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GAMMA#1056 Nuufo v Giant PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 1776 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Marski Martola (ranked 182 p4p, 242 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. 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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marski Martola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says River as he avoids it easily.
River scores with a hook.
River with a jab.
River misses with a straight left.
Martola throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River throwing a counter right hand but Martola manages to avoid it.
River displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martola.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River fails to land with a series of punches.
River takes a swing at Martola's ribcage but misses.
River throws a hook but Martola blocks it.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Martola as he checks the leg kick.
River looks to land a left hand but Martola moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! River crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martola - the referee stops the clock and River gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martola. River manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a leg kick but Martola moved away.
Martola tries a quick counter leg kick but River is wise to it.
River throws a leg kick which misses Martola's front leg but catches the back leg as Martola tries to avoid it.
River misses with a body shot
letting Martola counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a high kick!
Martola moves away from the strike by River.
Martola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martola tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martola to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Martola misses its intended target.
Martola feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
River on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if River tries to get out of the position.
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!
Martola wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
Martola throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
Martola postures up and lands a big shot to River's brow.
Martola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. River swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martola is looking to pass into half guard but River pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now River is in guard.
River tries to stand but Martola is controlling from the bottom.
Martola isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. River stacks Martola on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by River!
River working away.
Martola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on River's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martola is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martola is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola gets back to full guard.
Martola has his foot on River's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. River works his way back into a safe position though.
River wants to get up but he can't break Martola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Martola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
River preventing the sweep.
Martola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. River doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. River manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at FF Forever inform us that Martola has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. River doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. River manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. River defends it easily.
Martola looking for submissions from the bottom but instead River passes into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guy River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martola counters with a stiff right hand.
Martola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martola finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
Martola misses with a kick to the body.
Martola lands with a cross.
Martola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River is looking to clinch.
River throws a head kick but Martola moves out of range.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martola.
Martola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Martola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Martola throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martola scores with a body shot.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martola scores with a three punch combo!
River swings for the body but Martola moves out of range.
Martola lands a jab-cross combination.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martola lands with a cross.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River pushes Martola away with a front kick.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Martola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martola scores with a nice head shot.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martola throws out the jab.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Martola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
Martola throws a leg kick
letting River counter with a right hand.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but Martola moves out of range.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Martola tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
River misses with a straight right.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martola.
A countering left hand to the body from Martola misses.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martola lands with a good body shot.
River lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martola.
Martola pushes River away with a front kick.
Martola misses with a lunging right hand
and River makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martola looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martola works the jab nicely.
River is looking to slow Martola down with leg kicks.
Martola misses with a head kick.
River throws a hook to the side of Martola's head but Martola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola throws a leg kick but River checks it.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martola misses with a wild body shot.
Marski Martola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martola stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River feints and then cracks Martola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martola down.
Martola does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River moves into range and clinches up with Martola.
River stalling in the clinch.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martola is keeping busy.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River stalling.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from River.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Martola.
Martola working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martola breaks from the clinch.
River slips under a jab.
Martola throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Martola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from River on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River slips a straight right by Martola.
Martola misses with a wild body shot.
River is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
River on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from River does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martola throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River blocks a jab.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marski Martola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
River takes one to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as River blocks the low kick.
As Martola backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick lands for Martola.
Martola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martola checks it well.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martola.
Martola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
Martola throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River misses with a few strikes there.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martola finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola lands with a cross.
River scores with a nice head shot.
River tries to clinch up but Martola circles away and keeps his distance.
River looks to land a combination. Martola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martola backs up against the cage.
Nice body kick there by River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola blocks a head kick by River.
Martola fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martola scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
Martola misses with a two punch combination.
River thinks about countering with a head kick.
River walks into a jab.
River looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
River throws a hook but Martola blocks it.
Martola misses with a leg kick.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martola.
River throws a low kick but Martola avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Martola misses.
Martola closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into River's guard.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martola.
Martola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
River keeping full guard, as Martola tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River wants to get back to his feet but Martola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martola trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
Martola throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martola stops River from standing up.
Martola passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola working the head and body with strikes.
Martola wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Martola is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. River knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
River knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martola on the ground.
Martola tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martola working the head and body with strikes.
River is not content to let Martola control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Martola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martola scores with punches from side control.
River wants to get back to his feet but Martola drags him back down.
Martola scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at River to see if he's OK.
River takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martola tries to move to mount but River blocks the move with his legs.
River is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
River is not content to let Martola control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marski Martola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martola has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marski Martola!
Marski Martola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 1612 p4p, 1382 weight class) and Mousa Ndombele (ranked 206 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Ndombele!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Ndombele 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.
Hardy throws a jab when Ndombele was well out of range.
Ndombele misses with a hook.
Ndombele lands with a right hand.
Ndombele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ndombele slips under a jab.
Ndombele digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Ndombele.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ndombele misses with a low kick.
Ndombele connects with a jab.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Mousa Ndombele has been cut.
Ndombele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been hearing reports that Hardy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ndombele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Ndombele throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Ndombele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Ndombele throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ndombele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ndombele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ndombele scores with a punch to the head.
Ndombele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Ndombele as he connects with a hook.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Ndombele with an uppercut!
Ndombele misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Ndombele moves away and avoids it.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Ndombele.
Hardy moves forwards but Ndombele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ndombele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mousa Ndombele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Ndombele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ndombele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Nice cross by Ndombele.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ndombele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Ndombele ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Ndombele misses with a straight right.
Ndombele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
Ndombele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ndombele looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Ndombele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Ndombele manages to avoid it.
Ndombele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ndombele walks straight into a right hand from Hardy - that's dropped him! Hardy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ndombele from any more punishment! Ndombele complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nero Hardy!
Nero Hardy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 866 p4p, 1493 weight class) and Kirill Berkut (ranked 78 p4p, 131 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkut has a takedown stuffed.
Berkut manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sitsongrit on his heels. He'll look to pass Sitsongrit's guard now, I'm sure.
Sitsongrit trying to strike off his back.
Sitsongrit throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Berkut landing with the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berkut stands up over Sitsongrit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Berkut landing with the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Berkut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berkut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut postures up and lands a big shot to Sitsongrit's brow.
Berkut trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Berkut engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sitsongrit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sitsongrit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Berkut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsongrit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sitsongrit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Berkut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sitsongrit tries to strike from the bottom.
Sitsongrit trying to strike off his back.
Berkut 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.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Sitsongrit doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Berkut landing with the ground and pound.
Berkut trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Berkut working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Berkut cracks Sitsongrit with a solid left hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berkut postures up and lands a big shot to Sitsongrit's brow.
Berkut scoring with some ground and pound.
Berkut with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berkut stays in close to Sitsongrit's body and controls the position.
Sitsongrit throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Berkut connects with a couple of short punches.
Berkut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Berkut tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Berkut slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Berkut moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Berkut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to escape the position but Berkut is controlling the position.
Berkut landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Berkut avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sitsongrit.
Berkut lands a nice forearm strike.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sitsongrit striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sitsongrit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berkut blocks the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Berkut is chipping away with strikes.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sitsongrit manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sitsongrit strikes from the bottom but Berkut uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sitsongrit is being controlled here.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Berkut's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Berkut blocks the strikes from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sitsongrit missing with punches from the bottom.
Sitsongrit taking some punishment here, with Berkut in his half guard.
Berkut scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 It looks like Petsuwan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Berkut is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Berkut tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Berkut looking to finish Sitsongrit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 Sitsongrit is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berkut unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sitsongrit wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Berkut celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Berkut!
Kirill Berkut thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 1021 p4p, 809 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 111 p4p, 88 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Carlos.
Carlos tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlos's elbow.
Ryan stops a takedown attempt from Carlos.
Ryan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Carlos back against the cage.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan pulls Carlos into guard.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Ryan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlos wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos passes Ryan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Carlos not doing much here.
Carlos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ryan reverses the position - he's now on top in Carlos's guard.
Ryan won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Carlos looking to control.
Carlos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ryan has passed into side control.
Carlos is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos is holding on to half guard well.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Carlos is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well.
Carlos is trying to control Ryan's posture. Ryan takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Carlos! Ryan is rotating here... this could be the end... Carlos is out! Ryan has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eddie Ryan!
After winning the bout, Eddie Ryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 633 p4p, 663 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 90 p4p, 96 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lankinen.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Lankinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lankinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine lands a nice uppercut.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine lands with a light punch inside.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lankinen lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Valentine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lankinen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Valentine has Lankinen in his guard.
Valentine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valentine wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valentine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lankinen is aware though and is defending well.
Lankinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Valentine wants to sweep here but Lankinen controlling him for the moment.
Lankinen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lankinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lankinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valentine is looking for a triangle but Lankinen pushes his legs off easily.
Lankinen wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Lankinen throwing strikes but missing.
Lankinen lands a couple of digs.
Valentine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lankinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lankinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lankinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lankinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lankinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lankinen won't allow Valentine to sweep him here.
Valentine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lankinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lankinen with a nice head shot there.
Lankinen scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lankinen defends well.
Lankinen trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valentine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lankinen has managed to get both his arms back between Valentine's legs - danger averted.
Lankinen looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine postures up in Lankinen's guard and throws a big left but Lankinen blocks it.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Lankinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lankinen's guard.
Valentine trying to control but Lankinen is working from the bottom.
Valentine prevents Lankinen from getting back to his feet.
Lankinen keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Valentine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Lankinen as Valentine shoots in.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lankinen misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentine misses its target.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lankinen throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
Valentine lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine digs a good hook to Lankinen's body.
Valentine takes a swing at Lankinen's ribcage but misses.
Lankinen throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Valentine avoids it with no problem.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lankinen manages to avoid it.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Lankinen moves out of range easily.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Lankinen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lankinen throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Lankinen cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valentine moves out of range as Lankinen strikes.
Lankinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lankinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lankinen's sensitive parts.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nova Lankinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lankinen misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lankinen, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankinen scores with a nice head shot.
Lankinen throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.
Lou Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Lankinen throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Valentine.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentine.
Valentine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Lankinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lankinen misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lankinen catches Valentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Lankinen backpedaling.
Lankinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lankinen misses.
Valentine cracks Lankinen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Valentine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lankinen to stand back up!
 Lankinen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lankinen throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
Lankinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lankinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lankinen cracks Valentine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valentine lands a front kick.
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Lankinen.
Lankinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentine's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Valentine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nova Lankinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lankinen counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lankinen! But no joy.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lankinen's sensitive parts.
Valentine cracks Lankinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankinen is trying to control but can't.
Valentine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lankinen is just riding it out for now. Valentine eventually gives up the hold.
Lankinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valentine is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lankinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Valentine.
Valentine is working for a submission of some sort.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but Lankinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valentine to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine is keen to just control but Lankinen is a slippery customer.
Valentine is trying to work for a kimura but Lankinen is defending well.
Valentine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lankinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valentine.
Valentine wants to work for an arm triangle but Lankinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but Lankinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valentine to get the leverage.
Valentine throwing shots but Lankinen is blocking nicely.
Valentine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lankinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valentine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valentine's back!
Nova Lankinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lankinen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen has the hooks in. Valentine is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lankinen landing with strikes.
I really don't envy Valentine right now.
Valentine is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hare of the Dog Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lankinen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Valentine tries to escape but Lankinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lou Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine wants to control his opponent's hands but Lankinen gets his hands free.
Lou Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine rolls, trying to escape but Lankinen keeps control of the position.
Valentine is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lankinen gets his way!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Valentine!
A victorious Lou Valentine 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 Mac Anudo (ranked 558 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 33 p4p, 42 weight class). Svend Thorsby 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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anudo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thorsby's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorsby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thorsby pulls Anudo in close to his closed guard and prevents Anudo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anudo wants to control from the top but Thorsby keeps moving.
Thorsby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anudo is keeping the position for now.
Anudo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anudo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thorsby should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Anudo has tightened it up now! Thorsby should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mac Anudo!
A very excited looking Mac Anudo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Canada (ranked 288 p4p, 802 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 11 p4p, 52 weight class). Khabib Ferguson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Beau Canada's chin.
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Canada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canada throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Canada.
Canada definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Canada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Canada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Ferguson.
It looks like Beau Canada has been cut.
Nice jab there from Canada.
Canada misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Canada toppling to the canvas! Canada scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferguson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ferguson flashes Canada a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Canada's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Canada crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Ferguson punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khabib Ferguson!
Khabib Ferguson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 113 p4p, 298 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 9 p4p, 28 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Mantle thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick
and Mantle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mantle stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Mantle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sitsongrit trying to control here.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Mantle off but Mantle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mantle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mantle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mantle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit wants to control but Mantle is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mantle is staying active.
We've been hearing that Mantle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sitsongrit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sitsongrit bucks Mantle off and manages to get back to his feet!
Mantle misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mantle takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mantle blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Mantle misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Mantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Mantle shakes it off.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mantle swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Suriyan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit cracks Mantle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mantle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mantle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantle wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Mantle is trying to control the action in half guard but Sitsongrit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mantle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Mantle is dominant here and he's now got Sitsongrit's back!
Mantle lands shots from the back.
Mantle punches Sitsongrit on the ear.
Mantle lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit is trapped and Mantle is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to his feet but Mantle has full control of the position and if anything, Sitsongrit has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mantle not allowing Sitsongrit to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to remain composed but Mantle is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
I really don't envy Sitsongrit right now.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit wants to control his opponent's hands but Mantle gets his hands free.
Sitsongrit tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sitsongrit trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mantle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sitsongrit hang on?
Mantle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sitsongrit tries to hold on but Mantle postures up.
Sitsongrit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Graham Mantle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mantle throws out the jab.
Mantle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mantle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sitsongrit pushes Mantle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mantle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mantle tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sitsongrit's legs.
Mantle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Mantle postures up.
Mantle lands some shots froms side control.
Mantle scores with punches from side control.
Mantle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sitsongrit to see if he's OK.
Mantle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sitsongrit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mantle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mantle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mantle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mantle working away.
Mantle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Sitsongrit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mantle working over Sitsongrit with some ground and pound. Sitsongrit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mantle winds up and cracks Sitsongrit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mantle wants to pass to mount but Sitsongrit is defending the position.
Sitsongrit taking some punishment here, with Mantle in his half guard.
Sitsongrit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mantle cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but Mantle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Mantle ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Mantle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Mantle moves out of range.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mantle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Mantle knows he should have avoided that one.
Mantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Mantle tries to counter with a takedown but Sitsongrit is quick to defend against it.
Mantle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Mantle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mantle there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Mantle with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mantle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mantle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mantle.
Mantle drops an elbow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Mantle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sitsongrit's head.
Mantle is stalling here. Sitsongrit is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mantle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sitsongrit has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Mantle is controlling his arm.
Mantle is trying to improve his position.
Sitsongrit stands up.
Mantle gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Mantle.
Mantle prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mantle.
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 Graham Mantle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suriyan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mantle connects with a nice looking jab.
Mantle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Mantle shrugs it off though.
Mantle misses the jab.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Mantle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Mantle ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Mantle prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Mantle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Mantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mantle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
Mantle blocking some punches.
Mantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Mantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Mantle misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mantle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Mantle down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mantle takes a step back to recover.
Mantle fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mantle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Graham Mantle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Mantle slips under a jab.
Mantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Nice uppercut lands for Mantle. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Mantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Mantle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Mantle counters with a straight right hand.
Mantle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mantle is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Mantle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantle is just out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
Mantle throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sitsongrit has one foot on Mantle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A lazy left from Mantle finds it's target.
Mantle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mantle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Mantle tries to clinch up.
Mantle avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Mantle scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes Mantle up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mantle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantle controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mantle fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Mantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mantle tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Mantle back against the cage.
Mantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Mantle cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantle.
Mantle tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Mantle's ribcage. Mantle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantle slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mantle if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suriyan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mantle 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 179 p4p, 299 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 24 p4p, 40 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bond.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond lands with an overhand left.
Rivers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bond half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Bond keeps it at a distance.
Bond motions for Rivers to come forward. Bond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Bond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bond.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers throws a leg kick
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Bond's knee but Bond avoids it well.
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bond.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Bond keeps it at a distance.
Bond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers misses with a double jab
and Bond counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bond.
Rivers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
Bond throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Bond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivers just manages to avoid it.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivers fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond slips under a jab.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Bond counters with a left to the body.
That kick from Bond tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Rivers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Bond counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Bond tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivers drives through and clinches with Bond against the cage.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bond.
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
Bond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Bond prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Bond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bond.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond scores with a hook to the body.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivers tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bond is trying to maintain the position but Rivers is very close to passing his half guard.
Rivers wants to work for an arm triangle but Bond is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rivers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivers looks to land a strike but Bond avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rivers manages to get himself to full guard.
Rivers has Bond pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Bond dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Bond checks it
and Bond counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.
Rivers has Bond up against the cage in a clinch.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Bond misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunner Bond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bond is defending well.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Bond blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Bond tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Bond back against the cage.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Bond holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivers drops back down to his feet.
Bond blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Bond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Bond lands a nice uppercut.
Bond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers is looking for a takedown.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Bond avoiding damage as Rivers throws knees to the body.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Bond.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Rivers.
A body shot lands from Bond.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Bond's ribcage. Bond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bond slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
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!
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bond misses with a left hand
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rivers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Bond slips a straight right by Rivers.
Gunner Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Bond misses
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bond with a hook.
Rivers misses with a takedown
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Bond slips a jab from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bond.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers has his takedown stuffed
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bond tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.
The crowd cheers as Rivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bond doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Bond misses.
Rivers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 Gunner Bond will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bond counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.
Rivers fails to land the takedown.
Rivers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bond at a distance.
Rivers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivers tries to clinch up
and Bond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivers's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers throws a jab when Bond was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bond to score with a decent uppercut.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
Bond scores with a jab to the body.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
Bond thuds his right hand into Rivers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bond misses with a leg kick.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
and Bond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bond throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bond misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivers stalks Bond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bond's face. Bond staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond blocks a jab.
Bond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Nice shot by Bond.
Bond is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Bond swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Bond misses with a low kick.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers throws out a counter right but Bond avoids it with no problem.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Bond jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Bond slips under a jab from Rivers.
It looked like Bond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivers is defended easily by Bond.
Clint Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivers lands with a right hand.
Bond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunner Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers throws a lazy body kick
and Bond counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bond, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Bond!
Our winner, Gunner Bond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Benandonner (ranked 120 p4p, 8 weight class) and Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 11 p4p, 1 weight class). Nuufo Seanoa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Benandonner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Benandonner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Nuufo Seanoa has been cut.
Benandonner connects with a leg kick.
Benandonner throws a sloppy body shot
and Seanoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seanoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benandonner takes a swing at Seanoa's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Seanoa.
Giant Benandonner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seanoa wants to clinch.
Seanoa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benandonner to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa scores with a body shot.
Seanoa throws out a loose jab but Benandonner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benandonner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benandonner throws a body punch but Seanoa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benandonner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Benandonner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Seanoa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seanoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benandonner.
Seanoa feints a counter leg kick.
Seanoa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benandonner defends well and Seanoa ends up having to push Benandonner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Benandonner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benandonner's corner calls for a 1-2. Benandonner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benandonner scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner misses with a leg kick
and Seanoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Giant Benandonner has been cut.
Seanoa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benandonner is breathing heavily.
Seanoa drops Benandonner with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Benandonner looks back up at him and smiles so Seanoa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seanoa pushes Benandonner up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Seanoa.
Seanoa digs a right hand into Benandonner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benandonner's gas tank.
Seanoa scores with a shoulder strike.
Seanoa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benandonner backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa gets through Benandonner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Benandonner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seanoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benandonners head.
Seanoa gets through Benandonner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seanoa.
Seanoa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seanoa can't get the takedown.
Seanoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benandonner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seanoa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Seanoa wants to control from the top but Benandonner keeps moving.
Benandonner wants to sweep here but Seanoa controlling him for the moment.
Seanoa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benandonner is keeping the position for now.
Seanoa pushing down on Benandonner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benandonner is refusing to be controlled, as Seanoa sits in half guard.
Seanoa is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Seanoa uses his free foot to push down on Benandonner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Benandonner.
Seanoa landing strikes from the mount and Benandonner is in trouble!
Benandonner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seanoa goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Benandonner turns into him and now he's in Seanoa's guard.
Benandonner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seanoa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benandonner has managed to get both his arms back between Seanoa's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Seanoa, not yet.
Seanoa working for a triangle but Benandonner defends it easily.
Seanoa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benandonner defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seanoa is on top in guard.
Benandonner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seanoa is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuufo Seanoa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benandonner jabs at Seanoa's body.
Seanoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Seanoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Seanoa blocks the low kick.
Seanoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Benandonner is looking to wear down Seanoa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seanoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner checks a low kick from Seanoa.
Seanoa throws a shot from downtown. Benandonner moves away and avoids it.
Seanoa fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Benandonner misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benandonner lands a glancing blow to the side of Seanoa's head.
Benandonner blocks a head kick by Seanoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner lands a body shot.
Benandonner misses the shot to the body.
Seanoa ducks right into an uppercut from Benandonner.
Seanoa checks a leg kick.
Seanoa checks a low kick from Benandonner.
Benandonner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seanoa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seanoa! But no joy.
Seanoa blocks a head kick by Benandonner.
Seanoa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benandonner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seanoa moves into range and clinches up with Benandonner.
Seanoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benandonner pushes Seanoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benandonner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seanoa blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benandonner.
Oooooh!!! Seanoa has knocked Benandonner down with a huge combo! Seanoa steps away and waves a wobbly Benandonner back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benandonner stuns Seanoa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benandonner. That's going to slow Seanoa down.
Benandonner lands with a shot to the body.
Benandonner misses with a hook. Seanoa ducked under it nicely.
Seanoa tries a quick counter leg kick but Benandonner is wise to it.
Seanoa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benandonner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seanoa.
Benandonner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seanoa throws a head kick but Benandonner moves out of range.
Benandonner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa misses with a jab to the body
and Benandonner counters with a nice uppercut.
Benandonner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benandonner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benandonner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seanoa's sensitive parts.
Seanoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benandonner.
Benandonner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seanoa doesn't seem bothered though.
Benandonner looks to score with a jab to the body but Seanoa is just out of range.
Benandonner checks a leg kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Benandonner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benandonner checks a leg kick.
Benandonner scores with a three punch combo!
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seanoa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benandonner swings widly with a right hand
and Seanoa counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seanoa's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seanoa tries to clinch up.
Benandonner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seanoa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benandonner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seanoa checks a low kick from Benandonner.
Seanoa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seanoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Seanoa tries to clinch up
and Benandonner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Benandonner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seanoa.
Benandonner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Seanoa misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Benandonner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Seanoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seanoa clinches up with Benandonner and pushes him back against the cage.
Seanoa blocks a body shot from Benandonner.
Benandonner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benandonner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Benandonner.
Benandonner works on Seanoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Seanoa digs a right hand underneath Benandonner's ribcage. Benandonner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seanoa pushes Benandonner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benandonner prevents a body shot from Seanoa.
A nice left hand lands by Seanoa.
Seanoa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benandonner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benandonner or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benandonner takes a shot to the head.
Benandonner misses with a punch to the body.
Benandonner tries to throw a body punch but Seanoa avoids it by throwing Benandonner back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seanoa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seanoa is trying to pull guard but Benandonner has him pressed against the cage.
Seanoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seanoa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nuufo Seanoa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benandonner looking for a sweep. Not yet Benandonner, not yet.
Seanoa trying to control but Benandonner is working from the bottom.
Seanoa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Seanoa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benandonner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seanoa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benandonner wants to stand up but Seanoa is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa stands up over Benandonner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seanoa advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benandonner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seanoa.
Benandonner tries to bench press Seanoa off him but Seanoa keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Benandonner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benandonner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Seanoa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Seanoa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benandonner is pressing down on Seanoa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benandonner has his hands on Seanoa's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seanoa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benandonner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa works over Benandonner with some ground and pound from guard.
Benandonner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seanoa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seanoa looking to pass the guard.
Seanoa drops back looking for a leg! Benandonner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Benandonner manages to kick Seanoa off! Seanoa jumps back into Benandonner's guard.
Seanoa cracks Benandonner with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benandonner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seanoa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benandonner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benandonner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benandonner is keen to just control but Seanoa is a slippery customer.
Benandonner wants to stand but Seanoa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Seanoa manages to get to full guard.
Benandonner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seanoa working a defensive guard but Benandonner manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuufo Seanoa really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seanoa misses with a shot to the body
and Benandonner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benandonner throws out a loose jab but Seanoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benandonner misses with a low kick.
Seanoa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Seanoa misses.
Benandonner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seanoa digs a good body shot into Benandonner's ribs.
Seanoa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Seanoa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seanoa drops his hands momentarily and Benandonner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benandonner avoids the body shot from Seanoa.
Seanoa avoids the body shot from Benandonner.
Benandonner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Seanoa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benandonner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seanoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benandonner throws a hook but Seanoa avoids it easily.
Seanoa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benandonner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benandonner misses with a shot to the body
and Seanoa counters with a nice right hand that sends Benandonner toppling to the canvas! Benandonner scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Seanoa finish him?!
Benandonner is rocked!
Seanoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Benandonner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benandonner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seanoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Benandonner.
Seanoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benandonner misses with a left hand
and Seanoa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benandonner seems to have got his legs back now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seanoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seanoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Seanoa blocks a head kick by Benandonner.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seanoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner looks to score with a jab to the body but Seanoa is just out of range.
Nuufo Seanoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benandonner takes one on the button.
Seanoa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benandonner defends it nicely.
Seanoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benandonner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benandonner takes a swing at Seanoa's ribcage but misses.
Benandonner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seanoa moves away.
Seanoa feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seanoas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seanoa swings for the body but Benandonner moves out of range.
Benandonner dips to his left and cracks Seanoa with an uppercut!
Benandonner connects with a solid leg kick.
Benandonner throws a series of punches but Seanoa moves out of range.
Seanoa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benandonner.
Benandonner lands with a good body shot.
Giant Benandonner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seanoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benandonner misses with a series of wild punches.
Seanoa shoots in and drives through. Benandonner sprawls well.
Giant Benandonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuufo Seanoa.
Seanoa takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Benandonner is predictable there
enabling Seanoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Seanoa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seanoa misses with a left hand
and Benandonner counters with a right hand to the body.
Seanoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Benandonner circles away.
Benandonner throwing a counter right hand but Seanoa manages to avoid it.
Seanoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benandonner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seanoa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benandonner lands a jab to Seanoa's midsection.
Seanoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seanoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Giant Benandonner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Seanoa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seanoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benandonner throws a body punch but Seanoa moves out of range.
Benandonner catches Seanoa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seanoa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benandonner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seanoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seanoa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa misses with a low kick.
Benandonner misses with a wild body shot.
Benandonner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seanoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner misses with a leg kick.
Benandonner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seanoa.
It seemed like Seanoa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seanoa wants to clinch.
Seanoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Benandonner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benandonner is trying to push Seanoa away but Seanoa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seanoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benandonner's elbow.
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.
Seanoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benandonner.
Seanoa is trying to trip Benandonner. He has hold of a leg but Benandonner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Seanoa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Benandonner has his feet on Seanoa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Seanoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benandonner.
Seanoa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benandonner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seanoa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Seanoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benandonner misses the shot to the body.
Benandonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benandonner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seanoa at a distance.
Seanoa wants to slow Benandonner down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benandonner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Benandonner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seanoa. Seanoa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick lands for Benandonner.
Seanoa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benandonner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seanoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Benandonner.
Seanoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benandonner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Seanoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seanoa throws an overhand right that lands on Benandonner's shoulder, as Benandonner tries to avoid the shot.
Seanoa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Seanoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seanoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Benandonner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benandonner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benandonner misses with a shot to the body
and Seanoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seanoa throws a low kick but Benandonner moves out of range easily.
Benandonner with a hook.
Benandonner misses with a body punch
and Seanoa counters with an inside leg kick.
Benandonner throws a leg kick which misses Seanoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Seanoa tries to avoid it.
Seanoa wants to clinch.
Seanoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seanoa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seanoa misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giant Benandonner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benandonner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giant Benandonner!
Giant Benandonner is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Giant Benandonner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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