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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pollos Hermanos (ranked 1535 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 162 p4p, 131 weight class). Stepanovich has chosen Swallowing Dust as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hermanos clinches up against the cage.
Hermanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hermanos prevents Stepanovich from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Hermanos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
A frustrated look appears on Stepanovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hermanos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hermanos fails to land.
Stepanovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stepanovich is trying to break the clinch but Hermanos has him pressed against the cage.
Stepanovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stepanovich working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stepanovich tries to throw a body punch but Hermanos avoids it by throwing Stepanovich back against the cage.
Stepanovich lands a nice uppercut.
Stepanovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermanos has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stepanovich tries to circle away but Hermanos has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hermanos as Stepanovich tries to tie him up.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Hermanos keeps control of Stepanovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stepanovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stepanovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stepanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Hermanos clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermanos.
Stepanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stepanovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Hermanos.
Hermanos throws a head punch that misses.
Stepanovich stalling in the clinch but Hermanos improves position.
Hermanos keeps control of Stepanovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stepanovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermanos closes the distance and clinches.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepanovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stepanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepanovich misses with the head strike.
Hermanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermanos misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos has Stepanovich pressed against the cage, preventing Stepanovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Stepanovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos tries to clinch up.
Hermanos is looking to clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hermanos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
A short right from Hermanos on the inside.
Hermanos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermanos working aggressively here.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch up
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermanos tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos is looking to clinch.
Hermanos moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Hermanos prevents Stepanovich from breaking the clinch.
Stepanovich is trying to stall.
Stepanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanos controls his hands.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermanos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermanos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hermanos wants to clinch.
Hermanos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hermanos moves to clinch but Stepanovich breaks away
and Stepanovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hermanos.
Hermanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pollos Hermanos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermanos tries to clinch up but Stepanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Stepanovich throws a looping overhand right but Hermanos ducks down to avoid it.
Hermanos is looking to clinch but Stepanovich is avoiding it.
It seemed like Stepanovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Stepanovich does it's job there.
Hermanos moves away from the strike by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermanos.
Hermanos tries to clinch up but Stepanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Stepanovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stepanovich cracks Hermanos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanos forces Stepanovich back against the cage and clinches.
Stepanovich can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Hermanos throws a head punch that misses.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stepanovich tries to break free but Hermanos pushes him back against the cage.
Hermanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Stepanovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermanos moves away.
Hermanos is looking to clinch but Stepanovich is avoiding it.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermanos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hermanos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepanovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hermanos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepanovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pollos Hermanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich throws a head kick that half lands.
Stepanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hermanos under the eye.
Hermanos takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hermanos on the side of the head.
Stepanovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Hermanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanovich circles away.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermanos forces Stepanovich back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Hermanos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepanovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich wants to break free but Hermanos has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stepanovich tries to work over Hermanos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stepanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Hermanos lands a left hand.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos throws a head punch that misses.
Stepanovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hermanos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hermanos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stepanovich backwards.
Hermanos working aggressively here.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stepanovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Hermanos blocks it.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stepanovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Hermanos moved out of range nicely.
Hermanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanovich circles away.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermanos instigates a clinch.
Hermanos prevents a body shot from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
Hermanos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stepanovich's efforts to push away.
Stepanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch but Hermanos keeps him there for the moment.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepanovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos gets a clinch.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermanos darts in trying to clinch
and Stepanovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hermanos thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olenev Stepanovich 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!
Hermanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanovich circles away.
Hermanos clinches up with Stepanovich and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanos tries to clinch there but Stepanovich circles away.
Hermanos wants to clinch up but Stepanovich keeps it at a distance.
Hermanos wants to clinch but Stepanovich slips to the side
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stepanovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hermanos scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hermanos has Stepanovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermanos.
Stepanovich misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hermanos.
Stepanovich tries to break the clinch but Hermanos is controlling the position.
Hermanos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermanos.
Hermanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stepanovich manages to break the clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch up but Stepanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch but Stepanovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermanos clinches with his opponent.
Stepanovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermanos gets an underhook and turns Stepanovich into the cage.
Stepanovich tries to circle away but Hermanos has him pinned against the cage.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hermanos fails to land.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pollos Hermanos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands with a left to the head.
Hermanos working aggressively here.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich tries to break free but Hermanos pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Hermanos lands with a light punch inside.
Hermanos lands with a right to the head.
Stepanovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermanos has him pressed against the cage.
Stepanovich is working Hermanos over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stepanovich.
Stepanovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stepanovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Hermanos has Stepanovich pressed against the cage, preventing Stepanovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stepanovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hermanos gets through Stepanovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepanovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Hermanos won't allow it.
Stepanovich is trying to break the clinch but Hermanos is controlling him.
Stepanovich tries to circle away but Hermanos has him pinned against the cage.
Hermanos lands with a light punch inside.
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch but Hermanos keeps him there for the moment.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Hermanos lands with a left to the head.
Stepanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermanos.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Hermanos slips the punch.
Stepanovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermanos.
It seemed like Stepanovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos rushes Stepanovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stepanovich fails to land.
Hermanos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stepanovich backwards.
Hermanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch but Hermanos keeps him there for the moment.
Stepanovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Hermanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands a nice uppercut.
Hermanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Hermanos blocking some punches.
Stepanovich working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pollos Hermanos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hermanos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pollos Hermanos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 1250 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Brusse Liee (ranked 166 p4p, 185 weight class). Liee has chosen Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A combination from Liee does no damage.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liee with the inside leg kick.
Liee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Liee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Liee takes one on the button.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liee ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Liee stumbling back into the cage.
Lee connects with a right hand. Liee shakes it off.
Liee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Liee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Liee back into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Liee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Liee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liee avoids it.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Liee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liee is defending well for now.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Liee's head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Liee avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Liee looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Liee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Liee won't want to take too many of those.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee gets through Liee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a body punch.
Liee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee digs a right hand into Liee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liee's gas tank.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Liee's ribcage.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee drops Liee with a big knee straight up the middle! Liee is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Liee is rocked!
 It looks like Brusse Liee has been cut.
Lee cracks Liee with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Liee falls to his knees and Lee doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Brusse Liee stepped up to the mic, saying 'No! Not water! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ohhh! I'm melting! I'm melting! What a world, what a world! It was a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Andersson (ranked 1019 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 141 p4p, 200 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson throws a shot to the body.
Bautista takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Andersson .
Andersson ducks right into an uppercut from Bautista.
We've been told by Andersson 's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot lands for Andersson .
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Bautista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andersson in his tracks.
Andersson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bautista dives on top into guard.
Andersson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bautista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bautista can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bautista preventing the sweep.
Andersson is looking for a triangle here but Bautista uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Andersson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bautista wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Andersson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bautista prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Andersson is working hard here to advance position.
Andersson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andersson is looking for a triangle here but Bautista uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Andersson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Andersson is taking a breather. Bautista 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.
Bautista looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andersson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bautista knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersson passes to full mount!
Andersson lands a couple of good shots and Bautista has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to remain composed but Andersson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Andersson scores with punches and elbows.
Andersson scores with strikes from the back.
Bautista is rocked!
Andersson keeps control of the position easily here as Bautista tries to buck him off.
Andersson working for a choke but Bautista is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson punches Bautista on the ear.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Andersson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bautista gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Andersson .
Bautista's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Andersson .
Andersson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Bautista swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Andersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bautista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista dodges the punch combination from Andersson .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersson , as that shot connected.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson .
Andersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bautista is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Bautista moved out of range nicely.
Bautista wants to clinch.
Andersson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bautista - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Andersson !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abraham Andersson !
Abraham Andersson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 962 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 132 p4p, 189 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttonen thuds his right hand into Bispen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anttonen. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anttonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bispen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anttonen tests Bispen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bispen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anttonen avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Anttonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Anttonen cracks Bispen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bispen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anttonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bispen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anttonen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anttonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anttonen throws a jab when Bispen was well out of range.
Anttonen scores with a nice body kick.
Anttonen feints and then cracks Bispen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bispen down.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Bispen scoring well with a low kick there.
Bispen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Anttonen there.
Anttonen wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
Anttonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bispen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anttonen ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Bispen lands a nice hook to Anttonen's body. Anttonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anttonen misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Anttonen.
Anttonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bispen.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Anttonen avoids them all with ease.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anttonen with the inside leg kick.
Bispen walks into a straight right hand from Anttonen.
Anttonen moves in looking to clinch but Bispen pushes him off.
Bispen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttonen slips under a jab.
Anttonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bispen throws a right and a left that Anttonen avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anttonen tries to clinch there but Bispen circles away.
Bispen misses with a right hand
and Anttonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Anttonen moved out of range.
Bispen lands a glancing blow to the side of Anttonen's head.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Anttonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anttonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anttonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bispen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anttonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bispen throws a hook but Anttonen blocks it.
Anttonen feints a counter leg kick.
Anttonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anttonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Anttonen is looking to clinch but Bispen is avoiding it.
Bispen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but Anttonen ducks down to avoid it.
Anttonen looks to land a right hand but Bispen moved out of range.
Bispen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bispen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Anttonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen tried to score with a low kick but Bispen checks it.
Bispen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anttonen scores with a hook.
Bispen avoids the head kick by Anttonen.
Bispen sizes up Anttonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anttonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Bispen misses with a wild combination.
Anttonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Anttonen gets a clinch.
Anttonen tries to work over Bispen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bispen lands a body punch.
Bispen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bispen pushes Anttonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bispen has a couple of punches blocked by Anttonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bispen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bispen fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Bispen swings wildly with an uppercut but Anttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bispen.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bispen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anttonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anttonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bispen's head backwards.
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Anttonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bispen throws a body punch but Anttonen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch lands to the side of Bispen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anttonen cracks Bispen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bispen slips under a jab from Anttonen.
Bispen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Ivan Bispen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anttonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bispen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bispen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anttonen.
Anttonen tries to clinch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anttonen! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Anttonen.
Anttonen staying out of range there.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Anttonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anttonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anttonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anttonen tries to clinch up but Bispen circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bispen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anttonen.
Bispen misses with a hook.
Anttonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bispen's sensitive parts.
Anttonen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anttonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anttonen misses with a hook. Bispen ducked under it nicely.
Bispen is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bispen throws a hook to the side of Anttonen's head but Anttonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anttonen connects with a right hand. Bispen shakes it off.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Anttonen moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Anttonen misses the target.
Bispen lands a glancing blow to the side of Anttonen's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anttonen. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anttonen.
Anttonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Anttonen slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen misses with a right hand
and Anttonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Anttonen clinches with his opponent.
Bispen lands with a left to the head.
Anttonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bispen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen is trying to maintain a safe position but Anttonen gets an underhook and turns Bispen into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anttonen's elbow.
Anttonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bispen throws the left hand but Anttonen avoids the punch easily.
Anttonen clinches up against the cage.
Anttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Anttonen.
Bispen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anttonen backwards.
Bispen tries to throw a body punch but Anttonen avoids it by throwing Bispen back against the cage.
Bispen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anttonen.
Bispen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bispen catches Anttonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Anttonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Anttonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bispen throws a hook but Anttonen avoids it easily.
Bispen loads up on a big right hand but Anttonen slips the punch.
Anttonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bispen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen misses with a left hand
and Anttonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bispen moves forwards but Anttonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bispen slips a jab and a cross from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands with an overhand left.
Bispen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anttonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Anttonen works the jab nicely.
Anttonen lands a jab to Bispen's midsection.
Anttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anttonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anttonen cracks a nice hook into Bispen's ribs.
Anttonen fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Bispen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anttonen 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 Bispen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bispen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anttonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bispen to score with a decent uppercut.
Bispen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anttonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Anttonen throws a counter combo.
Anttonen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen blocks a jab.
Anttonen looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bispen misses its target.
Anttonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Bispen ducks right into an uppercut from Anttonen.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Anttonen avoids them all with ease.
Anttonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bispen misses with a double jab.
Anttonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Anttonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bispen doesn't seem phased though.
Bispen swings widly with a right hand
and Anttonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bispen 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 Anttonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anttonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Despite the aggression on Anttonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bispen dodges the punch combination from Anttonen.
Bispen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen throws a low kick but Bispen moves out of range easily.
Bispen misses with an uppercut
and Anttonen counters with a left and a right that stings Bispen.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Anttonen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Anttonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pallas Anttonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anttonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Anttonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anttonen.
Anttonen works on Bispen's body with a couple of short punches.
Anttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anttonen digs a right hand into Bispen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bispen's gas tank.
Anttonen pushes Bispen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bispen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anttonen misses with a body punch.
Anttonen keeps control of Bispen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Anttonen.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Anttonen.
Nice body punch from Anttonen - that landed with a thud.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Bispen throws a poor cross that misses
and Anttonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen blocks a head kick by Anttonen.
A quick step to the side and Bispen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anttonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bispen if he has to take too many more of those.
Anttonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick lands for Anttonen.
Anttonen rushes Bispen and presses him up against the cage.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Bispen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anttonen with a nice cross.
Anttonen scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Anttonen.
Anttonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen tries to land a leg kick but Anttonen saw it coming and moves away.
Anttonen takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen misses with a body shot.
Bispen tries a low kick but Anttonen avoids it.
Anttonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Anttonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bispen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Anttonen. That snapped Bispen's head back.
Bispen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anttonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bispen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anttonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Bispen.
Anttonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Bispen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anttonen or not.
Anttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anttonen lands a body shot.
Bispen misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bispen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bispen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anttonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anttonen breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bispen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anttonen - the referee stops the clock and Bispen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anttonen. Bispen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anttonen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
Bispen defending well as Anttonen loads up on a big left hand.
Bispen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anttonen moves into range and clinches up with Bispen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bispen scores with a shot to the side of Anttonen's head.
Bispen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tries to break the clinch but Anttonen is controlling the position.
Bispen is trying to push Anttonen away but Anttonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anttonen.
Anttonen misses with a body punch.
Anttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bispen digs a right hand into Anttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anttonen's gas tank.
Anttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anttonen letting Bispen take a breather here.
Bispen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bispen tries to break free but Anttonen pushes him back against the cage.
Anttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bispen lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anttonen.
Bispen works on Anttonen's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pallas Anttonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anttonen 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pallas Anttonen!
After winning the bout, Pallas Anttonen 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 Lemuel Denver (ranked 889 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Chris Tamburello (ranked 106 p4p, 124 weight class). Denver's entrance music is Марш нової армії. A fine choice. Tamburello is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Going Out of Style - Dropkick Murphys. 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Tamburello!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamburello looks to clinch
and Denver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denver blocks a head kick by Tamburello.
Denver avoids the head kick by Tamburello.
Denver appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Denver swings for the body but Tamburello moves out of range.
Chris Tamburello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tamburello!
Tamburello tries to clinch there but Denver circles away.
A quick step to the side and Denver tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denver 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.
Jab, jab by Denver - just one landing.
Tamburello throws a sloppy head kick and Denver moves out of range easily.
Denver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tamburello throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Tamburello.
Denver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tamburello tries to clinch up but Denver circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Tamburello misses
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tamburello tries to clinch up.
Tamburello throws a head kick but Denver moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Tamburello.
A counter left hand to the body from Denver misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver blocks a head kick by Tamburello.
Denver throwing a counter right hand but Tamburello manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Tamburello misses.
It looked like Denver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tamburello.
Tamburello misses with a combination
and Denver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tamburello looks winded!
Tamburello misses with a left hand
and Denver counters with a nice uppercut.
Tamburello instigates a clinch.
Denver works on Tamburello's body with a couple of short punches.
Denver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tamburello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tamburello misses with some punches.
Denver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamburello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamburello darts in trying to clinch
and Denver counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Tamburello off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Denver follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Tamburello was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lemuel Denver!
A relieved looking Lemuel Denver 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 538 p4p, 328 weight class) and Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 63 p4p, 41 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Madkhao Sitsongrit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163
20 - 10 - 1 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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 46 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
Roy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roy connects with an inside leg kick.
Roy throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Roy was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Roy.
Roy staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Roy misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Roy throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Roy misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Roy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roy with a jab.
Roy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roy misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Roy misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit cracks Roy with a good jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roy counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Roy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Roy counter with a right hand.
It looks like Madkhao Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks Roy with a good jab.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Roy avoids it.
Roy walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roy counters with a right hand to the body.
Roy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roy scrambles back to his feet.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Roy.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Roy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Roy is out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Roy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madkhao Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Madkhao Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Roy misses.
Roy misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Roy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Roy throws a body kick.
Roy checks the leg kick.
Roy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Roy moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Roy moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Roy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Roy.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Roy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roy lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Roy thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws out a powerful jab.
Roy throws a body kick that misses.
Roy throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Roy only half commits.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Roy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Roy's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Roy.
Madkhao Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit cracks Roy with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Roy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Roy counters with a quick kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit cracks Roy with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Madkhao Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Madkhao Sitsongrit'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roy misses with a wild body shot.
Madkhao Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roy throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Roy was not able to check.
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roy will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Roy cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Good exchange - Roy coming out on top.
Roy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Roy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roy down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roy misses with a looping left.
Roy ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roy takes a step back to recover.
Roy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit rushes Roy and presses him up against the cage.
Roy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Roy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Roy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roy avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stuns Roy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roy throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Roy misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit clobbers Roy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit jabs at Roy's body.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roy doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madkhao Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madkhao Sitsongrit!
Madkhao Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jones (ranked 269 p4p, 181 weight class) and Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 35 p4p, 23 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
199
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188
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch there but Rocksaw circles away.
Jones instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocksaw has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones pushes Rocksaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocksaw digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Rocksaw tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Rocksaw back against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones avoiding damage as Rocksaw throws knees to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones pushes Rocksaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Rocksaw's ribcage. Rocksaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocksaw.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Rocksaw misses with a knee to the head.
Rocksaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
A short right from Rocksaw on the inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocksaw breaks the clinch.
Jones darts in and clinches Rocksaw up against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones avoiding damage as Rocksaw throws knees to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones gets through Rocksaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rocksaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Rocksaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones avoiding damage as Rocksaw throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A hook to the body from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocksaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocksaw prevents a body shot from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocksaw.
Rocksaw blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocksaw.
Rocksaw looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Rocksaw's head.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the head.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocksaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocksaw is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Rocksaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Rocksaw misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Rocksaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocksaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocksaw.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones keeps control of Rocksaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rocksaw as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Rocksaw misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocksaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocksaw trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Jones.
Rocksaw tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rocksaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocksaw's efforts to push away.
Jones pushes Rocksaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocksaw controls his hands.
Rocksaw misses with some punches.
Rocksaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocksaw circles away.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones drives through and clinches with Rocksaw against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Rocksaw misses.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Rocksaw back into the cage.
Rocksaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Samuel Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksaw.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Rocksaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rocksaw blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones drives through and clinches with Rocksaw against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksaw blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Rocksaw is breathing heavily.
Rocksaw tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Rocksaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocksaw blocks an uppercut.
Rocksaw blocks a body shot from Jones.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the head.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Rocksaw.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocksaw's efforts to push away.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocksaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocksaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocksaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocksaw feints a counter leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Rocksaw moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch but Rocksaw slips to the side
and Rocksaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Samuel Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rocksaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksaw prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rocksaw blocks a body shot from Jones.
Rocksaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Rocksaw has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch
and Rocksaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Rocksaw looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Rocksaw pushes him off.
Samuel Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Rocksaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocksaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Rocksaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocksaw circles away.
Jones wants to clinch up but Rocksaw keeps it at a distance.
Rocksaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocksaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocksaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Rocksaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocksaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rocksaw missing with knees to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is leaning against Rocksaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones tries to clinch but Rocksaw moves away
letting Rocksaw counter with a right hand.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocksaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones is looking to clinch but Rocksaw is avoiding it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocksaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
Rocksaw flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Rocksaw moves out of range.
Rocksaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones closes the distance but Rocksaw moves to the side
and Rocksaw counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rocksaw.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocksaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocksaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Rocksaw blocking some punches.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocksaw can do to turn this around?
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Rocksaw has him pressed against the cage.
Rocksaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocksaw lands with a left to the head.
Rocksaw prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocksaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones digs a right hand into Rocksaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocksaw's gas tank.
Rocksaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Ramone Rocksaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the head.
Jones presses Rocksaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones tries a body shot but Rocksaw blocks it.
Rocksaw blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocksaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocksaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Rocksaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Rocksaw! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Jones!
Samuel Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Ramone Rocksaw had this to say: 'Lanky piece of shit, it’s a joke'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 442 p4p, 150 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 62 p4p, 27 weight class). Canizares comes to the cage accompanied by El Loco. Talvela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela swings widly with a right hand
and Canizares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Talvela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talvela misses the jab.
Talvela throws a leg kick that misses.
Canizares lands a nice shot to the body.
Talvela throws a right and a left that Canizares avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Talvela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Canizares cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Canizares misses.
Talvela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Talvela has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Canizares throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Canizares just misses with a punch to the body.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela throws a leg kick but Canizares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Canizares's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canizares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talvela doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Talvela throws a right hand that misses
and Canizares counters with a stiff right hand.
Canizares staying out of range there.
Canizares swings widly with a right hand
and Talvela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Canizares throws a hook to the side of Talvela's head but Talvela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canizares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Canizares.
Canizares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Canizares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talvela manages to avoid it.
And Talvela tries to counter it with a takedown but Canizares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canizares avoids the head kick by Talvela.
Talvela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela throws a body shot but no joy.
Canizares misses with a wild body shot.
Talvela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canizares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Talvela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Talvela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talvela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Canizares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Canizares.
A leg kick checked by Canizares.
Canizares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canizares misses the shot to the body.
Canizares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canizares throws a jab but it's blocked by Talvela.
Talvela drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Canizares defends it well.
Talvela ducks right into an uppercut from Canizares.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Talvela cracks Canizares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canizares works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Talvela tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Talvela.
Ezequiel Canizares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talvela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Canizares misses.
Talvela bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Canizares's head backwards.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canizares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talvela connects with a right hand. Canizares shakes it off.
Talvela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talvela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Canizares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talvela momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Canizares to the mat! Canizares manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canizares seems keen to control Talvela's posture.
Talvela won't allow Canizares to sweep him here.
Talvela connects with a couple of short punches.
Canizares wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
Talvela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talvela stands and throws Canizares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Canizares taking punishment in the form of punches.
Canizares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talvela on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Canizares sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Talvela lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Canizares down.
Talvela lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Canizares down.
Talvela lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talvela grinds an elbow into Canizares's temple.
Talvela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Canizares is working to avoid the ground and pound but Talvela connects with a decent elbow.
Canizares is trying to buck Talvela off.
Talvela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canizares takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Canizares is looking to regain half guard here but Talvela keeps moving and retains side control.
Talvela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talvela lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Talvela tries for a kimura but Canizares is defending well.
Canizares is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Talvela misses with a left hand
and Canizares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canizares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Canizares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Canizares.
Talvela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Canizares swivels and escapes.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Canizares saw that one coming.
Talvela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canizares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Canizares.
Canizares misses with a body punch
and Talvela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canizares throws a hook but Talvela blocks it.
Talvela connects with the punch.
Canizares slips a straight right by Talvela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Canizares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talvela manages to avoid it.
Talvela with the counter takedown but Canizares avoids it easily.
Ezequiel Canizares is winning the standup battle so far.
Talvela connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Canizares.
Canizares looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares lands a nice looking body shot.
Canizares connects with a jab.
Canizares throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Canizares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canizares tries to land a leg kick but Talvela saw it coming and moves away.
Canizares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canizares misses with a wild body shot.
Canizares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canizares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Canizares is looking to land body kicks.
Talvela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Talvela takes one on the button.
Canizares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canizares.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canizares as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Canizares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canizares.
Canizares takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
Canizares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Talvela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Talvela misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Canizares lands.
Canizares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canizares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Canizares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Canizares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Talvela throws a right hand that misses
and Canizares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talvela throws a jab but it's blocked by Canizares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canizares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Canizares throws out a loose jab but Talvela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talvela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canizares.
Talvela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Canizares to score with a decent uppercut.
Talvela connects with an inside leg kick.
Talvela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Canizares ducks under a wild hook from Talvela.
Talvela misses the jab.
Canizares throws a body shot but no joy.
Talvela shoots in for a double leg but Canizares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ezequiel Canizares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Talvela.
Talvela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talvela throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canizares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Canizares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canizares misses with a looping right.
Talvela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Talvela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canizares stuns Talvela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Talvela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Talvela fails with the takedown.
Canizares misses with a straight right.
Talvela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canizares.
That kick from Talvela tenderised Canizares's leg. Canizares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Talvela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canizares on the side of the head.
Talvela scores with a leg kick.
Talvela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Canizares loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Canizares dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Canizares misses the body punch
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Talvela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canizares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Canizares swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
Canizares misses with a body shot.
Canizares backing away here, and Talvela unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Canizares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canizares throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela has a takedown stuffed.
Talvela bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Canizares manages to work his way to half guard, despite Talvela's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares is trying to maintain the position but Talvela is very close to passing his half guard.
Talvela lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Canizares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Canizares wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
Talvela scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Canizares is trying to keep Talvela in close.
Canizares is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Talvela is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Talvela connects with a couple of short punches.
Canizares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Talvela being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canizares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canizares looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Canizares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talvela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Canizares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talvela is fighting to break Canizares's control of his arms but Canizares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Canizares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Talvela throws a big right hand that misses.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Canizares has wrist control.
Talvela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talvela postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canizares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Talvela's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talvela is looking for a triangle but Canizares pushes his legs off easily.
Talvela looking for a sweep. Not yet Talvela, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Canizares defends well.
Talvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Canizares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Talvela working for a triangle but Canizares defends it easily.
Talvela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Canizares defends it easily.
Talvela is trying to keep Canizares in close.
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.
Talvela is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Canizares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Talvela trying to keep a closed guard but Canizares is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Talvela holds on and takes a little breather.
Talvela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talvela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Talvela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talvela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
A relieved looking Paavo Talvela 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Savette (ranked 385 p4p, 351 weight class) and Heung Min Choi (ranked 28 p4p, 26 weight class). Choi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Bruiser. Heung Min Choi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut lands for Savette. That snapped Choi's head back.
Choi throws a head kick but Savette moves out of range.
Choi looks to land a right hand but Savette moved out of range.
Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savette.
Savette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Savette as he checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Savette's head coaches at Coney Muay Thai Warriors that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savette lands with a cross.
Choi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Choi misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Savette to counter with a crisp jab.
Choi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Savette moves out of range of the strikes.
Savette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Savette is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Savette catches Choi right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi throws a leg kick which misses Savette's front leg but catches the back leg as Savette tries to avoid it.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
Savette blocks the body kick.
Savette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Choi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savette throws out a loose jab but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Choi.
Savette misses with a hook to the body
and Choi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savette throws a sloppy head kick
and Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savette looks to land a right hand but Choi moved out of range.
Choi lands a nice hook to Savette's body. Savette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Choi's head backwards.
Savette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Choi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savette throws a hook to the side of Choi's head but Choi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi misses the jab.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Savette's head but Savette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savette throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savette throws a looping overhand right but Choi ducks down to avoid it.
Choi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Choi can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi defending well as Savette loads up on a big left hand.
Choi slips under a jab.
Savette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Choi avoids the body shot from Savette.
Savette connects with a solid leg kick.
Savette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choi blocks a jab.
Choi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savette counters with a series of strikes. Choi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Savette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Savette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Choi. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Savette misses the target.
A big right from Savette misses.
Savette misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Choi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Choi motions for Savette to come forward. Choi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savette misses with a hook to the body
letting Choi counter with a right hand.
Choi scores with a decent looking hook.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Savette looks to land a right hand but Choi moved out of range.
Choi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savette lands a jab to Choi's midsection.
Choi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Choi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savette missing with a left hand there. Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savette avoids a kick to the body.
Savette throws a hook but Choi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Choi misses
and Savette counters with a stiff right hand.
Savette misses with a straight right.
Choi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Savette.
Savette swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savette throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Savette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Choi.
A jab from Choi misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Savette misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savette misses the shot to the body.
Savette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savette comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Choi slips a straight right by Savette.
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 Jean Paul Savette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Choi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Choi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savette just misses with a punch to the body.
Choi looks to land a body kick but Savette moved away.
Choi misses with a few strikes there.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Savette moves away and avoids it.
Savette misses with an uppercut.
Savette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savette throws a counter high kick but Choi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Choi takes one to the side of the head.
Savette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Choi connects with a right hand. Savette shakes it off.
Choi digs a good body shot into Savette's ribs.
A big left from Savette misses.
Choi checks a leg kick nicely.
Savette just misses with a punch to the body.
Savette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savette tries to move into range but Choi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choi checks it well.
Choi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Choi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savette has time to react.
Choi misses with a head kick.
Savette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savette misses with the combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Choi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savette.
Choi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savette.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Savette counters with a three punch combo that has Choi backing up. Choi nods at Savette to acknowledge the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savette checks a leg kick.
Savette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choi in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savette connects with a body shot that sends Choi's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savette.
Savette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Choi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savette takes a swing at Choi's ribcage but misses.
Choi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jean Paul Savette is winning the standup battle so far.
Savette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Choi throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Savette connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Choi misses its intended target.
Choi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Savette connects with a jab.
Choi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Choi misses with a hook.
Savette is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Choi misses
and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savette throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
Savette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savette lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Savette.
Choi throws an off balance right hand
and Savette counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Savette on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Choi misses with a wild combination.
Choi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Savette misses with a few strikes there.
Savette throws a leg kick
and Choi counters with an outside leg kick.
Savette looks to throw the jab but Choi is out of range.
Savette backing away here, and Choi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Choi moves out of range as Savette strikes.
Choi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Choi misses.
Savette misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Choi with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savette walks into a jab.
Choi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savette misses with a straight right.
Savette slips a straight right by Choi.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Savette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savette misses with a low kick.
Savette throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Choi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Choi staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Choi misses.
Savette half committed to a counter leg kick.
Choi throws a solid leg kick but Savette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Choi.
Savette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette throws a jab when Choi was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heung Min Choi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Savette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Choi misses with a leg kick.
Choi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choi checks a leg kick.
Savette changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savette lands a head kick. Choi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Choi.
Choi throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
As Choi backs away, Savette returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Savette swings widly with a right hand
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
Savette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savette scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi jabs Savette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savette lands the left hand.
Savette connects with a crisp jab.
Choi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Savette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette misses with a hook
and Choi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savette's knee momentarily.
Choi lands with an uppercut that bounces Savette off the cage and back into range.
Choi ducks under a wild hook from Savette.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Savette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savette connects with a body shot that sends Choi's belly button to the back.
Savette just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Savette. Those never looked like landing.
Savette checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Savette on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Choi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Choi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Choi.
Savette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Savette's head but Savette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savette feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chois jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savette.
Savette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Choi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Choi jabs Savette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Choi lands with a good body shot.
Savette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Choi doesn't seem bothered though.
Choi swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
Savette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Choi manages to circle out of the way.
Savette throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Savette blocks the leg kick.
Choi with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choi. Savette does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savette.
Savette throws a leg kick which misses Choi's front leg but catches the back leg as Choi tries to avoid it.
Savette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Choi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savette misses with a low kick as Choi jumps back.
Choi throws a lazy right hand but Savette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savette misses with a wild combination.
Savette looks to throw the jab but Choi is out of range.
Savette checks a low kick from Choi.
Choi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Choi blocks a head kick by Savette.
Choi misses with a hook. Savette ducked under it nicely.
Savette blocks the body kick.
Choi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savette moves out of range of the leg kick from Choi.
Choi connects with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Choi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Savette scores with the left hand. Choi knows he should have avoided that one.
Choi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Savette under the eye.
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!
Savette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Savette misses the shot to the body.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Savette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savette lands a jab-cross combination.
Choi sizes up Savette with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savette misses with a left hand
letting Choi counter with a right hand.
Choi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savette.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savette.
Savette misses with a two punch combination.
Choi swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
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 Jean Paul Savette.
Well Savette has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jean Paul Savette!
Jean Paul Savette gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 48 p4p, 226 weight class) and Samson Buddha (ranked 7 p4p, 35 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Samson Buddha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruttu.
Buddha cracks Ruttu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reino Ruttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddha scores with a push kick.
Buddha throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Buddha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ruttu bucks up and tries to throw Buddha off but instead Buddha has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buddha trying to control momentarily.
Ruttu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buddha on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruttu can't escape the position.
Buddha working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Buddha punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ruttu trying to control the hands but Buddha won't let him.
Buddha is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Ruttu is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samson Buddha!
Samson Buddha is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Samson Buddha 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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