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen swinging wildly here.
Dawkins slips a straight right by Bispen.
Dawkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawkins connects with a looping right hand.
Ivan Bispen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bispen.
Dawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bispen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins throws a series of punches but Bispen avoids them all with ease.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick.
Dawkins with a nice calf kick.
Dawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawkins misses with a hook. Bispen ducked under it nicely.
Bispen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Bispen misses.
Dawkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bispen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins.
Dawkins avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bispen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bispen wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins lands a couple of digs.
Bispen trying to keep a closed guard but Dawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Dawkins controlling from the top position.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Bispen keeps moving.
Bispen working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Bispen is looking to stand up but Dawkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bispen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins stops Bispen from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but Dawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Bispen.
Dawkins lands a head shot.
Dawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bispen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bispen throws a hook but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dawkins. That snapped Bispen's head back.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Bispen throws a hook but Dawkins blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins throws a leg kick but Bispen checks it.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins missing with a left hand there. Bispen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bispen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bispen thuds a left hand into Dawkins's body.
Bispen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dawkins in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dawkins jabs Bispen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dawkins throws a looping overhand right but Bispen ducks down to avoid it.
Dawkins works Bispen's body with a nice hook.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawkins swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Bispen swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Dawkins.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bispen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen thuds a left hand into Dawkins's body.
Bispen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawkins at a distance.
No joy there for Dawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bispen swings for the body but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Bispen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen moves out of range as Dawkins throws a body kick.
Dawkins cracks Bispen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bispen lands a nice hook to Dawkins's body. Dawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Bispen saw that one coming.
Dawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Bispen should have avoided that one.
Dawkins throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bispen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawkins slips a jab from Bispen.
Dawkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dawkins misses with a hook.
Dawkins throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Bispen misses.
Dawkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Dawkins misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bispen misses.
Jason Dawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Bispen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Bispen cracks Dawkins with a good jab.
It looks like Jason Dawkins has been cut.
Bispen lands a lovely overhand right.
Bispen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Dawkins avoids them all with ease.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Bispen tries to sprawl out of it but Dawkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bispen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawkins counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Bispen misses.
Bispen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawkins.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dawkins.
Dawkins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bispen some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bispen is looking to regain half guard here but Dawkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Bispen wants to control but Dawkins postures up.
Bispen is trying to get back to half guard.
Dawkins working the ground and pound.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes.
Bispen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dawkins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a few punches from side control.
Bispen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bispen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bispen is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Bispen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dawkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
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 Jason Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Dawkins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Dawkins. Beautiful body shot.
Dawkins looking to score a takedown here. Bispen is defending well but Dawkins drives through and ends up in Bispen's guard.
Bispen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bispen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawkins is trying to control the position but Bispen postures up.
Bispen postures up in Dawkins's guard and throws a big left but Dawkins blocks it.
Bispen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawkins, not yet.
Bispen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bispen is one step ahead there.
Bispen wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
Dawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bispen wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bispen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bispen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dawkins, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawkins scores with a leg kick.
Dawkins misses the jab.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Bispen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
Nice uppercut there from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawkins throws a leg kick but Bispen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Dawkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Dawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dawkins misses with a low kick.
Bispen needs to keep his hands up - Dawkins had a free shot at his head there.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivan Bispen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bispen counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen throws out a counter right but Dawkins avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawkins throws a low kick, looking for Bispen's leg but Bispen calmly moves out of range.
Bispen walks into a jab.
Bispen connects with a body shot.
Bispen walks into a jab.
Dawkins misses with a low kick as Bispen jumps back.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dawkins with a body shot.
Bispen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dawkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bispen.
Bispen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bispen finds it's way round the side to connect with Dawkins's head.
Bispen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bispen quickly recovers to half guard.
Bispen is trying to escape back to his feet but Dawkins uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dawkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bispen is trying to get back to his feet.
Dawkins landing strikes.
Bispen tries to bench press Dawkins off him but Dawkins keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Bispen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bispen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins is putting a hurting on Bispen here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Dawkins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawkins, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Dawkins!
A victorious Jason Dawkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 701 p4p, 427 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 89 p4p, 54 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Howlett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kentas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kentas sprawls well. Kentas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howlett gets slowly back to his feet.
Kentas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howlett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howlett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kentas swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett looks for a takedown but Kentas sprawls well.
Howlett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kentas.
Kentas swats away the attempt to clinch by Howlett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett tries to sprawl but Kentas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kentas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howlett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kentas.
Kentas wants to pass to mount but Howlett is defending the position.
Howlett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
Kentas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kentas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
Kentas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Howlett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kentas looking to pass the guard.
Kentas trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
Kentas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Howlett controls Kentas momentarily but Kentas frees himself.
Kentas forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is trying to control the action in half guard but Howlett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Howlett is looking for a sweep. Kentas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kentas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Howlett to regain full guard.
Kentas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kentas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howlett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kentas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kentas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kentas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kentas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howlett on the side of the head.
Howlett slips a jab from Kentas.
Howlett attempts a counter takedown but Kentas avoids it well and moves away.
Howlett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kentas pinned against the cage. Kentas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kentas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howlett moves into range and clinches up with Kentas.
Kentas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howlett's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kentas - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kentas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Kentas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howlett lands a takedown into guard.
Kentas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howlett defends it easily.
Kentas is looking for a triangle but Howlett pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett avoids the body shot from Kentas.
James Howlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kentas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
Kentas connects with a nice looking jab.
Kentas connects with a nice looking jab.
Kentas misses with a double jab
so Howlett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howlett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kentas is looking to regain half guard here but Howlett keeps moving and retains side control.
James Howlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kentas, who protects the arm well.
Kentas is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kentas wants to control but Howlett postures up.
Kentas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kentas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kentas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kentas actively working from the bottom here.
Kentas is looking to improve his position.
Howlett is looking to take a break and control but Kentas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howlett prevents Kentas from improving his position.
Kentas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kentas is staying active underneath Howlett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kentas is trying to maintain the position but Howlett is very close to passing his half guard.
Kentas is looking for a sweep. Howlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kentas is trying to maintain the position but Howlett is very close to passing his half guard.
Howlett wants to work for an arm triangle but Kentas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is looking to improve his position.
Kentas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kentas trying to control but Howlett postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kentas throws a big shot that misses.
Howlett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howlett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howlett feints and as Kentas raises his hands in defense, Howlett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Kentas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kentas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kentas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Howlett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Howlett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kentas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kentas trying to control the position.
Kentas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Howlett is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kentas.
Howlett works to advance to full mount. Kentas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kentas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kentas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howlett is keeping the position for now.
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 James Howlett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howlett moves away.
Kentas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howlett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kentas.
Howlett moves into the clinch successfully.
Kentas manages to break the clinch.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas connects with a body shot that sends Howlett's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Howlett.
Kentas unleashes a big counter combination but Howlett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Howlett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas misses with a looping left.
Howlett checks a low kick from Kentas.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Kentas misses with a leg kick.
Rimtas Kentas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howlett dives in and grabs Kentas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kentas pushes down on Howlett's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown but Kentas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kentas scores with a hook.
Kentas missing with a left hand there. Howlett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howlett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kentas was covering up waiting for the punch and Howlett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kentas has his foot on Howlett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howlett works his way back into a safe position though.
Kentas wants to sweep here but Howlett controlling him for the moment.
Kentas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kentas looking for a guillotine here but Howlett defends easily.
Kentas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas 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.
Kentas looking for a guillotine here but Howlett defends easily.
Kentas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howlett defends it easily.
Howlett wants to pass the guard but Kentas is keeping the position.
Howlett trying to control but Kentas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett passes into half guard.
Kentas trying to hold on to Howlett's head to control him but Howlett postures up.
Howlett wants to take a breather but Kentas is having none of it.
Kentas gets full guard.
Kentas is trying to control the position but Howlett postures up.
Howlett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kentas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kentas being controlled here, momentarily.
Kentas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Howlett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kentas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Howlett stacks Kentas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Howlett!
Kentas is looking for a sweep.
Howlett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kentas is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Howlett stalls from top position.
Kentas is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rimtas Kentas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kentas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rimtas Kentas!
During a confident post fight interview, Rimtas Kentas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 111 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 11 p4p, 13 weight class). Cuntmara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $$ Hoes mad $$. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Cuntmara.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus throws a head kick but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Cuntmara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cuntmara throws a sloppy body shot
and Marcus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cuntmara throws a chopping leg kick but Marcus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marcus tries to move into range but Cuntmara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marcus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
A cross from Cuntmara lands.
Cuntmara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cuntmara throws a front kick that sends Marcus stumbling back into the cage.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Marcus ducks down to avoid it.
Marcus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut
and Marcus counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ibrahim Cuntmara has been cut.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Marcus moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marcus.
Marcus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcus 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.
Cuntmara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcus in his tracks.
Cuntmara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cuntmara connects with a nice looking jab.
 Marcus is rocked!
Marcus is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Cuntmara Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Marcus is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ibrahim Cuntmara!
Ibrahim Cuntmara is the new featherweight champion!
Ibrahim Cuntmara decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 37 p4p, 76 weight class) and Michal Materlak (ranked 6 p4p, 11 weight class). Materlak has chosen Marzenia 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 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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materlak throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Materlak thinking.
Materlak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Materlak shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit has his feet on Materlak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've been informed that Materlak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Materlak stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Materlak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Materlak.
Materlak throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materlak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Materlak.
Materlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michal Materlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materlak with the inside leg kick.
Materlak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Materlak moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Materlak 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.
Materlak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Materlak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Materlak seems unphased.
It looks like Michal Materlak has been cut.
Materlak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Materlak blocks the low kick.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Materlak.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Materlak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Materlak.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Materlak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Materlak is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Materlak, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Materlak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Materlak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Materlak's legs.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Materlak misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Madkhao Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Materlak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Materlak down.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Materlak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Materlak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Materlak ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Materlak scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Materlak on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Materlak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by clinching up but Materlak breaks away and moves out of range.
Materlak blocks a low kick nicely.
Materlak fails with a takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Materlak was well out of range.
Materlak throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Materlak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit leaves Materlak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materlak.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Materlak's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Materlak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Materlak checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Materlak checks it.
Materlak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Materlak slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and Materlak counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Materlak lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Madkhao Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michal Materlak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Materlak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Materlak moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Materlak moves out of range.
It seemed like Materlak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Materlak connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Materlak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Materlak momentarily.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Materlak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Materlak.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Materlak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Materlak misses with a body shot.
Materlak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Materlak scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Michal Materlak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Materlak's head but Materlak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Materlak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Materlak lands a nice shot to the body.
Materlak lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Materlak's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Materlak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Materlak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Materlak misses.
Materlak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Materlak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Materlak.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Materlak down by chopping away at his legs.
Materlak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Materlak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Materlak lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Materlak as he connects with a hook.
Materlak staying out of range there.
Materlak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Materlak lands with a right hand.
Materlak lands a body shot.
Materlak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Materlak keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Materlak.
A nice leg kick from Materlak, right into the meat of the thigh.
Materlak slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Materlak.
Materlak moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Materlak stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Materlak moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Materlak lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Materlak had a free shot at his head there.
Materlak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Materlak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Materlak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Materlak slips under a jab.
Materlak is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Materlak throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Materlak only half commits.
Materlak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Materlak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Materlak takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Materlak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
A combination from Materlak does no damage.
Materlak throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Materlak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Michal Materlak's cut even more.
Materlak throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Materlak blocks a jab.
Materlak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Materlak is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michal Materlak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materlak.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Materlak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Materlak is just out of range.
Materlak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Materlak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Materlak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Materlak throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak lands a body shot.
Materlak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Materlak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Materlak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Materlak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Materlak's gas tank.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Materlak breaks the clinch.
Materlak throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Materlak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Materlak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Materlak.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Materlak just manages to avoid it.
Materlak with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Materlak thinking.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Materlak throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Materlak's shoulder, as Materlak tries to avoid the shot.
Materlak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Materlak's sensitive parts.
Materlak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Materlak tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Materlak controls his hands.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Materlak blocks an uppercut.
Materlak breaks from the clinch.
Materlak looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Materlak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Materlak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Materlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Materlak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Materlak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Materlak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Materlak misses with a shot to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak lands with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Materlak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Materlak there.
Materlak walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Materlak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Materlak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Materlak thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Materlak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Materlak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Michal Materlak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Materlak saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Materlak uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Materlak throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Materlak lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Materlak avoids the punch easily.
Materlak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Materlak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter the offense by Materlak and move into the clinch.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Materlak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Materlak down.
Materlak stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit 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 an attempted straight right on the counter from Materlak! But no joy.
Materlak cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Materlak misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Materlak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Materlak was well out of range.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Materlak with an uppercut!
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Materlak just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Michal Materlak just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Michal Materlak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Materlak misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Materlak takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Materlak was well out of range.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Materlak! But no joy.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Materlak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Materlak.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Materlak.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Materlak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Materlak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Materlak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak lands a body shot.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Materlak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Materlak throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materlak.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Materlak.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Materlak's hands.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
Materlak throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Materlak avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Materlak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Materlak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Materlak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Materlak lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Materlak.
Materlak swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Materlak misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Materlak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Materlak throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Materlak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Materlak wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Materlak feints a jab promting Sitsongrit to slip. Materlak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sitsongrit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Materlak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Materlak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Materlak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
That kick from Materlak tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Materlak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Materlak scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Materlak avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Materlak backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Materlak or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Materlak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes Materlak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Materlak or not.
Materlak is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Materlak is trying to stall.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Materlak avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Michal Materlak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michal Materlak's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michal Materlak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Materlak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Materlak slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Materlak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Materlak connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Materlak throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Materlak was well out of range.
Materlak cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Materlak.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak 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.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Materlak throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Materlak thinking.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Materlak throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Materlak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Materlak keeps the fight on the outside.
Materlak misses the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Materlak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Materlak avoids it easily.
Materlak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Materlak on that attempt.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Materlak misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Materlak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but Materlak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Materlak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Materlak jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak lands with a cross.
Materlak connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Materlak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Materlak defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Materlak checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Materlak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Materlak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Materlak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Materlak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Materlak is rocked!
Michal Materlak's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Materlak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Materlak lands with an overhand left.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Materlak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Materlak is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materlak.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Materlak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Materlak.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materlak.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Materlak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Materlak lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madkhao Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Materlak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:48
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Madkhao Sitsongrit retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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