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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 1449 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 196 p4p, 178 weight class). Mein Armbach has chosen Enter Sandman, Metallica as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Mein Armbach!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Mein Armbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mein Armbach was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Mein Armbach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mein Armbach avoids the body shot from Hawk.
And Mein Armbach tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Mein Armbach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick
and Mein Armbach counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mein Armbach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mein Armbach advances position into side control!
Mein Armbach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hawk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mein Armbach asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawk, who protects the arm well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hawk prevents Mein Armbach from improving position.
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.
Mein Armbach looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mein Armbach is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawk is defending well.
Hawk is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mein Armbach has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to control but Mein Armbach flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Mein Armbach has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hawk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hawk is trying to get back to his feet but Mein Armbach has full control of the position and if anything, Hawk has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mein Armbach is throwing shots to the body but Hawk manages to wriggle free. Mein Armbach pounces on him again and ends up in Hawk's guard.
Mein Armbach works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mein Armbach is trying to work for a kimura but Hawk is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Mein Armbach dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mein Armbach avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Mein Armbach defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mein Armbach with a jab.
Mein Armbach has a takedown stuffed.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Mein Armbach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mein Armbach is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses
and Mein Armbach counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mein Armbach connects with a body shot.
Hawk misses with a jab to the body
and Mein Armbach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mein Armbach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mein Armbach thows a huge punch but Hawk dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hawk defends it well.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
Mein Armbach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mein Armbach is working for a kimura but Hawk is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mein Armbach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawk's head.
Mein Armbach is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hawk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mein Armbach.
Hawk is trying to escape back to his feet but Mein Armbach uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mein Armbach is still trying to improve position.
Hawk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mein Armbach asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawk tries to work over Mein Armbach's front leg with a kick but Mein Armbach checks it.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk looks to throw a body kick
and Mein Armbach counters with a single leg into guard. Hawk didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mein Armbach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mein Armbach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mein Armbach trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mein Armbach is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Mein Armbach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hawk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Hawk throws a right hand that Mein Armbach ducks under and follows up with a left that Mein Armbach also avoids with ease.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Mein Armbach to counter with a crisp jab.
Mein Armbach lands with a straight right. Hawk didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Mein Armbach counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hawk!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mein Armbach is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawk is defending well.
Hawk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mein Armbach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is not content to let Mein Armbach control the position.
The ground and pound from Mein Armbach seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ethan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bender Mein Armbach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mein Armbach goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hawk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mein Armbach's guard! Nice work there by Hawk!
Mein Armbach trying to keep a closed guard but Hawk is proving a slippery customer.
Mein Armbach working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk wants to stand and escape but instead Mein Armbach has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Mein Armbach tries to pass.
Mein Armbach engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hawk trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mein Armbach is controlling him.
Mein Armbach trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick
and Mein Armbach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hawk wants to stand back up but Mein Armbach manages to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mein Armbach has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bender Mein Armbach!
An intense looking Bender Mein Armbach took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I Hiav vays of making you taap!!
You looze zen You Snooze...
Muahhhaahaaa!! '.
The defeated Ethan Hawk had this to say: 'In the end he fought like a 'Gentleman', true to his nickname, respecting his mate's money maker.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 531 p4p, 1283 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 69 p4p, 145 weight class). Ay Blyad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Irong Kasamsun's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut. Blyad saw that one coming.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blyad ducks right into an uppercut from Kasamsun.
Blyad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blyad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasamsun scores with a nice head shot.
Blyad fails to land with a series of punches.
Blyad throws a lazy body kick
letting Kasamsun counter with a right hand.
Blyad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kasamsun clinches up against the cage.
Blyad lands with a light punch inside.
Kasamsun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasamsun stalls.
Blyad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Blyad gets through Kasamsun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasamsun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blyad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to throw a body punch but Blyad avoids it by throwing Kasamsun back against the cage.
Kasamsun blocking some punches.
Blyad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasamsun controls his hands.
Blyad gets through Kasamsun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasamsun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blyad's elbow.
Kasamsun is trying to trip Blyad. He has hold of a leg but Blyad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kasamsun persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blyad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kasamsun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kasamsun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kasamsun postures up and lands a big shot to Blyad's brow.
Kasamsun postures up and lands a big shot to Blyad's brow.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kasamsun chips away with some ground and pound.
Blyad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kasamsun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kasamsun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kasamsun stands up over Blyad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kasamsun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blyad is looking for a triangle here but Kasamsun uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is looking for a sweep.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blyad to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun scores with punches from side control.
Blyad is being controlled here.
Kasamsun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blyad for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kasamsun trying to control the position but Blyad is working away.
Blyad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is chipping away with strikes.
Kasamsun slows the pace down.
Kasamsun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blyad down.
Kasamsun scoring with punches and elbows.
Blyad tries to buck Kasamsun off but Kasamsun is having none of it.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kasamsun is working Blyad over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blyad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blyad is not content to let Kasamsun control the position.
Kasamsun in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun scoring with punches from side control.
Blyad is looking to reverse the position.
Kasamsun landing strikes.
Kasamsun lands a nice forearm strike.
Blyad is looking for a sweep.
Kasamsun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
Kasamsun slows the pace down.
Kasamsun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blyad some visible discomfort.
Blyad is being controlled here.
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!
Blyad tries to bench press Kasamsun off him but Kasamsun keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blyad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasamsun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kasamsun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
Kasamsun in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blyad delivers a nice body kick.
Blyad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Blyad misses.
Kasamsun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blyad can do to turn this around?
Blyad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
A jab from Kasamsun does it's job there.
Blyad defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad throws a jab when Kasamsun was well out of range.
Blyad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun cracks Blyad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the body.
Kasamsun lands a nice hook to Blyad's body. Blyad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasamsun thuds a left hand into Blyad's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasamsun lands a jab.
Blyad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Kasamsun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasamsun tries to clinch but Blyad moves out of range.
Ay Blyad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasamsun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kasamsun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kasamsun throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blyad was covering up waiting for the punch and Kasamsun finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Blyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kasamsun works over Blyad with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blyad looking for a guillotine here but Kasamsun defends easily.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Kasamsun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blyad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kasamsun has managed to get both his arms back between Blyad's legs - danger averted.
Blyad is looking for a triangle but Kasamsun pushes his legs off easily.
Kasamsun is stalling in the full guard.
Kasamsun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blyad has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kasamsun postures up and lands a big shot to Blyad's brow.
Kasamsun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blyad's head.
Kasamsun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blyad's head.
Kasamsun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kasamsun works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kasamsun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blyad wants to get back to full guard.
Blyad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.
Kasamsun content to control rather than advance.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blyad is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kasamsun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Blyad looking for submissions off his back.
Kasamsun controlling the pace.
Kasamsun continues to stall.
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
That's time! Kasamsun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kasamsun scores with a hook.
Ay Blyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasamsun moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blyad in his tracks.
Blyad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasamsun is just out of range.
Blyad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kasamsun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasamsun misses with a hook. Blyad ducked under it nicely.
Blyad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blyad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kasamsun.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad is looking for a sweep.
Blyad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Kasamsun keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kasamsun's best efforts.
Kasamsun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kasamsun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kasamsun drops an elbow to the side of Blyad's head.
Kasamsun slows the pace down in half guard.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kasamsun lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kasamsun takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blyad is trying to get back to full guard.
Kasamsun is taking a breather. Blyad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun working the head and body with strikes.
Kasamsun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.
Kasamsun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kasamsun is controlling the pace.
Kasamsun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kasamsun is taking a breather. Blyad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad wants to improve his position but Kasamsun is controlling well.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Kasamsun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kasamsun drops an elbow to the side of Blyad's head.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blyad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasamsun lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kasamsun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kasamsun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasamsun pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Kasamsun there.
Kasamsun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kasamsun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blyad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kasamsun works his way into full mount!
Kasamsun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasamsun, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Irong Kasamsun made sure to mention his sponsor, Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anurak Bualuang (ranked 515 p4p, 431 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 40 p4p, 32 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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Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa tests Bualuang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bualuang looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Corassa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corassa moves out of range as Bualuang strikes.
Corassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corassa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bualuang back to the cage. Corassa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Anurak Bualuang has been cut.
Bualuang pushes Corassa away with a front kick.
Corassa misses with a left hand
and Bualuang counters with a straight right hand.
Bualuang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corassa doesn't seem bothered though.
Bualuang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a good low kick that Bualuang was not able to check.
Nice uppercut lands for Corassa. That snapped Bualuang's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang is looking to slow Corassa down with leg kicks.
Bualuang thuds his shin into the meat of Corassa's side.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Bualuang.
Corassa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Bualuang.
Good exchange - Bualuang coming out on top.
Corassa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Corassa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corassa works the jab nicely.
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corassa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang slips under a jab from Corassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang digs a good hook to Corassa's body.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bualuang moves away.
Corassa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Bualuang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bualuang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bualuang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Corassa.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bualuang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bualuang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bualuang does it's job there.
Corassa slips a straight right by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bualuang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corassa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bualuang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Corassa scrambles back to his feet.
Corassa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bualuang to score with a decent uppercut.
Corassa blocks a jab.
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corassa checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Bualuang.
Bualuang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Corassa counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Corassa.
Nice uppercut lands for Corassa. That snapped Bualuang's head back.
Corassa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bualuang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bualuang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bualuang throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Bualuang misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut. Corassa saw that one coming.
Bualuang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anurak Bualuang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anurak Bualuang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bualuang misses with a left hand
and Corassa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bualuang lands with a cross.
Corassa scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Bualuang's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bualuang with a body shot.
Corassa blocks a low kick nicely.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Bualuang avoids it with no problem.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Corassa misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Bualuang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bualuang.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bualuang.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Bualuang avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Bualuang. That snapped Corassa's head back.
Bualuang scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang misses the jab.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Bualuang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bualuang with the inside leg kick.
Bualuang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corassa can pounce on him.
Corassa dodges the punch combination from Bualuang.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Corassa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bualuang has got the better of the exchanges.
Bualuang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Bualuang throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands a nice looking body kick.
Bualuang throws a big shot that misses.
Corassa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Bualuang misses its intended target.
Bualuang misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang slips under a jab from Corassa.
Bualuang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Corassa just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Bualuang misses
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Bualuang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corassa can do to turn this around?
Bualuang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bualuang jabs at Corassa's body.
Bualuang walks into a left hand.
Bualuang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bualuang scores with a nice strike.
Bualuang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corassa's sensitive parts.
Bualuang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bualuang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anurak Bualuang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bualuang misses with a low kick as Corassa jumps back.
A head kick by Corassa misses
and Corassa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bualuang scores with a jab.
Bualuang lands the left hand.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
Bualuang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corassa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Corassa.
Corassa tries to circle away but Bualuang has him pinned against the cage.
Bualuang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Bualuang controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bualuang.
Corassa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Corassa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
A hook to the body from Bualuang.
Nice body punch from Bualuang - that landed with a thud.
Corassa is breathing heavily.
Corassa lands a left hand.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
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 Anurak Bualuang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anurak Bualuang's cut.
That's time! Bualuang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Corassa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Corassa is predictable there
and Bualuang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bualuang.
Corassa defending well as Bualuang loads up on a big left hand.
Corassa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bualuang throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bualuang!
Bualuang feints and then cracks Corassa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corassa down.
Bualuang missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Corassa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang connects with a solid leg kick.
Bualuang throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Corassa throws a right hand that misses
and Bualuang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corassa misses with a left hand
and Bualuang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang connects with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corassa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bualuang at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
Bualuang scores with a jab. Corassa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bualuang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corassa under the eye.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corassa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Corassa moved out of range.
Corassa tries a quick counter leg kick but Bualuang is wise to it.
Bualuang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
Bualuang lands a nice hook to Corassa's body. Corassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bualuang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eduardo Corassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corassa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Bualuang catches Corassa right on the button with a cross.
Bualuang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corassa.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Bualuang.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang lands with a cross.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corassa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bualuang.
Corassa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bualuang misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bualuang counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Bualuang. That snapped Corassa's head back.
Bualuang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa walks into a straight right hand from Bualuang.
Corassa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bualuang in his tracks.
Bualuang missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Bualuang.
A low kick lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bualuang moves into range and clinches up with Corassa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corassa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang gets through Corassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Corassa.
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Bualuang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa lands a left hand.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Corassa lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anurak Bualuang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bualuang, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anurak Bualuang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Zakharov (ranked 451 p4p, 682 weight class) and Malcolm Rivera (ranked 59 p4p, 89 weight class). Rivera has chosen BAD COMPANY as his entrance music. Malcolm Rivera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonid Zakharov's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
It seemed like Rivera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zakharov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zakharov misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind Zakharov 's knee.
Malcolm Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakharov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Zakharov moves his leg out of the way.
Zakharov throws a quick counter head kick but Rivera was just out of range.
Rivera feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zakharov sprawling to the canvas! Zakharov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rivera finish him?!
 Zakharov is rocked!
It looks like Leonid Zakharov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zakharov misses the body punch
and Rivera counters with a huge right that knocks Zakharov out cold! Rivera is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Rivera!
After winning the bout, Malcolm Rivera 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 152 p4p, 937 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 22 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bassically by Tei Shi. Noah Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Thomas .
Thomas connects with a leg kick.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas with the inside leg kick.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Thomas ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Anderson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Thomas !
After winning the bout, Derrick Thomas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 189 p4p, 690 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 24 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikinki throws a leg kick but Lehto checks it.
Viikinki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viikinki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Viikinki.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Lehto backs off Viikinki throws a huge counter combo but Lehto manages to avoid it all.
Viikinki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
Viikinki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Viikinki misses with a looping left.
Viikinki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viikinki.
Viikinki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto swinging wildly here.
Viikinki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikinki fails to land with a series of punches.
Viikinki misses with a hook.
Viikinki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Viikinki tenderised Lehto's leg. Lehto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viikinki. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viikinki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehto dips to his left and cracks Viikinki with an uppercut!
Viikinki misses with a body shot.
Lehto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viikinki.
Lehto scores with a nice right hand.
Viikinki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Viikinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto clobbers Viikinki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto rushes Viikinki and presses him up against the cage.
Viikinki lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viikinki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a hook.
Lehto throws a front kick that sends Viikinki stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehto blocks the leg kick.
Viikinki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
Viikinki misses the shot to the body.
Lehto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Viikinki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viikinki.
Lehto scores with a hook.
Viikinki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto throws a quick counter kick to the body but Viikinki avoids it.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Viikinki swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Viikinki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lehto - the referee stops the clock and Viikinki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lehto. Viikinki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehto.
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Viikinki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viikinki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lehto closes the distance but Viikinki moves to the side
and Viikinki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto lands with a straight right. Viikinki didn't see that one coming.
Lehto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Viikinki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
Viikinki slips a jab from Lehto.
Lehto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Viikinki blocking some punches.
Viikinki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Viikinki. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Viikinki blocks the leg kick.
Viikinki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Viikinki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viikinki has time to react.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lehto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viikinki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehto.
Viikinki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viikinki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lehto rushes Viikinki and presses him up against the cage.
Viikinki digs a right hand into Lehto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lehto's gas tank.
Viikinki presses Lehto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viikinki lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viikinki avoids it.
Viikinki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Viikinki avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Viikinki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Viikinki is looking to land body kicks.
Viikinki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lehto throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lehto.
Lehto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viikinki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehto.
A big right from Viikinki misses.
Viikinki throws a leg kick which misses Lehto's front leg but catches the back leg as Lehto tries to avoid it.
Viikinki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lehto doesn't seem bothered though.
Viikinki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lehto slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lehto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lehto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikinki stuns Lehto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viikinki throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viikinki manages to avoid it.
Lehto jabs Viikinki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Viikinki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Viikinki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viikinki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Viikinki throws a body shot but no joy.
Viikinki throws a leg kick but Lehto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viikinki looks to land a right hand but Lehto moved out of range.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viikinki tries a quick counter leg kick but Lehto is wise to it.
Viikinki keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viikinki takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Lehto lands with an uppercut that bounces Viikinki off the cage and back into range.
Viikinki keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehto lands with a straight right. Viikinki didn't see that one coming.
Viikinki swinging wildly here.
Viikinki blocks a head kick by Lehto.
That kick from Viikinki tenderised Lehto's leg. Lehto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Viikinki throws a head kick that misses.
Viikinki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Tony Viikinki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viikinki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viikinki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.
Viikinki is breathing heavily.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viikinki misses with a body punch.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Viikinki's ribcage. Viikinki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viikinki prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viikinki's elbow.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Viikinki controls his hands.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Viikinki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks an uppercut.
Lehto working aggressively here.
Lehto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viikinki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viikinki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki looking to throw knees to the head but Lehto is blocking nicely.
Lehto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viikinkis head.
Lehto working aggressively here.
Viikinki lands with a short shot to the head.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viikinki is defending well for now.
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Charon Lehto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lehto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Viikinki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viikinki throws out the jab.
Viikinki misses with a kick to the body.
Viikinki swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Lehto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Viikinki doesn't seem phased though.
Viikinki misses with a low kick as Lehto jumps back.
Lehto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lehto's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lehto is out of range and Viikinki settles back down.
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viikinki, pushing him back against the cage.
Viikinki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lehto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Viikinki can turn it around.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto cracks Viikinki with a nice body shot.
Viikinki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lehto lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tony Viikinki has been cut.
Charon Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki breaks the clinch.
Lehto scores with a nice right hand.
 Viikinki is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lehto.
Lehto lands a glancing blow to the side of Viikinki's head.
Viikinki is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
Lehto lands a big right hook! Viikinki looks hurt but is still standing! Lehto lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Viikinki falls down and Lehto dives in with a huge hammer fist! Viikinki's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Lehto runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charon Lehto!
A very excited looking Charon Lehto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 180 p4p, 89 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 25 p4p, 12 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pavlek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assndrop scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek tries to clinch up but Assndrop circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Pavlek throws a jab when Assndrop was well out of range.
Pavlek cracks Assndrop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
As Assndrop backs away, Pavlek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pavlek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assndrop takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Pavlek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Assndrop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Assndrop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Assndrop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
Assndrop pulls guard successfully.
Assndrop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Assndrop trying to control the position here.
Pavlek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assndrop is keeping the position for now.
Assndrop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pavlek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek advances position into side control!
Assndrop can't do much from the bottom here.
Pavlek trying to control the position but Assndrop is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek staying calm.
Assndrop prevents Pavlek from improving position.
Pavlek is staying tight to Assndrop's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pavlek wants to control but Assndrop is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pavlek controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Assndrop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assndrop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assndrop thuds a left hand into Pavlek's body.
Pavlek doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Pavlek moves forwards but Assndrop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Assndrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Assndrop lands a right hand.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assndrop prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
Pavlek scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlek is working Assndrop over against the cage.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Assndrop.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Assndrop avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assndrop is defending well for now.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Assndrop controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Assndrop fails to land.
Pavlek lands an uppercut.
Assndrop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pavlek smiles and moves away.
Pavlek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assndrop is looking to chop away at Pavlek's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pavlek.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Assndrop wants to slow Pavlek down by chopping away at his legs.
Assndrop scores with a punch to the head.
Pavlek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assndrop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pavlek misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlek swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop cracks Pavlek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assndrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pavlek.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop connects with a single shot there.
Assndrop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pavlek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Assndrop moves out of range easily.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
As Assndrop backs away, Pavlek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pavlek tries to clinch up but Assndrop circles away and keeps his distance.
Assndrop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Pavlek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlek slips a straight right by Assndrop.
Pavlek scoring well with a low kick there.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assndrop's head backwards.
Pavlek lands a right hook to the body.
Pavlek checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Pavlek is looking to wear down Assndrop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch but Assndrop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlek checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assndrop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assndrop slips a jab from Pavlek.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlek closes the distance but Assndrop moves to the side
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavlek throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assndrop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pavlek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Pavlek is looking to clinch.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Pavlek.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pavlek moves into the clinch.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Assndrop controls his hands.
Assndrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop pushes Pavlek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assndrop jumps guard but Pavlek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Assndrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pavlek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurits Assndrop.
Assndrop blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Assndrop controls his hands.
Jakov Pavlek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Assndrop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pavlek smiles and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assndrop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Jakov Pavlek 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. This is the final round!
Pavlek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek wants to clinch
and Assndrop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assndrop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assndrop scrambles back to his feet.
Assndrop defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Assndrop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek rushes Assndrop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlek presses Assndrop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assndrop drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Assndrop is on top in guard.
Pavlek wants to sweep here but Assndrop controlling him for the moment.
Assndrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek has his hands on Assndrop's head, controlling the position.
Assndrop tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlek is retaining full guard.
Assndrop slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pavlek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assndrop stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlek.
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.
Pavlek controlling Assndrop's posture.
Assndrop is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Assndrop moved out of range nicely.
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Assndrop's front leg but catches the back leg as Assndrop tries to avoid it.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Pavlek lands a slapping body shot.
Assndrop swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlek.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop swings for the body but Pavlek moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek looks to clinch
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek moves to clinch but Assndrop breaks away
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Pavlek wants to clinch up but Assndrop keeps it at a distance.
Assndrop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pavlek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assndrop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assndrop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pavlek scores with a sloppy right hand. Assndrop should have avoided that one.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pavlek moves into range and clinches up with Assndrop.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
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!
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assndrop or not.
Assndrop decides to pull guard.
Pavlek stays in close to Assndrop's body and controls the position.
Assndrop pulls Pavlek in close to prevent any damage.
Jakov Pavlek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlek is stalling in the full guard.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlek stopping the sweep attempt from Assndrop.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jakov Pavlek.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlek, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakov Pavlek!
A very excited looking Jakov Pavlek 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parta Matti (ranked 125 p4p, 381 weight class) and Jason Hightower (ranked 18 p4p, 49 weight class). Matti comes to the cage accompanied by Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hightower's choice of entrance music: The Power. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower works the jab nicely.
It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hightower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hightower scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Matti throws a right hand that misses
and Hightower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hightower lands a big uppercut and Matti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Matti looks OK. Hightower waves Matti back to his feet!
Matti is rocked!
Parta Matti's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matti gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Hightower points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Matti wakes up just in time to hear Hightower thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Hightower thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Parta Matti had this to say: 'PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! Did I really lose if I get to PARTY?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 72 p4p, 231 weight class) and Lasse Savisto (ranked 13 p4p, 29 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar throws a shot to the body.
Savisto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haggar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Savisto scrambles back to his feet.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Savisto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savisto forces Haggar back against the cage and clinches.
Haggar has clasped his hands together around Savisto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Haggar cracks Savisto with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar grinds an elbow into Savisto's temple.
Savisto tries to bench press Haggar off him but Haggar keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savisto sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savisto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Savisto.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Savisto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savisto looking to control.
Haggar tries to free his leg and advance position but Savisto is retaining full guard.
Savisto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Savisto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar is looking to stand up but Savisto isn't so interested in that idea.
Haggar striking from the bottom here.
Savisto works over Haggar with some ground and pound from guard.
Savisto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savisto manages to get himself to full guard.
Savisto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Savisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Savisto keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Savisto keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Haggar advances to half guard.
Savisto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Savisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savisto trying to keep a closed guard but Haggar is proving a slippery customer.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Savisto's brow.
Savisto wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto looking for a guillotine here but Haggar defends easily.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar lying in Savisto's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Savisto decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Haggar taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lasse Savisto!
An out of breath Lasse Savisto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 76 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 1 p4p, 14 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by WANTED. Ezekiel Marley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marley throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a good low kick that Chai was not able to check.
Chai looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Marley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chai's head backwards.
It looks like Ghost Chai has been cut.
Marley thuds his shin into the meat of Chai's side.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a nice body shot.
Chai throws a lazy head kick
and Marley counters with a big left hand that crumples Chai! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ezekiel Marley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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