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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Master Leader (ranked 3506 p4p, 3827 weight class) and Charles Lee (ranked 308 p4p, 333 weight class). Leader's entrance music is Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). A fine choice. Charles Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Master Leader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee blocks a jab.
Leader cracks Lee with a good jab.
 It looks like Charles Lee has been cut.
Leader tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee gets a clinch.
Leader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leader is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Leader.
Leader working hard to break the clinch.
Leader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leader has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Leader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee has Leader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leader avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Master Leader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leader manages to break the clinch.
Leader closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
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!
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leader has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
A short uppercut from Leader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leader breaks from the clinch.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leader connects with the punch.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Leader lands a left hand.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Leader shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee has Leader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leader pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leader seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Leader throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Leader breaks from the clinch.
Lee cracks Leader with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 jab from Lee misses.
Leader throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Leader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee is trying to drag Leader to the mat but Leader just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leader pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leader manages to break the clinch.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Leader back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Leader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leader gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leader lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leader gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Leader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee passes Leader's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee is trying to control. Leader wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leader looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Leader takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Leader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Leader won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leader trying to control here.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leader defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Leader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Lee'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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Leader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee drives through and clinches with Leader against the cage.
Leader misses with an elbow over the top.
Leader breaks the clinch.
Leader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee with the counter takedown but Leader avoids it easily.
Leader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Master Leader is winning the standup battle so far.
Leader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Master Leader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a series of punches but Leader avoids them all with ease.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leader lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leader gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Leader's head coaches at KO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee clinches up with Leader and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Master Leader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Lee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leader throws an elbow but misses.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Leader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master Leader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leader is looking to clinch.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leader is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Leader circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee blocks a head kick by Leader.
Lee moves out of range as Leader strikes.
Leader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Leader - just one landing.
A jab from Leader misses.
The fighters circling - Leader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee has Leader up against the cage in a clinch.
Leader scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leader is defending well.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leader pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leader lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Leader.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Leader had a free shot at his head there.
 Lee is rocked!
Leader lands a brutal head kick. Lee looks out on his feet and Leader throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Master Leader!
Master Leader decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Topf Deckel (ranked 2794 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Hans Machiels (ranked 264 p4p, 251 weight class). Machiels has chosen Rampage Anthem as his entrance music. Topf Deckel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Topf Deckel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Machiels!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machiels lands a glancing blow to the side of Deckel's head.
Machiels pushes Deckel up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machiels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but Deckel blocks with his arms.
Machiels leaning his opponent against the cage.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Deckel avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels looking to throw knees to the head but Deckel is blocking nicely.
Machiels taking a breather.
Deckel avoiding damage as Machiels throws knees to the body.
Machiels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deckel blocks it with crossed arms.
Machiels has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Deckel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Machiels can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels misses with a knee strike.
Machiels lands a nice knee to the body.
Machiels trying to land knees to the body.
Machiels looking to slow down the pace here.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Deckel avoids the damage to the body.
Deckel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been hearing reports that Deckel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Deckel being controlled against the cage.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machiels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Deckel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but Deckel blocks with his arms.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Deckel avoids the damage to the body.
Machiels with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Topf Deckel has been cut.
Deckel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machiels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deckel is defending well for now.
Deckel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machiels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machiels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deckel is defending well for now.
Deckel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Deckel avoids the damage 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!
Deckel is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Machiels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deckel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machiels lands an elbow just above Deckel 's eye.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
Machiels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deckel managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Machiels effectively controlling the action here.
Machiels prevents Deckel from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deckel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machiels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Machiels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Deckel is keeping busy.
Deckel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machiels lands a good knee to the midsection. Deckel won't want to take too many of those.
Machiels looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Machiels.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machiels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deckel blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machiels obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machiels throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Machiels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Topf Deckel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deckel throws a body punch but Machiels moves out of range.
Machiels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Deckel misses its target.
Machiels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machiels looking to throw knees to the head but Deckel is blocking nicely.
Machiels with a knee to the head.
Deckel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Machiels.
Machiels trying to land knees to the body.
Machiels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deckel.
Deckel wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels connects with a knee to the head.
Machiels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machiels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machiels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machiels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machiels.
Machiels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deckel pulls guard effortlessly.
Deckel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machiels's guard.
Deckel won't allow Machiels to sweep him here.
Machiels pulls Deckel in to control the position.
Machiels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deckel stopping the sweep attempt from Machiels.
Deckel drops back looking for a leg! Machiels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machiels manages to kick Deckel off! Deckel jumps back into Machiels's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deckel advances to half guard.
Machiels keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Deckel is working for a kimura but Machiels is defending it quite comfortably.
Deckel passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deckel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Machiels can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Deckel goes for an armbar but he's not got it Machiels turns into him and now he's in Deckel's guard.
Deckel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deckel keeping moving, preventing Machiels from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deckel trying to keep a closed guard but Machiels is proving a slippery customer.
Machiels trying to control but Deckel is working from the bottom.
Machiels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deckel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machiels trying to control the position from guard on top but Deckel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machiels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Deckel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Machiels, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deckel stays in close to Machiels's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Machiels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Topf Deckel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machiels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deckel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Machiels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deckel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machiels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deckel managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Deckel dodges an elbow strike from Machiels.
Deckel managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Machiels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but Deckel blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels working Deckel over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deckel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deckel avoiding damage as Machiels throws knees to the body.
Deckel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machiels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Machiels effectively controlling the action here.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Deckel avoids the damage to the body.
Machiels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deckel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machiels misses with a low kick.
Machiels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machiels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machiels tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Deckel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machiels has Deckel up against the cage in a clinch.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deckel avoids it.
Deckel goes for a takedown attempt but Machiels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Topf Deckel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deckel checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels instigates a clinch.
Machiels scores with a knee to the head.
Machiels stalling the fight.
Machiels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deckel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deckel avoids it.
Deckel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Machiels crunches a lovely knee into Deckel's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deckel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deckel avoids it.
Deckel wants to take the fight to the mat but Machiels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machiels.
Deckel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiels lands a good knee to the midsection. Deckel won't want to take too many of those.
Machiels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but Deckel blocks with his arms.
Machiels misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machiels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but Deckel blocks it.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Deckel avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machiels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machiels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Topf Deckel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans Machiels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deckel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machiels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Machiels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machiels 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Machiels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 2027 p4p, 2020 weight class) and Ricardo Esponosa (ranked 199 p4p, 197 weight class). Acerbi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Esponosa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esponosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Esponosa is working for an americana but Acerbi has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Esponosa was thinking about the submission.
Esponosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Acerbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esponosa postures up.
Acerbi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Esponosa stacks Acerbi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Esponosa!
Acerbi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acerbi is not content to let Esponosa control the position.
Acerbi wants to control but Esponosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esponosa prevents Acerbi from improving his position.
Esponosa is looking for a kimura but Acerbi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Esponosa to get the leverage.
Acerbi manages to get to full guard.
Acerbi wants to sweep here but Esponosa controlling him for the moment.
Acerbi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Esponosa defends well.
Acerbi is trying to control the position but Esponosa postures up.
Acerbi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Esponosa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Acerbi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Esponosa is looking to defend but Acerbi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Esponosa! Acerbi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Esponosa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Panfilo Acerbi!
Ricardo Esponosa spoke after the fight, saying 'We’ll get it next time '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hot Water (ranked 2391 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Grigori Golov (ranked 229 p4p, 226 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hot Water!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water lands with a straight right. Golov didn't see that one coming.
Golov blocks a jab.
Golov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab by Golov.
Golov scores with a punch to the head.
Golov shoots in for a takedown but Water shows good takedown defense.
Golov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Water manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Golov. That snapped Water's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Golov moves into the clinch.
Golov gets through Water's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov is working Water over against the cage.
Water misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golov misses with a hook
and Water connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Water waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golov.
Water displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golov throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Water on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Water lands a right hook to the body.
Golov lands a jab to Water's midsection.
Water has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Water lands with a straight right. Golov didn't see that one coming.
Golov lands with a straight right. Water didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water misses with a low kick.
Water staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Water on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Water looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Golov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Water is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Golov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Water pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Water swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golov lands a nice shot to the body.
Water is trying to force a seperation but Golov has the dominant position.
Golov tries to throw a body punch but Water avoids it by throwing Golov back against the cage.
Golov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golov pushes Water back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golov looking for a takedown.
Hot Water has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Golov.
Nice body punch from Golov.
Golov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Water pulls his leg out and moves away.
Water on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Golov slips under a jab.
Water drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Water throws a looping overhand right but Golov ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Golov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Water misses.
Golov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Golov checks a leg kick.
Golov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Water, pushing him back against the cage.
Golov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water tries to keep at a distance but Golov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Golov lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Golov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Water.
Golov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Water misses with a hook. Golov ducked under it nicely.
Golov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Golov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Water swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Water is looking to counter punch.
Water misses with a straight right.
And Golov tries to counter it with a takedown but Water pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Golov slips a jab from Water.
Golov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hot Water seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov stuns Water with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Water walks into a straight right hand from Golov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Golov, as that shot connected.
Water keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golov.
Water takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Water misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Water looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov catches Water with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Water is rocked!
Golov shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Water takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Golov sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Water bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Golov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 1067 p4p, 3080 weight class) and Dominik Dlask (ranked 117 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlask throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cruz was covering up waiting for the punch and Dlask finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dlask with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dlask is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dlask scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dlask frees his head nicely. Oh but Cruz has switched to an armbar! Dlask is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jacinto Cruz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 1124 p4p, 1148 weight class) and Nikora Tama (ranked 133 p4p, 136 weight class). Tama has chosen Haka War Dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama is just out of range.
Anstey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nikora Tama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Tama. Tama gets slowly back to his feet.
Tama shoots in but no luck this time.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikora Tama.
Tama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anstey but Anstey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anstey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anstey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anstey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tama shoots in for a takedown but Anstey shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anstey wants it to stay on the feet.
Anstey throws a big shot that misses.
Anstey leaves Tama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tama or perhaps it was just good defense by Anstey, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Nikora Tama has been cut.
Anstey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anstey drops Tama with a big left hand! Tama is injured, injured bad! Anstey jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonz Novak (ranked 969 p4p, 1574 weight class) and August Thibodeaux (ranked 122 p4p, 188 weight class). Novak comes to the cage accompanied by A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Novak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thibodeaux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Novak throws a body shot but no joy.
Novak instigates a clinch.
Novak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thibodeaux pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonz Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Novak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novak backwards.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novak's elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novak or not.
We've been hearing reports that Novak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thibodeaux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Novak wants to take the fight to the mat but Thibodeaux manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novak or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Novak throws knees to the body.
Novak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thibodeaux prevents it.
Thibodeaux stops a takedown attempt from Novak.
A short uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Novak tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Novak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thibodeaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novak tries to clinch up but Thibodeaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novak.
Novak shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thibodeaux's guard.
Thibodeaux is trying to control the position but Novak postures up.
Novak trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux is adopting a defensive guard.
Thibodeaux looking for a sweep. Not yet Thibodeaux, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak is fighting to break Thibodeaux's control of his arms but Thibodeaux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Novak throwing strikes from guard but Thibodeaux blocks nicely.
Novak stops Thibodeaux from standing up.
Novak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Novak is working Thibodeaux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Novak is one step ahead there.
Novak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak tries to free his leg and advance position but Thibodeaux is retaining full guard.
Novak 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.
Thibodeaux has momentary wrist control but Novak slips an elbow through the middle.
Novak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Novak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thibodeaux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Novak has managed to get both his arms back between Thibodeaux's legs - danger averted.
Thibodeaux pulls Novak in close to prevent any damage.
Thibodeaux wants to stand up but Novak is controlling him.
Thibodeaux is pulling down on Novak's head to control his posture.
Novak trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Novak misses the shot to the body.
Novak gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thibodeaux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Novak.
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.
Thibodeaux tries to roll over but Novak keeps him under control.
Novak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thibodeaux trying to hold on to Novak's head to control him but Novak postures up.
Thibodeaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novak scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Alfonz Novak will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Novak dives in for a single leg takedown but Thibodeaux sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Novak wants to stall.
Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch.
Alfonz Novak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak fails to land the takedown.
Novak slips a jab and a cross from Thibodeaux.
Novak forces Thibodeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Novak can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonz Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thibodeaux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thibodeaux stops a takedown attempt from Novak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux wants to stall.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novak tries to clinch up.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novak moves away.
Novak feinted with a counter takedown.
Novak misses with a takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
Novak fails with a takedown attempt.
Novak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
August Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Novak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Thibodeaux.
Novak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Novak taking a breather here.
Alfonz Novak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Novak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thibodeaux is trying to buck Novak off.
Thibodeaux can't do much from the bottom here.
Thibodeaux dodges the ground and pound from Novak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thibodeaux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Novak stalling away here and it's allowed Thibodeaux to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Thibodeaux working a defensive guard here.
Thibodeaux wants to stand but Novak is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak throwing strikes but missing.
Novak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Novak stops Thibodeaux from standing up.
Thibodeaux has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Novak has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Novak wants a takedown.
Novak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Novak backwards.
Novak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thibodeaux pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thibodeaux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Novak.
Novak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novak has managed to clinch.
Novak is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Thibodeaux - just one landing.
Thibodeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Novak misses with a takedown attempt
and Thibodeaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Novak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thibodeaux was covering up waiting for the punch and Novak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thibodeaux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Novak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Novak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thibodeaux taking some punishment here, with Novak in his half guard.
Novak trying to control from Thibodeaux's half guard. Thibodeaux has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thibodeaux controlling Novak's posture.
Thibodeaux is looking to stand up but Novak isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak wants to control from the top but Thibodeaux keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Novak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thibodeaux is pulling down on Novak's head to control his posture.
Thibodeaux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thibodeaux working a defensive guard here.
Novak trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Novak looking to pass the guard.
Novak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thibodeaux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Novak.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novak fails to land the takedown.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Novak's front leg with a kick but Novak checks it.
Thibodeaux tests Novak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux leaves Novak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Novak.
Thibodeaux is looking to chop away at Novak's legs.
Novak tries to clinch up but Thibodeaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Novak closes the distance and clinches up with Thibodeaux, looking for a takedown. Novak pushes Thibodeaux against the cage but Thibodeaux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonz Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novak tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
Novak moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThibodeaux.
Nice sprawl there from Thibodeaux as Novak shoots in.
Thibodeaux lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Novak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thibodeaux lands with a good body shot.
Novak misses with a takedown attempt
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Novak.
Novak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thibodeaux scores with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Novak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Novak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Novak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thibodeaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Novak somewhat.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Novak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Novak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novak shoots for a takedown but Thibodeaux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
August Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a series of punches.
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Novak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Novak darts in trying to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Novak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Novak has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thibodeaux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 668 p4p, 626 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 76 p4p, 72 weight class). Goodman comes to the cage accompanied by Globo Gym America Corp.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leben's choice of entrance music: Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben misses the jab.
Goodman moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Goodman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leben connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick lands for Leben.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Leben.
Leben looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben throws a series of strikes that have Goodman backpedaling.
Leben closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Leben.
Goodman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leben creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leben is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leben prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman trying to keep a closed guard but Leben is proving a slippery customer.
Leben avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leben trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goodman's guard.
Goodman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodman seems keen to control Leben's posture.
Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leben trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goodman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leben is aware though and is defending well.
Goodman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leben is one step ahead there.
Leben slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Goodman has his foot on Leben's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leben works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goodman looking for a guillotine here but Leben defends easily.
Leben trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goodman's guard.
Goodman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leben tries to free his leg and advance position but Goodman is retaining full guard.
Goodman pulls Leben in close to his closed guard and prevents Leben from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leben slips under a jab from Goodman.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Leben.
Goodman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leben manages to circle out of the way.
Leben getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Goodman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leben attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goodman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goodman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Goodman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Leben misses
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Leben swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leben.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goodman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben connects with a nice looking jab.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Leben circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leben.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Leben moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goodman connects with a right hand. Leben shakes it off.
Leben takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Goodman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goodman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goodman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Leben.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Leben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goodman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leben sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Goodman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leben doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Leben misses.
Goodman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goodman moves out of range of the leg kick from Leben.
Goodman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leben just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben misses with a shot to the body
and Leben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Goodman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
Goodman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leben misses the jab.
Goodman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leben manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
Black Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leben.
Goodman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leben manages to circle out of the way.
Leben uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goodman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Leben defends well and Goodman ends up having to push Leben into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goodman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goodman drags the fight down to the ground.
Leben works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Goodman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leben wants to stand up but Goodman manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman trying to keep a closed guard but Leben is proving a slippery customer.
Leben got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goodman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leben has managed to get both his arms back between Goodman's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman keeping full guard, as Leben tries to pass.
Goodman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goodman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Goodman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leben is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leben scores with a punch to the head.
Black Leben is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leben lands with a shot to the body.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Goodman's shoulder, as Goodman tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Goodman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leben misses with a straight right.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben scores with a jab to the head.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leben lands a right hook to the body.
Leben looks to land a combination. Goodman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben misses with a body shot
and Goodman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leben's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White Goodman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Leben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leben trying to control the position here.
Leben wants to stand up but Goodman is controlling him.
Goodman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodman is looking to work some ground and pound but Leben has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goodman slips under a jab from Leben.
Goodman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Goodman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leben finds it's way round the side to connect with Goodman's head.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goodman lands with a right hand.
Leben throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman feinted with a counter takedown.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben scores with a body shot.
Leben swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Leben scores with a three punch combo!
Leben keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Leben.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Leben misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leben throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leben lands with a shot to the body.
Leben throws the left hand but Goodman avoids the punch easily.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Goodman feinted with a counter takedown.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Goodman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Leben lands an overhand right.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Goodman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leben throws a low kick, looking for Goodman's leg but Goodman calmly moves out of range.
Leben digs a good body shot into Goodman's ribs.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodman throwing a counter right hand but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodman attempts a counter takedown but Leben avoids it well and moves away.
Goodman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leben 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Leben!
A victorious Black Leben thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, White Goodman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! Nobody! You only won because i did a set of ten thousand squats before the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 78 p4p, 552 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 11 p4p, 80 weight class). Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Ghetea.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ghetea. That did some damage!
Ghetea thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Ghetea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghetea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Ghetea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ghetea throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Ghetea.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Ghetea's head back.
Ghetea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Ghetea blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Ghetea misses.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetea digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Ghetea's leg. Ghetea is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
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.
Ghetea connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Ghetea missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Ghetea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghetea.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ghetea in his tracks.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Ghetea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghetea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ghetea checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Ghetea ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghetea.
Ghetea is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ghetea checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Ghetea.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghetea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ghetea in his tracks.
Ghetea fakes the leg kick and cracks Sitsongrit in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Ghetea's legs.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ghetea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gheteas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ghetea misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Ghetea avoided it.
Ghetea misses the shot to the body.
Ghetea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit tests Ghetea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Ghetea.
Ghetea misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ghetea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ghetea moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Ghetea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea avoids the body shot from 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 lands a right hook to the body.
Ghetea lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Ghetea circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that half lands.
Ghetea is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ghetea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ghetea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ghetea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Ghetea lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Ghetea down by chopping away at his legs.
Ghetea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darius Ghetea will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Ghetea is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ghetea.
Ghetea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ghetea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ghetea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ghetea looks to land a combination. Sitsongrit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Darius Ghetea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghetea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Ghetea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ghetea throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ghetea.
A big left from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghetea defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Ghetea misses with a two punch combination.
Ghetea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghetea.
Ghetea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ghetea avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit defending well as Ghetea loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but Ghetea moves to the side
and Ghetea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ghetea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Ghetea swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ghetea misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghetea takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghetea.
Nice defenses there by Ghetea.
Ghetea connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A cross from Ghetea lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ghetea avoids it easily.
As Sitsongrit backs off Ghetea throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ghetea counters with an inside leg kick.
Ghetea with a jab.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Ghetea lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Ghetea slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghetea's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Ghetea's leg but Ghetea calmly moves out of range.
Ghetea misses with a low kick.
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ghetea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Ghetea avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ghetea, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ghetea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Ghetea moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ghetea blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ghetea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Ghetea throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Ghetea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghetea checks it well.
Ghetea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ghetea misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Ghetea 's knee.
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghetea to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ghetea on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ghetea has time to react.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghetea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetea.
Ghetea avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Ghetea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Ghetea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghetea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Ghetea checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghetea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetea throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Ghetea looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Ghetea there.
Ghetea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ghetea.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Ghetea moved away.
Ghetea misses with a hook.
Ghetea moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Ghetea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gheteas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghetea throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ghetea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ghetea with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ghetea.
Ghetea tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Ghetea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit stuns Ghetea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Ghetea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Ghetea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghetea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghetea counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ghetea counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Ghetea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ghetea's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ghetea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetea throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ghetea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghetea.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ghetea throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tests Ghetea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghetea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetea throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea blocks the body kick.
Ghetea throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Ghetea checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ghetea's hands.
Ghetea moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghetea.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Ghetea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghetea.
Ghetea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ghetea is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ghetea takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetea was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Ghetea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ghetea feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghetea at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ghetea takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ghetea's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
Ghetea missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ghetea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghetea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghetea checks it well.
Ghetea checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Good shot there by Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with a nice right hand.
Ghetea moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A left lands for Ghetea.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ghetea.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ghetea 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.
Ghetea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Ghetea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit thumps Ghetea with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Ghetea's head but Ghetea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A jab from Ghetea does it's job there.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ghetea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ghetea moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghetea scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghetea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghetea.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Ghetea throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ghetea's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ghetea's head.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ghetea moved out of range.
Ghetea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ghetea.
Ghetea lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Ghetea slips the punch.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Ghetea is avoiding it.
Ghetea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Ghetea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ghetea fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ghetea misses with a body kick.
Ghetea checks a leg kick.
Ghetea swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghetea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghetea misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Ghetea's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Ghetea.
Ghetea slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Ghetea counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghetea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ghetea throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Ghetea knows he should have avoided that one.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghetea counters with a left to the body.
Ghetea connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghetea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghetea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ghetea connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghetea.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Ghetea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Ghetea feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ghetea avoids a kick to the body.
Ghetea 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.
Ghetea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghetea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ghetea moved out of range.
Ghetea lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ghetea moves out of range.
Ghetea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Ghetea works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Ghetea throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghetea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ghetea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Ghetea misses with the body kick
and Ghetea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghetea.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghetea throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ghetea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghetea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
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.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ghetea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ghetea lands a jab-cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Ghetea misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ghetea.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Ghetea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ghetea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghetea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ghetea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Ghetea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghetea moves away.
Ghetea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Ghetea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Ghetea avoids the punch easily.
Ghetea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Ghetea only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ghetea scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Ghetea's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
Ghetea clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghetea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ghetea is out of range.
A nice side step and Ghetea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ghetea throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghetea connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ghetea scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ghetea is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ghetea avoids it easily.
Ghetea lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Ghetea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ghetea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghetea 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Darius Ghetea thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaDaniel Strong (ranked 486 p4p, 175 weight class) and Ben Crispian (ranked 57 p4p, 22 weight class). Ben Crispian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Crispian misses.
Crispian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Strong moved away.
Strong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crispian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strong throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Crispian misses
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Strong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strong with a nice calf kick.
Crispian 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.
Strong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Strong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crispian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strong.
Crispian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Strong misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Strong counters with an outside leg kick.
Strong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Strong defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Crispian lands a really nice looking cross but Strong seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Crispian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strong.
Crispian misses with a low kick as Strong jumps back.
Crispian blocks a low kick nicely.
Crispian misses the jab.
Strong is looking to counter punch.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Strong throws a big shot that misses.
Strong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crispian thinking.
Crispian with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Strong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crispian doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Crispian misses
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crispian.
Crispian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A quick step to the side and Strong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong throws a front kick that sends Crispian stumbling back into the cage.
Strong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Strong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Crispian avoids it.
Crispian blocks the body kick.
Crispian is looking to chop away at Strong's legs.
Crispian misses with a straight left.
Strong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crispian throws an off balance right hand
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Strong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Crispian ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Strong throws a leg kick that misses.
Strong connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Crispian misses.
Strong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a front kick aimed at Crispian's knee but Crispian avoids it well.
Strong throws a low kick but Crispian avoids it.
Crispian throws out a counter right but Strong avoids it with no problem.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
The fighters circling - Strong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crispian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strong looks to land a left hand but Crispian moved out of range nicely.
Strong connects with a solid leg kick.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
Strong throwing a counter right hand but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Crispian 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.
A good leg kick by Crispian.
Strong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Crispian misses.
Strong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crispian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Strong blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strong tries to bum rush Crispian with a series of wild strikes but Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Good work by Strong as he checks the leg kick.
Strong throws a leg kick but Crispian moved away.
Strong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crispian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strong moves out of range of the body kick.
Crispian moves out of range as Strong throws a body kick.
Crispian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strong to score with a decent uppercut.
Strong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Strong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crispian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strong blocks a jab.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crispian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strong slips under a jab from Crispian.
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 LaDaniel Strong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crispian. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Strong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good work by Crispian as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crispian! But no joy.
Crispian throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Crispian misses with a shot to the body
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crispian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Strong cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strong lands with a nice combination. Crispian backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Crispian.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Strong counters with a nice body kick.
Crispian throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Strong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crispian misses with a shot to the body
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Crispian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strong 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 takes one to the chin there.
Strong moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Strong throws a head kick that misses.
Crispian throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong lands a jab.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strong.
Strong cracks Crispian with a good jab.
Crispian works Strong's body with a nice hook.
Strong scores with a leg kick.
Crispian wants to slow Strong down by chopping away at his legs.
Strong throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crispian moves forwards but Strong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strong moves away from the strike by Crispian.
As Crispian backs away, Strong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crispian thinking.
Strong slips a straight right by Crispian.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian lands a head shot.
Strong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crispian.
Strong defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Strong throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crispian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Strong misses the jab.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Crispian misses
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a thumping low kick.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
Strong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crispian checks a low kick from Strong.
Strong moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Crispian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strong misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
The crowd cheers as Strong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crispian doesn't seem phased though.
Strong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crispian throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crispian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Strong is able to avoid easily.
Strong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a leg kick
and Crispian counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strong throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Strong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crispian is able to avoid easily.
Strong blocks a leg kick.
Crispian motions for Strong to come forward. Crispian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crispian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.
Strong throws a leg kick but Crispian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Strong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crispian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strong defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strong.
Strong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crispian.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crispian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strong staying out of range there.
Strong is looking to counter punch.
Strong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crispian throws out a counter right but Strong avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strong scores with a nice strike.
Strong connects with a body shot that sends Crispian's belly button to the back.
Crispian takes one to the side of the head.
Strong misses with a straight left.
LaDaniel Strong is winning the standup battle so far.
Strong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Strong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crispian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Crispian is predictable there
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
A jab from Strong misses.
Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Strong's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian throws a low kick but Strong avoids it.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
It looked like Strong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crispian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian slips a jab from Strong.
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 Strong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crispian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.
Crispian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Crispian.
An attempted straight right counter from Strong misses the target.
A big right from Crispian misses.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Strong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Strong checks it.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Strong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crispian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crispian misses with a shot to the body
and Strong counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong wants to land a leg kick but Crispian is out of range.
Crispian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Strong counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Strong tenderised Crispian's leg. Crispian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong misses with the body kick
and Crispian counters with a straight right hand.
Strong misses with a hook.
Crispian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crispian slips a straight right by Strong.
A lazy left from Strong finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crispian connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Strong.
Strong digs a good body shot into Crispian's ribs.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Crispian throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
And Strong counters with a quick kick to the body but Crispian blocks it.
Strong throws a leg kick but Crispian moved away.
Crispian moves out of range of the leg kick from Strong.
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crispian thows a leg kick but Strong checks it
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Strong slips a straight right by Crispian.
Strong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strong throws a low kick but Crispian avoids it.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Strong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crispian. Crispian obviously looking to wear him down.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Crispian misses with a leg kick
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Strong digs a good hook to Crispian's body.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Strong counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong with a hook.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Strong moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Strong with the inside leg kick.
Crispian moves out of range of the leg kick from Strong.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Crispian connects with a right hand. Strong shakes it off.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Crispian lands a leg kick that knocks Strong off balance momentarily.
Crispian throws a solid leg kick but Strong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crispian.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Crispian saw that one coming.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range.
Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but LaDaniel Strong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strong checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong backing away here, and Crispian unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Strong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crispian. That did some damage!
Crispian misses with a straight left.
Strong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crispian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Crispian misses.
Crispian throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Strong there.
Crispian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Strong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strong blocks a jab.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crispian scores with a shot to the body.
Crispian wants to slow Strong down by chopping away at his legs.
Crispian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strong moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong avoids the head kick by Crispian.
Strong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crispian just manages to avoid it.
Strong throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Strong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Strong staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Strong misses the target.
Strong takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Strong defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Crispian.
Strong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crispian flicks out a counter leg kick but Strong steps away.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian 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.
Strong throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Strong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strong motions for Crispian to come forward. Strong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crispian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strong finds it's way round the side to connect with Crispian's head.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Crispian moves away and avoids it.
Crispian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Strong avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Strong tried to counter with a leg kick but Crispian avoided it.
A jab from Strong misses.
Strong throws a series of punches but Crispian avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crispian.
Crispian misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Strong moves out of range of the leg kick from Crispian.
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crispian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crispian defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Strong to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crispian throws a sloppy body shot
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crispian jabs Strong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strong misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian throws a low kick, looking for Strong's leg but Strong calmly moves out of range.
Strong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Strong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strong checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian checks a leg kick nicely.
Strong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crispian on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian throws an off balance right hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crispian.
Good leg kick by Crispian.
Crispian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crispian lands with a nice body punch.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Crispian moves away and avoids it.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crispian misses with a lunging right hand
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian throws a low kick but Strong avoids it.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong tried to counter with a leg kick but Crispian avoided it.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
enabling Strong to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian motions for Strong to come forward. Crispian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong had his way with Ben Crispian in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crispian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Strong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crispian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Crispian with an uppercut!
Crispian throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong cracks a nice hook into Crispian's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Strong counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strong wants to land a leg kick but Crispian is out of range.
Strong throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong connects with an inside leg kick.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong scores with the left hand. Crispian knows he should have avoided that one.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strong connects with a body shot that sends Crispian's belly button to the back.
Strong slips under a jab.
Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Strong's head back.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Crispian misses.
Strong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strong feints and then cracks Crispian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crispian down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Strong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crispian.
A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range.
Strong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strong checks a low kick from Crispian.
Crispian is looking to slow Strong down with leg kicks.
Crispian scoring well with a low kick there.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian checks a leg kick.
Crispian unleashes a big counter combination but Strong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
Crispian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian lands with a good body shot.
Crispian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crispian.
Crispian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strong's sensitive parts.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strong throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian lands a lovely overhand right.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Crispian throws out a leg kick but Strong moves out of range and Crispian only half commits.
Strong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crispian backs up against the cage.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
That kick from Crispian tenderised Strong's leg. Strong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ben Crispian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crispian misses with a leg kick
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Strong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Crispian misses.
Strong with a hook.
Strong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian throws a low kick, looking for Strong's leg but Strong calmly moves out of range.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong looks to land a combination but Crispian avoids it well.
Strong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crispian throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.
Strong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crispian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strong tests Crispian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
LaDaniel Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaDaniel Strong!
LaDaniel Strong retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, LaDaniel Strong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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