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SYN 1047 Diggs vs Todd II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luo Ping (ranked 4087 p4p, 4098 weight class) and Ricardo Luz (ranked 225 p4p, 222 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luo Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Luz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ping clinches with his opponent.
Luz stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ping takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ping seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Luz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ping stalls.
Luz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Luz to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luo Ping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ping has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 10:9
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 10:9
Judge George Francis scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luo Ping!
A victorious Luo Ping thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 284 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 42 p4p, 172 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin lands the left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Bangin circles away.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
A punch lands to the side of Bangin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Bates misses its target.
Bangin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bates scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Bates.
Bates forces Bangin back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bangin takes one to the side of the head.
Bangin thows a body kick. Bates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Bangin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin gets caught napping as Bates dives in and scores a takedown. Bangin manages to retain guard.
Bangin trying to control the position here.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bangin wants to stand but Bates is controlling the position.
Bates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Bangin is keeping the position.
Bates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bates looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bates wants to clinch.
Bangin misses with a low kick as Bates jumps back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bates is looking to clinch.
Bangin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bangin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bangin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bangin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bangin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Bates jumps into guard, dragging Bangin to the mat.
Bangin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bates is looking to sweep but instead, Bangin has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bangin wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Bangin wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin 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.
Bangin jabs Bates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bates shoots in and bounces Bangin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bates is standing up over Bangin. Bangin looks to escape but Bates dives into side control.
Bates remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin wants to control but Bates postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bates creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bangin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
Bangin trying his best to control but Bates has mounted him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bangin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bates jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bangin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bangin and Bates has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bangin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bates scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bangin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Bangin!
Bates is pulling down on Bangin's head to control his posture.
Bangin trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates managing to control the position.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates has Bangin pulled in close to control his posture.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bates trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bangin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bates's hands.
Bates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bates on the side of the head.
Bangin cracks Bates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bates scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bangin is trying to stand.
Bangin is not content to let Bates control the position.
Bates is looking to stall here but Bangin recovers full guard.
Bates trying to control but Bangin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bates prevents Bangin from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bates being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.
Bates closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bates lands in his opponent's guard.
Bangin wants to get back to his feet but Bates passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bangin's head.
Bates sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bates is looking for a kimura but Bangin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
Bates thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Bangin wants to control but Bates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bangin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bates lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bangin trying to control from the bottom.
Bates trying to control the action but Bangin is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bates clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
A victorious Armad Bates thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 1006 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 79 p4p, 173 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Sykora.
Sykora lands the left hand.
Sykora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Branko is out of range.
Branko misses with a takedown attempt - Sykora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sykora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branko.
Branko shoots for a takedown but Sykora saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Branko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Branko prevents Sykora from standing back up.
Branko wants to free his trapped foot but Sykora is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Branko seems to be working for a kimura but Sykora defends the submission attempt.
Branko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sykora!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sykora is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Branko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sykora wants to try and get back to his feet.
Branko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sykora somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A big left from Sykora misses.
Branko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykora throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Branko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sykora knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykora tries to kick Branko off but Branko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Branko is working for a submission of some sort.
Branko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Branko seems to be working for a kimura but Sykora defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykora is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko is working for a kimura but Sykora is defending it quite comfortably.
Branko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sykora looks like he's trying to stand up.
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Sykora is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sykora tries to kick Branko off but Branko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Branko is trying to work for a kimura but Sykora is defending well.
Sykora tries to kick Branko off but Branko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Branko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sykora knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Branko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sykora defends it well.
Branko is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sykora as he works his way to full guard.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Branko isn't so interested in that idea.
Branko pushing down on Sykora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Branko seems to be working for a kimura but Sykora defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Davdio Branko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sykora throws a low kick but Branko avoids it.
Branko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sykora.
Branko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sykora defends well and Branko ends up having to push Sykora into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Branko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sykora prevents it.
Branko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sykora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Branko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sykora fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Branko moved out of range nicely.
Branko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykora.
Branko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Branko slips a jab from Sykora.
Branko walks into a jab.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora with a jab.
Branko dives in and grabs Sykora's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sykora pushes down on Branko's head and hops out.
Sykora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Branko shoots in looking for a takedown. Sykora tries to sprawl out of it but Branko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sykora manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Sykora.
Sykora throws a jab when Branko was well out of range.
Branko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sykora scores with a hook.
Branko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sykora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Branko.
Sykora throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sykora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Branko attempts a counter takedown but Sykora avoids it well and moves away.
Branko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Michal Sykora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sykora feints and then cracks Branko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Branko down.
Sykora throws a head kick that half lands.
Branko tries for a takedown but Sykora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sykora misses the jab.
Branko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sykora napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branko is trying to get an arm triangle but Sykora is defending well.
Branko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Branko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sykora throws Branko to one side and escapes!
Sykora moves into range and connects with a jab.
Branko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Branko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sykora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Sykora.
Michal Sykora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykora swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Branko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sykora's guard.
Sykora wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sykora. Beautiful body shot.
Branko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Branko isn't so interested in that idea.
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Branko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sykora is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Branko, into his guard.
Branko working for submissions but it's allowed Sykora to get to half guard.
Sykora slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko is looking for a sweep. Sykora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Branko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Branko is looking for a sweep. Sykora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sykora decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sykora misses with a hook
and Branko counters with a shoot takedown. Sykora fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sykora manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sykora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Branko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sykora gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Sykora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
That's time! Branko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Branko darts in trying to clinch
and Sykora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Branko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sykora is fending him off so far but Branko persists. Nope, Sykora circles away and we're back to standing.
Branko closes the distance and clinches up with Sykora, looking for a takedown. Branko pushes Sykora against the cage but Sykora circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Branko staying out of range there.
Sykora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sykora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Branko or perhaps it was just good defense by Sykora, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sykora connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Branko scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora scores with a nice strike.
Sykora lands with a straight right. Branko didn't see that one coming.
Sykora looks to throw the jab but Branko is out of range.
Branko walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Branko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sykora.
Sykora scores with a spinning back kick!
Good exchange - Sykora coming out on top.
Sykora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Branko tries for a takedown but Sykora circles away easily
and Sykora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Branko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sykora avoids it really well and circles away.
Sykora misses with a hook. Branko ducked under it nicely.
Sykora moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sykora misses the jab.
Branko ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Branko tries to counter with a takedown but Sykora is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykora to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sykora as he avoids it easily.
Branko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sykora.
Sykora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Branko's hands.
Sykora throws an overhand right that lands on Branko's shoulder, as Branko tries to avoid the shot.
Sykora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branko.
Branko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sykora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykora works Branko's body with a nice hook.
Sykora has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sykora scores with a hook.
Branko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sykora circles away.
It seemed like Sykora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Sykora.
Branko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sykora manages to circle out of the way.
Sykora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sykora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko tries to clinch up
and Sykora counters with a nice uppercut.
Sykora cracks a nice hook into Branko's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sykora.
Sykora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sykora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sykora misses with a hook.
Branko goes for a double leg but Sykora avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sykora continues to drive forward.
Sykora pushes Branko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykora misses with a knee to the head.
Branko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Branko tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykora.
Branko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sykora pulls his leg out and moves away.
Branko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Sykora misses.
Branko feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko moves away from the strike by Sykora.
Sykora stuffs the takedown attempt from Branko. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
Sykora lands a front kick.
Sykora throws a hook but Branko avoids it easily.
Sykora misses with an uppercut.
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!
Sykora throws a nice head kick!
Branko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sykora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Branko slips a jab and a cross from Sykora.
Branko tries to counter with a takedown but Sykora is quick to defend against it.
Branko drops his hands momentarily and Sykora takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sykora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sykora sprawls and moves away.
Branko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sykora darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Sykora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sykora 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Sykora!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Tavares (ranked 914 p4p, 871 weight class) and Haitian Ginger (ranked 113 p4p, 104 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Manny Tavares has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manny Tavares seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ginger misses with a right hand
and Tavares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ginger thinking.
Tavares misses the jab.
Tavares lands with a hook. Ginger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Ginger's front leg but catches the back leg as Ginger tries to avoid it.
Tavares lands a really nice looking cross but Ginger seems unphased.
Tavares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ginger clinches up against the cage.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
Ginger lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Tavares.
Ginger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ginger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavares lands with a right to the head.
Tavares tries a body shot but Ginger blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ginger.
Ginger tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares throws a hook but Ginger blocks it.
Ginger tries to counter with a clinch but Tavares shakes him off and moves away.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ginger.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Ginger's head but Ginger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ginger staying out of range there.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Ginger moved out of range.
Ginger moves out of range as Tavares throws a body kick.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Ginger moved out of range nicely.
Ginger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ginger cracks Tavares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tavares takes a swing at Ginger's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Ginger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ginger.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares lands a left and a right that send Ginger crashing to the mat, dazed. Tavares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Haitian Ginger has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Tavares swings widly with a right hand
and Ginger counters with a good low kick that Tavares was not able to check.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Ginger counters with a nice uppercut.
and Ginger counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tavares! He's just covering up as Ginger starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haitian Ginger!
An out of breath Haitian Ginger 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 Satanic Panic (ranked 260 p4p, 320 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 37 p4p, 45 weight class). Panic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Freezing Moon. Mangas Coloradas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satanic Panic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A cross from Panic lands.
Coloradas throws a low kick, looking for Panic's leg but Panic calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Panic misses its target.
Panic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coloradas.
Coloradas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panic.
Coloradas looks to throw the jab but Panic is out of range.
Panic misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Coloradas misses the target.
Panic throwing a counter right hand but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Coloradas 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.
Panic cracks Coloradas with a good jab.
Coloradas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Panic defending well as Coloradas loads up on a big left hand.
Satanic Panic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panic closes the distance and pushes Coloradas back into the cage.
Panic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coloradas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coloradas working Panic over with knees 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!
Panic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coloradas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panic misses with a hook. Coloradas ducked under it nicely.
Coloradas moves away from the strike by Panic.
Nice shot lands for Panic.
Coloradas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panic.
Panic is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coloradas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coloradas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Panic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coloradas throws a front kick aimed at Panic's knee but Panic avoids it well.
Coloradas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Panic misses with a low kick.
Panic moves out of range as Coloradas strikes.
Panic misses with an uppercut.
Panic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range.
Panic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coloradas throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Panic blocks the leg kick.
Panic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coloradas misses with a wild combination.
Panic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panic tries to clinch up.
Coloradas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Panic throws a lazy right hand but Coloradas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panic throws a leg kick but Coloradas moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coloradas can pounce on him.
Coloradas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coloradas misses with a double jab.
Panic is looking to score with low kicks.
Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coloradas.
Panic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coloradas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coloradas misses with a looping left.
Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panic misses with a low kick.
Coloradas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coloradas moves out of range as Panic throws a body kick.
Panic connects with a leg kick.
Panic throws a body kick that misses
and Coloradas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coloradas throws a push kick but Panic slaps the foot to one side.
Coloradas misses with the combination.
Coloradas misses the shot to the body.
Coloradas tried to score with a low kick but Panic checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Coloradas misses the target.
Coloradas lands with a straight right. Panic didn't see that one coming.
Panic swats away the attempt to clinch by Coloradas.
Panic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Panic.
Coloradas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Panic.
Coloradas throws a hook but Panic avoids it easily.
Coloradas thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Panic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coloradas throws a big shot that misses.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Panic moved away.
Coloradas 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.
Panic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coloradas throws a nice looking combination but Panic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panic slips a jab and a cross from Coloradas.
Panic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coloradas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panic was well out of range. Poor timing from Coloradas.
Coloradas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panic manages to avoid it.
Panic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coloradas if he has to take too many more of those.
Panic throws a push kick but Coloradas slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panic throws a hook but Coloradas blocks it.
Coloradas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panic with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Panic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Coloradas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panic's sensitive parts.
Panic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coloradas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panic looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Panic checks a leg kick.
Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panic throws a lazy body kick
and Coloradas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Coloradas misses.
Panic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panic staying out of range there.
Coloradas moves away from the strike by Panic.
Panic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Coloradas tenderised Panic's leg. Panic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Panic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panic. Coloradas shrugs it off though.
Coloradas misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coloradas catches Panic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters circling a little - Panic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coloradas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Panic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Panic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a jab when Panic was well out of range.
Coloradas moves out of range as Panic strikes.
Panic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Panic clobbers Coloradas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coloradas walks into a stiff left hand from Panic.
A big left from Coloradas misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Panic.
Coloradas walks into a stiff left hand from Panic.
Coloradas throws a jab when Panic was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panic, as that shot connected.
Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Panic ducks down to avoid it.
Coloradas lands a leg kick that knocks Panic off balance momentarily.
Panic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas moves out of range of the strikes.
Panic has closed the distance and engaged Coloradas in a clinch.
Coloradas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panic lands a nice shot to the body.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coloradas lands a knee to the head.
Coloradas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panic throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
That kick from Coloradas tenderised Panic's leg. Panic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panic misses with a left hand
and Coloradas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coloradas misses with a double jab.
Panic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Panic avoids the head kick by Coloradas.
Panic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coloradas throws a lazy right hand but Panic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Panic tries to counter by clinching up but Coloradas breaks away and moves out of range.
Panic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coloradass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coloradas looks to land a left hand but Panic moved out of range nicely.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coloradas.
Panic looks to land a right hand but Coloradas moved out of range.
Coloradas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Panic doesn't manage to clinch there - Coloradas circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panic staying out of range there.
Panic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Panic lands with a straight right. Coloradas didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Panic scores with a nice right hand.
Coloradas lands with a nice combination. Panic backs away looking to recover.
Coloradas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Panic misses the target.
That kick from Panic tenderised Coloradas's leg. Coloradas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coloradas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Panic is out of range.
Coloradas throws a body shot but no joy.
Coloradas missing with a left hand there. Panic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Panic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coloradas looks for the body kick but Panic saw that one coming.
Coloradas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coloradas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panic was well out of range. Poor timing from Coloradas.
Panic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Coloradas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Coloradas.
Panic takes a swing at Coloradas's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic is looking to chop away at Coloradas's legs.
Panic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coloradas throws a jab but it's blocked by Panic.
A little feinted left hand from Panic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Panic throws a low kick but Coloradas moves out of range easily.
Panic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Panic.
A good leg kick by Panic.
Panic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coloradas feints and then cracks Panic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panic down.
A telegraphed right hand from Panic misses the target.
Panic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coloradas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Panic cracks Coloradas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coloradas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coloradas scrambles back to his feet.
Coloradas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Coloradas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mangas Coloradas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Panic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panic misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panic forces Coloradas back against the cage and clinches.
Panic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coloradas.
Panic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Panic.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coloradas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panic misses with a straight left.
Panic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Panic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range and Panic settles back down.
Panic connects with a single shot there.
Panic checks a low kick from Coloradas.
Coloradas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panic throws a low kick, looking for Coloradas's leg but Coloradas calmly moves out of range.
Coloradas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coloradas throws a hook to the side of Panic's head but Panic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panic throws a big counter combination but Coloradas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Panic is looking to slow Coloradas down with leg kicks.
Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Satanic Panic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coloradas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panic misses with a hook to the body
and Coloradas counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Panic misses.
Panic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a leg kick that misses.
Panic throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
Coloradas tries a quick counter leg kick but Panic is wise to it.
Panic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coloradas's head backwards.
Panic keeps Coloradas at a distance using the push kick.
Coloradas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panic. Coloradas shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Panic.
Coloradas slips a straight right by Panic.
A telegraphed right hand from Panic misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Panic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coloradas swings for the body but Panic moves out of range.
Panic misses with a body shot.
Coloradas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coloradas throws out the jab.
Coloradas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a wild body kick that Panic sees coming a mile off.
Coloradas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panic's sensitive parts.
Coloradas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coloradas scores with a leg kick.
Panic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coloradas tries a quick counter leg kick but Panic is wise to it.
Panic feints and then cracks Coloradas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coloradas down.
Coloradas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Panic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coloradas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panic throws a low kick but Coloradas moves out of range easily.
Coloradas throws a big shot that misses.
Panic tries to counter by clinching up but Coloradas breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Panic misses.
Coloradas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panic.
Panic backing away here, and Coloradas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Panic slips the punch.
Panic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coloradas doesn't seem bothered though.
Panic misses with a straight right.
Panic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coloradas 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.
Panic swings for the body but Coloradas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
Coloradas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panic.
Coloradas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coloradas.
Panic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Coloradas as he checks the leg kick.
Panic throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coloradas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Panic.
Coloradas throws a hook to the side of Panic's head but Panic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coloradas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Panic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Panic misses.
Panic scores with a nice right hand.
Panic throws out a powerful jab.
Panic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coloradas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Panic misses with an uppercut. Coloradas saw that one coming.
Panic moves away from the strike by Coloradas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic lands the left hand.
Panic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coloradas throws out a loose jab but Panic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coloradas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Panic slips the punch.
Coloradas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Panic.
Panic connects with a body shot.
Coloradas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panic. Panic obviously looking to wear him down.
Panic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coloradas tries to clinch but Panic is having none of it.
Panic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Panic.
Coloradas lands a nice shot that snaps Panic's head back.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coloradas throws out the jab.
Panic 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.
Coloradas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panic.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Panic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Panic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Coloradas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Panic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panic throws a shot from downtown. Coloradas moves away and avoids it.
Coloradas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Panic throws a wild body kick that Coloradas sees coming a mile off.
Panic slips under a jab.
Panic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Panic.
Coloradas lands with a nice body punch.
Panic swats away the attempt to clinch by Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a body shot but no joy.
Panic slips under a jab.
Coloradas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panic has time to react.
Panic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coloradas thuds his right hand into Panic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coloradas scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satanic Panic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Satanic Panic!
A very excited looking Satanic Panic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 194 p4p, 550 weight class) and Samuel Sycek (ranked 23 p4p, 66 weight class). Samuel Sycek acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen leaves Sycek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ilmarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sycek was well out of range. Poor timing from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sycek shoots in for a double leg but Ilmarinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sycek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ilmarinen circles away.
Anton Ilmarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sycek.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sycek fails to pull guard.
Ilmarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ilmarinen on the inside.
Ilmarinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen has a couple of punches blocked by Sycek.
Sycek is trying to drag Ilmarinen to the mat but Ilmarinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sycek tries to pull guard but Ilmarinen won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen prevents a body shot from Sycek.
A shot in the inside from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sycek backwards.
Sycek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ilmarinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ilmarinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sycek pulls guard successfully.
Sycek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Sycek keeps moving.
Ilmarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ilmarinen postures up and lands a big shot to Sycek's brow.
Ilmarinen won't allow Sycek to sweep him here.
Sycek is still trying to improve position.
Ilmarinen content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen distracts Sycek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Sycek is working from the bottom.
Sycek trying to keep a closed guard but Ilmarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilmarinen cracks Sycek with a solid left hand.
Sycek throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ilmarinen working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ilmarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sycek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sycek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sycek keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen working some strikes from top position.
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilmarinen looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Sycek keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ilmarinen is pushing down on Sycek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sycek is fighting to maintain full guard but Ilmarinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ilmarinen slips a nice elbow through Sycek's hands, connecting with Sycek's forehead.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sycek keeps working.
Ilmarinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ilmarinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sycek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sycek tries to get to full guard but Ilmarinen has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ilmarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sycek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ilmarinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sycek somewhat.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen misses with a straight right.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but Sycek moves out of range.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sycek shoots in but Ilmarinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ilmarinen lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sycek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anton Ilmarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sycek.
Sycek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ilmarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sycek sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ilmarinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ilmarinen gets back to half guard.
Ilmarinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sycek.
Ilmarinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen is trying to keep Sycek in close.
Ilmarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sycek stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Ilmarinen throws up his legs and catches Sycek in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sycek tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Ilmarinen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anton Ilmarinen!
After winning the bout, Anton Ilmarinen 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 30 p4p, 400 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 2 p4p, 29 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hlervu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. Braynas Hlervu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Xiaodong is predictable there
and Hlervu counters with a left to the body.
Xiaodong throws a head kick that misses
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Hlervu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong motions for Hlervu to come forward. Xiaodong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Xiaodong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiaodong tries to score with a low kick but Hlervu moves his leg out of the way.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hlervu.
Hlervu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Hlervu's body.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Hlervu is having none of it.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiaodong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Xiaodong tenderised Hlervu's leg. Hlervu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Xiaodong misses.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Hlervu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Xiaodong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hlervu rather than just go for the knockout.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Hlervu's body.
Jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong connects with a crisp jab.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Hlervu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hlervu.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hlervu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xiaodong keeps Hlervu at a distance using the push kick.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
It looked like Hlervu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Hlervu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Xiaodong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
Xiaodong punishes Hlervu's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaodong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong connects with a body shot.
Xiaodong slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Hlervu looks for the body kick but Xiaodong saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Xiaodong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hlervu with a body shot.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Hlervu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong lands a front kick.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Hlervu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Xiaodong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Xiaodong jabs Hlervu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong looks for the body kick but Hlervu saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hlervu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaodong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hlervu doesn't seem bothered though.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick.
Hlervu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong is looking to slow Hlervu down with leg kicks.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Hlervu off balance momentarily.
Hlervu swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Hlervu's body. Hlervu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Hlervu's body. Hlervu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hlervu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hlervu will feel that in the morning.
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!
Xiaodong wants to clinch but Hlervu slips to the side
and Hlervu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiaodong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiaodong scores with a nice strike.
Hlervu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiaodong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hlervu misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
Hlervu misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Hlervu.
Hlervu struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Hlervu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong tries to work over Hlervu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hlervu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaodong lands a jab to the head.
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaodong throws a lazy head kick
and Hlervu counters with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong lands a high kick!
Xiaodong throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiaodong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hlervu half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong tests Hlervu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hlervu throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hlervu. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws out a leg kick but Hlervu moves out of range and Xiaodong only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hlervu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Hlervu off balance momentarily.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the body kick from Hlervu.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hlervu throws a push kick but Xiaodong slaps the foot to one side.
Xiaodong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xiaodong with the inside leg kick.
Hlervu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Xiaodong finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaodong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong keeps Hlervu at a distance using the push kick.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong thumps Hlervu with a low kick.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Hlervu misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong clinches.
Hlervu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong thows a leg kick but Hlervu checks it
and Hlervu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xiaodong thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong pushes Hlervu away with a front kick.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong cracks a nice hook into Hlervu's ribs.
Hlervu clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiaodong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong tries to land a body kick
and Hlervu counters with a good, hard body kick but Xiaodong shrugs it off.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong avoids a kick to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a single shot there.
Crunch! Xiaodong slams his shin into Hlervu's torso.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hlervu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hlervu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with a nice body kick.
Xiaodong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hlervu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xiaodong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hlervu, pushing him back against the cage.
Hlervu is trying to break the clinch but Xiaodong is controlling him.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong cracks Hlervu with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Hlervu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hlervu lands a right hand.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hlervu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hlervu.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Hlervu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong really dominated that round.
That's time! Hlervu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hlervu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hlervu slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a body kick that misses
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong keeps Hlervu at a distance using the push kick.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Xiaodong connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Hlervu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
 Xiaodong is rocked!
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Hlervu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice cross by Xiaodong.
Hlervu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Hlervu ducks down to avoid it.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a combination
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hlervu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hlervu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiaodong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Hlervu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Hlervu counters with a quick kick to the body but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body. Hlervu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong misses with a kick to the body.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiaodong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Xiaodong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hlervu scores with a decent looking hook.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong looks to clinch
and Hlervu counters with a straight right hand.
Xiaodong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu cracks Xiaodong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong throws a front kick aimed at Hlervu's knee but Hlervu avoids it well.
Xiaodong misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hlervu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the body
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong is still on wobbly legs! Can Hlervu finish him?
Hlervu moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
A jab from Hlervu misses.
Xiaodong tries a low kick but Hlervu avoids it.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
Hlervu cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Xiaodong's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hlervu before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
Braynas Hlervu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Li Xiaodong was interviewed post fight and said 'IQ 123'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 103 p4p, 323 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 12 p4p, 41 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes keeps Obama at a distance using the push kick.
Obama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuentes throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fuentes misses with a low kick.
Obama half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuentes scores with a spinning back kick!
Obama is breathing heavily.
Fuentes lands a big uppercut and Obama crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Obama looks OK. Fuentes waves Obama back to his feet!
It looks like Tom Obama has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuentes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuentes cracks Obama with a left hook right on the temple and Obama goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Fuentes lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Obama is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!
A victorious Pedro Fuentes 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 4 p4p, 65 weight class) and Winston Todd (ranked 1 p4p, 10 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by CHOSEN 1. Todd has chosen Piano Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Todd misses.
Diggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Todd misses with a looping left.
Diggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
We've been informed that Todd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs has managed to clinch.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Todd is trying to force a seperation but Diggs has the dominant position.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Diggs misses
and Todd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Todd throws a leg kick but Diggs checks it.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Todd.
Diggs moves out of range as Todd strikes.
Todd motions for Diggs to come forward. Todd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Todd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Diggs throws a quick counter head kick but Todd was just out of range.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Todd tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
A quick step to the side and Diggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Todd wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winston Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Todd avoids it.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Todd throws a sloppy body shot
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Todd misses with a looping right.
It appears Diggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Todd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggs slips a straight right by Todd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Todd just manages to avoid it.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Todd 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.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Todd! But no joy.
Todd tries to move into range but Diggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Todd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Todd misses with a left hand
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Todd manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Todd misses
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Diggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Diggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd connects with the punch.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Todd! But no joy.
Good work by Diggs as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Todd throws a body kick that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Todd misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Diggs throws a quick counter head kick but Todd was just out of range.
Diggs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Todd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willie Diggs will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Todd scores with a punch to the head.
Todd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Todd just manages to avoid it.
Todd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Todd misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Diggs down.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Todd tries to land a body kick
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Todd misses with a looping left.
Diggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Todd avoided it.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Diggs wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
Diggs slips a jab from Todd.
Todd throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Todd just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDiggs.
Diggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
It looked like Diggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Todd.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs is looking to clinch.
Todd swings widly with a right hand
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Todd tried to score with a low kick but Diggs checks it.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Diggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggs tries to avoid it.
Todd connects with a leg kick.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd tries a quick counter leg kick but Diggs is wise to it.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs slips a straight right by Todd.
It appears Diggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd really 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.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Diggs lands.
Diggs throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Todd throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Todd misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a series of punches but Diggs avoids them all with ease.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Todd.
Todd takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Todd misses
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Todd manages to avoid it.
Diggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Diggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Diggs - just one landing.
Todd throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Diggs thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Todd is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a body shot
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd throws a body kick that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Todd throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diggs throws a push kick but Todd slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Willie Diggs will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Diggs down.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Todd was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Todd misses the jab.
Todd misses the body punch
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Todd tenderised Diggs's leg. Diggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
Good work by Diggs as he checks the leg kick.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Todd swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Todd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diggs lands with a shot to the body.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Todd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Todd misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Todd throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Diggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Todd throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
Diggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Winston Todd.
I think Todd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Winston Todd!
Winston Todd is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Winston Todd started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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