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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bremner (ranked 1539 p4p, 18779 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 112 p4p, 334 weight class). Dee has chosen Death Patrol by Destroyer as his entrance music. Klay Dee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ted Bremner's chin.
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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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Bremner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bremner - the referee stops the clock and Dee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bremner. Dee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bremner feints and then cracks Dee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dee down.
Dee tries to bum rush Bremner with a series of wild strikes but Bremner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Bremner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee misses with the combination.
Dee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Bremner.
Bremner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dee counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bremner rushes Dee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner breaks the clinch.
Dee throws a head kick but Bremner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bremner lands a jab to the nose.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Bremner ducks down to avoid it.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Bremner moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bremner. That's going to slow Dee down.
Dee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bremner to score with a decent uppercut.
Dee throws a lazy head kick
and Bremner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Dee is rocked!
Bremner closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dee! Bremner dives in looking to finish! Dee is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Bremner!
During a confident post fight interview, Ted Bremner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 2515 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Covid Gonna Get (ranked 323 p4p, 382 weight class). Bennett comes into the arena with High Cotton by Alabama blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Covid Gonna Get!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonna Get shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
Bennett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonna Get staying out of range there.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonna Get 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.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonna Get checks it well.
Bennett throws a right hand that Gonna Get ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonna Get also avoids with ease.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonna Get off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Covid Gonna Get has been cut.
Gonna Get shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennett pinned against the cage. Bennett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonna Get shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennett pinned against the cage. Bennett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gage Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Covid Gonna Get.
Gonna Get darts in looking for a takedown but Bennett gets double underhooks and turns Gonna Get into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonna Get.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett misses with a hook. Gonna Get ducked under it nicely.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonna Get.
Gonna Get closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Covid Gonna Get seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Gonna Get moves out of range easily.
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Gonna Get avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonna Get blocks a leg kick.
Gonna Get drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonna Get slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gonna Get trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonna Get looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonna Get pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennett is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to stand but Gonna Get is controlling the position.
Gonna Get stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd cheers as Bennett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonna Get doesn't seem phased though.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gage Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonna Get on the side of the head.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonna Get fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bennett sprawls well initially but Gonna Get persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Gonna Get tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bennett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonna Get seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bennett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonna Get is pressing down on Bennett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bennett is holding on for now.
Gonna Get wants to take a breather but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett is trying to stand.
Gonna Get wants to pass to mount but Bennett is defending the position.
Bennett is not content to let Gonna Get control the position.
Gonna Get is looking to advance position but Bennett won't allow it.
Gonna Get is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bennett sees it coming and defends easily.
Bennett pushes Gonna Get off looking to stand but Gonna Get dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bennett is refusing to be controlled, as Gonna Get sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bennett is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bennett sprawls well. Bennett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonna Get gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonna Get fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonna Get drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonna Get on the ground.
Bennett keeping full guard, as Gonna Get tries to pass.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett wants to stand but Gonna Get is controlling the position.
Gonna Get trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Covid Gonna Get's cut.
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.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett lands a brutal head kick. Gonna Get looks out on his feet and Bennett throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gage Bennett!
A very excited looking Gage Bennett 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.
Covid Gonna Get was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry, I still got you.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davante Dunbar (ranked 3277 p4p, 22709 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 335 p4p, 475 weight class). Dunbar comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hang throws a solid leg kick but Dunbar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hang.
Hang throws a right and a left that Dunbar avoids nicely.
Dunbar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dunbar swings for the body but Hang moves out of range.
Dunbar looks to throw the jab but Hang is out of range.
Kra Hang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunbar misses with a straight right.
Dunbar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunbar throws a poor cross that misses
and Hang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
Dunbar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Hang circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hang was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunbar.
Hang moves away from the strike by Dunbar.
Hang 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.
Dunbar clinches up against the cage.
Hang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunbar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang wanted to stand there but Dunbar had control of the position.
Hang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Hang stalls from top position.
Dunbar tries to improve position but can't.
Hang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dunbar is trying to control Hang's posture but Hang avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hang staying calm.
Dunbar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Dunbar's face as Hang controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar is trying to get back to half guard.
Hang 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.
Hang stands up.
Nice straight punches there by Hang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hang.
Dunbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hang.
Dunbar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunbar avoids a kick to the body.
Dunbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang scores with a head kick.
Hang feints and then cracks Dunbar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunbar down.
Dunbar throws a lazy right hand but Hang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunbar clinches up against the cage.
Dunbar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hang to keep the fight standing.
Dunbar throws a head punch that misses.
Hang prevents a body shot from Dunbar.
Dunbar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hang to keep the fight standing.
Dunbar lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunbar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davante Dunbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunbar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dunbar fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dunbar tries to throw a body punch but Hang avoids it by throwing Dunbar back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kra Hang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davante Dunbar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hang throws a right hand that misses
and Dunbar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunbar closes the distance and clinches.
Dunbar tries to work over Hang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunbar jumps guard but Hang stands there with Dunbar around his waist. Dunbar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dunbar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dunbar jumps guard but Hang stands there with Dunbar around his waist. Dunbar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dunbar misses with the head strike.
Dunbar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunbar is trying to pull guard but Hang has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davante Dunbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hang throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hang throws an elbow that misses.
Hang blocks a body shot from Dunbar.
Hang misses with an elbow over the top.
Dunbar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hang smiles and moves away.
Dunbar looks to throw the jab but Hang is out of range.
Hang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hang misses with a head kick.
Dunbar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunbar. That did some damage!
Hang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hang throws a low kick but Dunbar avoids it.
Hang defending well as Dunbar loads up on a big left hand.
Hang lands a leg kick that knocks Dunbar off balance momentarily.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunbar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hang counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hang thuds his shin into the meat of Dunbar's side.
Hang wants to slow Dunbar down by chopping away at his legs.
Dunbar is looking to counter the offense by Hang and move into the clinch.
Dunbar misses the jab.
Hang motions for Dunbar to come forward. Hang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hang misses with an uppercut.
Hang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Hang tries to get set, Dunbar tries to push him back and clinch up but Hang manages to avoid the attempt.
Dunbar throws a jab when Hang was well out of range.
Hang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hang takes a swing at Dunbar's ribcage but misses.
Hang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang connects with a body shot that sends Dunbar's belly button to the back.
Hang lands a big head kick that sends Dunbar tumbling to the mat! Hang takes a step backwards and waves Dunbar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Dunbar is rocked!
Dunbar tries to get into range but Hang steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Dunbar! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hang scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kra Hang!
A victorious Kra Hang 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 3115 p4p, 4982 weight class) and Brock Harrisburg (ranked 179 p4p, 240 weight class). Kova Luu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Kova Luu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luu tries to land a front kick but Harrisburg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrisburg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Luu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luu throws a head kick but Harrisburg moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Harrisburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Luu.
Harrisburg misses with an uppercut. Luu saw that one coming.
Luu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg misses with a hook.
Luu avoids a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Harrisburg both land. Nice combination.
Luu lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luu clinches up against the cage.
Luu lands with a light punch inside.
Harrisburg jumps guard but Luu stands there with Harrisburg around his waist. Harrisburg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've been informed that Harrisburg 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.
Harrisburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luu throws a head kick but Harrisburg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg throws a shot from downtown. Luu moves away and avoids it.
Harrisburg missing with a left hand there. Luu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrisburg scores with a nice strike.
Harrisburg cracks Luu with an open hand slap.
Harrisburg throws an overhand right that lands on Luu's shoulder, as Luu tries to avoid the shot.
Luu throws a right and a left that Harrisburg avoids nicely.
Harrisburg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luu's head backwards.
Luu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kova Luu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrisburg works Luu's body with a nice hook.
Harrisburg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luu lands a nice looking body kick.
Luu walks into a straight right hand from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Luu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrisburg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luu defending well as Harrisburg loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrisburg throws a hook but Luu blocks it.
Harrisburg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luu in his tracks.
Luu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrisburg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrisburg takes a swing at Luu's ribcage but misses.
Luu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harrisburg.
Luu throws a body kick that misses.
Harrisburg moves into range and clinches up with Luu.
Luu scores with a knee to the head.
Harrisburg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrisburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luu slips under a jab.
Luu tries a low kick but Harrisburg avoids it.
Harrisburg flicks out a counter leg kick but Luu steps away.
Luu staying out of range there.
Luu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrisburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Luu.
Harrisburg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Harrisburg misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Harrisburg misses.
Luu throws a head kick that misses.
Luu moves away from the strike by Harrisburg.
Luu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrisburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luu, pushing him back against the cage.
Luu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrisburg is defending well for now.
Luu scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brock Harrisburg has been cut.
Harrisburg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luu working Harrisburg over with knees to the body.
Harrisburg looks winded!
Nice elbow from Luu.
Luu scores with a knee to the head.
Luu landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrisburg's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luu can't find room to land a body shot as Harrisburg controls the action.
A knee to the head by Luu.
Luu lands a damaging elbow.
Luu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrisburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrisburg working hard to break the clinch.
Luu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrisburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but Harrisburg blocks with his arms.
Luu keeps control of Harrisburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrisburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luu has him pressed against the cage.
Luu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrisburg's elbow.
Luu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrisburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrisburg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luu lands an elbow inside that Harrisburg shrugs off.
Harrisburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrisburg takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Luu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Harrisburg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luu moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrisburg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrisburg throws out a loose jab but Luu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrisburg.
Luu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Luu wants to clinch.
Harrisburg throws out a counter right but Luu avoids it with no problem.
Luu checks a leg kick.
Harrisburg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Luu.
Nice body kick there by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrisburg misses the target.
Luu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harrisburg.
Luu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luu.
Luu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrisburg is breathing heavily.
Harrisburg throws a head kick that misses.
Luu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg misses the shot to the body.
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrisburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrisburg looks to land a left hand but Luu moved out of range nicely.
Harrisburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luu was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrisburg.
Luu moves in looking to clinch but Harrisburg pushes him off.
Harrisburg misses with a looping right.
Luu tries to move into range but Harrisburg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harrisburg throws out a loose jab but Luu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harrisburg.
A big left from Harrisburg misses.
Harrisburg misses with a straight right.
Harrisburg swings for the body but Luu moves out of range.
Luu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big left from Harrisburg misses.
Harrisburg scores with a nice strike.
Luu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luu moves out of range as Harrisburg strikes.
Luu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luu.
Harrisburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luu misses with a body kick.
Harrisburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrisburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luu is looking to clinch.
Luu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luu throws a head kick that misses.
Luu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Luu defending well as Harrisburg loads up on a big left hand.
Luu delivers a nice body kick.
Harrisburg darts in looking for a takedown but Luu gets double underhooks and turns Harrisburg into the cage.
Luu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harrisburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luu slips a straight right by Harrisburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luu tries to clinch there but Harrisburg circles away.
Harrisburg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kova Luu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrisburg misses the shot to the body.
Harrisburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrisburg swings for the body but Luu moves out of range.
Luu is looking to counter the offense by Harrisburg and move into the clinch.
Luu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrisburg.
Luu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harrisburg manages to circle out of the way.
Harrisburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Luu clinches up against the cage.
Harrisburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Luu misses with a punch to the body.
Luu blocks an elbow strike from Harrisburg.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrisburg.
Luu lands an elbow just above Harrisburg 's eye.
Harrisburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luu throws a body kick that misses.
Harrisburg throws a series of punches but Luu avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrisburg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luu in his tracks.
Harrisburg throws a right and a left that Luu avoids nicely.
Harrisburg tries to bum rush Luu with a series of wild strikes but Luu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrisburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrisburg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harrisburg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luu lands a big head kick that sends Harrisburg tumbling to the mat! Luu takes a step backwards and waves Harrisburg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrisburg is rocked!
Luu lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Harrisburg crumples to the floor! Luu milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kova Luu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 1062 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Ola Badmus (ranked 125 p4p, 221 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ola Badmus!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badmus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Porter.
Porter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badmus.
Badmus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Porter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badmus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badmus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porter walks away with a smile on his face. Badmus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badmus thumps Porter with a low kick.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Badmus moves into full guard.
Porter 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.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badmus has his foot on Porter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Porter works his way back into a safe position though.
Porter throws an elbow that misses. Badmus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Porter's guard. Nice move by Badmus!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter trying to keep a closed guard but Badmus is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Porter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badmus's guard.
Badmus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Badmus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Badmus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter trying to control the position.
Porter controlling the position.
Badmus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badmus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Porter pulls Badmus in close to prevent any damage.
Porter wants to hit a sweep here but Badmus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Porter there!
Porter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Porter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter is controlling an arm, preventing Badmus from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Badmus tries to control but Porter wriggling away.
Porter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Badmus with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter is squirming around, avoiding Badmus's attempts to control the action.
Porter tries to lock up and control but Badmus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Porter can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter tries to hold on but Badmus pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ola Badmus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Badmus misses with an uppercut
and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Porter holds him up against the cage and eventually Badmus drops back down to his feet.
Badmus avoids a wild elbow strike from Porter.
Porter pushes off an throws an elbow but Badmus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Porter working Badmus over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
Porter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badmus avoids it.
Badmus jumps guard but Porter stands there with Badmus around his waist. Badmus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badmus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jay Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Badmus.
Badmus takes an elbow to the temple.
Porter stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Porter won't allow it.
Badmus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Badmus has wrist control.
Porter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Badmus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badmus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badmus is keeping the position for now.
That's two 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.
Porter trying to control but Badmus is working from the bottom.
Badmus looking for a guillotine here but Porter defends easily.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Badmus has wrist control.
Porter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badmus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Badmus keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
Badmus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badmus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ola Badmus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badmus trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Porter tries to bum rush Badmus with a series of wild strikes but Badmus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Badmus lands a jab to Porter's midsection.
Badmus connects with a looping right hand.
Badmus lands a jab to the nose.
Badmus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Porter throws a series of punches but Badmus avoids them all with ease.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Badmus looks to land a left hand but Porter moved out of range nicely.
Porter tries to move into range but Badmus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Badmus scores with a nice head shot.
Jay Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badmus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Porter. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter swinging wildly here.
Ola Badmus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badmus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
Porter shoots in looking for a takedown but Badmus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Porter tries to clinch but Badmus is having none of it.
Porter drops his hands momentarily and Badmus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badmus staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Porter. Those never looked like landing.
Badmus tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badmus lands with an overhand left.
Badmus scores with a jab to the body.
Ola Badmus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badmus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badmus.
Badmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badmus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badmus has closed the distance and engaged Porter in a clinch.
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 Jay Porter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Badmus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Badmus as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Badmus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badmus tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
Badmus scores with a shot to the body.
Badmus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Badmus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badmus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Badmus back to the cage. Porter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Badmus blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badmus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badmus.
Badmus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Porter gets a takedown into half guard.
Badmus wants to control but Porter is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Porter.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Badmus has wrist control.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Badmus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Porter has managed to get both his arms back between Badmus's legs - danger averted.
Porter 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.
Porter passes Badmus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Badmus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Badmus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter trying to control from half guard but Badmus is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badmus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Porter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Porter's back!
Porter tries to roll but Badmus sticks to his back.
Porter preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Badmus.
Badmus is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Porter wants to escape the position.
Badmus trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter is really stuck here.
Badmus gets his hands free as Porter looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Porter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Porter staying busy and making it hard for Badmus to control.
Badmus doesn't have the hooks in and Porter manages to turn into his guard.
Badmus looking to control.
Badmus has his foot on Porter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Porter works his way back into a safe position though.
Porter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Porter is trying to control. Badmus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Badmus looking for submissions off his back.
Porter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Badmus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Badmus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porter.
Badmus looking for a kimura from the bottom but Porter passes into side control!
Porter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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 Jay Porter.
I think Porter 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jay Porter!
Jay Porter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 1615 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Mark Antony (ranked 223 p4p, 203 weight class). Mark Antony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Antony!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony throws a lazy right hand but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda misses with a shot to the body
and Antony counters with a straight right hand.
Maeda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antony takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Maeda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antony counters with a good low kick that Maeda was not able to check.
Antony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Antony takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antony takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maeda misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antony tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maeda. Antony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antony.
Antony ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Antony misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antony lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Antony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Antony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maeda misses with a hook
and Antony counters with a good, hard body kick but Maeda shrugs it off.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antony! But no joy.
Antony throws a leg kick but Maeda checks it.
Antony throws the kick towards the body but Maeda avoids it.
Maeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Antony circles away.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antony. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda misses with a straight left.
Antony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antony tries to counter with a clinch but Maeda shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda feints a jab promting Antony to slip. Maeda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
Antony tries to clinch but Maeda is having none of it.
Antony lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antony throws out the jab.
Antony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Antony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Antony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Antony staying out of range there.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antony throws a poor cross that misses
and Maeda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Antony.
Antony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Antony throws a wild body kick that Maeda sees coming a mile off.
Mark Antony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws the left hand but Antony avoids the punch easily.
Antony feints a counter leg kick.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antony was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Antony lands with a good body shot.
Antony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maeda misses with a hook to the body
and Antony counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Antony walks into a stiff left hand from Maeda.
Maeda defending well as Antony loads up on a big left hand.
Maeda throws a lazy uppercut
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antony cracks Maeda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antony counters by clinching up.
Antony lands a hook that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
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!
Maeda lands a right hand.
Maeda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maeda scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Antony back against the cage.
Maeda pushes Antony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Maeda.
Maeda wants a takedown.
Antony struggles to land a body shot inside as Maeda controls his hands.
Antony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Antony swings wildly with an uppercut but Maeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Antony.
Maeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Maeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maeda blocking some punches.
Antony lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antony tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Antony back against the cage.
Maeda blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maeda.
Antony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Maeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maeda has a couple of punches blocked by Antony.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Antony will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
That's time! Maeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Antony takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antony.
Maeda missing with a left hand there. Antony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antony misses with a wild body shot.
Antony lands a big head kick that sends Maeda tumbling to the mat! Antony takes a step backwards and waves Maeda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maeda is rocked!
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Antony is out of range.
Oh Maeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maeda. Antony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a crisp right hand that drops Maeda! Antony lets Maeda back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Maeda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Antony throws a push kick but Maeda slaps the foot to one side.
Antony slips a straight right by Maeda.
A swing and a miss from Maeda.
Antony throws a leg kick but Maeda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maeda seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antony moves away.
Antony throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maeda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antony misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Maeda - just one landing.
Antony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antony avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Maeda swinging wildly here.
Maeda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antony. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antony.
Antony listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony slips under a jab from Maeda.
Antony darts in trying to clinch
and Antony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Antony.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antony lands with a good body shot.
A solid body kick from Antony.
Antony tries to clinch up.
Mark Antony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antony is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Maeda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Antony.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antony looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antony fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antony just misses with a punch to the body.
Antony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Antony scores with a jab.
Antony slips under a jab from Maeda.
Maeda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Antony doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Antony tries to clinch up.
Antony tries to clinch there but Maeda circles away.
Antony scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maeda doesn't seem bothered though.
Antony slips under a jab.
Antony tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antony tries to clinch there but Maeda circles away.
Antony bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maeda's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Antony misses
and Maeda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maeda cracks Antony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antony connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maeda throws a lazy uppercut
and Antony counters with a crisp right that sends Maeda to the canvas! Antony follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Antony!
A victorious Mark Antony 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 Nikolai Kaspersky (ranked 963 p4p, 902 weight class) and Wusan Ritori (ranked 115 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kaspersky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaspersky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaspersky throws the left hand but Ritori avoids the punch easily.
Ritori looks to land a left hand but Kaspersky moved out of range nicely.
Ritori gets caught napping as Kaspersky dives in and scores a takedown. Ritori manages to retain guard.
Kaspersky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've been hearing that Kaspersky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kaspersky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ritori for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaspersky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ritori pulls Kaspersky in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kaspersky 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.
Kaspersky is working Ritori over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaspersky 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.
Kaspersky trying to control but Ritori is working from the bottom.
Kaspersky controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kaspersky postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaspersky misses with a body punch
and Ritori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kaspersky's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A lazy left from Kaspersky finds it's target.
Kaspersky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaspersky looks for a takedown but Ritori sprawls well.
Ritori throws a hook to the side of Kaspersky's head but Kaspersky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritori scores with a decent looking hook.
Ritori throws an off balance right hand
and Kaspersky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ritori tried to score with a low kick but Kaspersky checks it.
Ritori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaspersky.
Wusan Ritori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaspersky misses the target.
Ritori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ritori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaspersky gets a takedown into half guard.
Ritori is looking to control Kaspersky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ritori avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaspersky thows a huge punch but Ritori dodges it nicely.
Kaspersky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaspersky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kaspersky.
Ritori keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kaspersky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kaspersky is stalling here. Ritori is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kaspersky seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ritori has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kaspersky struggling a bit here.
Kaspersky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ritori wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ritori has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kaspersky tries to hold on but Ritori pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kaspersky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaspersky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ritori wants to get back to full guard.
Kaspersky throwing shots but Ritori is blocking nicely.
Kaspersky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ritori on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaspersky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kaspersky thows a huge punch but Ritori dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaspersky is trying to control. Ritori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaspersky is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ritori manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kaspersky trying to control but Ritori is working from the bottom.
Ritori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaspersky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ritori wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaspersky misses with a takedown
and Ritori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Kaspersky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ritori throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaspersky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ritori did well to prevent Kaspersky getting side control.
Kaspersky thows a huge punch but Ritori dodges it nicely.
Kaspersky stalling away here and it's allowed Ritori to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ritori looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ritori utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaspersky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaspersky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaspersky wants to control from the top but Ritori keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ritori working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kaspersky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ritori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaspersky checks a leg kick.
Kaspersky misses with a two punch combination.
Kaspersky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ritori throws a leg kick
and Kaspersky counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ritori!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaspersky cracks Ritori with a big elbow.
Ritori parries the strikes from Kaspersky easily there. Kaspersky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ritori to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kaspersky dominated that second round.
That's time! Kaspersky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kaspersky slips under a jab.
Kaspersky misses with a takedown
and Ritori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaspersky swinging wildly here.
Kaspersky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kaspersky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wusan Ritori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ritori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaspersky, as that shot connected.
Ritori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaspersky.
Kaspersky slips under a jab.
Kaspersky feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaspersky shoots and misses
letting Ritori counter with a right hand.
Kaspersky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ritori felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kaspersky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaspersky is looking to take a break and control but Ritori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nikolai Kaspersky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaspersky lands strikes from half guard.
Nikolai Kaspersky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky trying to control from half guard but Ritori is working away.
Kaspersky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kaspersky is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ritori bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaspersky's guard.
Kaspersky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaspersky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kaspersky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ritori is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ritori won't allow Kaspersky to sweep him here.
Kaspersky is trying to control the position but Ritori postures up.
Kaspersky wants to improve his position but instead Ritori has moved into half guard.
Kaspersky is trying is best to control the position here.
Kaspersky wants to control but Ritori is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kaspersky is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ritori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaspersky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaspersky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritori can do to turn this around?
Kaspersky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ritori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaspersky throws an overhand right that lands on Ritori's shoulder, as Ritori tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ritori wants to land a leg kick but Kaspersky is out of range.
Kaspersky feinted with a counter takedown.
Wusan Ritori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Kaspersky - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wusan Ritori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaspersky 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikolai Kaspersky!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Kaspersky 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 550 p4p, 1230 weight class) and Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 44 p4p, 92 weight class). Liwa Kursiwa 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kursiwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kursiwa on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kursiwa misses with a kick to the body.
Kursiwa misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
As Kursiwa backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kursiwa is rocked!
Kursiwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kursiwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kursiwa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kursiwa looks to clinch but Sitsongrit throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kursiwa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
Suriyan Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steel Adams (ranked 929 p4p, 893 weight class) and Chaiyo Sukbunsung (ranked 113 p4p, 109 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukbunsung is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Sukbunsung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams defending well as Sukbunsung loads up on a big left hand.
Sukbunsung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams tries to clinch but Sukbunsung is having none of it.
Sukbunsung misses with a low kick.
Adams throwing a counter right hand but Sukbunsung manages to avoid it.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams tries to stall but Sukbunsung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sukbunsung lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Steel Adams has been cut.
Sukbunsung is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sukbunsung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sukbunsung can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Sukbunsung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sukbunsung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukbunsung misses with some punches.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land.
Adams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukbunsung misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sukbunsung on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Sukbunsung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Sukbunsung gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Sukbunsung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sukbunsung misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sukbunsung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adams.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukbunsung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams blocking some punches.
Sukbunsung makes some space for himself and lands 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!
Sukbunsung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams slows down the pace here.
Sukbunsung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sukbunsung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
Sukbunsung gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Sukbunsung tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sukbunsung lands a body shot.
Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sukbunsung backwards.
Sukbunsung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sukbunsung prevents a body shot from Adams.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sukbunsung misses with some punches.
Sukbunsung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Sukbunsung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Adams is struggling to control the position.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sukbunsung backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams is looking to control Sukbunsung's arms but Sukbunsung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sukbunsung lands a body punch.
Adams lands a left hand.
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
Sukbunsung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sukbunsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocks a body shot from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung misses with a body punch.
Sukbunsung misses with the head strike.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams is pushing Sukbunsung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steel Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sukbunsung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sukbunsung throws out the jab.
Sukbunsung works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukbunsung circles away.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukbunsung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Sukbunsung. Beautiful body shot.
Sukbunsung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sukbunsung throws out the jab.
Sukbunsung scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adams tries to clinch but Sukbunsung is having none of it.
Sukbunsung sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sukbunsung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sukbunsung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukbunsung just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams moves out of range as Sukbunsung strikes.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sukbunsung.
Adams slips a jab from Sukbunsung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams staying out of range there.
Sukbunsung works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Sukbunsung takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukbunsung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams wants to clinch
and Sukbunsung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
A good leg kick by Sukbunsung.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sukbunsung.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sukbunsung.
A short right from Sukbunsung.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukbunsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukbunsung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sukbunsung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams misses with some punches.
Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Sukbunsung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sukbunsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sukbunsung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Sukbunsung throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sukbunsung scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Sukbunsung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sukbunsung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams is looking to control Sukbunsung's arms but Sukbunsung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the cage.
Adams lands a body punch.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Adams.
Sukbunsung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sukbunsung's elbow.
Adams has Sukbunsung pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sukbunsung misses with a punch to the body.
Adams effectively controlling the action here.
Sukbunsung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sukbunsung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukbunsung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sukbunsung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sukbunsung misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukbunsung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukbunsung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sukbunsung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Sukbunsung improves position.
Sukbunsung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Sukbunsung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sukbunsung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Sukbunsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steel Adams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sukbunsung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good shot there by Sukbunsung.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams tries to clinch
and Sukbunsung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sukbunsung with a hook.
Adams is rocked!
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adams.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sukbunsung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sukbunsung cracks Adams on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Adams falls backwards against the cage. Sukbunsung follows up with more strikes that drop Adams to his knees. Sukbunsung keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Adams! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
During a confident post fight interview, Chaiyo Sukbunsung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 156 p4p, 137 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 21 p4p, 16 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Colamarino seems unphased.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colamarino is able to avoid easily.
Colamarino drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colamarino wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Colamarino connects with a body shot.
Colamarino throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Colamarino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colamarino was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colamarino manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Colamarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
Colamarino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Colamarino's body. Colamarino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Colamarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Colamarino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Colamarino has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Colamarino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Colamarino controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Colamarino.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Colamarino misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Colamarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Colamarino.
A head kick from Sitsongrit lands but Colamarino takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Colamarino moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colamarino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Colamarino misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tests Colamarino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino walks into a jab.
Colamarino thuds his shin into the meat of Sitsongrit's side.
Colamarino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Colamarino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Colamarino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Colamarino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Colamarino shakes it off.
A cross from Colamarino lands.
Colamarino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Colamarino counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Colamarino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Colamarino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colamarino moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Colamarino's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Colamarino blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Colamarino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Colamarino misses the target.
Colamarino defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Colamarino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Colamarino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colamarino moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Colamarino counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Colamarino.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Colamarino moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Colamarino throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Colamarino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Colamarino down.
Colamarino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Colamarino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Colamarino throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sitsongrit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Colamarino - the referee stops the clock and Sitsongrit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Colamarino. Sitsongrit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Colamarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colamarino moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Colamarino scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Colamarino. Colamarino maintains the clinch.
Colamarino lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Colamarino lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Colamarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Colamarino blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colamarino's elbow.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Colamarino.
Colamarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Colamarino seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Colamarino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colamarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Colamarino works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colamarino.
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Colamarino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Colamarino.
Colamarino backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Colamarino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Colamarino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colamarino looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Colamarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Colamarino.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Colamarino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Colamarino.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colamarino with a body shot.
Colamarino slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Colamarino ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colamarino forces Sitsongrit back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Colamarino.
Colamarino blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colamarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Colamarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Colamarino blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colamarino.
Colamarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colamarino misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Colamarino working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Colamarino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Colamarino backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Colamarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Colamarino to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colamarino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Colamarino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit cracks Colamarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Colamarino blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Colamarino moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Colamarino slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colamarino was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Colamarino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Colamarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colamarino throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colamarino moves away.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Colamarino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colamarino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
Colamarino is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Colamarino is just out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Colamarino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colamarino misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colamarino throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Colamarino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Colamarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colamarino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Colamarino down.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Colamarino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Colamarino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Colamarino avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Colamarino lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Colamarino slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Colamarino's leg. Colamarino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Colamarino avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Colamarino's leg. Colamarino is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Colamarino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colamarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino staying out of range there.
Colamarino darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colamarino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colamarino gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colamarino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Colamarino lands with a light punch inside.
Colamarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Colamarino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colamarino lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colamarino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colamarino misses with some punches.
Colamarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Colamarino's head.
Colamarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Kentrail Colamarino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Colamarino.
Colamarino tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Colamarino back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colamarino.
Colamarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colamarino manages to break the clinch.
Colamarino digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
Colamarino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Colamarino moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Colamarino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino misses with a low kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Colamarino's defenses.
Colamarino lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Colamarino tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colamarino cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Sitsongrit motions for Colamarino to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Colamarino is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Colamarino moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Colamarino's front leg with a kick but Colamarino checks it.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colamarino was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Colamarino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colamarino with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Colamarino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colamarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colamarino misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
A low kick lands for Colamarino.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colamarino moves away.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Colamarino.
Colamarino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colamarino throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Colamarino counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colamarino jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Colamarino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Colamarino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colamarino misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Colamarino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Colamarino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
It looked like Colamarino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Colamarino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colamarino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Colamarino sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Colamarino avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Colamarino was well out of range.
Kentrail Colamarino is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Colamarino misses.
Colamarino lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Colamarino checks it
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit defending well as Colamarino loads up on a big left hand.
Colamarino takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Colamarino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Colamarino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colamarino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colamarino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Colamarino throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Colamarino.
Colamarino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Colamarino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colamarino misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Colamarino moves his leg out of the way.
Colamarino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Colamarino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Jab by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Colamarino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colamarino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colamarino looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Colamarino moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Colamarino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Colamarino is just out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colamarino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Colamarino digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Colamarino scores with a nice body kick.
Colamarino takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colamarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Colamarino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Colamarino throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colamarino drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colamarino tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Colamarino - that landed with a thud.
Colamarino is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Colamarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colamarino scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colamarino works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colamarino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colamarino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Colamarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colamarino misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Colamarino saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Colamarino moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Colamarino blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Colamarino misses its target.
Colamarino throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Colamarino.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Colamarino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino had his way with Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Colamarino throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Colamarino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Colamarino counters with a left to the body.
Colamarino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Colamarino moves away and avoids it.
Colamarino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and Colamarino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colamarino.
Colamarino is looking to counter punch.
Colamarino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Colamarino misses the target.
A slow jab from Colamarino misses its intended target.
Colamarino misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Colamarino jumps back.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colamarino can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Colamarino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Colamarino's ribs.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Colamarino is out of range.
Colamarino checks the leg kick.
Colamarino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Colamarino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colamarino with a nice calf kick.
Colamarino lands with a right hand.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Colamarino moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Colamarino's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colamarino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colamarino throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Colamarino misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino connects with a crisp jab.
Colamarino is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit presses Colamarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colamarino blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Colamarino blocks it.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colamarino's elbow.
Colamarino lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Colamarino controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Colamarino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Colamarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colamarino.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colamarino misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colamarino.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colamarino's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Colamarino avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colamarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Colamarino.
Sitsongrit works on Colamarino's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Colamarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colamarino is pushing Sitsongrit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Colamarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Kentrail Colamarino.
Well Colamarino 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
Kentrail Colamarino retains his welterweight title!
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