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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harun Aydin (ranked 2910 p4p, 23462 weight class) and Shun Cao (ranked 345 p4p, 542 weight class). Aydin comes to the cage accompanied by Mockingbird - Eminem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cao 's choice of entrance music: No Save Point - Run The Jewels. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shun Cao !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aydin looks to throw the jab but Cao is out of range.
Aydin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aydin misses the jab.
Cao misses with a series of wild punches.
Aydin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aydin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No joy there for Cao , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aydin throws a hook but Cao avoids it easily.
Cao has closed the distance and engaged Aydin in a clinch.
Aydin decides to pull guard.
Aydin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aydin pulls Cao in close to his closed guard and prevents Cao from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aydin has an active guard here but Cao has managed to pass into half guard.
Aydin tries to roll over but Cao keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aydin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cao is working away from the top position though.
Aydin is pressing down on Cao 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aydin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cao defends well.
Cao has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aydin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cao is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aydin pulls down on the head and he's put Cao to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Harun Aydin!
An out of breath Harun Aydin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Thibodeaux (ranked 1872 p4p, 2994 weight class) and Tobias Jorgensen (ranked 212 p4p, 329 weight class). Jorgensen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peyton Parrish - My Mother Told Me. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobias Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgensen digs a good body shot into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Jorgensen.
Nice shot by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thibodeaux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Tobias Jorgensen has been cut.
Jorgensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux throws a series of punches but Jorgensen avoids them all with ease.
Jorgensen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jorgensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jorgensen 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorgensen. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorgensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick that misses.
Jorgensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thibodeaux can pounce on him.
Jorgensen slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen stuns Thibodeaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorgensen manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorgensen. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorgensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Jorgensen's body. Jorgensen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jorgensen misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jorgensen.
Thibodeaux jabs Jorgensen right on the nose. Jorgensen blinks but takes it well.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorgensen is just out of range.
Jorgensen lands a body shot.
Jorgensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux cracks Jorgensen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thibodeaux misses the jab.
Jorgensen just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Jorgensen misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jorgensen. Jorgensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jorgensen scores with a body shot.
Jorgensen throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the body.
Jorgensen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Jorgensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorgensen.
Thibodeaux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jorgensen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jorgensen misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jorgensen throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
Jorgensen lands a slapping body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at Final Mile that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Jorgensen scores with a sloppy right hand. Thibodeaux should have avoided that one.
Jorgensen defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Jorgensen tests Thibodeaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jorgensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux with a nice calf kick.
Jorgensen ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Jorgensen walks into a straight right hand from Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jorgensen.
Thibodeaux jabs Jorgensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Jorgensen is out of range.
Jorgensen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Jorgensen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorgensen moves away.
Jorgensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thibodeaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jorgensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a series of punches but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Thibodeaux scores with a leg kick.
Jorgensen digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Jorgensen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux works the jab nicely.
Jorgensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Jorgensen moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Jorgensen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Jorgensen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jorgensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
August Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jorgensen throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jorgensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgensen can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Jorgensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorgensen's head.
Jorgensen throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
As Jorgensen backs away, Thibodeaux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thibodeaux throws out a powerful jab.
Jorgensen swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Jorgensen's ribs.
Jorgensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Jorgensen throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Thibodeaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux lands with a right hand.
Thibodeaux scores with a three punch combo!
Jorgensen throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen works the jab nicely.
Jorgensen misses with a straight right.
Jorgensen throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux is looking to slow Jorgensen down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen misses with a jab to the body
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jorgensen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thibodeaux has got the better of the exchanges.
Jorgensen throws a series of strikes that have Thibodeaux backpedaling.
Jorgensen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jorgensen drops Thibodeaux with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thibodeaux looks back up at him and smiles so Jorgensen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Thibodeaux is rocked!
Jorgensen blocks a jab.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorgensen throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jorgensen misses with a hook to the body
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thibodeaux cracks Jorgensen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jorgensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux drops his hands momentarily and Jorgensen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jorgensen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Tobias Jorgensen's cut even more.
Thibodeaux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thibodeaux misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeaux stalks Jorgensen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jorgensen's face. Jorgensen staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Jorgensen off balance momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Jorgensen.
No joy there for Jorgensen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Jorgensen.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorgensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorgensen manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorgensen takes one on the button.
Thibodeaux swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Jorgensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jorgensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen misses the shot to the body.
Jorgensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
Jorgensen thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorgensen throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Jorgensen needs to keep his hands up - Thibodeaux had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thibodeaux. That's going to slow Jorgensen down.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Jorgensen'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!
Jorgensen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thibodeaux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jorgensen scrambles back to his feet.
Tobias Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux connects with a looping right hand.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Jorgensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but Jorgensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorgensen swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jorgensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen jabs Thibodeaux right on the nose. Thibodeaux blinks but takes it well.
Thibodeaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jorgensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorgensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Jorgensen looks to move away, Thibodeaux throws a big counter combo but Jorgensen just gets out of the way.
Jorgensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that Jorgensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jorgensen also avoids with ease.
Jorgensen throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorgensen throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thibodeaux cracks Jorgensen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorgensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Thibodeaux looks to land a combination but Jorgensen avoids it well.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Jorgensen was well out of range.
Thibodeaux connects with the punch.
Jorgensen lands a really nice looking cross but Thibodeaux seems unphased.
Jorgensen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thibodeaux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jorgensen backs up against the cage.
Thibodeaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorgensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Jorgensen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook to the body. Jorgensen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Jorgensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorgensen thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Jorgensen misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice body punch.
Jorgensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thibodeaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorgensen misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jorgensen just manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux walks into a stiff left hand from Jorgensen.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Jorgensen blocks it.
Thibodeaux misses with a double jab.
Jorgensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorgensen misses the target.
Thibodeaux scores with a spinning back kick!
Jorgensen misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Jorgensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorgensen looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Jorgensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorgensen misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Thibodeaux catches Jorgensen right on the button with a cross.
Jorgensen blocks a jab.
Jorgensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for a 1-2. Thibodeaux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jorgensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorgensen slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Jorgensen throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
Jorgensen throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a good low kick that Jorgensen was not able to check.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
It seemed like Jorgensen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jorgensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Jorgensen. Those never looked like landing.
Jorgensen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
August Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jorgensen misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibodeaux 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pacome Thibodeaux (ranked 2374 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 233 p4p, 306 weight class). Leader comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Master Leader told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacome Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leader attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leader throws a head kick that Thibodeaux semi-blocks.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Leader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leader's head backwards.
Leader is looking to slow Thibodeaux down with leg kicks.
Leader cracks Thibodeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leader throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Leader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Leader scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Leader - just one landing.
Thibodeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thibodeaux lands with a good body shot.
Leader misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leader missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leader just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Leader manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leader throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leader moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leader manages to avoid it.
Leader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Leader misses the shot to the body.
Leader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leader misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Leader.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thibodeaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leader throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Master Leader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Leader throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Leader.
Leader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Leader moves out of range.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leader.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Leader throws a right hand that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Leader scores with a spinning back kick!
Leader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Leader throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Leader moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Leader avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Leader lands a glancing blow to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leader throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leader moves away.
Leader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leader.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Leader is just out of range.
Leader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Leader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Leader moves away and avoids it.
Leader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leader slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Leader off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thibodeaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leader.
Leader throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leader. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Leader manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Leader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Leader releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leader connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux blocks the body kick.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Leader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leader lands a jab to Thibodeaux's midsection.
Leader scores with a head kick.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux dodges the punch combination from Leader.
Leader misses with a hook.
Leader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leader misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Leader lands a head kick!
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Leader misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Pacome Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
Thibodeaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Leader is rocked!
Leader misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leader is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux steps in with a hook that catches Leader right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thibodeaux follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Leader looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pacome Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Dlask (ranked 2798 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Ricardo Esponosa (ranked 270 p4p, 241 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Esponosa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esponosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Dlask has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dlask scores with a jab to the head.
Dlask fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Esponosa sprawls well initially but Dlask persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dlask working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Esponosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dlask scores with a couple of nice shots.
Esponosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dlask lands with a punch from half guard.
Esponosa is trying to maintain the position but Dlask is very close to passing his half guard.
Esponosa wants to improve his position but Dlask is controlling well.
Dlask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dlask not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dlask throwing shots but Esponosa is blocking nicely.
Dlask prevents Esponosa from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dlask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dlask is nestled in close to Esponosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Dlask.
Dlask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dlask throwing shots but Esponosa is blocking nicely.
Esponosa actively working from the bottom here.
Dlask lands strikes from half guard.
Dlask looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dlask thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esponosa's head.
Esponosa tries to roll over but Dlask keeps him under control.
Esponosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esponosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dlask looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Esponosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dlask thows a huge punch but Esponosa dodges it nicely.
Dlask working over Esponosa with some ground and pound. Esponosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dlask throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Esponosa wants to control but Dlask is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dlask is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Esponosa taking some punishment here, with Dlask in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dlask thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dlask takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Esponosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Esponosa trying to control the position.
Esponosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dlask throwing strikes but missing.
Dlask scoring with some ground and pound.
Dlask in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dlask distracts Esponosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlask cracks Esponosa with a solid left hand.
Esponosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dlask is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esponosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dlask landing some decent shots from guard.
Dlask throws a sloppy strike and Esponosa has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Dlask is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Esponosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Esponosa!
Ricardo Esponosa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonz Novak (ranked 1442 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Haisam Moghadam (ranked 200 p4p, 176 weight class). Novak comes to the cage accompanied by A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonz Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haisam Moghadam!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak shoots in and gets a takedown into Moghadam's guard.
Novak postures up in Moghadam's guard and throws a big left but Moghadam blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moghadam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Novak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Novak wants to control from the top but Moghadam keeps moving.
Novak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Novak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moghadam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Novak trying to control the position from guard on top but Moghadam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moghadam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moghadam's guard.
Novak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moghadam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moghadam is trying to maintain the position but Novak is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Novak's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Novak lands strikes from half guard.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moghadam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Novak.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moghadam defending well though.
Moghadam keeping control of the position.
Moghadam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moghadam defending well though.
Moghadam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Novak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moghadam's head.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moghadam defending well though.
Novak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Novak thows a huge punch but Moghadam dodges it nicely.
Novak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moghadam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moghadam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Novak.
Moghadam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moghadam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Novak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Novak content to control rather than advance.
Moghadam felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Novak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moghadam taking some punishment here, with Novak in his half guard.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Novak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moghadam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Novak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Novak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moghadam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Novak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Novak content to control rather than advance.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moghadam defending well though.
Novak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moghadam's head.
Moghadam is not content to let Novak control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novak working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Novak is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonz Novak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Novak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moghadam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Moghadam. No joy for Novak on that attempt.
A big right from Moghadam misses.
Novak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moghadam's half guard.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moghadam defending well though.
Moghadam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Novak.
Novak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moghadam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak wants to take a breather but Moghadam is having none of it.
Novak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Novak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moghadam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Novak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moghadam can do to turn this around?
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Novak slips a nice elbow through Moghadam's hands, connecting with Moghadam's forehead.
Moghadam is not content to let Novak control the position.
Novak lands with a punch from half guard.
Novak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moghadam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moghadam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Novak.
Moghadam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Novak controlling the pace.
Alfonz Novak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Novak working over Moghadam with some ground and pound. Moghadam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moghadam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Novak drops an elbow to the side of Moghadam's head.
Novak is looking to take a break and control but Moghadam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Novak lands a nice short elbow.
Novak lands strikes from half guard.
Novak working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Novak lands a nice short elbow.
Novak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Novak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Novak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moghadam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moghadam is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak trying to control from half guard but Moghadam is working away.
Novak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Novak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Novak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moghadam is staying active underneath Novak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Novak working over Moghadam with some ground and pound. Moghadam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moghadam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Novak.
Novak is thwarting Moghadam's attempts to control the position.
Novak is looking to take a break and control but Moghadam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Novak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moghadam is refusing to be controlled, as Novak sits in half guard.
Novak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moghadam keeps working.
Moghadam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonz Novak dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Novak.
Novak fails with the takedown
and Moghadam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moghadam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Novak connects with a couple of short punches.
Novak distracts Moghadam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moghadam keeping moving, preventing Novak from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Novak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Novak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moghadam keeping moving, preventing Novak from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Novak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Novak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Novak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Novak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Novak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moghadam is pulling down on Novak's head to control his posture.
Moghadam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Novak with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak throws a big right hand that misses.
Novak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Novak stands up over Moghadam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Novak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Novak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Novak is looking to work some ground and pound but Moghadam has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Novak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moghadam sprawls well initially but Novak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Novak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moghadam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Novak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Novak slips a nice elbow through Moghadam's hands, connecting with Moghadam's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moghadam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Novak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moghadam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Novak.
Moghadam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Novak wants to take a breather but Moghadam is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Novak there.
Novak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moghadam is rocked!
Novak is trying to control. Moghadam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moghadam is still in real trouble! Can Novak finish him?
Moghadam seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Novak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moghadam's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Novak throwing shots but Moghadam is blocking nicely.
Novak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haisam Moghadam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alfonz Novak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Novak controlling the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonz Novak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Novak, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonz Novak!
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Richie Alaska had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 173.1, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Eric Riendeau was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 579 p4p, 724 weight class) and Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 78 p4p, 93 weight class). Spicoli comes to the cage accompanied by Money Buy Drugs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Azevedo Souza misses its intended target.
Azevedo Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spicoli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spicoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azevedo Souza's hands.
Spicoli slips a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spicoli moves away.
Spicoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raphael Azevedo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza punishes Spicoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Azevedo Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Azevedo Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Spicoli counters with a head kick. That will keep Azevedo Souza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Spicoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a right hand
and Spicoli counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza cracks Spicoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spicoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spicoli throws a good cross that connects.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range as Spicoli throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut
letting Spicoli counter with a right hand.
Azevedo Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
Spicoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Spicoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Spicoli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azevedo Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azevedo Souza clobbers Spicoli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spicoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Spicoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
and Spicoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spicoli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Azevedo Souza lands an uppercut.
Spicoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spicoli misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azevedo Souza.
A shot in the inside from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Spicoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza blocking some punches.
Azevedo Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spicoli misses with some punches.
Spicoli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azevedo Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Azevedo Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Spicoli blocks a body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spicoli's elbow.
Azevedo Souza blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spicoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spicoli misses with a body kick.
Azevedo Souza misses with a left hand
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spicoli throws a shot from downtown. Azevedo Souza moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo Souza swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
A little jabbing left from Azevedo Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Spicoli's head coaches at Globo Gym (5000) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spicoli throws a hook but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Spicoli lands with a right hand.
Azevedo Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli throwing a counter right hand but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Spicoli lands with a good body shot.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Azevedo Souza slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Spicoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Spicoli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azevedo Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Azevedo Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spicoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Azevedo Souza's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spicoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azevedo Souza takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli blocks a jab.
Azevedo Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Spicoli finds it's way through Azevedo Souza's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spicoli scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spicoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Spicoli missing with a left hand there. Azevedo Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spicoli dips to his left and cracks Azevedo Souza with an uppercut!
Spicoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azevedo Souza can do to turn this around?
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli staying out of range there.
Azevedo Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azevedo Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spicoli walks into a stiff left hand from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a series of punches but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Azevedo Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spicoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Azevedo Souza misses
and Spicoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Azevedo Souza misses.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut. Azevedo Souza saw that one coming.
Azevedo Souza defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza lands a jab to Spicoli's midsection.
Azevedo Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azevedo Souza takes one on the button.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Jab, jab by Spicoli - just one landing.
Spicoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeff Spicoli is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azevedo Souza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azevedo Souza.
Spicoli breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo Souza takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spicoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azevedo Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.
Spicoli throws a hook but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a left hand but Spicoli moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo Souza throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Spicoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spicoli tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Azevedo Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Azevedo Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Spicoli throwing a counter right hand but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Spicoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Spicoli blocks a jab.
A jab from Spicoli finds it's way through Azevedo Souza's defenses.
Spicoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli rushes Azevedo Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeff Spicoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli breaks from the clinch.
Spicoli lands with an overhand left.
Spicoli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azevedo Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Spicoli scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza stuns Spicoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spicoli misses with a right hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Azevedo Souza misses with a left hand
and Spicoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spicoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spicoli with a body shot.
Spicoli looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza jabs at Spicoli's body.
Azevedo Souza jabs at Spicoli's body.
Spicoli misses with a straight right.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azevedo Souza! But no joy.
Raphael Azevedo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands a right hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spicoli misses with a hook. Azevedo Souza ducked under it nicely.
Spicoli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good shot there by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spicoli quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spicoli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook.
A head kick from Spicoli lands but Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spicoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza lands a body shot.
Spicoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza misses the body punch
and Spicoli counters with a two punch combo.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Spicoli is looking to counter punch.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Spicoli does it's job there.
Spicoli throws a series of punches but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Spicoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spicoli throws a jab when Azevedo Souza was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azevedo Souza.
Jeff Spicoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azevedo Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Azevedo Souza - just one landing.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Spicoli slips a jab and a cross from Azevedo Souza.
A little feinted left hand from Spicoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Spicoli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spicoli misses with a straight left.
Spicoli with a nice cross.
Spicoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azevedo Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Spicoli.
Azevedo Souza scores with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Spicoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spicoli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Spicoli!
An out of breath Jeff Spicoli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 674 p4p, 914 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 91 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holy tries to clinch there but Ghetea circles away.
Ghetea flicks out a counter leg kick but Holy steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Holy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holy clinches.
Holy tries to pull guard but Ghetea forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghetea walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ghetea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghetea pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holy is out of range and Ghetea settles back down.
Holy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghetea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ghetea's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holy under the eye.
Holy forces Ghetea back against the cage and clinches.
Ghetea swings wildly with an uppercut but Holy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holy jumps guard but Ghetea stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holy takes a shot to the head.
Ghetea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holy jumps guard but Ghetea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ghetea is working Holy over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghetea misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ghetea smiles and moves away.
Ghetea lands a nice hook to Holy's body. Holy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Ghetea misses.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghetea throws out a counter right but Holy avoids it with no problem.
Ghetea 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.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghetea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holy moves to clinch but Ghetea breaks away
and Ghetea counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghetea lands a jab to the nose.
Ghetea tried to score with a low kick but Holy checks it.
Ghetea scores with a nice strike.
Holy tries to clinch there but Ghetea circles away.
Ghetea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ghetea scores with a leg kick.
Ghetea thows a leg kick but Holy checks it
so Holy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetea keeping full guard, as Holy tries to pass.
Ghetea pulls Holy in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghetea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghetea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghetea managing to control the position.
Holy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghetea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghetea is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holy is controlling him.
Ghetea keeping full guard, as Holy tries to pass.
Ghetea is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holy clinches up against the cage.
Ghetea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ghetea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holy blocks a body shot from Ghetea.
Holy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ghetea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghetea is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holy rather than just go for the knockout.
Holy drives through and clinches with Ghetea against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ghetea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghetea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghetea tries to throw a body punch but Holy avoids it by throwing Ghetea back against the cage.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Ghetea has him pressed against the cage.
Ghetea lands a body punch.
Ghetea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holys head.
Holy manages to pull guard.
Holy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holy working a defensive guard here.
Ghetea throwing strikes from guard but Holy blocks nicely.
Ghetea slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Ghetea has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghetea misses with a leg kick.
Ghetea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a right hand that Holy ducks under and follows up with a left that Holy also avoids with ease.
Ghetea keeps the fight on the outside.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Ghetea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holy tries to clinch but Ghetea is having none of it.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Ghetea with the inside leg kick.
Holy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holy checks a leg kick.
Holy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ghetea sprawls and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olly Holy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Ghetea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy wants to clinch up but Ghetea keeps it at a distance.
Holy tries to clinch there but Ghetea circles away.
Ghetea misses with a body shot.
Ghetea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghetea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darius Ghetea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghetea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holy blocks a low kick nicely.
Holy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghetea circles away.
Holy tries to clinch there but Ghetea circles away.
Holy moves away from the strike by Ghetea.
Holy is looking to clinch but Ghetea is avoiding it.
Ghetea 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.
Ghetea fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Ghetea swings for the body but Holy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghetea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Ghetea pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Holy.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghetea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holy backing away here, and Ghetea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ghetea lands a jab to the head.
Ghetea circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ghetea counters with a good low kick that Holy was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ghetea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olly Holy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holy checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghetea keeps the fight on the outside.
Ghetea tests Holy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghetea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghetea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghetea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holy on the side of the head.
Ghetea takes a swing at Holy's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Ghetea pushes him off.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Holy moves out of range.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy tries to clinch but Ghetea is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghetea.
Holy tries to clinch but Ghetea moves out of range.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghetea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Ghetea.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghetea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghetea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ghetea.
Ghetea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea looks to score with a jab to the body but Holy is just out of range.
Holy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ghetea connects with a nice looking jab.
Holy moves out of range of the strikes.
Holy tries to clinch but Ghetea is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holy staying out of range there.
Ghetea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Ghetea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ghetea throws a chopping leg kick but Holy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghetea circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghetea circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghetea! But no joy.
Ghetea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ghetea lands an overhand right.
Ghetea connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghetea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea 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!
Ghetea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holy tries to clinch but Ghetea is having none of it.
Ghetea works the jab nicely.
Holy tries to clinch up
enabling Ghetea to counter with a crisp jab.
Holy tries to clinch
and Ghetea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Ghetea. Beautiful body shot.
Ghetea with the inside leg kick.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghetea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghetea circles away.
Holy looks to clinch
and Ghetea counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Ghetea misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy moves to clinch but Ghetea breaks away
and Ghetea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghetea wants to slow Holy down by chopping away at his legs.
Ghetea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghetea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Ghetea.
Ghetea swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Ghetea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghetea connects with a right hand. Holy shakes it off.
Holy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holy moves out of range of the leg kick from Ghetea.
Ghetea looks to score with a jab to the body but Holy is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Holy moved away.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Ghetea pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghetea misses the target.
Ghetea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghetea tries a low kick but Holy avoids it.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghetea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghetea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ghetea shoots in and drives through. Holy sprawls well.
Some bone on bone action there as Holy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holy tries to clinch but Ghetea moves out of range.
Holy backing away here, and Ghetea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ghetea throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holy tries to clinch up
and Ghetea counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghetea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy blocks a jab.
Holy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Holy.
Holy instigates a clinch.
Ghetea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holy's elbow.
Holy tries to pull guard but Ghetea won't allow it.
Holy fails to pull guard.
Ghetea working aggressively here.
Ghetea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghetea walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghetea scores with a jab to the body.
Ghetea throws a chopping leg kick but Holy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ghetea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ghetea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holy's sensitive parts.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holy tries to clinch
and Ghetea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ghetea looks to score with a jab to the body but Holy is just out of range.
Holy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holy tries to clinch
and Ghetea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghetea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghetea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holy defending well as Ghetea loads up on a big left hand.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holy tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holy wants to clinch but Ghetea slips to the side
enabling Ghetea to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghetea throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holy is rocked!
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Ghetea pushes him off.
Ghetea looks to throw the jab but Holy is out of range.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghetea misses with a wild body shot.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olly Holy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darius Ghetea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holy moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ghetea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ghetea winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ghetea!
An out of breath Darius Ghetea thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 229 p4p, 448 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 26 p4p, 52 weight class). Leben has chosen Wynona's Big Brown Beaver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Leben as he checks the leg kick.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leben swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben misses with an uppercut.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Crispian.
Leben fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leben 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.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Leben, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian tried to counter with a leg kick but Leben avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Leben throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Leben pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crispian is out of range and Leben settles back down.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Crispian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crispian. That's going to slow Leben down.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Crispian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian connects with the punch.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leben 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 Crispian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crispian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Leben appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leben lands a nice shot to the body.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Crispian throws a leg kick which misses Leben's front leg but catches the back leg as Leben tries to avoid it.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crispian rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Crispian misses
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Crispian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crispian moves away.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben misses the jab.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian jabs at Leben's body.
Crispian throws a shot to the body.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Crispian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crispian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Crispian with a nice calf kick.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben lands a right hook to the body.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leben is able to avoid easily.
Leben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crispian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
A jab from Crispian misses.
That kick from Crispian tenderised Leben's leg. Leben is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian 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.
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Leben misses with a body shot.
Crispian connects with a looping right hand.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crispian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leben is out of range.
Crispian slips a straight right by Leben.
Crispian's corner calls for a 1-2. Crispian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves 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!
A leg kick checked by Crispian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Leben counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian.
Leben is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks.
Crispian lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Crispian.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Leben sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leben misses with a looping right.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Crispian.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crispian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Crispian.
It seemed like Leben was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to 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 Ben Crispian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Crispian.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Leben counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crispian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Crispian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leben on the side of the head.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leben jabs Crispian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crispian 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 Leben has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leben and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Leben was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crispian lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leben cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crispian slips under a jab from Leben.
A quick step to the side and Crispian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Leben.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crispian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Crispian tried to counter with a leg kick but Leben avoided it.
Crispian blocks a leg kick.
Leben chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crispian can pounce on him.
Leben's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Leben feints and then cracks Crispian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crispian down.
Leben rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Crispian counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crispian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crispian appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Leben throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben lands with a nice body punch.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Crispian jabs Leben right on the nose. Leben blinks but takes it well.
Crispian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leben. Leben obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Crispian with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Crispian misses.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Crispian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Leben counters with an outside leg kick.
Crispian 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.
Leben scoring well with a low kick there.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian moves away from the strike by Leben.
Crispian throws a head kick that misses.
Leben appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Leben counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian scores with a nice right hand.
Crispian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian slips under a jab from Leben.
Crispian throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
Crispian motions for Leben to come forward. Crispian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leben misses.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Crispian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leben misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Leben.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crispian is looking to score with low kicks.
Crispian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben throws a leg kick but Crispian moved away.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian.
Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leben throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian scores with a nice head shot.
Leben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben blocks a jab.
Crispian staying out of range there.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leben throws a leg kick but Crispian moved away.
A swing and a miss from Crispian.
Leben gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leben misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Leben throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Leben throws a jab when Crispian was well out of range.
Crispian scoring well with a low kick there.
Leben tries to land a leg kick but Crispian saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Leben.
Leben avoids the head kick by Crispian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben scores with a jab to the body.
Leben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crispian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Black Leben will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Leben misses.
Leben throws a low kick but Crispian avoids it.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben 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.
Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Leben throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Leben misses.
Crispian lands a leg kick that knocks Leben off balance momentarily.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leben has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Leben avoids the head kick by Crispian.
Leben 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.
Crispian avoids the body shot from Leben.
Crispian looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Crispian thows a leg kick but Leben checks it
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben lands a right hook to the body.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian scores with a jab to the head.
Crispian moves away from the strike by Leben.
Leben fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crispian is out of range.
Leben throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Leben.
Crispian throws a jab when Leben was well out of range.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crispian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crispian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Leben now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leben misses with a body shot.
Leben throws a head kick but Crispian moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Crispian as he connects with a hook.
Leben swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Crispian.
Crispian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leben misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Crispian as he connects with a hook.
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Leben checks a low kick from Crispian.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crispian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crispian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leben throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Leben throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Leben slips under a jab.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crispian misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
Crispian lands a really nice looking cross but Leben seems unphased.
Leben checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crispian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben misses with a straight right.
Crispian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leben.
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben checks a low kick from Crispian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leben checks a leg kick.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leben avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crispian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leben under the eye.
Crispian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leben's hands.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leben sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Crispian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crispian misses with a leg kick.
Leben cracks Crispian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leben tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crispian is able to avoid easily.
Crispian throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Leben scores with a four punch combination!
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Black Leben.
Well Leben has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Crispian!
An out of breath Ben Crispian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rapheal (ranked 196 p4p, 142 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 34 p4p, 28 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapheal misses the jab.
Rapheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A jab from Rapheal misses.
Good work by Rapheal as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Rapheal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rapheal if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Rapheal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Rapheal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Rapheal blocks it.
Rapheal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rapheal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rapheal wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rapheal throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Rapheal's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit clobbers Rapheal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Rapheal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Rapheal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit lunges at Rapheal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rapheal's hand.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Rapheal semi-blocks.
Rapheal checks a leg kick.
Rapheal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Rapheal knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Rapheal misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapheal throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit works Rapheal's body with a nice hook.
Rapheal is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Rapheal.
Rapheal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Rapheal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rapheal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rapheal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Rapheal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Rapheal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rapheal checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Rapheal semi-blocks.
Rapheal throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapheal cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Rapheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Rapheal avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapheal defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Rapheal takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Rapheal throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Rapheal slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rapheal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Rapheal moves out of range.
Rapheal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Rapheal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Rapheal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Rapheal sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Rapheal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rapheal misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rapheal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Rapheal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Rapheal avoids it easily.
Rapheal swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit forces Rapheal back against the cage and clinches.
Rapheal prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Rapheal moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Rapheal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rapheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Rapheal has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Rapheal with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Rapheal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Rapheal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Rapheal is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Rapheal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rapheal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapheal misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Rapheal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapheal.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Rapheal throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rapheal. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Rapheal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Rapheal stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Rapheal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rapheal's head.
Rapheal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Rapheal lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit tests Rapheal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rapheal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rapheal.
Rapheal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Rapheal's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Rapheal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rapheal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Rapheal defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Rapheal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit clobbers Rapheal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rapheal. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Rapheal throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rapheal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Rapheal's ribcage but misses.
Rapheal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rapheal's sensitive parts.
Rapheal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Rapheal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rapheal blocks an uppercut.
Rapheal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit gets through Rapheal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Rapheal as the two fighters clinch.
Rapheal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rapheal misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rapheal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rapheal throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rapheal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rapheal tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sitsongrit manages to circle out of the way.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapheal half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rapheal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Rapheal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rapheal moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rapheal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Rapheal down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
Rapheal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rapheal cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rapheals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rapheal misses with a looping right.
Rapheal moves out of range of the strikes.
Rapheal jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Rapheal throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rapheal.
A lazy left from Rapheal finds it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Rapheal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rapheal digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Rapheal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rapheal misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Rapheal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapheal is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Rapheal ducked under it nicely.
Rapheal is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Rapheal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Rapheal didn't see that one coming.
Rapheal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rapheal fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Rapheal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Rapheal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rapheal throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Rapheal lands a jab.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Rapheal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rapheal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Rapheal checks it
letting Rapheal counter with a right hand.
Rapheal walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Rapheal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Rapheal moves out of range.
Rapheal swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Rapheal tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Rapheal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rapheal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rapheal misses with a low kick.
That kick from Rapheal tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rapheal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapheal manages to avoid it.
Rapheal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Rapheal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rapheal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rapheal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Rapheal moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Rapheal counters with a right hand to the body.
Rapheal throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Rapheal off balance momentarily.
Rapheal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Rapheal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sitsongrit thumps Rapheal with a low kick.
Rapheal blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rapheal throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Rapheal moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Rapheal's leg but Rapheal calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Rapheal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Rapheal misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rapheal scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rapheal misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rapheal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rapheal throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Rapheal misses the target.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Rapheal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark Rapheal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rapheal at a distance.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Rapheal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Rapheal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rapheal throws a big shot that misses.
Rapheal blocks a jab.
Rapheal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rapheal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rapheal there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Rapheal down by chopping away at his legs.
Rapheal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Rapheal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Rapheal misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Rapheal.
Rapheal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Rapheal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Rapheal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Rapheal.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit motions for Rapheal to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rapheal throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Rapheal's body.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Rapheal's midsection.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapheal.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rapheal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rapheal at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Rapheal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rapheal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapheal moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Rapheal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Rapheal checks a leg kick.
Rapheal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rapheals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rapheal works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rapheal 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 Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rapheal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rapheal.
Rapheal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Rapheal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rapheal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rapheal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Rapheal checks it.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rapheal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is the new welterweight champion!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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