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C332: Slaissi vs Mahogany PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 1204 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 128 p4p, 203 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Oosthuizen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Oosthuizen throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Oosthuizen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oosthuizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oosthuizen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Oosthuizen .
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit stalks Oosthuizen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oosthuizen 's face. Oosthuizen staggers backwards, shaken.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oosthuizen needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit punishes Oosthuizen 's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oosthuizen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit punishes Oosthuizen 's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oosthuizen under the eye.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oosthuizen doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Oosthuizen 's defenses.
Oosthuizen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oosthuizen backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oosthuizen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a series of punches.
Oosthuizen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Oosthuizen .
A punch combination from Oosthuizen misses.
Sitsongrit throws a big counter combination but Oosthuizen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Oosthuizen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Oosthuizen 's leg but Oosthuizen calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Oosthuizen staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Oosthuizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Sitsongrit does no damage.
Oosthuizen lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Oosthuizen is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Oosthuizen 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oosthuizen 's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oosthuizen has time to react.
Sitsongrit cracks Oosthuizen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oosthuizen 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oosthuizen scores with a punch to the head.
 Sitsongrit is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sitsongrit! Oosthuizen dives in looking to finish! Sitsongrit is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Oosthuizen !
A relieved looking Francis Oosthuizen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Pendragon (ranked 894 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Rampage Lokka (ranked 90 p4p, 100 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rampage Lokka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
Pendragon scores with a punch to the head.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Lokka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lokka blocks a head kick by Pendragon.
Lokka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pendragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lokka tries a low kick but Pendragon avoids it.
Lokka misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Lokka.
Lokka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pendragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lokka's knee momentarily.
Pendragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Pendragon. Beautiful body shot.
Lokka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lokka. That's going to slow Pendragon down.
Lokka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lokka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pendragon can pounce on him.
Lokka looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Pendragon lands.
Pendragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pendragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pendragon catches Lokka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lokka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Lokka. Those never looked like landing.
Pendragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lokka scores with a sloppy right hand. Pendragon should have avoided that one.
Lokka misses with a straight left.
Pendragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lokka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pendragon takes a swing at Lokka's ribcage but misses.
Lokka tries to bum rush Pendragon with a series of wild strikes but Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pendragon connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lokka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pendragon looks to land a body kick but Lokka moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Lokka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lokka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lokka throws a low kick but Pendragon moves out of range easily.
Pendragon is looking to slow Lokka down with leg kicks.
Lokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lokka 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 lazy left from Pendragon finds it's target.
Pendragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lokka looks to land a left hand but Pendragon moved out of range nicely.
Rampage Lokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Pendragon - just one landing.
Lokka tries to work over Pendragon's front leg with a kick but Pendragon checks it.
A jab lands there for Lokka.
Pendragon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pendragon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lokka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
Lokka looks for the body kick but Pendragon saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Pendragon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lokka.
Lokka takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Lokka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pendragon has time to react.
Lokka cracks a nice hook into Pendragon's ribs.
Lokka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pendragon at a distance.
Lokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Lokka misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Pendragon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crunch! Pendragon slams his shin into Lokka's torso.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Pendragon - just one landing.
Pendragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pendragon jabs Lokka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pendragon is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon needs to keep his hands up - Lokka had a free shot at his head there.
Lokka scores with a jab.
Lokka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pendragon on the side of the head.
Lokka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Lokka.
Lokka misses with a right hand
and Pendragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pendragon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lokka tries to keep at a distance but Pendragon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pendragon works on Lokka's body with a couple of short punches.
Lokka is working Pendragon over against the cage.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lokka.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Lokka lands with a right to the head.
Lokka misses with a punch on the inside.
Lokka misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Lokka on the inside.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lokka backwards.
Pendragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lokka misses with a body punch.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rampage Lokka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Lokka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lokka cracks Pendragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Lokka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pendragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rampage Lokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pendragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lokka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pendragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokka is just out of range.
Pendragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pendragon takes one to the chin there.
Lokka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Pendragon takes one to the chin there.
Lokka sizes up Pendragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Pendragon.
Lokka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pendragon lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokka closes the distance and clinches.
Lokka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Pendragon on the inside.
Lokka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pendragon.
Lokka slips a jab from Pendragon.
Lokka connects with a nice looking jab.
Pendragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lokka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokka can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Lokka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokka cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lokka lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon lands a right hand.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokka blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Lokka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lokka blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lokka backwards.
Pendragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lokka fails to land.
Lokka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lokka throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Lokka blocks it.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Lokka.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Lewis Pendragon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Lokka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lokka misses with some punches.
Lokka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lokka.
A head punch on the inside from Lokka fails to land.
Lokka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lokka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon is looking to score with low kicks.
Pendragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lokka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
Lokka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pendragon - that will leave a mark!
Lokka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pendragon connects with a right hand. Lokka shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Lokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lokka blocks the body kick.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lokka to counter with a crisp jab.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pendragon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokka throws a right hand that Pendragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Pendragon also avoids with ease.
Pendragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lokka scores with a decent looking hook.
Pendragon with a nice calf kick.
Lokka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pendragon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokka.
Pendragon moves forwards but Lokka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Lokka throws a low kick but Pendragon avoids it.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pendragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lokka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pendragon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lokka throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot.
Lokka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pendragon can pounce on him.
Lokka tries to land a front kick but Pendragon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rampage Lokka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pendragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lokka's sensitive parts.
Pendragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lokka throws a hook to the side of Pendragon's head but Pendragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pendragon is looking to counter punch.
Pendragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lokka lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Lokka.
Pendragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon wants to clinch.
Lokka misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Lokka.
A head punch on the inside from Lokka fails to land.
Lokka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pendragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lokka struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Lokka lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lokka scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lokka.
Lokka throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Lokka.
A short right from Pendragon on the inside.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lokka takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Lokka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Lokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon cracks Lokka with an open hand slap.
Pendragon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Lokka finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pendragon.
Pendragon feints and then cracks Lokka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lokka down.
Lokka misses with a body punch
and Pendragon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lokka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pendragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pendragon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lokka at a distance.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Lokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Lokka throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Pendragon motions for Lokka to come forward. Pendragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lokka swats away the attempt to clinch by Pendragon.
Lokka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lokka digs a good hook to Pendragon's body.
Lokka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pendragon eats them both and turns towards Lokka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokka swinging wildly here.
Donk. Pendragon catches Lokka right on the button with a cross.
Pendragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lokka moves into the clinch successfully.
Pendragon pushes Lokka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lokka blocking some punches.
Pendragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lokka's elbow.
Lewis Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lokka blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Lokka misses with the head strike.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lokkas head.
Pendragon lands with a right to the head.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lokka backwards.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Lokka controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon pushes Lokka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokka lands with a left to the head.
Pendragon scores with a shot to the side of Lokka's head.
 Lokka is rocked!
Nice body punch from Pendragon - that landed with a thud.
Lokka is still on wobbly legs! Can Pendragon finish him?
Lokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pendragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lokka! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pendragon is unloading with more strikes now! Lokka drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Pendragon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lewis Pendragon waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neesum Mo (ranked 882 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 113 p4p, 148 weight class). Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neesum Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic throws a jab when Mo was well out of range.
Palmotic cracks Mo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mo throws a leg kick
and Palmotic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mo blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Mo misses
and Palmotic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palmotic swings for the body but Mo moves out of range.
Mo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palmotic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mo misses with a kick to the body
and Palmotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palmotic cracks Mo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Palmotic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mo to stand back up!
Mo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Palmotic gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Palmotic!
Our winner, Hrvoje Palmotic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 461 p4p, 1007 weight class) and Ryuji Hatakenaka (ranked 53 p4p, 107 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryuji Hatakenaka enters the cage!
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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 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryuji Hatakenaka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatakenaka misses the shot to the body.
Hatakenaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Hatakenaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Hatakenaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turcotte under the eye.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Hatakenaka moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Hatakenaka ducks down to avoid it.
Hatakenaka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatakenaka.
Turcotte backing away here, and Hatakenaka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hatakenaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turcotte.
Hatakenaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Turcotte is wise to it.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Hatakenaka moves out of range.
Hatakenaka misses with a body kick.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte moves away from the strike by Hatakenaka.
Turcotte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turcotte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatakenaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Turcotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turcotte walks into a straight right hand from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka looks to land a left hand but Turcotte moved out of range nicely.
Hatakenaka blocks a jab.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turcotte is looking to counter punch.
Hatakenaka tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatakenaka misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Hatakenaka lands a nice looking body kick.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatakenaka moves away.
Hatakenaka misses with a left hand
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatakenaka misses with a straight right.
Hatakenaka misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hatakenaka feints and then cracks Turcotte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turcotte down.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Hatakenaka moved out of range nicely.
Hatakenaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turcotte.
Hatakenaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turcotte.
A low kick from Hatakenaka is predictable there
and Turcotte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Turcotte there.
Turcotte tests Hatakenaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turcotte walks into a jab.
Hatakenaka blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatakenaka scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatakenaka counters with a low kick, right behind Turcotte 's knee.
Hatakenaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryuji Hatakenaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatakenaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hatakenaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Hatakenaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Hatakenaka misses with an uppercut.
Hatakenaka slips under a jab.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Hatakenaka ducked under it nicely.
Hatakenaka misses with an uppercut.
Hatakenaka misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatakenaka.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatakenaka misses the target.
Donk. Hatakenaka catches Turcotte right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatakenaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatakenaka staying out of range there.
Hatakenaka slips under a jab.
Hatakenaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range and Hatakenaka settles back down.
Jab by Hatakenaka.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Hatakenaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatakenaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatakenaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hatakenaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turcotte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Turcotte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turcotte tries to clinch there but Hatakenaka circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuji Hatakenaka dominated that round.
That's time! Turcotte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatakenaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hatakenaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Hatakenaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turcotte.
Hatakenaka moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Hatakenaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Hatakenaka avoids them all with ease.
Turcotte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hatakenaka missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turcotte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Turcotte - just one landing.
Hatakenaka throws a good cross that connects.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Hatakenaka is out of range.
Turcotte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Hatakenaka misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatakenaka throws out a leg kick but Turcotte moves out of range and Hatakenaka only half commits.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Hatakenaka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatakenaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Hatakenaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatakenaka steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Hatakenaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Hatakenaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Hatakenaka misses with a body kick.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Hatakenaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatakenaka wants to slow Turcotte down by chopping away at his legs.
Hatakenaka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatakenaka.
Turcotte takes a swing at Hatakenaka's ribcage but misses.
Hatakenaka throws a right hand that misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatakenaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Turcotte connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Hatakenaka misses its intended target.
Turcotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turcotte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hatakenaka can't break the clinch.
Turcotte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatakenakas head.
Hatakenaka tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turcotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatakenaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Turcotte has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hatakenaka tries to break free but Turcotte pushes him back against the cage.
Turcotte scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turcotte keeps control of Hatakenaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turcotte prevents a body shot from Hatakenaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turcotte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turcotte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte lands a shot to the body.
Hatakenaka is trying to break the clinch but Turcotte is controlling him.
Hatakenaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Hatakenaka misses its intended target.
Turcotte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatakenaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Hatakenaka ducked under it nicely.
Hatakenaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turcotte throws a shot to the body.
Hatakenaka stuns Turcotte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Hatakenaka moves out of range.
Turcotte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatakenaka throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatakenaka.
Ryuji Hatakenaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatakenaka throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a three punch combo that has Hatakenaka backing up. Hatakenaka nods at Turcotte to acknowledge the strikes.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatakenaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turcotte scores with the left hand. Hatakenaka knows he should have avoided that one.
Hatakenaka moves forwards but Turcotte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hatakenaka throws a leg kick
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Hatakenaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatakenaka.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turcotte, as that shot connected.
Turcotte scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatakenaka should have avoided that one.
Turcotte checks a low kick from Hatakenaka.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatakenaka manages to avoid it.
Hatakenaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a right hand that Hatakenaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatakenaka also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that second 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!
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatakenaka.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte thuds his right hand into Hatakenaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatakenaka throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatakenaka throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatakenaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Hatakenaka moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte slips under a jab.
Hatakenaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Hatakenaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Hatakenaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatakenaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turcotte's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatakenaka.
Turcotte swings for the body but Hatakenaka moves out of range.
Hatakenaka lands with an uppercut that bounces Turcotte off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Hatakenaka.
Turcotte lands a nice looking body shot.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Hatakenaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Hatakenaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatakenaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turcotte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hatakenaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatakenaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Turcotte does it's job there.
Hatakenaka loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hatakenaka doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Hatakenaka coming out on top.
Turcotte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatakenaka.
Turcotte lands an overhand right.
Turcotte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Hatakenaka's shoulder, as Hatakenaka tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hatakenaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Hatakenaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turcotte slips a jab from Hatakenaka.
Turcotte is looking to counter punch.
Turcotte slips a jab from Hatakenaka.
Turcotte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatakenaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatakenaka works the jab nicely.
Turcotte throws a jab when Hatakenaka was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka with a hook.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Hatakenaka throws a low kick but Turcotte moves out of range easily.
A jab from Hatakenaka finds it's way through Turcotte's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte checks a leg kick nicely.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka slips under a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turcotte throws a hook but Hatakenaka blocks it.
Hatakenaka misses the jab.
Hatakenaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatakenaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka jabs Turcotte right on the nose. Turcotte blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatakenaka misses the target.
Hatakenaka looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Hatakenaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatakenaka feints a counter leg kick.
Hatakenaka throws a leg kick which misses Turcotte's front leg but catches the back leg as Turcotte tries to avoid it.
Turcotte blocks a leg kick.
Turcotte throws a good cross that connects.
Hatakenaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatakenaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turcotte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turcotte swings for the body but Hatakenaka moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Turcotte.
Well Turcotte 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques Turcotte!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 400 p4p, 472 weight class) and Curtis Rome (ranked 48 p4p, 55 weight class). Curtis Rome acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a right hand that misses
and Rome counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo jabs at Rome's body.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Rome takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good work by Rome as he checks the leg kick.
Arroyo wants to slow Rome down by chopping away at his legs.
Arroyo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo scores with a jab. Rome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rome scores with a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
Arroyo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arroyo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Rome throws an elbow that misses. Arroyo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rome's guard. Nice move by Arroyo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rome isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Arroyo stacks Rome on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Arroyo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome tries to bench press Arroyo off him but Arroyo keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Rome's face as Arroyo controls the position.
Rome looks to move to half guard but instead Arroyo has passed into mount! Damn!
Rome keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rome is squirming around, avoiding Arroyo's attempts to control the action.
Arroyo controlling from the full mount.
Rome is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo trying to control but Rome is having none of it.
Rome is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arroyo controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rome sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rome trying to get back to full guard but Arroyo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo controlling his opponent.
Rome bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Arroyo is trying to keep Rome in close.
Rome trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Rome postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rome throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arroyo is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome stopping the sweep attempt from Arroyo.
Rome works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rome seems to be looking for submissions.
Rome trying to pass the guard but Arroyo defending well.
Rome is trying to work for a kimura but Arroyo is defending well.
Rome prevents Arroyo from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome trying to mount his opponent but Arroyo defends it.
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 Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rome drives through with a takedown into Arroyo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Arroyo is looking for a triangle but Rome pushes his legs off easily.
Rome stands and steps away. Arroyo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rome takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rome closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Rome stands and throws Arroyo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rome tries for a kimura but Arroyo is defending well.
Rome looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rome tries for a kimura but Arroyo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arroyo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arroyo gets back to half guard.
Arroyo is looking to improve his position.
Rome takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arroyo tries to get to full guard but Rome has control of the leg.
Rome working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome trying to pass the guard but Arroyo defending well.
Arroyo is pressing down on Rome's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rome trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Arroyo is keeping the position.
Rome is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Arroyo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rome is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arroyo passes Rome's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rome tries to roll over but Arroyo keeps him under control.
Arroyo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arroyo is trying to control the action in half guard but Rome is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arroyo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rome tries to get to full guard but Arroyo has control of the leg.
Rome looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rome looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rome showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Arroyo is looking to chop away at Rome's legs.
Rome throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo lands an overhand right.
Rome dives in and scores a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
Arroyo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rome is one step ahead there.
Rome trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Arroyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rome manages to get himself to full guard.
Arroyo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Rome has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Arroyo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rome being controlled here, momentarily.
Rome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Curtis Rome has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rome is looking for a triangle but Arroyo pushes his legs off easily.
Rome looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Rome keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rome is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arroyo is stalling in the full guard.
Rome keeping full guard, as Arroyo tries to pass.
Rome is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arroyo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rome dives in and scores a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome passes into half guard.
Rome is looking for a kimura but Arroyo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rome to get the leverage.
Rome scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arroyo is holding on to half guard well.
Rome is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Arroyo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rome in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Arroyo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rome!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Curtis Rome!
Curtis Rome very nearly forgot to thank ⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 116 p4p, 215 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 15 p4p, 25 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen slips under a jab from Perkele.
Matikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick lands for Matikainen.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele dodges the punch combination from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the head.
Perkele ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkele misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matikainen, as that shot connected.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matikainen.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Perkele throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matikainen throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a left to the body.
Perkele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a low kick, right behind Matikainen 's knee.
Matikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body. Perkele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
A solid body kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a jab.
Perkele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perkele slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Perkele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matikainen throws a low kick but Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Perkele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Matikainen.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Matikainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Perkele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a left hand
and Perkele counters with a leg kick.
Matikainen takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Perkele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matikainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a thumping low kick.
Matikainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects with a crisp jab.
Matikainen moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matikainen throws a combination. Perkele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matikainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends Matikainen's belly button to the back.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matikainen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkele will feel that in the morning.
Perkele walks into a jab.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Matikainen finds it's target.
Perkele throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matikainen!
Matikainen dips to his left and cracks Perkele with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matikainen throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Matikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Matikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matikainen has time to react.
Matikainen throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Matikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matikainen lands with a cross.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matikainen throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkele's head backwards.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Matikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Matikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Matikainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matikainen jabs Perkele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matikainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkele moves forwards but Matikainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perkele moves out of range as Matikainen throws a body kick.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Perkele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Matikainen throws a head kick that Perkele semi-blocks.
Matikainen lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele blocks a leg kick.
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Matikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Matikainen is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matikainen. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Perkele throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Matikainen backs off Perkele throws a huge counter combo but Matikainen manages to avoid it all.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matikainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Matikainen had a free shot at his head there.
Matikainen defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele throws a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Matikainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matikainen has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab, jab by Matikainen - just one landing.
Matikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Perkele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Perkele avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen lands a front kick.
Matikainen misses with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele throws a head kick but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Matikainen as he connects with a hook.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Perkele checks it
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Matikainen lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele 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.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Matikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Perkele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matikainen.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but Matikainen is wise to it.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matikainen with a jab.
Matikainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick.
Matikainen backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Perkele.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
Matikainen tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMatti Matikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matikainen 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
After the fight, DaMatti Matikainen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 198 p4p, 586 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 27 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundy manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Savisto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Savisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Savisto.
Bundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Savisto.
It seemed like Bundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savisto misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bundy! But no joy.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savisto.
Bundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Bundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
It seemed like Bundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savisto scores with the left hand. Bundy knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Savisto misses.
A nice side step and Bundy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Savisto tries to clinch up
and Bundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Savisto.
Bundy's coach down at Xtreme Fighting Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bundy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bundy moves away from the strike by Savisto.
It seemed like Bundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savisto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Savisto.
Bundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savisto misses with a double jab.
Savisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savisto throws the left hand but Bundy avoids the punch easily.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savisto.
Savisto closes the distance and pushes Bundy back into the cage.
Bundy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savisto trying to control from the bottom.
Savisto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bundy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Savisto tries to reverse the position but Bundy maintains control.
Savisto is just holding on here. Bundy manages to take his back.
Bundy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Savisto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bundy looking for the choke but no joy.
Savisto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bundy gets his way!
Bundy trying to control.
Bundy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bundy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bundy has the hooks in. Savisto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Savisto covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Savisto is in a bad position with Bundy working for a choke. Savisto manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Savisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bundy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savisto's guard.
Bundy looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savisto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bundy has picked Savisto up and slammed him! Savisto can't keep hold of the triangle and Bundy manages to pass to side control!
Savisto is looking to regain half guard here but Bundy keeps moving and retains side control.
Bundy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Savisto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bundy's guard! Nice work there by Savisto!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bundy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Lasse Savisto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
Bundy throws out a counter right but Savisto avoids it with no problem.
Savisto swings for the body but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Savisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Savisto throws a combination that misses
and Savisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bundy.
Savisto swings widly with a right hand
and Bundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Savisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Savisto misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bundy! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto misses with a wild combination.
Savisto misses with a hook
and Bundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savisto misses the shot to the body.
Savisto throws a right hand that misses
and Bundy counters with a straight right hand.
Bundy tries to keep at a distance but Savisto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy has Savisto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Savisto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Savisto prevents it.
Savisto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bundy.
Lasse Savisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Bundy blocking some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Savisto here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Savisto prevents it.
Savisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Savisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Bundy blocking some punches.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bundy avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Savisto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Savisto lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Savisto manages to get underhooks.
Bundy wants a takedown but no success here.
Bundy avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Savisto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Savisto.
Savisto with a knee to the head.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savisto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Savisto.
Savisto trying to land knees to the body.
Savisto missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
Savisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Savisto missing with knees to the body.
Savisto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bundy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savisto scores with a shot to the side of Bundy's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savisto.
Savisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savisto tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Savisto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Savisto moves in looking to clinch but Bundy pushes him off.
Bundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bundy can do to turn this around?
Savisto misses with a looping right.
Bundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bundy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savisto has closed the distance and engaged Bundy in a clinch.
Savisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Bundy prevents a body shot from Savisto.
Bundy looking for a takedown.
Savisto can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Savisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Savisto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savisto works on Bundy's body with a couple of short punches.
Bundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bundy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Savisto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Savisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Savisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bundy prevents a body shot from Savisto.
Bundy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savisto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lasse Savisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Bundy.
A jab from Savisto does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savisto.
Savisto lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savisto. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savisto misses with a looping right.
Savisto scores with a body shot.
Savisto loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
It seemed like Bundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savisto scores with a nice right hand.
Bundy defending well as Savisto loads up on a big left hand.
Bundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savisto throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Savisto works Bundy's body with a nice hook.
Savisto tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Bundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Bundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Savisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savisto.
Savisto cracks Bundy with an open hand slap.
Savisto tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bundy! But no joy.
Savisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Bundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savisto throws a big shot that misses.
Savisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Bundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundy throws out a counter right but Savisto avoids it with no problem.
Savisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Bundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Savisto is looking to clinch but Bundy is avoiding it.
It seemed like Bundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Savisto misses.
Lasse Savisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Savisto.
Bundy throws out a counter right but Savisto avoids it with no problem.
Ted Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundy defending well as Savisto loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Bundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Savisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Savisto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Savisto!
Our winner, Lasse Savisto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 53 p4p, 321 weight class) and Borowa Gora (ranked 11 p4p, 42 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin prevents a body shot from Gora.
Gora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin tries to work over Gora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin tries to work over Gora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gora struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Gora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin slowing the pace effectively.
Gora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gora.
Gora swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
Martin is leaning against Gora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Gora lands a shoulder strike.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Gora misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Gora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin checks a low kick from Gora.
Gora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin lands with a straight right. Gora didn't see that one coming.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gora.
Martin misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Martin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gora sprawling to the canvas! Gora rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martin finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gora misses with a looping right.
Gora throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin lands a big right hand that sends Gora crashing to the mat! Martin stays standing though and waves Gora back to his feet!
Gora is rocked!
Martin weaves into range and cracks Gora right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Gora goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Martin is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swole Ricky Martin!
Swole Ricky Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 70 p4p, 167 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 13 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gonzalez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Artemis Entreri enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Entreri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Entreri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Entreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Entreri scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entreri. That did some damage!
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Gonzalez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Entreri down.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Entreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri right on the nose. Entreri blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
letting Entreri counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez jabs Entreri right on the nose. Entreri blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Entreri slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Entreri down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Entreri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Entreri misses with a body shot.
Entreri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entreri.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Entreri's hands.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Entreri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Entreri throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Entreri.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Entreri slips the punch.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Entreri slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Entreri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Entreri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Entreri avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Entreri on the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Entreri blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Entreri right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entreri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Entreri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entreri throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a good low kick that Entreri was not able to check.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Entreri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entreri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Entreri counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Entreri seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez 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.
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Entreri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Entreri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Entreri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Entreri misses.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and Entreri counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Entreri avoids it easily.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Entreri counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Entreri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Entreri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Entreri moves out of range of the strikes.
Entreri slips a jab from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Entreri might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gonzalez has got the better of the exchanges.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Entreri.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Entreri.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Entreri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Entreri saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely.
Entreri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Entreri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Entreri counters with a nice right hand that sends Gonzalez toppling to the canvas! Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Entreri finish him?!
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Entreri slips under a jab.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Entreri.
Entreri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Entreri moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Entreri lands a body shot.
Gonzalez tries to work over Entreri's front leg with a kick but Entreri checks it.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Entreri moves his leg out of the way.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Entreri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Entreri walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Gonzalez tries to work over Entreri's front leg with a kick but Entreri checks it.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Entreri throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Entreri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Entreri can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entreri.
Entreri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Entreri walks into a left hand.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Entreri throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entreri swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
Entreri swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Entreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Entreri scrambles back to his feet.
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 Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Entreri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez cracks Entreri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Entreri's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Entreri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Entreri.
Gonzalez thumps Entreri with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaun Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Entreri moved away.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Entreri is out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Entreri shakes it off.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Entreri throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez defending well as Entreri loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Gonzalez.
Artemis Entreri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at Entreri's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Entreri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Entreri needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Entreri is out of range.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entreri. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Entreri if he has to take too many more of those.
Entreri missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Entreri's front leg but catches the back leg as Entreri tries to avoid it.
Entreri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Entreri counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Entreri with an uppercut!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Entreri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Entreri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entreri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entreri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses its target.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Entreri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a hook but Entreri blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Entreri looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Entreri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Entreri scores with a nice strike.
That kick from Entreri tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
A very excited looking Shaun Gonzalez 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.
Artemis Entreri spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice shot man, we'll roll it back some time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Mahogany has chosen Dio - We Rock as his entrance music. Rich Mahogany acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Mahogany.
Decent striking displayed by Mahogany there.
A big left from Mahogany misses.
Good exchange - Mahogany coming out on top.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaissi missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahogany tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slaissi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahogany connects with a jab.
Mahogany misses with a shot to the body
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany scores with a body shot.
Slaissi misses with a kick to the body.
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Slaissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahogany. Slaissi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Slaissi misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Slaissi. Beautiful body shot.
Slaissi misses with a left hand
enabling Mahogany to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany connects with a body shot.
Slaissi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Slaissi throws the left hand but Mahogany avoids the punch easily.
Mahogany tests Slaissi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahogany looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slaissi misses with a left hand
and Slaissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slaissi misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mahogany.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahogany. Slaissi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slaissi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Mahogany moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany throws out a counter right but Slaissi avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahogany throws out the jab.
Mahogany tests Slaissi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Slaissi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mahogany if he has to take too many more of those.
Slaissi misses with a jab to the body
letting Mahogany counter with a right hand.
Mahogany has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
It looked like Slaissi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slaissi connects with a jab.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Slaissi.
Slaissi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slaissi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahogany.
Mahogany has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slaissi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Mahogany has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaissi manages to break the clinch.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahogany was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slaissi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaissi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahogany feints a jab promting Slaissi to slip. Mahogany then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slaissi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slaissi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slaissi keeps the fight on the outside.
Slaissi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rich Mahogany seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slaissi walks into a stiff left hand from Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahogany slips a straight right by Slaissi.
Mahogany bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahogany misses with a right hand
and Slaissi counters with a nice body shot.
Mahogany tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slaissi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahogany attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mahogany does it's job there.
Mahogany pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slaissi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mahogany moves out of range of the body kick.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahogany is just out of range.
Slaissi sets himself, and Mahogany steps forward looking for the clinch! Slaissi avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaissi. Mahogany does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahogany throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slaissi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany moves out of range as Slaissi strikes.
Mahogany tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slaissi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Slaissi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahogany doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahogany digs a good body shot into Slaissi's ribs.
Slaissi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaissi misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahogany counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahogany blocks the body kick.
Mahogany getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaissi.
Mahogany cracks Slaissi with an open hand slap.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with an inside leg kick.
Slaissi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahogany scores with a push kick.
Mahogany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahogany with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahogany bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahogany tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slaissi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi looks to land a body kick but Mahogany moved away.
We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Mahogany misses.
Mahogany tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slaissi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahogany is looking to chop away at Slaissi's legs.
Mahogany fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Mahogany buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Mahogany misses.
Mahogany throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slaissi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi moves away from the strike by Mahogany.
Mahogany walks into a straight right hand from Slaissi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mahogany staying out of range there.
Slaissi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahogany takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Mahogany to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahoganys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahogany walks into a straight right hand from Slaissi.
Slaissi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahogany.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws the left hand but Mahogany avoids the punch easily.
Slaissi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahogany moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Slaissi blocks an uppercut.
Slaissi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahogany lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahogany working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slaissi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahogany throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range.
Mahogany scores with a nice right hand.
Mahogany takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slaissi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mahogany connects with a body shot that sends Slaissi's belly button to the back.
Slaissi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahogany.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi blocks a jab.
Mahogany lands with a kick to the temple. Slaissi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Mahogany misses.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Mahogany ducks down to avoid it.
Slaissi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut
and Slaissi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahogany misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Slaissi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahogany lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Mahogany.
Mahogany thinks about the counter body kick.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Mahogany moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.
Mahogany throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaissi.
As Mahogany looks to move away, Slaissi throws a big counter combo but Mahogany just gets out of the way.
Mahogany connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahogany keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahogany wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slaissi staying out of range there.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the body
and Slaissi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slaissi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahogany moves out of range of the body kick from Slaissi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany fails to land with a series of punches.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses.
Mahogany tries to counter with a clinch but Slaissi shakes him off and moves away.
Slaissi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahogany takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany wants to clinch.
Slaissi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahogany throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahogany throws a lazy body kick
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rich Mahogany just about did enough to take it.
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.
Mahogany defending well as Slaissi loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi staying out of range there.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany throws a lazy body kick
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Mahogany scores with a nice body kick.
Mahogany misses with a body shot
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mahogany sprawling to the canvas! Mahogany rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Slaissi finish him?!
Mahogany is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses.
Slaissi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahogany manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mahogany to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Slaissi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Slaissi misses its intended target.
Slaissi throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Mahogany takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahogany! But no joy.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slaissi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Mahogany throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slaissi is looking to counter punch.
Slaissi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Slaissi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahogany.
Mahogany changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany pushes Slaissi away with a front kick.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi lands with a kick to the temple. Mahogany shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahogany fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahogany moves forwards but Slaissi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slaissi keeps the fight on the outside.
Slaissi misses with a body punch
and Mahogany holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slaissi breaks from the clinch.
Mahogany wants to clinch.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a good cross that connects.
Mahogany blocks a jab.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi misses with a body punch
and Mahogany counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slaissi thinking.
Mahogany throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Mahogany lands.
Mahogany slips under a jab.
Mahogany tries to close the distance and clinch but Slaissi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mahogany misses with a straight right.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slaissi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahogany is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mahogany misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Slaissi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany scores with a one two! Slaissi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mahogany scores with a jab. Slaissi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany misses with a low kick.
Slaissi throws the kick towards the body but Mahogany avoids it.
Slaissi walks into a left hand.
Mahogany tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slaissi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slaissi looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahogany steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slaissi. That one must have hurt.
Slaissi misses with a body kick.
Slaissi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Mahogany looks to move away, Slaissi throws a big counter combo but Mahogany just gets out of the way.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahogany bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahogany moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Slaissi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mahogany throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Mahogany lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slaissi doesn't seem phased though.
Mahogany looks to throw the jab but Slaissi is out of range.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany scores with a leg kick.
Slaissi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mahogany counter with a right hand.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaissi throws out the jab.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahogany swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahogany lands a jab to the nose.
Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Mahogany there.
Mahogany fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
Mahogany lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahogany takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mahogany lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Mahogany blocks the body kick.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Mahogany.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany avoids a kick to the body.
Slaissi misses with a looping right.
Bimbo Slaissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahogany bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slaissi's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahogany 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Rich Mahogany thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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