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C403: Cruz vs Jiang II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puna Soriano (ranked 1098 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 143 p4p, 207 weight class). Soriano's entrance music is Highwayman- The Highwaymen. A fine choice. Nikolay Leonov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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29 - 24 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnem�ki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Leonov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soriano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonov.
Soriano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soriano keeps the fight on the outside.
And Soriano counters with a quick kick to the body but Leonov blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonov, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonov.
Leonov jabs at Soriano's body.
Soriano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soriano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Leonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soriano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Leonov slips a jab from Soriano.
Leonov throws out a counter right but Soriano avoids it with no problem.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Leonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Soriano moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonov.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano swings for the body but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soriano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonov is looking to slow Soriano down with leg kicks.
Leonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonov throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Leonov is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Leonov.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Soriano finish him?
Soriano throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Leonov.
Soriano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leonov lands an overhand right.
Soriano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov tests Soriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soriano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonov has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Soriano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Leonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soriano throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Leonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
Leonov delivers a nice body kick.
Leonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov is looking to clinch.
Leonov avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Leonov wants to counter with a clinch but Soriano pushes him away.
Soriano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov rushes Soriano and presses him up against the cage.
Soriano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leonov looks winded!
A short uppercut from Soriano.
Nice elbow from Soriano.
Soriano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soriano trying to land knees to the body.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Leonov avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the cage.
Soriano tries a knee to the head but Leonov blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Leonov.
Soriano gets through Leonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soriano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soriano lands with a right hand.
Soriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Leonov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soriano throws a head kick but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano jabs Leonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Leonov connects with a single shot there.
Soriano swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonov.
Soriano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Soriano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonov lands with a slapping head kick.
Soriano connects with a nice looking jab.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonov throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Soriano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Leonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Soriano misses.
Puna Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Leonov avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Leonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
Soriano with a nice cross.
Leonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov darts in and clinches Soriano up against the cage.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonov.
Leonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov.
Soriano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonov defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Soriano takes a swing at Leonov's ribcage but misses.
Leonov tries to counter with a clinch but Soriano shakes him off and moves away.
Leonov rushes Soriano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soriano throws a head punch that misses.
Soriano scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov managing to block the knees to the body from Soriano.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soriano.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Leonov fails to land.
Soriano tries to work over Leonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov is looking to clinch but Soriano is avoiding it.
Soriano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Soriano as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Nikolay Leonov's cut even more.
Soriano throws a body punch but Leonov moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Leonov there.
Leonov misses with a hook
and Soriano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Leonov scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Soriano cracks Leonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Soriano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leonov to stand back up!
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soriano counters with a nice body shot.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soriano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonov can do to turn this around?
Soriano circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Leonov to the canvas! Leonov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Soriano keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Puna Soriano!
An out of breath Puna Soriano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lew Alcindor (ranked 1240 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 153 p4p, 174 weight class). Alaska is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Long December - Counting Crows. Lew Alcindor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180
9 - 4 - 0 |
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175
16 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lew Alcindor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaska punishes Alcindor's body with a nice straight punch.
Alaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcindor.
Alcindor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alaska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alaska looking for a sweep. Not yet Alaska, not yet.
Alaska keeps trying to improve his position.
Alaska isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alcindor stacks Alaska on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alcindor!
Alaska prevents Alcindor from improving position.
Alaska regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska is looking to improve his position.
Alaska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alaska is not content to let Alcindor control the position.
Alcindor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alaska actively working from the bottom here.
Alaska tries to get to full guard but Alcindor has control of the leg.
Alaska regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Alcindor won't allow Alaska to sweep him here.
Alaska is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alcindor has his hands clasped together but Alaska extends and breaks Alcindor's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Alaska.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richie Alaska!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 842 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 114 p4p, 181 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menday looks for a takedown but Skurwysynowski sprawls well.
Skurwysynowski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Menday with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Skurwysynowski counter with a right hand.
Menday closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Skurwysynowski did well to prevent Menday getting side control.
Menday throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Skurwysynowski to regain full guard.
Menday scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menday passes Skurwysynowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Menday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Menday passes to side control.
Menday misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday advances nicely into full mount.
Skurwysynowski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Menday.
Skurwysynowski blocking the ground and pound.
Menday is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Menday is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Menday throwing strikes here but Skurwysynowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Menday working the ground and pound effectively.
Menday breaks from Skurwysynowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Menday looking to finish Skurwysynowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Skurwysynowski!
Menday looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menday throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Menday looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Menday pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menday unloads with some shots from mount but Skurwysynowski bucks and avoids them well.
Skurwysynowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Menday on the ground.
Skurwysynowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Menday lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Menday throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Menday is landing with some decent strikes but Skurwysynowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skurwysynowski is breathing heavily.
Menday putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
 Skurwysynowski is rocked!
Menday postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Skurwysynowski badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Menday around the waist but Menday pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Menday is the winner by TKO! Menday jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adams Menday!
After winning the bout, Adams Menday thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 959 p4p, 914 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 79 p4p, 74 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zemin's choice of entrance music: 부모님 은혜. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Anni Minnem�ki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zemin doesn't seem phased though.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Green thinks about countering with a body kick.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
We've been told by Green's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Green tried to score with a low kick but Zemin checks it.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zemin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zemin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zemin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zemin misses with a body shot.
Zemin tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Zemin rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin lands a right hand.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zemin is keeping busy.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Green working aggressively here.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Zemin has double underhooks.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Zemin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zemin scores with a knee to the head.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin looking to stall.
Green is leaning against Zemin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Green blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Green misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Zemin.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green blocking some punches.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Zemin is trying to stall.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green misses with some punches.
Green is trying to push Zemin away but Zemin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Green.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Green.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Unang Zemin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A left lands for Green.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zemin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zemin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Green.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green throws a low kick but Zemin avoids it.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin blocks a jab.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Zemin's front leg but catches the back leg as Zemin tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zemin loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Lester Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Zemin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Green.
Green misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Green 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.
Zemin is looking to clinch.
Zemin checks a leg kick nicely.
Green moves forwards but Zemin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Zemin saw it coming and moves away.
Green with a hook.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zemin moves out of range of the body kick.
Zemin forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with the head strike.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Green.
Zemin gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Zemin trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zemin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Green is working Zemin over against the cage.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zemin misses with a punch to the body.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green tries to circle away but Zemin has him pinned against the cage.
Zemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Unang Zemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
Zemin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Green.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Green.
Zemin misses with an elbow over the top.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Green.
A short right from Zemin.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a jab when Zemin was well out of range.
Zemin closes the distance but Green moves to the side
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zemin. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zemin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Unang Zemin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zemin loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Zemin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green slips a jab from Zemin.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zemin swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Zemin tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
It appears Green was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jab by Zemin.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green jabs at Zemin's body.
Green takes a swing at Zemin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Zemin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Zemin.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zemin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Lester Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donk. Zemin catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Zemin cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Zemin throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Green cracks Zemin with a good jab.
Zemin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zemin throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Zemin 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.
Zemin scores with a hook.
Green dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zemin. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zemin throws out the jab.
Lester Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Zemin coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zemin's sensitive parts.
Zemin tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Zemin blocks a jab.
Zemin scores with a nice right hand.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zemin.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Zemin looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Zemin misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Zemin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green blocks a head kick by Zemin.
Green fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zemin just manages to avoid it.
Zemin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green swings for the body but Zemin moves out of range.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Zemin.
Zemin walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Green scores with a jab. Zemin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zemin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Zemin is out of range.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
letting Zemin counter with a right hand.
Zemin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green throws a leg kick
and Zemin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zemin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Zemin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zemin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Green misses.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zemin throws out the jab.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zemin.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zemin looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zemin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a leg kick
and Zemin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zemin tries to clinch up.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lester Green.
I think Zemin 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 Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Unang Zemin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikora Tama (ranked 239 p4p, 359 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 32 p4p, 47 weight class). Tama's entrance music is Haka War Dance. A fine choice. Mike Haggar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikora Tama's chin.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 55 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Arvi Lind and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar misses with a hook.
Tama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haggar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tama somewhat.
Haggar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haggar misses the jab.
Haggar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tama landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tama is one step ahead there.
Haggar is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar wants to hit a sweep here but Tama passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Haggar there!
Haggar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tama looking to secure an arm triangle but Haggar defends it well.
Tama lands a nice shot to the head.
Tama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Haggar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tama controlling the action here.
Tama is pressing down on Haggar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haggar is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haggar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Tama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haggar's guard.
Tama trying to control from half guard but Haggar is working away.
Haggar is pressing down on Tama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tama is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar can't keep his opponent in guard - Tama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haggar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tama prevents Haggar from improving his position.
Haggar is refusing to be controlled, as Tama sits in half guard.
Tama working the head and body with strikes.
Tama lands strikes from half guard.
Tama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar keeps trying to improve his position.
Tama controlling the pace.
Tama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tama is looking to take a break and control but Haggar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tama is trying to work for a kimura but Haggar is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikora Tama dominated that round.
That's time! Tama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tama closes the distance and clinches up with Haggar, looking for a takedown. Tama pushes Haggar against the cage but Haggar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar sizes up Tama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haggar defends it nicely.
Tama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggar as he jumps to the side.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Tama avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikora Tama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Tama's shoulder, as Tama tries to avoid the shot.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggar.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tama.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Tama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tama tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tama prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Haggar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tama has Haggar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tama pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Haggar tumbling to the mat - Tama dives into Haggar's guard.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Haggar 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.
Tama with a nice head shot there.
Tama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haggar's head.
Tama wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Tama stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Tama advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama trying to control from half guard but Haggar is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar has hold of Tama's hands but Tama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
Tama working Haggar over with strikes.
Tama wants to work for an arm triangle but Haggar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tama is trying to control. Haggar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haggar can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tama lands a nice short elbow.
Tama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haggar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar tries to roll over but Tama keeps him under control.
Tama winds up and cracks Haggar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tama is thwarting Haggar's attempts to control the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tama here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tama controlling the pace.
Tama drops an elbow to the side of Haggar's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama winds up and cracks Haggar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tama uses his free foot to push down on Haggar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haggar.
Tama wants to finish this one by submission but Haggar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tama.
Tama controlling from mount.
Haggar is looking to get to half guard.
Tama scoring with strikes but Haggar is staying in there.
Haggar is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tama with a couple of short strikes.
Haggar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tama wants to control the pace but Haggar is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikora Tama dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tama has managed to clinch.
Tama manages to break the clinch.
Tama slips under a jab from Haggar.
Tama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tama slips a jab from Haggar.
Haggar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Tama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar cracks Tama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tama ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar missing with a left hand there. Tama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Tama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tama shoots for a double leg takedown but Haggar sprawls well. He's pushed Tama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tama defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Tama into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tama closes the distance and clinches.
Haggar working hard to break the clinch.
Tama lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar has his hands on Tama's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar is looking for a triangle but Tama pushes his legs off easily.
Tama trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Tama tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Tama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haggar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tama has managed to get both his arms back between Haggar's legs - danger averted.
Tama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haggar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tama is one step ahead there.
Haggar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tama works over Haggar with some ground and pound from guard.
Nikora Tama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tama connects with a couple of short punches.
Tama landing with the ground and pound.
Tama wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Tama won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Haggar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tama defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haggar, who protects the arm well.
Tama working the ground and pound.
Haggar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tama's best efforts.
Haggar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haggar.
Haggar is looking for a triangle but Tama pushes his legs off easily.
Haggar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama trying to control the position from guard on top but Haggar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tama forces his way into half guard.
Tama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
Tama is trying to control. Haggar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tama wants to pass the guard but Haggar is defending well.
Tama working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar is staying active underneath Tama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikora Tama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haggar punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikora Tama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tama, 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 Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikora Tama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 149 p4p, 180 weight class) and Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 18 p4p, 25 weight class). Bagrov comes to the cage accompanied by Империя зла. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pushkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bagrov's waist but Bagrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pushkin off to one side.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pushkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagrov pinned against the cage. Bagrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Danila Bagrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Pushkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bagrov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pushkin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bagrov attempts a counter takedown but Pushkin avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pushkin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bagrov was covering up waiting for the punch and Pushkin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bagrov wants to sweep but no luck.
Bagrov keeping full guard, as Pushkin tries to pass.
Bagrov managing to control the position.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Pushkin 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 has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown but Bagrov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Pushkin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bagrov defends it nicely.
Pushkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bagrov swivels and escapes.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Pushkin is quick to defend against it.
That's four 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.
Pushkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bagrov swivels and escapes.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pushkin drives through with a takedown into Bagrov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pushkin trying to control but Bagrov is working from the bottom.
Pushkin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pushkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pushkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pushkin looking to sit in guard and control but Bagrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pushkin is adopting a defensive guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksandr Pushkin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bagrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Pushkin. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Pushkin is quick to defend against it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pushkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Bagrov tries to sprawl out of it but Pushkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bagrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Pushkin is quick to defend against it.
Danila Bagrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Pushkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin goes for a double leg but Bagrov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bagrov continues to drive forward.
Pushkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pushkin with a poor takedown
and Bagrov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bagrov lands a nice short elbow.
Bagrov drops an elbow to the side of Pushkin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov trying to pass the guard but Pushkin defending well.
Bagrov working Pushkin over with strikes.
Pushkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pushkin has momentary wrist control but Bagrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Pushkin keeping full guard, as Bagrov tries to pass.
Bagrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pushkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pushkin, not yet.
Pushkin is pulling down on Bagrov's head. It's preventing any offense from Bagrov, at least for the moment.
Bagrov postures up and lands a big shot to Pushkin's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bagrov distracts Pushkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bagrov preventing the sweep.
Bagrov pushes down on Pushkin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've been hearing that Bagrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bagrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pushkin won't allow Bagrov to pass to mount.
Bagrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bagrov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bagrov with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bagrov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pushkin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pushkin wants to control but Bagrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bagrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pushkin is rocked!
Pushkin tries to get to full guard but Bagrov has control of the leg.
Pushkin is still in real trouble! Can Bagrov finish him?
Bagrov winds up and cracks Pushkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin taking some punishment here, with Bagrov in his half guard.
Pushkin wants to control but Bagrov is keeping busy.
Bagrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pushkin defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bagrov working Pushkin over with strikes.
Bagrov scores with a big shot! Pushkin's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pushkin! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danila Bagrov!
A relieved looking Danila Bagrov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 25 p4p, 64 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sang Hun throws out a powerful jab.
Sang Hun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sang Hun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sang Hun.
Walton misses with a double jab.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun is looking to counter punch.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sang Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Sang Hun defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sang Hun.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sang Hun feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sang Hun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sang Hun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sang Hun moves into the clinch.
Sang Hun taking a breather.
Sang Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang Hun.
Walton breaks from the clinch.
Walton throws a series of punches but Sang Hun avoids them all with ease.
Sang Hun is looking to chop away at Walton's legs.
Sang Hun tries to clinch up.
Sang Hun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton misses with a hook.
Walton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Walton throws a head kick but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Sang Hun connects with a solid leg kick.
Sang Hun thuds his shin into the meat of Walton's side.
Sang Hun has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sang Hun digs a right hand into Walton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walton's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Walton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walton digs a right hand underneath Sang Hun's ribcage. Sang Hun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walton takes a shot to the head.
Sang Hun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walton's efforts to push away.
Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sang Hun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sang Hun back to the cage. Walton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sang Hun scores with a nice right hand.
Sang Hun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sang Hun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walton misses with an uppercut
and Sang Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sang Hun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun throws a shot to the body.
Sang Hun wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sang Hun tries to clinch
and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Walton does no damage.
A big left from Walton misses.
Sang Hun moves away from the strike by Walton.
Sang Hun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walton defending well as Sang Hun loads up on a big left hand.
Walton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton tries a head kick but it misses.
Walton throws a jab when Sang Hun was well out of range.
It looked like Sang Hun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Sang Hun's head but Sang Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a straight right hand.
Sang Hun moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Sang Hun is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walton takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sang Hun misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sang Hun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton 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.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sang Hun is just out of range.
Walton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Sang Hun misses.
Walton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Walton throws a body punch but Sang Hun moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang Hun scores with a kick to the body.
Walton 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.
Sang Hun stuns Walton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walton drops his hands momentarily and Sang Hun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sang Hun clinches with his opponent.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sang Hun misses with a kick to the body.
Sang Hun lands an overhand right.
Sang Hun throws a jab but it's blocked by Walton.
Walton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sang Hun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walton is able to avoid easily.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sang Hun clinches.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Walton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Walton scores with a shot to the side of Sang Hun's head.
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sang Hun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton wants to get back to striking at distance but Sang Hun won't allow it.
Sang Hun stalling in the clinch.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Walton is trying to force a seperation but Sang Hun has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Sang Hun trying to control the position but instead, Walton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sang Hun into the cage.
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Sang Hun has Walton pressed against the cage, preventing Walton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walton breaks the clinch.
Sang Hun moves into the clinch.
Walton is trying to break the clinch but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage.
Walton breaks the clinch.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang Hun has closed the distance and engaged Walton in a clinch.
Sang Hun keeps control of Walton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun closes the distance and clinches.
Joon Sang Hun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton tries to break free but Sang Hun pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sang Hun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sang Hun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sang Hun.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton throws a sloppy head kick and Sang Hun moves out of range easily.
Sang Hun fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walton just manages to avoid it.
Sang Hun digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Walton throws a head kick but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Sang Hun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sang Hun doesn't manage to clinch there - Walton circles away.
Sang Hun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
Sang Hun appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sang Hun connects with a looping right hand.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Sang Hun there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sang Hun.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Sang Hun lands with a good body shot.
Sang Hun with a nice calf kick.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton misses the jab.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Sang Hun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Walton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sang Hun. Sang Hun obviously looking to wear him down.
Sang Hun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sang Hun closes the distance and clinches.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton scores with a shot to the side of Sang Hun's head.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walton blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton has had enough of the clinch but Sang Hun keeps him there for the moment.
Walton manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sang Hun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walton.
Sang Hun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Walton 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.
Sang Hun staying out of range there.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Sang Hun counters with a nice uppercut.
Walton throws a jab when Sang Hun was well out of range.
Sang Hun scoring well with a low kick there.
Sang Hun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sang Hun throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Sang Hun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sang Hun moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walton throws a sloppy head kick and Sang Hun moves out of range easily.
As Walton looks to move away, Sang Hun throws a big counter combo but Walton just gets out of the way.
Sang Hun scores with a hook.
Sang Hun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walton. Walton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Sang Hun moved out of range nicely.
Sang Hun doesn't manage to clinch there - Walton circles away.
Walton misses with a double jab
enabling Sang Hun to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton misses with a hook. Sang Hun ducked under it nicely.
Walton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joon Sang Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Sang Hun wants to clinch up but Walton keeps it at a distance.
Walton lands with a good body shot.
Sang Hun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sang Hun jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton connects with a nice looking jab.
Sang Hun instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sang Hun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walton tries to break the clinch but Sang Hun is controlling the position.
Walton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walton tries to break free but Sang Hun pushes him back against the cage.
Sang Hun slows down the pace here.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Sang Hun lands a right hand.
Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sang Hun.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sang Hun.
A frustrated look appears on Walton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sang Hun leaning against his opponent.
Sang Hun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walton's efforts to push away.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Sang Hun on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun lands with a short shot to the head.
Sang Hun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sang Hun lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton tries to break the clinch but Sang Hun is controlling the position.
Sang Hun lands a body shot.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton is trying to break the clinch but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Sang Hun has Walton pressed against the cage, preventing Walton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walton is trying to push Sang Hun away but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun lands a shoulder strike.
Walton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walton tries a body shot but Sang Hun blocks it.
Sang Hun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walton up against the cage.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton is trying to push Sang Hun away but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut.
Walton breaks from the clinch.
Sang Hun tests Walton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sang Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Walton throws a hook but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sang Hun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton tries a head kick but it misses.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sang Hun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Sang Hun.
Walton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Sang Hun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walton misses with a hook
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Walton misses.
Sang Hun with the inside leg kick.
Sang Hun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sang Hun lands with a hook. Walton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sang Hun blocks a head kick by Walton.
Sang Hun appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sang Hun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sang Hun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Sang Hun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Jab from Sang Hun.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walton throws a body punch but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Sang Hun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walton misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sang Hun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sang Hun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sang Hun scores with a jab.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sang Hun defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Sang Hun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sang Hun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sang Hun digs a good hook to Walton's body.
A low kick lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sang Hun is looking to slow Walton down with leg kicks.
Sang Hun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Walton breaks the clinch.
Sang Hun scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sang Hun just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sang Hun finds it's way round the side to connect with Walton's head.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sang Hun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sang Hun clinches.
Sang Hun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton misses the jab.
Sang Hun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sang Hun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang Hun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walton thinking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sang Hun.
Walton throws out a counter right but Sang Hun avoids it with no problem.
Sang Hun lands with a shot to the body.
Sang Hun stuns Walton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sang Hun tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Walton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sang Hun. Sang Hun obviously looking to wear him down.
Sang Hun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walton on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
As Walton backs away, Sang Hun returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun misses with a kick to the body.
Sang Hun tries to clinch but Walton is having none of it.
Sang Hun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Walton throws a lazy uppercut
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a hook
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Sang Hun's shoulder, as Sang Hun tries to avoid the shot.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Sang Hun's head but Sang Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Sang Hun.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sang Hun scores with the left hand. Walton knows he should have avoided that one.
Sang Hun motions for Walton to come forward. Sang Hun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Sang Hun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a swing at Sang Hun's ribcage but misses.
Sang Hun tries to close the distance and clinch but Walton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sang Hun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Sang Hun is out of range.
Sang Hun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sang Hun wants to clinch up but Walton keeps it at a distance.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sang Hun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sang Hun.
Walton breaks the clinch.
Walton scores with a one two! Sang Hun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sang Hun with the inside leg kick.
Sang Hun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun throws a leg kick but Walton checks it.
Walton misses with a hook.
It looked like Sang Hun was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walton.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sang Hun to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton lunges at Sang Hun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sang Hun's hand.
Sang Hun defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Sang Hun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sang Hun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sang Hun misses the target.
Sang Hun defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walton if he has to take too many more of those.
Walton misses the jab.
Sang Hun looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun had his way with Jim Bob Walton in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Walton.
Sang Hun connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sang Hun.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Sang Hun throws a front kick that sends Walton stumbling back into the cage.
Walton throws a head kick but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Jab from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walton throws a head kick that half lands.
Walton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton throws a hook but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
Walton lands with a kick to the temple. Sang Hun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Walton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Sang Hun's shoulder, as Sang Hun tries to avoid the shot.
Sang Hun scores with the left hand. Walton knows he should have avoided that one.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Sang Hun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sang Hun half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walton's head.
A lazy left from Sang Hun finds it's target.
Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sang Hun.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun has Walton up against the cage in a clinch.
Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sang Hun can pounce on him.
Walton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sang Hun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sang Hun throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sang Hun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Walton.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Sang Hun's head but Sang Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sang Hun misses with a straight right.
Sang Hun avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sang Hun clinches.
Walton breaks from the clinch.
Sang Hun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Sang Hun's head but Sang Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walton walks into a left hand.
Sang Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
Sang Hun clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sang Hun counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sang Hun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Sang Hun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
As Walton backs away, Sang Hun returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Walton misses.
Sang Hun feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sang Hun connects with a jab.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Sang Hun defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Walton throws a hook but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton throws a body kick that misses.
Sang Hun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sang Hun. Walton shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sang Hun throws a body kick that misses.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sang Hun staying out of range there.
Sang Hun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton keeps the fight on the outside.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sang Hun manages to avoid it.
Sang Hun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Sang Hun closes the distance and pushes Walton back into the cage.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sang Huns head.
A nice left hand lands by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sang Hun managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton breaks the clinch.
Sang Hun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walton misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joon Sang Hun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sang Hun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joon Sang Hun!
Joon Sang Hun retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Joon Sang Hun thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jim Bob Walton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am surprised I made it to the cage to be honest. One hell of a Night Last night. Congrats to the other guy over there. We will run it back one day when im not all f'd up on hallucinogens. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 116 p4p, 119 weight class) and Don Crenshaw (ranked 12 p4p, 13 weight class). Crenshaw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. Lucas Traumen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Crenshaw'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 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw moves out of range as Traumen throws a body kick.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traumen.
Traumen digs a good body shot into Crenshaw's ribs.
Crenshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Crenshaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traumen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crenshaw! But no joy.
Traumen lands a body shot.
Traumen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Traumen looks to throw the jab but Crenshaw is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crenshaw! But no joy.
Traumen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crenshaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Traumen throws an off balance right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Traumen.
Crenshaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw slips under a jab from Traumen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen misses with an uppercut. Crenshaw saw that one coming.
Crenshaw tries to land a front kick but Traumen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Crenshaw avoids the head kick by Traumen.
Crenshaw closes the distance and clinches.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Traumen lands an uppercut.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Traumen.
Traumen is trying to stall.
Traumen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crenshaw is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Crenshaw.
Traumen blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Crenshaw.
Traumen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Crenshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Traumen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traumen tries to circle away but Crenshaw has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traumen.
Crenshaw lands with a left to the head.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Traumen controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Traumen.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crenshaw misses with the head strike.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crenshaw is working Traumen over against the cage.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Traumen.
Crenshaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Traumen digs a right hand underneath Crenshaw's ribcage. Crenshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crenshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traumen backwards.
Crenshaw presses Traumen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Traumen is trying to maintain a safe position but Crenshaw gets an underhook and turns Traumen into the cage.
Crenshaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Traumen scores with a shot to the side of Crenshaw's head.
Traumen takes a shot to the head.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Crenshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Crenshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traumen backwards.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Traumen lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Crenshaw.
Traumen is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Crenshaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Traumen.
Crenshaw tries a body shot but Traumen blocks it.
Traumen tries to break free but Crenshaw pushes him back against the cage.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Traumen manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crenshaw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Traumen - the referee stops the clock and Crenshaw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Traumen. Crenshaw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Traumen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crenshaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Traumen throws a sloppy head kick and Crenshaw moves out of range easily.
Crenshaw follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Traumen throws a right hand that misses
and Crenshaw counters with a nice body shot.
Crenshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Traumen moves out of range easily.
Traumen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Traumen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Crenshaw will probably get the nod.
That's time! Traumen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Traumen throws a jab when Crenshaw was well out of range.
Crenshaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Traumen avoids a kick to the body.
Lucas Traumen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traumen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Traumen throws a lazy right hand but Crenshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crenshaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Traumen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crenshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Traumen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crenshaw manages to circle out of the way.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Traumen.
Crenshaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen throws a head kick but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Crenshaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Traumen lands a head kick. Crenshaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traumen. Crenshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crenshaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Crenshaw avoids the body shot from Traumen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen throws a hook but Crenshaw avoids it easily.
Traumen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Traumen throws a front kick that sends Crenshaw stumbling back into the cage.
Traumen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crenshaw feints a counter leg kick.
Lucas Traumen is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Traumen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crenshaw doesn't seem phased though.
Traumen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crenshaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crenshaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Traumen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crenshaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Traumen can pounce on him.
Traumen takes a swing at Crenshaw's ribcage but misses.
Traumen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Crenshaw counter with a right hand.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but Traumen moves out of range.
Traumen is looking to counter the offense by Crenshaw and move into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Crenshaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen connects with a looping right hand.
Traumen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crenshaw manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crenshaw with a nice calf kick.
Traumen misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crenshaw! But no joy.
Crenshaw is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Traumen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Traumen.
That kick from Traumen tenderised Crenshaw's leg. Crenshaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Traumen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crenshaw on the side of the head.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Traumen.
Crenshaw is trying to counter with his kicks.
Traumen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crenshaw can do to turn this around?
Crenshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Traumen.
Crenshaw follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Traumen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Traumen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crenshaw misses with a body kick.
Crenshaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traumen takes a swing at Crenshaw's ribcage but misses.
Crenshaw follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crenshaw takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traumen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Don Crenshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Traumen.
Crenshaw is working Traumen over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw tries to work over Traumen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw tries to work over Traumen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Traumen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Crenshaw as the two fighters clinch.
Crenshaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crenshaw lands a body shot.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Traumen 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. This is the final round!
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Traumen swings for the body but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Crenshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crenshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Traumen.
Crenshaw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Traumen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Traumen is just out of range.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Crenshaw's shoulder, as Crenshaw tries to avoid the shot.
Crenshaw misses with a body kick.
Traumen misses with a shot to the body
and Crenshaw counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a nice looking combination but Traumen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Traumen lands a head kick!
Traumen throws a head kick that misses
and Crenshaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Traumen throws a jab when Crenshaw was well out of range.
Crenshaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Crenshaw wants to clinch.
Crenshaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Traumen.
Traumen lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Traumen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crenshaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crenshaw 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.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Crenshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traumen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Crenshaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Traumen lands with a cross.
Traumen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crenshaw shapes to counter with a head kick.
Traumen throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traumen tries a low kick but Crenshaw avoids it.
Traumen throws the left hand but Crenshaw avoids the punch easily.
Crenshaw is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen misses with a jab to the body
and Crenshaw counters with a crisp one two that drops Traumen! Crenshaw thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Traumen to his feet! Traumen is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Traumen throws a front kick aimed at Crenshaw's knee but Crenshaw avoids it well.
Traumen misses the shot to the body.
Crenshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Traumen scores with a decent looking hook.
Traumen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crenshaw unleashes a big counter combination but Traumen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Traumen.
Traumen thumps Crenshaw with a low kick.
Traumen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crenshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Traumen.
Crenshaw is trying to counter with his kicks.
Crenshaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Traumen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crenshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Traumen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traumen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crenshaw - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Traumen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Traumen cracks a nice hook into Crenshaw's ribs.
Crenshaw walks into a left hand.
Crenshaw avoids the head kick by Traumen.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traumen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Traumen does it's job there.
Crenshaw has Traumen up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traumen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Traumen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Traumen 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Traumen!
After the fight, Lucas Traumen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Don Crenshaw spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm still a cool dad, though.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 60 p4p, 50 weight class) and Jonas Karlsson (ranked 8 p4p, 6 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Karlsson saw that one coming.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karlsson thumps Chai with a low kick.
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Chai off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Chai's head.
Chai is rocked!
Karlsson looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
A big right from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Karlsson tries to get set, Chai tries to push him back and clinch up but Karlsson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karlsson tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Karlsson! Chai is out on his feet! Karlsson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Chai is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Chai is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Karlsson!
A victorious Jonas Karlsson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 14 p4p, 44 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Jiang's ribs.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Jiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz slips a straight right by Jiang.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
A big left from Jiang misses.
A jab lands there for Jiang.
Nice cross by Jiang.
A lazy left from Jiang finds it's target.
Jiang tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz slips under a jab from Jiang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cruz with the inside leg kick.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jiang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang checks a low kick from Cruz.
A combination from Jiang does no damage.
Jiang wants to clinch
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jiang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jiang tries to clinch but Cruz moves away
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Jiang wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Jiang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Jiang's head.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz lands a jab to Jiang's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
Jiang drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jiang takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Jiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a lazy head kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
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!
Jiang throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Jiang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiang connects with the punch.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz scores with a jab. Jiang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz 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.
Jiang throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiang moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiang! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Jiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Jiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jiang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Jiang as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jiang can do to turn this around?
Cruz lands with a hook. Jiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
Cruz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jiang takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jiang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Jiang won't allow it.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Jiang is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jiang has his back to the cage.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Jiang tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
Cruz jumps guard but Jiang stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz jumps into guard, dragging Jiang to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jiang's guard.
Jiang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiang is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is pushing down on Jiang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jiang is fighting to maintain full guard but Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jiang has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cruz is on him like a limpet, forcing Jiang back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Jiang counters with a body kick.
Cruz takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Jiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jiang.
Jiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jiang looks to throw a body kick
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Jiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Jiang
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Jiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Jiang lands.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang misses with a right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Jiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Jiang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jiang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Jiang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jiang walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Jiang finds it's target.
Jiang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jiang lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang slips under a jab from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works Jiang's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Jiang avoided it.
Jiang thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Jacinto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiang misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jiang misses with a low kick.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Jiang misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang looks to throw a body kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jiang is out of range.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jiang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jiang misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jiang 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.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz checks a low kick from Jiang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Jiang misses
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiang.
Nice body kick there by Jiang.
Cruz is looking to chop away at Jiang's legs.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiang! But no joy.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz 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.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang misses the body punch
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cruz jabs Jiang right on the nose. Jiang blinks but takes it well.
Jiang looks to clinch
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jiang's knee momentarily.
Cruz catches Jiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cruz throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Jiang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a good, hard body kick but Jiang shrugs it off.
Jiang scores with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Jiang coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang throws a body kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz with a jab.
Jiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Jiang moves his leg out of the way.
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a body kick.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Jiang wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Jiang lands a body shot.
Jiang throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
Jiang scores with a push kick.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jiang under the eye.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz lands with a hook. Jiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Jiang ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
It appears Cruz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Jiang 's knee.
Jiang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jiang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiang throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Jiang's body.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Cruz 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.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jiang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jiang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz had his way with Da Jiang in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jiang digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Jiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Jiang avoided it.
Jiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang clinches up against the cage.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Jiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Jiang has the dominant position.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Jiang holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling the position.
Jiang is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Jiang on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jiang.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Jiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz is trying to push Jiang away but Jiang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang lands a right hand.
Jiang digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz catches Jiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Jiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Da Jiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Jiang looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Jiang wants to clinch
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang misses with the body kick
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Jiang has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jiang walks away with a smile on his face. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jiang is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Jiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jiang.
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Cruz!
Jacinto Cruz retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Jacinto Cruz 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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