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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 2381 p4p, 1126 weight class) and Eric Distefano (ranked 287 p4p, 147 weight class). Kazuki Takeda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Distefano's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takeda is defended easily by Distefano.
Distefano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takeda misses with a hook
and Distefano counters with a nice body kick.
Takeda moves into the clinch successfully.
Takeda takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Distefano swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distefano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeda is working for takedown but Distefano is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing reports that Takeda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Distefano.
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeda.
Distefano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Distefano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Takeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Distefano is working Takeda over against the cage.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Distefano lands a shot to the body.
Takeda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Distefano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
Distefano is working Takeda over against the cage.
Takeda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Distefano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Distefano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Distefano.
Takeda wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Distefano misses with some punches.
Distefano working aggressively here.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Distefano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda is trying to drag Distefano to the mat but Distefano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takeda.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Distefano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Takeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distefano manages to avoid it.
Distefano raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Distefano swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeda.
Takeda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takeda throws a poor cross that misses
and Distefano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Distefano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Takeda misses its intended target.
Distefano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distefano manages to avoid it.
Distefano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Distefano is just out of range.
Distefano throws a fast counter high kick but Takeda manages to duck under it in time.
Distefano throws an overhand right that lands on Takeda's shoulder, as Takeda tries to avoid the shot.
Takeda has managed to clinch.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Distefano.
Takeda has Distefano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Distefano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Takeda is trying to drag Distefano to the mat but Distefano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takeda lands a shoulder strike.
Distefano lands an uppercut.
Takeda lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Distefano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Distefano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takeda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distefano clinches up with Takeda and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda blocks an uppercut.
Distefano misses with a body punch.
Distefano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Distefano presses Takeda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Distefano prevents it.
Distefano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
A short right from Distefano.
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
Distefano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Distefano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Distefano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distefano lands a right hand.
A short left from Distefano.
Distefano can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Distefano.
Distefano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Distefano misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Distefano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Distefano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Distefano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Distefano misses the jab.
Kazuki Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeda misses with an uppercut
and Distefano counters with a nice right hand that sends Takeda toppling to the canvas! Takeda scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Distefano finish him?!
 Takeda is rocked!
Takeda throws a sloppy head kick and Distefano moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Distefano! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oh Takeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takeda 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.
Takeda seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda throws a sloppy body shot
and Distefano rattles Takeda with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Takeda tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Distefano dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Takeda stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Distefano!
A victorious Eric Distefano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 960 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Hole Reemer (ranked 127 p4p, 158 weight class). Sampaio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Corre Riba Corre Baixo. Hole Reemer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hole Reemer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reemer misses with a body shot.
Sampaio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reemer.
Reemer is looking to land body kicks.
Sampaio drops his hands momentarily and Reemer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sampaio lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Hole Reemer has been cut.
Reemer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sampaio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reemer misses with a lunging right hand
and Sampaio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Reemer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reemer wants to slow Sampaio down by chopping away at his legs.
Reemer looks to throw the jab but Sampaio is out of range.
A head kick from Reemer lands but Sampaio takes it in his stride.
Reemer scores with a hook to the body. Sampaio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sampaio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampaio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sampaio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reemer.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sampaio.
Reemer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reemer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sampaio counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Reemer misses.
Reemer throws a hook to the side of Sampaio's head but Sampaio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reemer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sampaio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sampaio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reemer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sampaio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Reemer looks for the body kick but Sampaio saw that one coming.
Sampaio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reemer ducks under a wild hook from Sampaio.
A jab from Sampaio does it's job there.
Sampaio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reemer under the eye.
Reemer misses with a combination
and Sampaio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sampaio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reemer.
Reemer slips a jab and a cross from Sampaio.
Reemer misses with a body shot
and Sampaio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reemer misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reemer throws a body kick that misses
and Sampaio counters with a nice uppercut.
Reemer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sampaio.
Reemer throws out a loose jab but Sampaio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sampaio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reemer finds it's way round the side to connect with Sampaio's head.
Sampaio throws a jab when Reemer was well out of range.
Sampaio thuds a left hand into Reemer's body.
Reemer lands with a cross.
A low kick lands for Sampaio.
Sampaio ducks under a wild hook from Reemer.
Reemer throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Reemer.
Reemer swings widly with a right hand
and Sampaio counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Reemer there.
Reemer lands with a hook. Sampaio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reemer misses with a hook
and Sampaio counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Hole Reemer's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer scores with a hook to the body. Sampaio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reemer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Reemer.
Reemer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reemer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sampaio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reemer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reemer misses with a hook
and Sampaio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sampaio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Sampaio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reemer throws a hook to the side of Sampaio's head but Sampaio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sampaio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reemer.
Sampaio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reemer misses with a lunging right hand
and Sampaio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reemer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reemer missing with a left hand there. Sampaio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Reemer misses
letting Sampaio counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Reemer there.
Sampaio tests Reemer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Hole Reemer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reemer thuds a left hand into Sampaio's body.
Reemer tries to land a front kick but Sampaio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reemer looks to throw a body kick
and Sampaio counters with a nice uppercut.
Reemer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sampaio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reemer misses with a straight left.
Reemer throws a series of punches but Sampaio avoids them all with ease.
Sampaio staying out of range there.
Reemer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampaio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reemer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sampaio works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Reemer. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hole Reemer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hole Reemer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sampaio defending well as Reemer loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Reemer misses.
Reemer throws a lazy right hand but Sampaio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Sampaio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reemer.
Reemer thuds his right hand into Sampaio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sampaio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Reemer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reemer throws a jab when Sampaio was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Reemer
and Sampaio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Reemer misses.
Sampaio moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Sampaio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampaio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reemer.
Sampaio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reemer throws the left hand but Sampaio avoids the punch easily.
Sampaio misses with an uppercut. Reemer saw that one coming.
Reemer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sampaio.
Sampaio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reemer.
Sampaio looks to score with a jab to the body but Reemer is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reemer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sampaio counters with a left to the body.
Sampaio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reemer.
Reemer scores with a nice strike.
Reemer misses with a kick to the body
and Sampaio counters with a nice uppercut.
Reemer misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sampaio, as that shot connected.
Hole Reemer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Reemer misses with a right hand
and Sampaio counters with a nice uppercut.
Sampaio throws a big shot that misses.
Reemer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sampaio scores with a body shot.
Reemer slips under a jab.
Reemer misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio misses with a looping left.
Reemer swings widly with a right hand
and Sampaio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hole Reemer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortunado Sampaio!
Fortunado Sampaio 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 1007 p4p, 2270 weight class) and John Paul (ranked 61 p4p, 89 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Real Ganja Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Paul!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Paul throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paul thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young looks to land a body kick but Paul moved away.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Young misses.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul slips a straight right by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paul is looking for the big counter here.
Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Paul is trying to counter with his kicks.
Paul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paul looks winded!
Young cracks Paul with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Paul sprawling to the canvas! Paul rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Young finish him?!
 Paul is rocked!
Young moves in close and cracks Paul with a massive right hand! Paul, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Young!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Young!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 987 p4p, 1013 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 129 p4p, 133 weight class). Presley Chai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Durant's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai forces Durant back against the cage and clinches.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant stops a takedown attempt from Chai.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durant lands with a short shot to the head.
Durant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Durant lands with a left to the head.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durant has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Durant can turn it around.
Durant blocking some punches.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
Durant working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Durant misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai presses Durant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Durant.
Chai pushes Durant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Durant misses with the head strike.
Durant prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai digs a right hand into Durant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durant's gas tank.
Chai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durant blocks a jab.
Durant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chai defends it well.
Durant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai drops Durant with a huge uppercut! Durant drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Chai is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Presley Chai!
An out of breath Presley Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 519 p4p, 493 weight class) and Genkei Takahashi (ranked 70 p4p, 67 weight class). Ignatiev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beats That. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Genkei Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatiev moves away.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Ignatiev blocks the low kick.
Ignatiev dodges the punch combination from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
Good leg kick by Ignatiev.
Nice sprawl there from Ignatiev as Takahashi shoots in.
Ignatiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takahashi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi scores with a nice strike.
Ignatiev throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi thuds a left hand into Ignatiev's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatiev throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Takahashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ignatiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ignatiev rather than just go for the knockout.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ignatiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi is rocked!
Ignatiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ignatiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatiev finish him?
Takahashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatiev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
enabling Ignatiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatiev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Takahashi out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Ignatiev!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Ignatiev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 314 p4p, 501 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 37 p4p, 70 weight class). Yu Tai comes into the arena with Invincible Pole Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Tam Yu Tai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alcide Almunecar's chin.
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176
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
Yu Tai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Almunecar connects with an inside leg kick.
Almunecar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Almunecar throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a low kick, right behind Almunecar 's knee.
Yu Tai punishes Almunecar's body with a nice straight punch.
Almunecar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar avoids a kick to the body.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai!
Almunecar misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almunecar throws a head kick that Yu Tai semi-blocks.
Yu Tai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yu Tai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Almunecar throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yu Tai throws a head kick that misses
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yu Tai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almunecar connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almunecar in his tracks.
Yu Tai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almunecar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almunecar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu Tai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yu Tai misses with a low kick.
Yu Tai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almunecar.
Nice cross by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a jab when Almunecar was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Almunecar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almunecar.
Almunecar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almunecar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yu Tai walks into a left hand.
Yu Tai thows a leg kick but Almunecar checks it
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Yu Tai defending well as Almunecar loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
Yu Tai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almunecar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Almunecar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almunecar digs a good body shot into Yu Tai's ribs.
Almunecar throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almunecar.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the leg kick from Almunecar.
Almunecar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunecar scores with a hook to the body. Yu Tai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almunecar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Almunecar avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Almunecar lands but Yu Tai takes it in his stride.
Yu Tai throws an off balance right hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almunecar throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
A big right from Yu Tai misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Almunecar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Almunecar with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yu Tai lands a leg kick that knocks Almunecar off balance momentarily.
Almunecar lands with a straight right. Yu Tai didn't see that one coming.
Almunecar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almunecar missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Almunecar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu Tai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alcide Almunecar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almunecar lands a really nice looking cross but Yu Tai seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almunecar can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar connects with a solid leg kick.
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu Tai's sensitive parts.
Almunecar is looking to chop away at Yu Tai's legs.
Yu Tai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu Tai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yu Tai cracks Almunecar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut.
Yu Tai tests Almunecar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almunecar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar needs to keep his hands up - Yu Tai had a free shot at his head there.
Almunecar throws a front kick aimed at Yu Tai's knee but Yu Tai avoids it well.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almunecar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu Tai scores with a push kick.
Yu Tai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yu Tai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar scores with a leg kick.
Yu Tai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almunecar manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yu Tai with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
That's time! Yu Tai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yu Tai's knee momentarily.
Yu Tai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almunecar throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar lands a jab to the nose.
Almunecar misses with a left hand
and Yu Tai counters with a right hand to the body.
Almunecar works Yu Tai's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai has Almunecar pressed against the cage, preventing Almunecar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almunecar connects with a single shot there.
Yu Tai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Almunecar.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Yu Tai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almunecar moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
Almunecar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Almunecar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alcide Almunecar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Yu Tai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Almunecar lands a jab to the nose.
Tam Yu Tai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almunecar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almunecar misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai slips under a jab.
Almunecar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yu Tai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almunecar.
Yu Tai thumps Almunecar with a low kick.
Yu Tai throws a poor cross that misses
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Yu Tai is predictable there
and Almunecar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yu Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Almunecar in the body.
The fighters circling - Almunecar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Almunecar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Almunecar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu Tai works Almunecar's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu Tai digs a good body shot into Almunecar's ribs.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick
and Yu Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yu Tai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Yu Tai misses with a hook.
Yu Tai lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Almunecar falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yu Tai dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
An out of breath Tam Yu Tai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Loris (ranked 322 p4p, 281 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 43 p4p, 37 weight class). Finlay Standifer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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38
155
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Loris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Loris misses.
Standifer looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
Loris 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 big right from Standifer misses.
Loris takes a swing at Standifer's ribcage but misses.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Loris.
Loris needs to keep his hands up - Standifer had a free shot at his head there.
Loris circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Loris was looking to counter with a kick there.
Standifer moves out of range as Loris strikes.
Loris looks to land a body kick but Standifer moved away.
Standifer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loris misses with an uppercut. Standifer saw that one coming.
Loris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Standifer counters with a straight right hand.
Standifer works the jab nicely.
Standifer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loris misses with a body kick.
Loris lands an overhand right.
A jab from Loris misses.
Loris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loris tries to land a body kick
and Standifer counters with a nice uppercut.
Loris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Loris. That snapped Standifer's head back.
Loris scores with a nice right hand.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Standifer.
Standifer lands with a hook. Loris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loris throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Standifer! But no joy.
Loris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Standifer defends it nicely.
Loris misses with a straight right.
Loris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Standifer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Loris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Loris's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Standifer gets his hands free as Loris looks to control.
Standifer doesn't have the hooks in and Loris manages to turn into his guard.
Loris trying to control but Standifer is working from the bottom.
Loris tries to free his leg and advance position but Standifer is retaining full guard.
Standifer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris trying to control the position from guard on top but Standifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loris is really struggling to control Standifer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Loris looking to sit in guard and control but Standifer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standifer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Loris has his hands on Standifer's head, controlling the position.
Loris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Loris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Standifer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Standifer wants to control from the top but Loris keeps moving.
Standifer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Loris pulls Standifer in to control the position.
Loris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Standifer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loris is keeping the position for now.
Standifer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loris has his feet on Standifer's thighs here. He's pushed Standifer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Standifer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Loris!
Hugo Loris decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 179 p4p, 478 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 28 p4p, 61 weight class). Santo Amaro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is дигга на юг. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santo Amaro staying out of range there.
It appears Santo Amaro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew scores with the left hand. Santo Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Matthew misses with a left hand
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santo Amaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthew.
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro avoids the body shot from Matthew.
Santo Amaro moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Santo Amaro staying out of range there.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
It looked like Santo Amaro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matthew.
Santo Amaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matthew misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Matthew.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthew 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.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Santo Amaro moves away and avoids it.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
Matthew blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santo Amaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santo Amaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
Matthew takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Santo Amaro moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Nice straight punches there by Matthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthew.
Matthew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santo Amaro counters with a good, hard body kick but Matthew shrugs it off.
Santo Amaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matthew throws a sloppy head kick and Santo Amaro moves out of range easily.
Matthew lands a nice hook to Santo Amaro's body. Santo Amaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping right hand.
Matthew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santo Amaro at a distance.
Matthew lands with a cross.
Matthew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matthew lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro staying out of range there.
A big left from Matthew misses.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Matthew misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Santo Amaro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matthew.
Matthew throws a front kick that sends Santo Amaro stumbling back into the cage.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santo Amaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro dodges the punch combination from Matthew.
Santo Amaro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
And Santo Amaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Matthew blocks it.
Matthew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice leg kick.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santo Amaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matthew lands a really nice looking cross but Santo Amaro seems unphased.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Matthew blocks a jab.
Matthew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Matthew lands the left hand.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Santo Amaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Matthew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from Matthew lands but Santo Amaro takes it in his stride.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Matthew.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Matthew misses with a kick to the body.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses.
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthew. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro connects with a leg kick.
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!
Matthew misses with a hook.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Matthew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Matthew. Those never looked like landing.
Matthew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
Matthew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and Santo Amaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santo Amaro connects with a leg kick.
Matthew throws out a powerful jab.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick Matthew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthew takes one to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew throws a head kick that misses.
Matthew lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Matthew.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Santo Amaro counters with a straight right hand.
Matthew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santo Amaro drops his hands momentarily and Matthew takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthew darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew lands with a right hand.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Santo Amaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthew lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Santo Amaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Santo Amaro counters with a good low kick that Matthew was not able to check.
Matthew's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but Santo Amaro is just out of range.
Santo Amaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Santo Amaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Matthew avoided it.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on Santo Amaro's shoulder, as Santo Amaro tries to avoid the shot.
Matthew tries to close the distance and clinch but Santo Amaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santo Amaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthew looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Matthew throws a jab when Santo Amaro was well out of range.
Matthew lands with a right hand.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santo Amaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matthew just manages to avoid it.
Matthew throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santo Amaro lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matthew slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
Matthew throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew cracks Santo Amaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
Santo Amaro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro feints and then cracks Matthew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthew down.
Matthew misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew digs a good hook to Santo Amaro's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santo Amaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matthew with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santo Amaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Santo Amaro 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.
Matthew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matthew throws a looping overhand right but Santo Amaro ducks down to avoid it.
Santo Amaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Matthew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro tries a low kick but Matthew avoids it.
Santo Amaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthew is just out of range.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Santo Amaro moves away and avoids it.
Santo Amaro tries a low kick but Matthew avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matthew! But no joy.
Santo Amaro avoids the head kick by Matthew.
As Matthew backs away, Santo Amaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matthew looks for the body kick but Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a jab to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthew slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santo Amaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santo Amaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Santo Amaro is out of range.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro instigates a clinch.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matthew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
Santo Amaro is pushing Matthew up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew scores with a shot to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Matthew takes a shot to the head.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthew's elbow.
Matthew blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is pushing Matthew up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Matthew blocking some punches.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santo Amaro has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the side of Matthew's head.
A short right from Santo Amaro.
Matthew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santo Amaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthew can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthew's elbow.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Santo Amaro has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Matthew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthew 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 241 p4p, 297 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 26 p4p, 30 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riminal slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riminal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Riminal.
Riminal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riminal showed some decent athleticism there.
Riminal works his way into side control.
Riminal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Riminal is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riminal tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Riminal has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit can't escape the position.
Riminal looking to control but Sitsongrit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riminal working for a guillotine from mount but Sitsongrit is in no mood to give up.
Riminal wants to control the pace but Sitsongrit is squirming around nicely.
Sitsongrit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riminal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sitsongrit defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Riminal.
Riminal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sitsongrit can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit working to try and regain half guard.
Riminal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit can't do much from the bottom here.
Riminal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Riminal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riminal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sitsongrit wants to control but Riminal postures up.
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riminal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sitsongrit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Riminal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Riminal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal advances to full mount.
Riminal tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Riminal wants to finish this one by submission but Sitsongrit is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Riminal.
Sitsongrit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Riminal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sitsongrit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sitsongrit shrugs it off.
Riminal has control of Sitsongrit's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sitsongrit regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sitsongrit wants to hold on but Riminal pushes him away.
Riminal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sitsongrit is surviving well by controlling Riminal's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riminal looking to control but Sitsongrit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sitsongrit is trying to escape the mount.
Riminal looking to secure an arm triangle but Sitsongrit defends it well.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Riminal is having none of it.
Riminal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sitsongrit can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riminal trying to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Riminal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sitsongrit is surviving well by controlling Riminal's body position as best he can.
Riminal trying to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Riminal.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit stuns Riminal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riminal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Riminal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riminal defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Riminal throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Riminal throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Riminal's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
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.
Riminal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Riminal shoots in and bounces Sitsongrit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Riminal tries to pass.
Sitsongrit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Riminal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Riminal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Riminal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riminal somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riminal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riminal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riminal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sitsongrit but Sitsongrit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riminal backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Riminal is looking to counter with a body kick.
Riminal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riminal tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riminal darts in trying to clinch
and Riminal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away.
Riminal works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riminal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riminal swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Riminal tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Riminal ducks down to avoid it.
Riminal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Riminal swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riminal throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riminal lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Riminal throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Riminal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riminal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sitsongrit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riminal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riminal misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Riminal.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riminal moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Riminal.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riminal.
Riminal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riminal misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riminal with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riminal thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riminal wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Riminal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riminal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riminal somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suriyan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Riminal shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but Riminal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riminal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sitsongrit is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Riminal presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riminal has hold of one of Sitsongrit's legs. Sitsongrit is fighting the takedown attempt but Riminal gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit pushes Riminal off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Riminal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riminal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riminal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riminal is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riminal is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riminal on the side of the head.
Riminal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Riminal misses its target.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riminal with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riminal gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Riminal is out of range.
Riminal lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Riminal's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal tries to land a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Riminal off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riminal momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Riminal.
Riminal is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Riminal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riminal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riminal.
Riminal is rocked!
Riminal throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp right that sends Riminal to the canvas! Sitsongrit follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
Suriyan Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 11 p4p, 35 weight class) and Hawk Fleximario (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Fleximario has chosen Funkmeister 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleximario loads up on a big right hand but Zweihander slips the punch.
Zweihander was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zweihander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Zweihander misses.
Hawk Fleximario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleximario throws a lazy head kick
and Zweihander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fleximario scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zweihander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fleximario stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fleximario lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zweihander.
A right-left combo lands from Zweihander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleximario misses with a shot to the body
and Zweihander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zweihander takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Kurt Zweihander has been cut.
Donk. Fleximario catches Zweihander right on the button with a cross.
Zweihander lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fleximario throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fleximario lands a head shot.
Fleximario rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Zweihander counter with a right hand.
Zweihander 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.
Zweihander connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zweihander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleximario misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleximario misses with a lunging right hand
and Zweihander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fleximario scores with a punch to the head.
Fleximario pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zweihander throws a head kick but Fleximario moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Zweihander.
Zweihander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleximario manages to avoid it.
A cross from Zweihander lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario throws a leg kick
and Zweihander counters with an outside leg kick.
Zweihander throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Fleximario to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zweihander, as that shot connected.
Zweihander just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleximario throws a leg kick
and Zweihander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fleximario lands a really nice looking cross but Zweihander seems unphased.
Fleximario has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fleximario walks into a straight right hand from Zweihander.
Fleximario throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zweihander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario throws a body kick that misses.
Zweihander is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fleximario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zweihander manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Zweihander blocks the low kick.
Zweihander is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fleximario throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zweihander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zweihander lands a big right hand that sends Fleximario crashing to the mat! Zweihander stays standing though and waves Fleximario back to his feet!
Fleximario ducks under a wild hook from Zweihander.
Fleximario swings for the body but Zweihander moves out of range.
Zweihander throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleximario counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zweihander throws out a loose jab but Fleximario uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Zweihander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Zweihander's cut.
That's time! Zweihander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zweihander crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fleximario - the referee stops the clock and Zweihander gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fleximario. Zweihander manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fleximario 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.
Zweihander swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zweihander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zweihander throws a head kick that misses.
Fleximario throws a leg kick
and Zweihander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fleximario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zweihander.
Zweihander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleximario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zweihander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleximario.
Zweihander swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kurt Zweihander is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleximario avoids the body shot from Zweihander.
Zweihander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleximario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleximario steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zweihander.
Fleximario looks to throw a body kick
and Zweihander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fleximario throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zweihander jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zweihander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleximario can do to turn this around?
Fleximario throws a lazy uppercut
and Zweihander counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fleximario is breathing heavily.
Zweihander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fleximario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zweihander lands a big uppercut and Fleximario crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fleximario looks OK. Zweihander waves Fleximario back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zweihander takes a swing at Fleximario's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Fleximario on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fleximario sprawling to the canvas! Fleximario rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zweihander finish him?!
Fleximario is rocked!
Zweihander misses with an uppercut. Fleximario saw that one coming.
Zweihander scores with a jab. Fleximario acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fleximario is looking to land body kicks.
Zweihander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zweihander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleximario is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fleximario thumps Zweihander with a low kick.
Fleximario wants to land a leg kick but Zweihander is out of range.
Zweihander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fleximario throws the kick towards the body but Zweihander avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zweihander.
Fleximario wants to land a leg kick but Zweihander is out of range.
Zweihander half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zweihander cracks Fleximario with a good jab.
Fleximario wants to slow Zweihander down by chopping away at his legs.
Zweihander takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zweihander throws a wild body kick that Fleximario sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zweihander. That's going to slow Fleximario down.
Fleximario throws a hook but Zweihander blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zweihander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zweihander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleximario was well out of range. Poor timing from Zweihander.
Zweihander throws a head kick that misses.
Fleximario tries to counter with a clinch but Zweihander shakes him off and moves away.
Zweihander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zweihander misses with an uppercut. Fleximario saw that one coming.
Zweihander slips a straight right by Fleximario.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleximario misses with a shot to the body
and Zweihander counters with a stiff right hand.
Zweihander lands a big right hand that sends Fleximario crashing to the mat! Zweihander stays standing though and waves Fleximario back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Zweihander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Zweihander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zweihander fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Fleximario square on the jaw! Damn, Fleximario is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Zweihander!
Kurt Zweihander retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Kurt Zweihander thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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