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GAMMA#1157 Sitsongrit v Luuk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gouda Cheese (ranked 1225 p4p, 2200 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 105 p4p, 176 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. Steven Christie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gouda Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese scores with the left hand. Christie knows he should have avoided that one.
Cheese lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Christie.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Christie's shoulder, as Christie tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Cheese takes one to the chin there.
Christie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Christie's coach down at Wolfpack Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Christie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Christie misses with an uppercut
and Cheese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Cheese slips a jab from Christie.
Cheese connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christie throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
Christie connects with a jab.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Christie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese slips a jab from Christie.
Christie defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Cheese fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christie.
A jab from Christie misses.
Christie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Christie slips the punch.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Christie misses
and Cheese counters with an outside leg kick.
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Cheese keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Christie misses with a hook.
Christie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
A jab from Cheese finds it's way through Christie's defenses.
Christie misses with a left hand
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christie misses with a looping right.
Cheese lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese moves out of range as Christie throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christie wants to clinch.
Cheese swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cheese with a nice cross.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Cheese scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Cheese tenderised Christie's leg. Christie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Christie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cheese.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at The Death Star that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cheese slips a straight right by Christie.
Cheese looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Cheese is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cheese defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese slips under a jab.
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Christie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Cheese scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Cheese coming out on top.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Cheese swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Cheese lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Christie.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christie misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Christie takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese throws a shot to the body.
Christie misses with a hook
enabling Cheese to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Christie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Cheese.
Cheese plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Christie misses with a straight left.
A big left from Cheese misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Christie.
A punch lands to the side of Christie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christie thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gouda Cheese dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Christie moved out of range.
Christie throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Christie avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Christie lands a glancing blow to the side of Cheese's head.
Christie misses with a right hand
and Christie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Christie misses.
Gouda Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Christie blocks a low kick nicely.
Cheese cracks Christie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Cheese.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
Christie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cheese defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?
Christie looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Christie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cheese has got the better of the exchanges.
Christie misses with a left hand
and Cheese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie wants to clinch
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese misses the jab.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.
Christie works the jab nicely.
Cheese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christie.
Christie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Christie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cheese's hands.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheese.
Christie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheese to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Christie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheese counters with a right hand to the body.
Christie throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie clobbers Cheese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheese.
Christie pushes Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheese is leaning against Christie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christie takes a shot to the head.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Christie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Cheese scores with a push kick.
Cheese connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese clobbers Christie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christie wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christie blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christie! But no joy.
Christie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cheese connects with a solid leg kick.
Christie throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Cheese tried to counter with a leg kick but Christie avoided it.
Some bone on bone action there as Christie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Christie swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a body kick that stops Christie in his tracks momentarily.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that Christie sees coming a mile off.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Christie's leg but Christie calmly moves out of range.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Cheese catches Christie right on the button with a cross.
Christie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie misses with a lunging right hand
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese connects with a crisp jab.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Cheese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christie throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
A left lands for Cheese.
Cheese defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
Christie 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.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christie misses with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cheese - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese throws a head kick but Christie moves out of range.
Christie throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Christie throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
Christie needs to keep his hands up - Cheese had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gouda Cheese dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cheese cracks Christie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christie slips a straight right by Cheese.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cheese takes a swing at Christie's ribcage but misses.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Christie moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheese.
Christie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese lands with a right hand.
Christie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese scores with a nice head shot.
Christie throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie looks to clinch
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
Christie throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cheese counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese scores with a body shot.
Cheese clobbers Christie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Christie misses.
Cheese blocks a jab.
Cheese lands a nice shot that snaps Christie's head back.
Cheese lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Cheese finds it's target.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
Christie throws an off balance right hand
and Cheese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Christie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christie 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.
Jab from Cheese.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese connects with a nice looking jab.
Christie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christie throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Christie looks to clinch
enabling Cheese to counter with a crisp jab.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Cheese shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie's corner calls for a 1-2. Christie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christie tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Christie throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Christie is just out of range.
Cheese throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Christie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christie takes a step back to recover.
Christie tries to clinch up.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheese scores with the left hand. Christie knows he should have avoided that one.
Christie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cheese.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cheese connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christie scrambles back to his feet.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese clobbers Christie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Christie ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is looking to slow Christie down with leg kicks.
Cheese cracks Christie with an open hand slap.
A jab from Christie misses.
Cheese lands with a right hand.
Cheese fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christie.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese lands a jab to Christie's midsection.
Cheese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christie closes the distance and clinches.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
Christie blocking some punches.
Christie throws a head punch that misses.
Christie lands a shoulder strike.
Cheese breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cheese.
Cheese connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christie throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Gouda Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
Christie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cheese connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christie scrambles back to his feet.
Christie lands a really nice looking cross but Cheese seems unphased.
Christie tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Christie tries to clinch up but Cheese circles away and keeps his distance.
Christie defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Christie misses with a straight left.
Cheese blocks a jab.
Christie misses with an uppercut
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gouda Cheese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cheese, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gouda Cheese!
Our winner, Gouda Cheese, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Steven Christie was interviewed post fight and said 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 875 p4p, 2480 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 93 p4p, 255 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll throws a hook but Case blocks it.
Roll shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Case eats them both and turns towards Roll to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Roll throws a leg kick that is checked
so Case counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Case controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roll looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Case preventing the sweep.
Roll working a defensive guard but Case manages to pass into side control anyway.
Case remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Roll tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Case wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Case is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roll is looking to get to half guard.
Case takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roll is in all sorts of trouble here.
Case controlling from mount.
Roll tries to hold on but Case postures up.
Case controlling the pace for now.
Roll is desperately trying to improve his position but Case has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roll is looking to get to half guard.
Case controlling his opponent.
Roll tries to reverse the position but Case maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case trying to control but Roll is having none of it.
Roll is looking to get to half guard.
Case avoids the attempt from Roll to control.
Roll sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case is taking a breather. Roll says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Roll trying to control from the bottom.
Roll tries to get to full guard but Case has control of the leg.
Case is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Case might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Case drives through with a takedown into Roll's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Roll wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Case is now in half guard.
Case stalling.
Case tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roll knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Case prevents Roll from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roll is trying to get back to full guard.
Roll wants to get back to full guard but Case has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roll is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it.
Roll tries to improve position but can't.
Roll prevents Case from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roll tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Case wants to control but Roll is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Roll's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roll is not content to let Case control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rokken Roll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roll thows a leg kick but Case checks it
and Case counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll looking for a sweep. Not yet Roll, not yet.
Roll wants to improve his position but instead Case has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Case seems content to control.
Roll tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Case has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Case controlling his opponent.
Roll keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case content just to control the position here.
Case is continuing to stall.
Roll keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roll is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Case tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Case'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. And we move into the final round!
Roll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Case counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rokken Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roll wants to sweep but Case has passed to side control!
Roll tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Case presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Case can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roll is looking to escape.
Case takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case prevents Roll from getting the reversal.
Case sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll is looking to get to half guard.
Case wants to control the pace but Roll is squirming around nicely.
Roll slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Case in particular looking to stall.
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.
Roll tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Case has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Case can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roll is looking to escape.
Roll is looking to improve his position but Case isn't that keen on the idea.
Case content just to control the position here.
Roll regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The adventures of Case the control monster continue. Boring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Case's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Roll moves into full guard.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Roll throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Case escapes and throws Roll's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Case trying to control the position but Roll is working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Case working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Case is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roll knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Case 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!
Justin Case very nearly forgot to thank HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight! 🔥 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 760 p4p, 441 weight class) and Hiya Pleb (ranked 98 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pleb slips under a jab from Coloradas.
Coloradas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pleb.
Pleb lands with a shot to the body.
Pleb scores with a body shot.
Mangas Coloradas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coloradas closes the distance and clinches.
Coloradas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Coloradas.
Pleb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
Pleb misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pleb.
Pleb is trying to break the clinch but Coloradas has him pressed against the cage.
Coloradas working aggressively here.
Coloradas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coloradas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Pleb on the inside.
Coloradas has Pleb pushed against the cage.
Pleb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pleb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pleb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Coloradas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Pleb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coloradas lands with a nice body punch.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut
and Pleb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coloradas moves out of range of the strikes.
Coloradas cracks Pleb with a good jab.
Pleb throws a big shot that misses.
Coloradas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pleb just manages to avoid it.
Pleb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Pleb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pleb misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coloradas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pleb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Pleb slips the punch.
Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coloradas misses with a two punch combination.
Coloradas throws a series of punches but Pleb avoids them all with ease.
Pleb blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coloradas.
Pleb walks into a left hand.
A big left from Pleb misses.
Coloradas throws a sloppy head kick and Pleb moves out of range easily.
Coloradas slips under a jab from Pleb.
Pleb throws a jab but it's blocked by Coloradas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pleb checks a leg kick.
Pleb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coloradas counters with a good low kick that Pleb was not able to check.
Coloradas ducks under a wild hook from Pleb.
Pleb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coloradas throws a body kick that misses
and Pleb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pleb throws the left hand but Coloradas avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas tries to score with a low kick but Pleb moves his leg out of the way.
Pleb throws a jab when Coloradas was well out of range.
Pleb throws a shot from downtown. Coloradas moves away and avoids it.
Coloradas 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.
Pleb misses the shot to the body.
Pleb thuds his right hand into Coloradas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Pleb moves out of range.
Pleb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coloradas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pleb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coloradas.
Coloradas 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.
Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pleb is out of range.
A nice side step and Pleb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pleb moves out of range as Coloradas strikes.
Pleb misses with a low kick.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas misses with a straight right.
Pleb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coloradas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas ducks under a wild hook from Pleb.
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!
Pleb throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Coloradas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coloradas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pleb lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Coloradas.
Coloradas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pleb counters with a good, hard body kick but Coloradas shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Pleb.
Pleb throws a front kick that sends Coloradas stumbling back into the cage.
Coloradas throws a combination that misses
and Pleb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coloradas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coloradas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pleb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coloradas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coloradas looks to clinch
and Pleb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas throws a push kick but Pleb slaps the foot to one side.
Coloradas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pleb.
Pleb only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pleb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pleb throws a hook but Coloradas blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiya Pleb will probably get the nod.
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.
Pleb ducks under a wild hook from Coloradas.
Pleb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coloradas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleb. Coloradas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiya Pleb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pleb looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Pleb looks to land a right hand but Coloradas moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Coloradas.
Coloradas misses the shot to the body.
Coloradas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pleb.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coloradas!
Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pleb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pleb was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb misses with a low kick.
Coloradas misses with a body shot
and Pleb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coloradas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coloradas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pleb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coloradas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pleb.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pleb 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Pleb throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
Pleb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Coloradas is looking to counter punch.
Coloradas throws a leg kick which misses Pleb's front leg but catches the back leg as Pleb tries to avoid it.
Coloradas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pleb ducks right into an uppercut from Coloradas.
Coloradas swinging wildly here.
Coloradas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pleb tries a quick counter leg kick but Coloradas is wise to it.
Coloradas misses with a wild combination.
Coloradas tries to move into range but Pleb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pleb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pleb takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pleb misses with a body punch
and Coloradas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pleb sizes up Coloradas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb moves out of range of the body kick from Coloradas.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses.
A low kick from Coloradas misses
and Pleb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coloradas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pleb.
Coloradas moves away from the strike by Pleb.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pleb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pleb slips a straight right by Coloradas.
A swing and a miss from Coloradas.
Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pleb is out of range.
Coloradas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coloradas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pleb.
Sloppy strikes from Coloradas. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coloradas.
Nice straight punches there by Coloradas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coloradas.
Coloradas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coloradas misses with a hook to the body
and Pleb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pleb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coloradas's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb tests Coloradas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pleb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coloradas to score with a decent uppercut.
Coloradas throws a sloppy head kick and Pleb moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Coloradas.
Pleb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coloradas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coloradas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coloradas.
Pleb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coloradas tries to move into range but Pleb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pleb throws a shot to the body.
Coloradas thuds a left hand into Pleb's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coloradas throws a nice looking combination but Pleb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pleb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pleb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb punishes Coloradas's body with a nice straight punch.
Coloradas walks into a stiff left hand from Pleb.
Coloradas moves in looking to clinch but Pleb pushes him off.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pleb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coloradas throws a body shot but no joy.
Coloradas throws a sloppy head kick and Pleb moves out of range easily.
A jab from Pleb misses.
Pleb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coloradas on the side of the head.
Coloradas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coloradas is looking to clinch.
Pleb lands a nice looking body shot.
Coloradas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pleb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coloradas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pleb.
Coloradas misses with a lunging right hand
and Pleb counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiya Pleb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pleb.
Mangas Coloradas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pleb, as that shot connected.
Pleb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coloradas.
Pleb scores with a sloppy right hand. Coloradas should have avoided that one.
Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Coloradas misses its intended target.
Pleb throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Pleb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Coloradas throws a hook but Pleb blocks it.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pleb swats away the attempt to clinch by Coloradas.
A little jabbing left from Pleb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Pleb finds it's target.
Coloradas throws a body punch but Pleb moves out of range.
Pleb scores with a shot to the body.
Coloradas throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pleb to counter with a crisp jab.
Coloradas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas with the inside leg kick.
Coloradas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coloradas lands with a kick to the temple. Pleb shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A left and a right from Coloradas both land. Nice combination.
Pleb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coloradas doesn't seem bothered though.
Coloradas wants to clinch up but Pleb keeps it at a distance.
Pleb cracks Coloradas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coloradas throws a body kick that misses
and Pleb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pleb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coloradas misses with the combination.
Coloradas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pleb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pleb drops his hands momentarily and Coloradas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pleb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pleb.
A lazy left from Coloradas finds it's target.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coloradas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coloradas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pleb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb scores with a body shot.
That kick from Pleb tenderised Coloradas's leg. Coloradas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coloradas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pleb lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Coloradas.
Coloradas moves out of range as Pleb throws a body kick.
It looked like Coloradas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coloradas misses with a lunging right hand
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coloradas.
Pleb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pleb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coloradas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pleb eats them both and turns towards Coloradas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coloradas throws a big shot that misses.
Coloradas darts in trying to clinch
and Pleb counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coloradas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pleb counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pleb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coloradas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pleb scores with a kick to the body.
Pleb lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pleb.
Coloradas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pleb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coloradas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pleb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pleb cracks Coloradas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coloradas tries a low kick but Pleb avoids it.
Pleb throws a series of punches but Coloradas avoids them all with ease.
Coloradas misses with a kick to the body
and Pleb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coloradas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coloradas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coloradas misses with a right hand
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
Coloradas walks into a jab.
Coloradas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pleb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pleb scores with a head kick.
Pleb jabs at Coloradas's body.
Pleb digs a good body shot into Coloradas's ribs.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coloradas scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Pleb.
Coloradas is looking to clinch but Pleb is avoiding it.
It seemed like Pleb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coloradas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pleb misses with a hook.
Pleb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coloradas 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiya Pleb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pleb has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiya Pleb!
A less than humble Hiya Pleb misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 627 p4p, 1007 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 80 p4p, 126 weight class). Korolev has chosen Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash) as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunecar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Almunecar dodges the punch combination from Korolev.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut.
Korolev throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Almunecar misses the target.
Korolev with a jab.
Korolev 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar misses the shot to the body.
Korolev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Korolev tries to clinch up.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korolev throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korolev was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
Almunecar lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Almunecar.
Almunecar checks the leg kick.
Almunecar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Almunecar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick lands for Almunecar.
Korolev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almunecar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Korolev throws a jab but it's blocked by Almunecar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korolev tried to score with a low kick but Almunecar checks it.
Jab from Almunecar.
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!
Korolev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Korolev.
Almunecar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Korolev takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Almunecar.
Almunecar cracks Korolev with an open hand slap.
It looks like Almunecar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Korolev is able to avoid easily.
Korolev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar backing away here, and Korolev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Korolev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
Almunecar feints and then cracks Korolev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Korolev down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Almunecar.
Almunecar misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev throws a fast counter high kick but Almunecar manages to duck under it in time.
Almunecar lands a nice hook to Korolev's body. Korolev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Korolev misses.
Korolev throws a body punch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Korolev misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Almunecar misses.
Almunecar checks a low kick from Korolev.
Korolev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Korolev moves into the clinch.
Korolev tries to throw a body punch but Almunecar avoids it by throwing Korolev back against the cage.
Almunecar avoiding damage as Korolev throws knees to the body.
Almunecar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almunecar prevents a body shot from Korolev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Korolev digs a right hand underneath Almunecar's ribcage. Almunecar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Almunecar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar dominated that round.
That's time! Almunecar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Almunecar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Korolev's hands.
Alcide Almunecar is winning the standup battle so far.
Almunecar lands a lovely overhand right.
Almunecar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korolev in his tracks.
Almunecar catches Korolev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Almunecar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Korolev misses its intended target.
Korolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Korolev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almunecar scores with the left hand. Korolev knows he should have avoided that one.
Korolev throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Korolev cracks Almunecar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Korolev clinches up with Almunecar and pushes him back against the cage.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands with a light punch inside.
Korolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Korolev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Almunecar struggles to land a body shot inside as Korolev controls his hands.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Korolev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almunecar avoiding damage as Korolev throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Korolev.
 It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar breaks the clinch.
Almunecar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Korolev takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Korolev checks a leg kick.
Almunecar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar keeps the fight on the outside.
Korolev blocks a jab.
Korolev throws out a counter right but Almunecar avoids it with no problem.
Almunecar lands a slapping body shot.
Almunecar 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.
Almunecar scores with a punch to the head.
Almunecar misses with a hook. Korolev ducked under it nicely.
Korolev lands a slapping body shot.
Korolev lands a leg kick that knocks Almunecar off balance momentarily.
Korolev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Almunecar cracks Korolev with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
A little feinted left hand from Almunecar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Korolev tenderised Almunecar's leg. Almunecar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Almunecar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Almunecar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korolev can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar lands a jab.
Almunecar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Korolev.
Korolev slips under a jab.
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 Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Almunecar misses with a leg kick
and Korolev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Korolev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almunecar scores with a head kick.
Almunecar lands a head shot.
Korolev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Almunecar is out of range.
Almunecar throws a shot to the body.
Korolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Korolev on the side of the head.
Almunecar blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Almunecar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Korolev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Korolev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Almunecar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almunecar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Almunecar lands with a shot to the body.
Almunecar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almunecar misses with a low kick.
Almunecar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almunecar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Korolev just manages to avoid it.
Alcide Almunecar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Korolev closes the distance and pushes Almunecar back into the cage.
Korolev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korolev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almunecar misses with a body punch.
Korolev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Almunecar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Korolev can turn it around.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almunecar can't find room to land a body shot as Korolev controls the action.
Korolev misses with some punches.
Almunecar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexander Korolev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korolev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander Korolev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Almunecar prevents a body shot from Korolev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almunecar.
Korolev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Almunecar.
Korolev misses with the head strike.
Korolev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Korolev tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korolev misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Korolev fails to land.
A short right from Korolev on the inside.
Almunecar avoiding damage as Korolev throws knees to the body.
Korolev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korolev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almunecar's elbow.
Korolev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Almunecar.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Almunecar.
Korolev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Almunecar blocks it with crossed arms.
Korolev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Almunecar.
Korolev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Korolev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almunecar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Korolev.
Korolev managing to block the knees to the body from Almunecar.
Korolev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Korolev.
I think Almunecar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcide Almunecar!
A relieved looking Alcide Almunecar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paulson (ranked 895 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Rudy Beckwith (ranked 97 p4p, 107 weight class). Rudy Beckwith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Paulson's chin.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Beckwith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckwith swings widly with a right hand
and Paulson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beckwith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulson pushes Beckwith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beckwith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckwith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beckwith throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulson.
A bit of stalling here from Beckwith.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulson missing with knees to the body.
Beckwith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beckwith lands a right hand.
Beckwith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beckwith is trying to drag Paulson to the mat but Paulson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Beckwith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson blocking some punches.
Beckwith tries to work over Paulson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Beckwith.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Beckwith has him pressed against the cage.
Beckwith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beckwith's face.
Beckwith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beckwith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paulson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beckwith shoots and misses
and Beckwith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulson slips a jab and a cross from Beckwith.
Paulson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beckwith. Beckwith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beckwith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paulson momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulson's corner calls for a 1-2. Paulson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paulson lands a head kick. Beckwith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paulson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Beckwith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beckwith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jake Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Beckwith.
Paulson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckwith.
Beckwith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paulson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beckwith.
Beckwith moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckwith lands with a straight right. Paulson didn't see that one coming.
Beckwith shoots in but Paulson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheers as Beckwith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paulson doesn't seem phased though.
Beckwith throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beckwith manages to circle out of the way.
Beckwith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulson.
Beckwith lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beckwith throws a shot from downtown. Paulson moves away and avoids it.
Beckwith jabs Paulson right on the nose. Paulson blinks but takes it well.
Paulson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paulson duly obliges.
Paulson throws a hook but Beckwith blocks it.
Rudy Beckwith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckwith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Beckwith there.
Paulson slips a straight right by Beckwith.
Beckwith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beckwith punishes Paulson's body with a nice straight punch.
Paulson misses with a looping right.
Paulson throws a big shot that misses.
Beckwith throws out a counter right but Paulson avoids it with no problem.
Beckwith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Paulson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckwith lands with a short shot to the head.
Beckwith lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson wants to break free but Beckwith has control.
Beckwith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paulson.
Beckwith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paulson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beckwith tries to keep at a distance but Paulson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beckwith fails to land.
Beckwith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulson is pressed up against the cage. Beckwith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paulson down to the mat. Paulson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beckwith throws a body shot but no joy.
As Beckwith tries to get set, Paulson tries to push him back and clinch up but Beckwith manages to avoid the attempt.
Paulson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beckwith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paulson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beckwith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson slips a jab from Beckwith.
Paulson throws a shot from downtown. Beckwith moves away and avoids it.
Beckwith misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudy Beckwith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut lands for Beckwith. That snapped Paulson's head back.
Beckwith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulson slips a jab from Beckwith.
Paulson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beckwith manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Beckwith misses.
Paulson staying out of range there.
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckwith.
Paulson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beckwith.
Paulson misses with a straight left.
Beckwith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulson.
Beckwith throws a body punch but Paulson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beckwith misses with a straight right.
Beckwith lands a glancing blow to the side of Paulson's head.
Beckwith just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckwith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulson but Paulson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beckwith misses with a double jab.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Paulson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paulson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paulson misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Beckwith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beckwith connects with a crisp jab.
Beckwith's corner calls for a 1-2. Beckwith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beckwith moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paulson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beckwith tests Paulson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Beckwith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckwith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paulson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jake Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Beckwith.
Jab by Beckwith.
Good exchange - Beckwith coming out on top.
Paulson cracks Beckwith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Beckwith misses.
Paulson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckwith misses with a body shot.
Beckwith throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Paulson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson with a jab.
Beckwith throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulson.
Paulson forces Beckwith back against the cage and clinches.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Beckwith.
Beckwith works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beckwith blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulson.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Beckwith blocks with his arms.
Paulson working hard to break the clinch.
Beckwith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paulson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beckwith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson avoiding damage.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Beckwith blocks with his arms.
Paulson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beckwith blocks an uppercut.
Beckwith is trying to stall.
Beckwith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Beckwith blocks it.
Beckwith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jake Paulson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beckwith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beckwith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudy Beckwith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Paulson moves forwards but Beckwith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rudy Beckwith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paulson throws a hook but Beckwith avoids it easily.
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckwith.
Paulson scores with a jab.
Paulson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Paulson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beckwith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beckwith cracks a nice hook into Paulson's ribs.
Paulson throws a jab when Beckwith was well out of range.
No luck for Beckwith with that takedown attempt.
Paulson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paulson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckwith. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulson throws out a loose jab but Beckwith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckwith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulson throws a one two combo.
Paulson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Paulson as Beckwith shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beckwith or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulson, which made it look bad.
Jake Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Beckwith.
Paulson misses with a looping left.
Beckwith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beckwith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Paulson.
Beckwith works Paulson's body with a nice hook.
Beckwith misses with a double jab.
Paulson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beckwith throws a looping overhand right but Paulson ducks down to avoid it.
Beckwith thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Beckwith tries to get set, Paulson tries to push him back and clinch up but Beckwith manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson wants to clinch.
Beckwith throws a hook but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckwith.
Paulson lands with a straight right. Beckwith didn't see that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Beckwith as he connects with a hook.
Rudy Beckwith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckwith misses with a takedown attempt - Paulson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beckwith blocks a jab.
Beckwith lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Paulson misses its intended target.
Jake Paulson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckwith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beckwith jabs Paulson right on the nose. Paulson blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Paulson does no damage.
Paulson misses with a looping right.
Beckwith's corner calls for a 1-2. Beckwith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beckwith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beckwith lands a jab to the head.
Beckwith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beckwith has his takedown stuffed
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beckwith misses with a body shot.
Jake Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckwith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beckwith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulson.
Beckwith throws a shot from downtown. Paulson moves away and avoids it.
Beckwith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckwith lands with a hook. Paulson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paulson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckwith.
A big left from Paulson misses.
A right-left combo lands from Beckwith.
Paulson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beckwith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulson but Paulson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paulson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beckwith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beckwith eats them both and turns towards Paulson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beckwith missing with a left hand there. Paulson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beckwith manages to circle out of the way.
Paulson looks to land a left hand but Beckwith moved out of range nicely.
Beckwith misses with a double jab
and Paulson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Beckwith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beckwith 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 704 p4p, 374 weight class) and Chris Kane (ranked 21 p4p, 29 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane works Francis's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Francis's head coaches at Gunplay MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kane scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jayson Francis has been cut.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Kane.
Kane with a nice calf kick.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Kane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kane throws a lazy uppercut
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Francis at a distance.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Francis's sensitive parts.
Kane misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Francis sees coming a mile off.
Kane throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kane stuns Francis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Francis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Chris Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane misses with a hook
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis lands a lovely overhand right.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kane dips to his left and cracks Francis with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Francis tries to counter by clinching up but Kane breaks away and moves out of range.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
Kane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Francis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces Francis off the cage and back into range.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Francis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kane misses with a hook
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Kane sizes up Francis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane throws a low kick but Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kane.
Jayson Francis's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Francis doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a right hand that misses
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Francis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kane manages to circle out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Francis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Francis ducks right into an uppercut from Kane.
Francis walks into a straight right hand from Kane.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Kane misses
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Francis's head back.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kane looks to move away, Francis throws a big counter combo but Kane just gets out of the way.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Francis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane misses with a straight left.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Kane misses.
Francis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Francis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane throws a leg kick
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kane 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.
Kane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Francis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with a leg kick.
Kane misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Kane thumps Francis with a low kick.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Francis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Francis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kane! Francis lets Kane back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Kane misses with a head kick.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kane thows a leg kick but Francis checks it
and Francis counters with a head kick that wobbles Kane - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Francis sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayson Francis!
Jayson Francis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 363 p4p, 762 weight class) and Neo Till (ranked 49 p4p, 97 weight class). Neo Till acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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29
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28
170
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison's corner calls for a 1-2. Richarlison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richarlison misses with a straight right.
Till looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Till slips a jab and a cross from Richarlison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Till! But no joy.
Richarlison misses with a hook
and Till counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richarlison thinking.
Richarlison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Till.
Till throws a jab when Richarlison was well out of range.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Till! But no joy.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Till was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Till with the counter takedown but Richarlison avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws a shot to the body.
Richarlison rushes Till and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Till.
Till blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Till as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Till's shoulder, as Till tries to avoid the shot.
Till appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Till uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Till let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chris Richarlison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till avoids it easily.
Richarlison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Richarlison. No joy for Till on that attempt.
Till moves out of range of the leg kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richarlison with a nice cross.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richarlison scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Richarlison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Till doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Richarlison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Till doesn't seem phased though.
Richarlison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richarlison looks to score with a jab to the body but Till is just out of range.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Till throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richarlison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Richarlison lands an overhand right.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till blocks it.
Till avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Till moves away from the strike by Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Till.
Till uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richarlison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Till looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Till changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richarlison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Till slips under a jab.
Till looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richarlison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richarlison lands a slapping body shot.
Till with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richarlison to score with a decent uppercut.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Till's sensitive parts.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Richarlison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Till connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Till moved out of range.
Till drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richarlison defends it well.
Richarlison misses with a straight left.
Richarlison with a hook.
Till uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richarlison.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Till counters with a single leg into guard. Richarlison didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richarlison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Till doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Till manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richarlison trying to control the position.
Till connects with a couple of short punches.
Richarlison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richarlison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Till working his ground and pound in the gym.
Till lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Till postures up and lands a big shot to Richarlison's brow.
Till lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Richarlison misses.
Till changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Till slips a jab from Richarlison.
Till with the counter takedown but Richarlison avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison lands with an overhand left.
Till dives in and grabs Richarlison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richarlison pushes down on Till's head and hops out.
Richarlison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Till uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Till in his tracks.
Chris Richarlison is winning the standup battle so far.
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Till's shoulder, as Till tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till blocks a jab.
Richarlison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Till counters with a straight right hand.
Till takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richarlison throws a sloppy head kick and Till moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till shoots in and bounces Richarlison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richarlison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richarlison keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Richarlison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Till defends it easily.
Richarlison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Richarlison preventing the sweep.
Till keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison tries to free his leg and advance position but Till is retaining full guard.
Richarlison trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Till not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Till wants to sweep but no luck.
Till is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Till is trying to control the position but Richarlison postures up.
Till keeping full guard, as Richarlison tries to pass.
Till tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richarlison wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Till not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till shoots in and gets a takedown into Richarlison's guard.
Richarlison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Till is pushing down on Richarlison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Richarlison is fighting to maintain full guard but Till has managed to sneak the leg through.
Till is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neo Till has got the better of the ground game so far.
Till winds up and cracks Richarlison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richarlison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Till is working away from the top position though.
Richarlison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Till must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Till 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.
Till is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Till makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richarlison looking to control.
Richarlison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Till can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richarlison's head.
Richarlison keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Till lands a couple of elbows.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Richarlison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Till working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richarlison's head.
Richarlison trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richarlison keeping full guard, as Till tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Till lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Till showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Richarlison throws a one two combo.
Richarlison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Richarlison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richarlison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Till connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Till steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
Till is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richarlison's half guard.
Richarlison trying to hold on to Till's head to control him but Till postures up.
Till trying to mount his opponent but Richarlison defends it.
Till lands strikes from half guard.
Till seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richarlison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richarlison is refusing to be controlled, as Till sits in half guard.
Till is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Till wants to take a breather but Richarlison is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Till lands a nice short elbow.
Richarlison trying to control from the bottom.
Till working over Richarlison with some ground and pound. Richarlison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richarlison is holding on to half guard well.
Till trying to control the action but Richarlison is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Till slips a nice elbow through Richarlison's hands, connecting with Richarlison's forehead.
Till winds up and cracks Richarlison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Till lands strikes from half guard.
Till working over Richarlison with some ground and pound. Richarlison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Till looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richarlison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richarlison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richarlison looking to control.
Richarlison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richarlison is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Till.
Till landing some decent shots from guard.
Till is working Richarlison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richarlison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Till lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Till engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till blocks it.
Till changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Till stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Richarlison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Till lands a nice shot that snaps Richarlison's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richarlison defends well and Till ends up having to push Richarlison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richarlison catches Till with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
Till fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Till swats away the attempt to clinch by Richarlison.
Richarlison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Till with the counter takedown but Richarlison avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Till moves away and avoids it.
Till might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Richarlison.
Till is looking for the big counter here.
Till decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Till comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Till 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Till!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elim Garak (ranked 485 p4p, 69 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 45 p4p, 7 weight class). Garak comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones. Van Hire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
Van Hire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garak not doing much here.
Garak is working for a kimura but Van Hire is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Garak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Hire knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Hire scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Garak manages to mount him!
Garak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Hire's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Garak controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire tries to buck Garak off but he can't manage it.
Garak controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
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.
Van Hire is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elim Garak dominated that round.
That's time! Garak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garak pushes Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garak has hold of one of Van Hire's legs. Van Hire is fighting the takedown attempt but Garak gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Van Hire wants to stand but Garak is controlling the position.
Garak looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak passes Van Hire's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Hire is trying to stand up here but Garak is controlling him well.
That's two 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.
Garak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Hire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak tries to clinch up
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Hire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garak on the side of the head.
Garak pushes Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch.
Garak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Hire is defending well.
Van Hire prevents the takedown attempt.
Garak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hire can do to turn this around?
Garak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Hire is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garak is working for takedown but Van Hire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Hire throws a head punch that misses.
Van Hire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to throw a body punch but Garak avoids it by throwing Van Hire back against the cage.
Van Hire tries to throw a body punch but Garak avoids it by throwing Van Hire back against the cage.
Garak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Hire gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Garak.
Garak has Van Hire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Hire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garak has clasped his hands together around Van Hire's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garak controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garak staying calm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whealer Van Hire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garak moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Hire is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garak is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Van Hire to the mat. Van Hire regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Garak is standing up over Van Hire. Van Hire looks to escape but Garak dives into side control.
Van Hire is looking to get back to his feet here but Garak is keeping cool and he's managed to take Van Hire's back.
Van Hire trying to get back to his feet but Garak is in full control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Van Hire trying to get back to his feet but Garak is in full control for now.
Van Hire is squirming around looking to escape but he's just wriggling himself into more trouble. Garak sinks in the hooks and manages to tighten his grip on a rear naked choke. Van Hire has no choice but to tap and Garak jumps to his feet to celebrate and slick submission win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elim Garak!
A victorious Elim Garak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 128 p4p, 82 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 19 p4p, 12 weight class). Spicoli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Money Buy Drugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Cleever coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Spicoli.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Spicoli lands.
Spicoli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spicoli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spicoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleever appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli checks a low kick from Cleever.
Good shot there by Cleever.
It looks like Jeff Spicoli has been cut.
Cleever closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spicoli misses with a right hand
and Cleever counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spicoli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever throws a combination that misses
letting Spicoli counter with a right hand.
Spicoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spicoli.
Cleever digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.
Spicoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spicoli blocks a head kick by Cleever.
Spicoli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cleever lands with a cross.
Spicoli looks to land a body kick but Cleever moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws a hook but Spicoli blocks it.
Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleever.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses.
Spicoli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cleever counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spicoli misses with a body shot.
Cleever throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Cleever clinches.
Spicoli scores with a hook to the body.
Cleever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cleever connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cleever.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Cleever slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Cleever on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cleever closes the distance and clinches.
Spicoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Spicoli tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spicoli.
Spicoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Cleever.
Spicoli lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Spicoli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleever.
Cleever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spicoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but Spicoli avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
A short right from Cleever.
Spicoli can't find room to land a body shot as Cleever controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spicoli blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli misses with some punches.
Spicoli misses with a body punch.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
Cleever blocks a body shot from Spicoli.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cleever.
Cleever breaks the clinch.
Cleever has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleever creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spicoli tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleever avoids the damage to the body.
Spicoli misses with the head strike.
Cleever gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cleever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleever takes one to the side of the head.
Cleever throws a body kick that misses.
Spicoli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Spicoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spicoli ducks under a wild hook from Cleever.
Spicoli lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli is looking to clinch but Cleever is avoiding it.
Cleever defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Cleever throwing a counter right hand but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Cleever uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli staying out of range there.
Spicoli throws out a counter right but Cleever avoids it with no problem.
Spicoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cleever misses the body punch
and Spicoli counters with a one-two to the body.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Cleever slips a jab from Spicoli.
Spicoli avoids the head kick by Cleever.
Cleever lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick lands for Spicoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a straight left.
Spicoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spicoli scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cleever misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spicoli.
Spicoli cracks Cleever with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
A slow jab from Cleever misses its intended target.
Cleever fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cleever throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cleever tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spicoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleever.
Cleever steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Cleever looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a jab to the body
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Spicoli lands with a nice body punch.
Cleever just misses with a punch to the body.
Spicoli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spicoli lands with an uppercut that bounces Cleever off the cage and back into range.
Cleever tries to clinch up but Spicoli circles away and keeps his distance.
Cleever throws a jab but it's blocked by Spicoli.
Cleever drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spicoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever lands a front kick.
Cleever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spicoli throws out a loose jab but Cleever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleever misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleever blocks a head kick by Spicoli.
Cleever takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleever throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Spicoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cleever. Cleever obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Spicoli moves out of range as Cleever strikes.
Cleever moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Spicoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Cleever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleever throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spicoli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spicoli tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Spicoli as he checks the leg kick.
Spicoli throws out a counter right but Cleever avoids it with no problem.
Spicoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick from Cleever, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spicoli! But no joy.
Spicoli misses with a looping left.
Cleever has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Spicoli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cleever. Cleever circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cleever moves out of range as Spicoli strikes.
Spicoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cleever takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cleever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli misses the jab.
Cleever defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Cleever looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spicoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cleever looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
Spicoli throws a series of strikes that have Cleever backpedaling.
An inside leg kick lands from Cleever.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spicoli lands a jab to Cleever's midsection.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Cleever.
Spicoli thows a leg kick but Cleever checks it
enabling Cleever to counter with a crisp jab.
Spicoli scores with a hook to the body. Cleever takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spicoli swings for the body but Cleever moves out of range.
Cleever throwing a counter right hand but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli throws a low kick but Cleever moves out of range easily.
Spicoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Spicoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Cleever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a head kick.
As Spicoli looks to move away, Cleever throws a big counter combo but Spicoli just gets out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spicoli.
Spicoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spicoli is looking to score with low kicks.
Spicoli cracks Cleever with a good jab.
Spicoli throws a wild body kick that Cleever sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Cleever is predictable there
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Spicoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spicoli throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Spicoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spicoli 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Spicoli!
Jeff Spicoli was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 7 p4p, 143 weight class) and Luuk Benjamin (ranked 2 p4p, 15 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And Benjamin responds with a good body kick, but Sitsongrit manages to step out the way in time.
Benjamin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Benjamin down by chopping away at his legs.
Benjamin 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.
Benjamin throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Benjamin scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Benjamin lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benjamin connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Benjamin does it's job there.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benjamin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benjamin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Benjamin counters with a right hand to the body.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit punishes Benjamin's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Benjamin counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Benjamin counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Benjamin feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Benjamin's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Benjamin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Benjamin's leg but Benjamin calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benjamin avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Benjamin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Benjamin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Benjamin is out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Benjamin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benjamin moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Benjamin feints a jab promting Sitsongrit to slip. Benjamin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sitsongrit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Benjamin.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benjamin just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to throw a body kick
and Benjamin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Benjamin slips the punch.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Benjamin counters with a crisp one two that drops Sitsongrit! Benjamin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sitsongrit to his feet! Sitsongrit is in big trouble!
 Sitsongrit is rocked!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut is getting worse.
Benjamin defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benjamin cracks Sitsongrit with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sitsongrit falls to his knees and Benjamin doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
Luuk Benjamin is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Luuk Benjamin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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