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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 1773 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 220 p4p, 143 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain slips under a jab.
Tomson throws a big shot that misses.
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Tomson.
Tomson throws a hook but McCain blocks it.
Tomson works the jab nicely.
McCain connects with a body shot.
McCain slips a jab from Tomson.
McCain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomson scores with a jab to the head.
Tomson throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Tomson misses.
McCain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomson avoids a kick to the body.
McCain throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomson with a nice cross.
McCain throws the kick towards the body but Tomson avoids it.
A head kick by McCain misses
and Tomson counters with a nice uppercut.
McCain lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson moves away from the strike by McCain .
Tomson throws a head kick but McCain moves out of range.
Tomson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCain lands with a straight right. Tomson didn't see that one coming.
McCain throws a shot to the body.
McCain jabs Tomson right on the nose. Tomson blinks but takes it well.
McCain forces Tomson back against the cage and clinches.
Tomson is trying to break free.
Tomson has had enough of the clinch but McCain keeps him there for the moment.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomson's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Tomson.
McCain misses with a punch to the body.
Tomson wants to break free but McCain has control.
McCain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomson manages to break the clinch.
Tomson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson throws a body punch but McCain moves out of range.
Tomson throws out a loose jab but McCain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McCain clinches with his opponent.
McCain tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Tomson controls the action.
Tomson manages to break the clinch.
Jab from McCain .
McCain throws a body punch but Tomson moves out of range.
McCain misses with a low kick.
McCain scores with a jab to the body.
McCain blocks a jab.
McCain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomson moves out of range of the strikes.
McCain feints and then cracks Tomson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomson down.
McCain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomson.
McCain throws a shot from downtown. Tomson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tomson.
A big right from Tomson misses.
It looked like McCain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tomson.
A head kick by McCain misses
and McCain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tomson misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCain .
A slapping leg kick lands for McCain .
McCain slips under a jab.
McCain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomson throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Tomson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCain misses with a series of wild punches.
McCain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tomson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCain defending well as Tomson loads up on a big left hand.
McCain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCain misses the body punch
and Tomson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomson throws a hook but McCain avoids it easily.
It appears McCain was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from McCain finds it's way through Tomson's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson scores with a nice head shot.
Tomson misses with an uppercut
and McCain counters with a one-two to the body.
McCain misses with an uppercut. Tomson saw that one coming.
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Tomson.
McCain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tomson misses with a looping right.
McCain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McCain takes a swing at Tomson's ribcage but misses.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomson was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain .
McCain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCain instigates a clinch.
Tomson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomson has had enough of the clinch but McCain keeps him there for the moment.
McCain lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomson breaks the clinch.
Tomson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCain .
Tomson swings widly with a right hand
and Tomson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCain misses with a low kick.
Tomson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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 Lucas McCain will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCain wants to land a leg kick but Tomson is out of range.
Tomson throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
McCain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCain throws a leg kick but Tomson checks it.
McCain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McCain moves into the clinch.
Tomson breaks from the clinch.
McCain swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tomson counter with a right hand.
Tomson misses with a straight right.
McCain throws an overhand right that lands on Tomson's shoulder, as Tomson tries to avoid the shot.
McCain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomson misses with a right hand
and McCain counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomson is able to avoid easily.
Tomson slips a jab from McCain .
Tomson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCain lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Tomson misses the target.
McCain staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a push kick but Tomson slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from McCain .
Tomson avoids the body shot from McCain .
McCain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCain tries to clinch but Tomson is having none of it.
Tomson misses with a hook
and McCain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCain throws a shot to the body.
Tomson throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomson.
Good leg kick by Tomson.
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain misses with a jab to the body
and McCain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomson.
McCain throws a looping overhand right but Tomson ducks down to avoid it.
Tomson throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tomson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCain . That one must have hurt.
McCain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomson misses with an uppercut
and McCain counters with a series of strikes. Tomson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tomson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomson missing with a left hand there. McCain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tomson looks to throw the jab but McCain is out of range.
Tomson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McCain to counter with a crisp jab.
 Tomson is rocked!
Tomson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomson is still on wobbly legs! Can McCain finish him?
McCain drops Tomson with a big left hand! Tomson is injured, injured bad! McCain jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas McCain !
Lucas McCain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 1286 p4p, 748 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 170 p4p, 99 weight class). Albert Sojka told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 25 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat misses with a straight left.
Hawat slips under a jab.
Sojka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawat misses with a body shot.
Sojka blocks a leg kick.
Hawat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sojka.
Sojka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawat.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawat scores with a head kick. Sojka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sojka defending well as Hawat loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Sojka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sojka moves out of range as Hawat strikes.
Sojka misses with a left hand
and Hawat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Hawat throws a lazy right hand but Sojka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Sojka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawat missing with a left hand there. Sojka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sojka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat slips a jab from Sojka.
Hawat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Sojka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Sojka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sojka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sojka throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Sojka.
Sojka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sojka defending well as Hawat loads up on a big left hand.
Sojka throws a hook but Hawat avoids it easily.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawat throws a body punch but Sojka moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sojka, as that shot connected.
Sojka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawat.
Hawat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sojka takes one on the button.
Sojka throws an overhand right that lands on Hawat's shoulder, as Hawat tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka scores with a hook to the body. Hawat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sojka avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Sojka avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Hawat throws an overhand right that lands on Sojka's shoulder, as Sojka tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sojka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sojka avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Sojka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sojka looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sojka throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawat.
Hawat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Hawat was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hawat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sojka finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawat's head.
Hawat throws a hook but Sojka avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sojka! But no joy.
Sojka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sojka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sojka throws out the jab.
Hawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Hawat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sojka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sojka scrambles back to his feet.
Sojka lands with an overhand left.
Hawat misses with a body shot.
Sojka scores with a hook.
Sojka throws a body shot but no joy.
Sojka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawat momentarily.
Hawat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sojka throws a body punch but Hawat moves out of range.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka misses with an uppercut. Hawat saw that one coming.
Sojka loads up on a big right hand but Hawat slips the punch.
Sojka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hawat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sojka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sojka moves out of range as Hawat strikes.
Sojka misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Sojka avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawat moves away.
Hawat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sojka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawat.
Sojka scores with a jab. Hawat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Sojka moves out of range easily.
Sojka scores with a nice strike.
Sojka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sojka punishes Hawat's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawat.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Hawat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sojka. Sojka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sojka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Albert Sojka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawat misses the jab.
A big right from Hawat misses.
Sojka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hawat with a body shot.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Sojka moves out of range easily.
Hawat throws a low kick, looking for Sojka's leg but Sojka calmly moves out of range.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Hawat moved out of range.
Sojka misses with a looping right.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Sojka moves out of range easily.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sojka 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.
Hawat lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Sojka misses.
Sojka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawat was well out of range. Poor timing from Sojka.
Sojka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sojka avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Albert Sojka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka throws an overhand right that lands on Hawat's shoulder, as Hawat tries to avoid the shot.
Hawat slips a straight right by Sojka.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Sojka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawat momentarily.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Sojka swings for the body but Hawat moves out of range.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sojka throws a shot from downtown. Hawat moves away and avoids it.
Sojka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawat throws out the jab.
Hawat throws out a loose jab but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka misses with a looping left.
Hawat lands with a hook. Sojka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sojka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Hawat moved out of range.
Sojka throws a right hand that misses
and Hawat counters with a head kick. That will keep Sojka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Sojka moves out of range easily.
Sojka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
Sojka misses with a straight right.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sojka! But no joy.
Sojka throws a combination that misses
and Hawat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sojka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sojka throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sojka finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawat's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawat is looking to counter punch.
Hawat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sojka's head.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Sojka moves out of range easily.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Hawat misses.
Hawat lands a high kick!
Hawat ducks right into an uppercut from Sojka.
Sojka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hawat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sojka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sojka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Hawat.
Hawat scores with a shot to the body.
Sojka connects with a single shot there.
Hawat throws a right hand that Sojka ducks under and follows up with a left that Sojka also avoids with ease.
Sojka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sojka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawat. Hawat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sojka works Hawat's body with a nice hook.
Sojka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawat throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sojka.
Sojka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Hawat moved out of range.
Sojka lands with a shot to the body.
Sojka misses with a looping left.
Sojka just misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka lands a jab.
Sojka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sojka misses with a straight left.
Hawat throws a hook to the side of Sojka's head but Sojka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sojka throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawat.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Hawat swings for the body but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka misses with a double jab.
Sojka misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Hawat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat moves out of range as Sojka strikes.
Sojka defending well as Hawat loads up on a big left hand.
Hawat tests Sojka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat avoids the body shot from Sojka.
Hawat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sojka avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Some wild striking there from Sojka.
Jab, jab by Hawat - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawat. Sojka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sojka looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Hawat digs a good body shot into Sojka's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawat throws the left hand but Sojka avoids the punch easily.
Sojka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sojka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawat to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Hawat tenderised Sojka's leg. Sojka is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thufir Hawat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sojka missing with a left hand there. Hawat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Hawat misses with a looping right.
Hawat scores with a jab.
Sojka misses with a right hand
and Hawat counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawat lands with a straight right. Sojka didn't see that one coming.
Hawat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawat staying out of range there.
Sojka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHawat.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Sojka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sojka lands a body shot.
A big right from Hawat misses.
Sojka defending well as Hawat loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sojka looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Sojka misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawat momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sojka misses the target.
Hawat throws a head kick but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sojka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Sojka throws a counter combo.
Sojka throws a nice looking combination but Hawat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Sojka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Hawat misses with a straight left.
Sojka misses with a wild body shot.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Hawat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawat slips a straight right by Sojka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka misses the shot to the body.
Sojka throws a hook but Hawat avoids it easily.
Sojka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Sojka misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sojka.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawat throws a head kick but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Hawat moved out of range.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawat misses the target.
Hawat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawat walks into a straight right hand from Sojka.
Sojka misses with a looping left.
Hawat throws a body punch but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka slips under a jab.
Sojka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawat was well out of range. Poor timing from Sojka.
Hawat takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Sojka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Hawat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sojka misses with a hook.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Sojka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sojka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawat throws a head kick that Sojka semi-blocks.
Sojka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sojka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sojka.
Hawat throws a head kick but Sojka moves out of range.
Hawat misses with a wild body shot.
Hawat lands a really nice looking cross but Sojka seems unphased.
Sojka throws a series of strikes that have Hawat backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawat throws a head kick but Sojka moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sojka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sojka throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Sojka looks to land a combination but Hawat avoids it well.
Hawat misses with a lunging right hand
and Sojka counters with a nice uppercut.
Sojka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sojka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawat throws a head kick that half lands.
Sojka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawat's head.
Sojka misses with an uppercut.
Hawat is looking to counter punch.
Hawat slips a straight right by Sojka.
Hawat misses with a wild body shot.
Sojka swings for the body but Hawat moves out of range.
Sojka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sojka lands with a good body shot.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Sojka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sojka 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 653 p4p, 468 weight class) and Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 71 p4p, 58 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 17 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Kwame Redcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Redcliffe didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redcliffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redcliffe misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
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!
Redcliffe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRedcliffe.
Redcliffe checks a leg kick.
Redcliffe takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Redcliffe misses.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Sitsongrit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Redcliffe moved away.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Redcliffe avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redcliffe swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Redcliffe is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Redcliffe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Redcliffe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redcliffe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Redcliffe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Redcliffe scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit pushes Redcliffe away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Redcliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redcliffe's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
letting Redcliffe counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Redcliffe down.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Redcliffe shrugs it off though.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Redcliffe slips the punch.
Redcliffe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redcliffe with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Redcliffe slips under a jab.
Redcliffe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redcliffe. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Redcliffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redcliffe is out of range.
Redcliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Redcliffe 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.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot.
Redcliffe throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit jabs Redcliffe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redcliffe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
A big left from Redcliffe misses.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Redcliffe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcliffe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Redcliffe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Redcliffe slips the punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Redcliffe throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Redcliffe at a distance.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Redcliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redcliffe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Redcliffe throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit lunges at Redcliffe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redcliffe's hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Redcliffe cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danny Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redcliffe throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redcliffe can do to turn this around?
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!
A head kick misses from Redcliffe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Redcliffe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Redcliffe throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Redcliffe slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Redcliffe moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Redcliffe! But no joy.
Redcliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redcliffe cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redcliffe. Redcliffe obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redcliffe lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Redcliffe saw it coming and moves away.
Redcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Redcliffe gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Redcliffe avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcliffe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redcliffe's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sitsongrit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Redcliffe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Redcliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Redcliffe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Redcliffe obliges.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redcliffe's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit cracks Redcliffe with a nice body shot.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redcliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Redcliffe's head.
Still in the clinch, Redcliffe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redcliffe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Redcliffe backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redcliffe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redcliffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redcliffe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sitsongrit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redcliffe misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redcliffe working aggressively here.
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redcliffe misses with some punches.
Redcliffe tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Redcliffe connects with a knee to the head.
Redcliffe throws a head punch that misses.
Redcliffe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redcliffe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Redcliffe ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redcliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
It seemed like Redcliffe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redcliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kwame Redcliffe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Redcliffe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redcliffe looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Redcliffe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Redcliffe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Redcliffe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Redcliffe.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Redcliffe manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit sizes up Redcliffe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Redcliffe slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Redcliffe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redcliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redcliffe missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
It seemed like Redcliffe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit tests Redcliffe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redcliffe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redcliffe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redcliffe moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Redcliffe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redcliffe throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Redcliffe misses the shot to the body.
Redcliffe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redcliffe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Redcliffe's head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Redcliffe's front leg with a kick but Redcliffe checks it.
Redcliffe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redcliffe looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Redcliffe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit jabs at Redcliffe's body.
Redcliffe scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Redcliffe throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit forces Redcliffe back against the cage and clinches.
Redcliffe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Redcliffe misses with the head strike.
Redcliffe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Redcliffe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redcliffe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Redcliffe's ribcage. Redcliffe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Redcliffe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit is working Redcliffe over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Redcliffe connects with a nice looking jab.
Redcliffe moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Redcliffe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
Redcliffe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redcliffe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redcliffe avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Sitsongrit!
A relieved looking Danny Sitsongrit 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 1146 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 150 p4p, 148 weight class). Kuzmin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. Iov Kuzmin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yksi lands an overhand right.
Yksi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuzmin. Kuzmin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yksi misses with a straight left.
Yksi just misses with a punch to the body.
Yksi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yksi swings for the body but Kuzmin moves out of range.
Yksi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yksi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yksi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yksi misses with a two punch combination.
Kuzmin is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi lands with a cross.
Yksi scores with a jab to the body.
Yksi misses with a hook. Kuzmin ducked under it nicely.
Yksi misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Yksi misses its intended target.
Kuzmin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yksi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yksi duly obliges.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yksi 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.
Iov Kuzmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yksi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuzmin misses the target.
Kuzmin ducks under a wild hook from Yksi.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuzmin misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuzmin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuzmin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yksi connects with a looping right hand.
Yksi throws a body punch but Kuzmin moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kuzmin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yksi throws a shot from downtown. Kuzmin moves away and avoids it.
Kuzmin takes one to the chin there.
Kuzmin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yksi.
Kuzmin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Yksi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuzmin throwing a counter right hand but Yksi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yksi moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kuzmin goes down! Can Yksi finish him!?
 Kuzmin is rocked!
Yksi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuzmin is keeping the position for now.
Oh Kuzmin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yksi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yksi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzmin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yksi is one step ahead there.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Kuzmin keeps moving.
Kuzmin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuzmin has Yksi pulled in close to control his posture.
Yksi throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Kuzmin keeps moving.
Yksi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuzmin's head.
Yksi looking to pass the guard.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Kuzmin keeps moving.
Kuzmin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yksi postures up in Kuzmin's guard and throws a big left but Kuzmin blocks it.
Yksi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi dominated that round.
That's time! Kuzmin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yksi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuzmin counters with a big uppercut that knocks Yksi off his feet! Kuzmin dives into side control looking to finish!
 It looks like Projekti Yksi has been cut.
Yksi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuzmin is working Yksi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yksi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yksi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yksi is still in real trouble! Can Kuzmin finish him?
Yksi can't do much from the bottom here.
Yksi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Yksi seems to have recovered his senses.
Yksi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuzmin lands an elbow.
Kuzmin lands a strong strike to the head of Yksi. That's dazed him! Kuzmin looking to finish here. Yksi is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kuzmin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 606 p4p, 715 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 73 p4p, 89 weight class). Yarborough is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Derezzed. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas scores with a head kick. Yarborough tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Coloradas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough wants to slow Coloradas down by chopping away at his legs.
Yarborough instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coloradas.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but Yarborough blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coloradas.
Yarborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coloradas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough pushes Coloradas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Yarborough managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Yarborough scores with a shoulder strike.
Coloradas lands a nice shot to the body.
Yarborough avoiding damage as Coloradas throws knees to the body.
Coloradas lands a good knee to the midsection. Yarborough won't want to take too many of those.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yarborough.
Yarborough blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yarborough blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coloradas tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coloradas lands with a light punch inside.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coloradas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yarborough.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coloradas.
Coloradas working Yarborough over with knees to the body.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Coloradas scores a nice knee to the body.
Yarborough looks winded!
Coloradas scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coloradas prevents a body shot from Yarborough.
Coloradas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yarborough is defending well for now.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coloradas landing knees to the body.
Coloradas lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas lands a right hand.
Coloradas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yarboroughs head.
Yarborough takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coloradas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Coloradas has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Coloradas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yarborough lands a hook that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Coloradas lands a nice knee to the body.
Coloradas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yarborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coloradas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Yarborough.
Coloradas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
Coloradas misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Coloradas blocks a body shot from Yarborough.
Coloradas scores a nice knee to the body.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
Coloradas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coloradas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Coloradas lands a nice uppercut.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coloradas working Yarborough over with knees to the body.
Coloradas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Coloradas is looking to control Yarborough's arms but Yarborough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coloradas has his back to the cage.
Coloradas landing knees to the head.
Coloradas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coloradas lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coloradas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coloradas gets through Yarborough's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coloradas lands a nice shot to the body.
Coloradas stalling against the cage.
Coloradas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coloradas lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Coloradas.
Yarborough takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yarborough takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coloradas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yarborough in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Coloradas.
A right hook to the body lands for Coloradas.
Coloradas scores with a knee to the head.
Coloradas lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Coloradas.
Coloradas trying to land knees to the body.
Coloradas has Yarborough pressed against the cage.
Coloradas lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mangas Coloradas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coloradas thuds a left hand into Yarborough's body.
Yarborough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coloradas.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coloradas ducks right into an uppercut from Yarborough.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coloradas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Coloradas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yarborough if he has to take too many more of those.
Coloradas closes the distance and clinches.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Coloradas prevents a body shot from Yarborough.
Coloradas misses with a knee to the head.
Mangas Coloradas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coloradas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coloradas's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yarborough is breathing heavily.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yarborough lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coloradas landing knees to the head.
Yarborough takes a shot to the head.
Coloradas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Coloradas.
Coloradas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coloradas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coloradas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coloradas lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coloradas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yarborough in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coloradas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coloradas gets through Yarborough's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coloradas with a knee to the head.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yarborough blocks it with crossed arms.
Coloradas lands with a left to the head.
Yarborough managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coloradas.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coloradas misses with a knee to the head.
Coloradas pushes Yarborough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
Coloradas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coloradas lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coloradas.
Yarborough managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Coloradas lands a hook that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coloradas.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coloradas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yarborough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yarborough fails to land.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but Yarborough blocks with his arms.
A short right from Coloradas.
A short uppercut from Coloradas.
A shot in the inside from Coloradas.
Coloradas lands a nice uppercut.
Coloradas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but Yarborough blocks with his arms.
Coloradas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yarborough is defending well for now.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yarborough lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Coloradas scores with a knee to the head.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Coloradas controls his hands.
Coloradas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Coloradas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yarborough can do to turn this around?
Coloradas lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coloradas.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coloradas stalling the fight.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coloradas.
Coloradas lands a hook that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coloradas's elbow.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coloradas misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mangas Coloradas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Coloradas is looking to clinch.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coloradas with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coloradas as he avoids it easily.
Yarborough gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coloradas cracks Yarborough with a nice body shot.
Coloradas working Yarborough over with knees to the body.
Coloradas tries to stall but Yarborough uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yarborough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coloradas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Coloradas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Coloradas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coloradas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coloradas lands with a short shot to the head.
Coloradas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Yarborough takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas looking to slow down the pace here.
Yarborough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coloradas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coloradas scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Coloradas.
Coloradas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Coloradas.
A knee to the head by Coloradas.
Yarborough is rocked!
Coloradas crunches a lovely knee into Yarborough's ribcage.
Yarborough is still on wobbly legs! Can Coloradas finish him?
Coloradas crunches a lovely knee into Yarborough's ribcage.
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!
Coloradas scores with a knee to the head.
Coloradas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coloradas with a knee to the head.
Coloradas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coloradas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yarborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yarborough seems to have recovered his senses.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangas Coloradas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Coloradas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but Yarborough blocks with his arms.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yarborough lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coloradas tries to land knees in the clinch but Yarborough avoids the damage to the body.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough lands with a short shot to the head.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
A short left from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough lands with a light punch inside.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
Coloradas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coloradas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yarborough or not.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Coloradas.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Coloradas tries a knee to the head but Yarborough blocks it.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Coloradas.
Nice body punch from Coloradas.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coloradas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coloradas obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mangas Coloradas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coloradas 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mangas Coloradas!
During a confident post fight interview, Mangas Coloradas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 419 p4p, 571 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 59 p4p, 78 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett blocks a low kick nicely.
Thuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnett.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thuta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burnett connects with a nice looking jab.
Thuta lands a high kick!
It looks like Khalil Burnett has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Thuta there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thuta throws a series of punches but Burnett moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch combination from Burnett misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thuta clinches with his opponent.
Thuta struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
Thuta prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Thuta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuta's elbow.
Thuta prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Thuta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Thuta controls the action.
Burnett lands a left hand.
Burnett lands a body punch.
Thuta lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Thuta.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thuta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thuta rushes Burnett and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Burnett.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuta's elbow.
Burnett blocking some punches.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thuta working aggressively here.
Burnett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thuta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burnett can turn it around.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thuta blocks a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett digs a right hand into Thuta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thuta's gas tank.
Thuta is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burnett.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Thuta controls his hands.
Thuta throws a head punch that misses.
Burnett digs a right hand underneath Thuta's ribcage. Thuta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta blocks a body shot from Burnett.
Thuta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Thuta's head.
Burnett tries to work over Thuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
A short left from Burnett.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Thuta avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Thuta's head.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burnett.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thuta backwards.
Good body shot from Burnett.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Nice body punch from Burnett - that landed with a thud.
Thuta takes a shot to the head.
Burnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike.
Burnett gets through Thuta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thuta is rocked!
Burnett lands a left hand.
Oh Thuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burnett pushes Thuta against the cage. Burnett is working some dirty boxing. Burnett pushes off with a quick right hook! Thuta goes down! Thuta tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Burnett moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Burnett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Clappertron (ranked 250 p4p, 494 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 19 p4p, 14 weight class). Randal Clappertron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Svend Thorsby's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clappertron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorsby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clappertron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Thorsby blocks the low kick.
Clappertron scores with a body shot.
Clappertron feints a jab and as Thorsby dips his head, Clappertron unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Thorsby right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Thorsby falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Clappertron smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Randal Clappertron!
During a confident post fight interview, Randal Clappertron thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 565 p4p, 696 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 31 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chika fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Markov.
 It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Chika lands a jab.
Chika dips to his left and cracks Markov with an uppercut!
Chika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Markov throws a hook but Chika blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chika throws a body punch but Markov moves out of range.
Chika has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chika prevents Markov from breaking the clinch.
Markov tries to break the clinch but Chika is controlling the position.
Markov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chika gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Chika fails to land.
Chika pushes Markov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Markov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chika avoids the body shot from Markov.
Chika throws a quick counter kick to the body but Markov avoids it.
Markov swings for the body but Chika moves out of range.
Markov swings for the body but Chika moves out of range.
Chika thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov throws a jab when Chika was well out of range.
Chika darts in and clinches Markov up against the cage.
Chika misses with a punch to the body.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chika.
Chika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Markov working hard to break the clinch.
Markov is trying to break the clinch but Chika has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chika.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chika throws a punch but it's blocked by Markov.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Markov manages to break the clinch.
Chika throws a head kick but Markov moves out of range.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov misses with a combination
and Chika counters with a nice uppercut.
Chika fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Markov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Markov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chika makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Markov really felt that one!
Chika gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markov cracks Chika with a good jab.
Chika ducks straight into an uppercut from Markov and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Chika manages to regain guard straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chika wants to stand but Markov is controlling the position.
Chika trying to keep a closed guard but Markov is proving a slippery customer.
Markov gets to his feet. Chika looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markov steps into range and cracks Chika with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Chika flops backwards and Markov dives into his guard looking to finish!
Markov stands up and waves to Chika to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chidi Chika's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chika moves to clinch but Markov breaks away
and Markov counters with a crisp right that sends Chika to the canvas! Markov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Markov!
A very excited looking Alexey Markov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 8 p4p, 184 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Malley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - O Malley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Mesquita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mesquita comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mesquita to counter with a crisp jab.
Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from O Malley misses.
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mesquita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mesquita slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Mesquita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Malley is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Malley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita tries for a kimura but O Malley is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Malley to see if he's OK.
O Malley is pushing Mesquita's head away, looking to escape. Mesquita manages to hold on to the position though.
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Malley, who protects the arm well.
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Malley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Malley is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mesquita with the ground and pound but O Malley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but O Malley is defending well.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita is working for an americana but O Malley has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Mesquita was thinking about the submission.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mesquita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
O Malley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Malley sprawls well. O Malley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sean O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
Mesquita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut.
O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mesquita moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley scores with a jab.
O Malley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. O Malley didn't expect that.
O Malley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mesquita is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mesquita has double underhooks.
O Malley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mesquita has him pressed against the cage.
Mesquita pulls guard effortlessly.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Malley defends well.
Mesquita is trying to keep O Malley in close.
Mesquita working for submissions but it's allowed O Malley to get to half guard.
Mesquita trying to control but O Malley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita trying to control from the bottom.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
O Malley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Malley throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
O Malley throws a push kick but Mesquita slaps the foot to one side.
O Malley scores with a hook to the body. Mesquita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mesquita scores with a punch to the head.
Nice takedown defense from O Malley. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Mesquita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Mesquita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mesquita misses the target.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mesquita shoots in but O Malley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Mesquita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mesquita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Malley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Mesquita's head back.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mesquita lands with a good body shot.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Mesquita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown but O Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mesquita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sean O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a jab to O Malley's midsection.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mesquita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head.
Mesquita moves away from the strike by O Malley.
A nice side step and Mesquita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Mesquita scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mesquita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
Mesquita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesquita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mesquita jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Malley walks into a straight right hand from Mesquita.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley scores with a spinning back kick!
O Malley lands with a right hand.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped O Malley's head back.
Mesquita scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
O Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mesquita takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from O Malley does it's job there.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sean O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Malley thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Mesquita lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
Mesquita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mesquita gets a takedown into half guard.
O Malley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mesquita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley throws a right and a left that Mesquita avoids nicely.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Malley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Malley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita is pushing down on O Malley's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Malley is fighting to maintain full guard but Mesquita has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is trying to control. O Malley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mesquita slows the pace down in half guard.
Mesquita wants to control but O Malley is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but O Malley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita throwing shots but O Malley is blocking nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mesquita won't allow O Malley to get back to his feet.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Malley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita postures up in O Malley's guard and throws a big left but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Malley some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Malley some visible discomfort.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mesquita fails to land a wild elbow strike.
O Malley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Malley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mesquita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Malley tries to avoid it but Mesquita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Malley to the ground. O Malley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Mesquita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley works Mesquita's body with a nice hook.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
O Malley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mesquita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Malley's half guard.
O Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Mesquita misses.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Mesquita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Malley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
O Malley dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working.
Mesquita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mesquita swings around for an armbar but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mesquita's guard.
O Malley gets to his feet - Mesquita follows without any prompting.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Malley is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley 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.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley throws a hook but Mesquita avoids it easily.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick.
Mesquita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mesquita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Malley's guard.
O Malley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mesquita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
O Malley with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Mesquita sizes up O Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mesquita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Mesquita.
O Malley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot by O Malley.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Malley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mesquita swings around for an armbar but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mesquita's guard.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Malley's guard.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita throws an elbow that misses. O Malley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mesquita's guard. Nice move by O Malley!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Malley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Malley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley retains his featherweight title!
Sean O Malley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 4 p4p, 256 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 1 p4p, 37 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleever gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Cleever loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Cleever throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
River throws a leg kick but Cleever sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cleever scores with a kick to the midsection.
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cleever counters with an outside leg kick.
Cleever misses the shot to the body.
River misses with an uppercut
and Cleever counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River scores with a leg kick.
River scores with a body shot.
River misses with a head kick.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Cleever.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever avoids the body shot from River .
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
River throws a body punch but Cleever moves out of range.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cleever misses with an uppercut.
River misses with a shot to the body
letting Cleever counter with a right hand.
Cleever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River moves to clinch but Cleever breaks away
and Cleever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River , as that shot connected.
River throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cleever.
That kick from River tenderised Cleever's leg. Cleever is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miet Cleever's cut is getting worse.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from River misses.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cleever thows a left - swing and a miss!
River moves out of range as Cleever throws a body kick.
River connects with a crisp jab.
Cleever cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River misses with a looping left.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Cleever counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cleever misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleever keeps the fight in the clinch, despite River 's efforts to push away.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever is working River over against the cage.
A short left from River .
River tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
Cleever prevents a body shot from River .
Cleever lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
Cleever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River moves into range and clinches up with Cleever.
River looking to stall.
Cleever wants to break the clinch but can't.
River blocking some punches.
River leaning against his opponent.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River prevents a body shot from Cleever.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleever walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleever. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River instigates a clinch.
Cleever prevents a body shot from River .
Cleever breaks from the clinch.
River thumps Cleever with a low kick.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cleever misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Cleever delivers a nice body kick.
Cleever misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a lovely shot to the body.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cleever goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miet Cleever's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River misses with an uppercut
and Cleever counters with a nice uppercut.
Cleever moves out of range as River strikes.
Cleever takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Cleever looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cleever walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleever.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Cleever counters with a stiff right hand.
Cleever lands a brutal head kick. River looks out on his feet and Cleever throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Miet Cleever!
Miet Cleever retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Miet Cleever 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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