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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maverick (ranked 1242 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 159 p4p, 176 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maverick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winston thinking.
Winston throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maverick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Winston misses.
Maverick throws a counter high kick but Winston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Winston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Dallas Winston has been cut.
Winston swings widly with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Maverick.
Dallas Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston misses with a left hand
letting Maverick counter with a right hand.
Winston throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Maverick thinks about countering with a body kick.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Maverick counters with a straight right hand.
 Winston is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston looks to land a combination. Maverick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maverick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Winston throws a sloppy body shot
and Maverick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maverick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winston misses with a left hand
letting Maverick counter with a right hand.
Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Maverick finish him?
Winston is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winston seems to have recovered his senses.
Maverick moves out of range as Winston strikes.
It looked like Maverick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maverick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maverick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winston lands a lovely overhand right.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maverick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Maverick is looking to land body kicks.
Maverick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.
It looks like Maverick has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maverick tries to move into range but Winston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maverick defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Maverick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winston.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.
Maverick thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Maverick throws a front kick that sends Winston stumbling back into the cage.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Maverick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Maverick throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Winston misses with a combination
and Maverick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winston thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Maverick defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
Winston misses with a hook
and Maverick counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maverick. That's going to slow Winston down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maverick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maverick lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Dallas Winston's cut even more.
Maverick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maverick tried to score with a low kick but Winston checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Maverick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dallas Winston's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maverick misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Winston lands a jab to Maverick's midsection.
Maverick slips a straight right by Winston.
Maverick throws the left hand but Winston avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Maverick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maverick throws a leg kick that misses.
Winston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maverick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winston doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick throws a sloppy head kick and Winston moves out of range easily.
Maverick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
Winston with a hook.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Maverick to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Maverick misses
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Winston misses with a body punch
and Maverick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maverick slips a straight right by Winston.
Maverick lands a nice looking body kick.
Maverick throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Maverick lands but Winston takes it in his stride.
Winston throws a big shot that misses.
Maverick lands a head kick. Winston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack! Maverick lands a heavy head kick that drops Winston. The ref tackles Maverick to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Winston was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Dixon (ranked 1108 p4p, 1162 weight class) and Vino Kourov (ranked 101 p4p, 103 weight class). Kourov has chosen COME ON as his entrance music. Willie Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Willie Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vino Kourov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourov scores with a nice strike.
Kourov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Dixon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kourov throws a hook but Dixon avoids it easily.
Dixon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kourov misses with a straight right.
It looked like Dixon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kourov.
Kourov misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Dixon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon defending well as Kourov loads up on a big left hand.
Kourov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kourov.
Dixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kourov throws out the jab.
Kourov misses with a body punch
and Dixon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kourov thinking.
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!
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kourov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
A little feinted left hand from Dixon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kourov throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon tries to counter with a takedown but Kourov is quick to defend against it.
Kourov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dixon.
It looked like Dixon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kourov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kourov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kourov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Kourov.
A counter left hand to the body from Dixon misses its target.
Kourov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dixon eats them both and turns towards Kourov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Kourov misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kourov. Those never looked like landing.
Dixon throwing a counter right hand but Kourov manages to avoid it.
Kourov throws a combination that misses
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Kourov misses.
Dixon throwing a counter right hand but Kourov manages to avoid it.
Kourov throws an off balance right hand
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
Kourov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kourov misses with a wild combination.
Kourov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kourov throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Kourov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vino Kourov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kourov misses with a right hand
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Kourov misses with a straight right.
Dixon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kourov misses with a right hand
and Dixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kourov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dixon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kourov throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Kourov throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kourov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kourov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kourov swings widly with a right hand
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kourov is rocked!
Kourov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a left to the body.
Kourov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kourov.
Dixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kourov misses with a left hand
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kourov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dixon finish him?
Kourov misses with a right hand
and Dixon counters with a huge left! Kourov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dixon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kourov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dixon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Dixon!
Willie Dixon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Vino Kourov stepped up to the mic, saying 'there's vomit on his sweat ! mom's spaghetti's !'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 1115 p4p, 712 weight class) and Dodong Janjan (ranked 102 p4p, 66 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janjan's choice of entrance music: Love Addict. 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 26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodong Janjan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venegas shoots and misses
enabling Janjan to counter with a crisp jab.
Venegas misses with a hook. Janjan ducked under it nicely.
Janjan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Venegas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Janjan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venegas fails with the takedown.
Janjan throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venegas with a poor takedown
and Janjan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Venegas darts in looking for a takedown but Janjan gets double underhooks and turns Venegas into the cage.
Janjan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Venegas is trying to pull guard but Janjan has him pressed against the cage.
Janjan is trying to break the clinch but Venegas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venegas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Venegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Venegas manages to break the clinch.
Venegas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Janjan counters with a left to the body.
Frankie Venegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venegas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Janjan counters with a stiff right hand.
Venegas misses with a takedown attempt
and Janjan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venegas shoots and misses
and Janjan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Venegas tries for a takedown but Janjan circles away easily
and Janjan counters with a right hand to the body.
Venegas throws a leg kick
and Janjan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Venegas has his takedown stuffed
and Janjan counters with a big right hand! Oh Venegas is in trouble here! Janjan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dodong Janjan!
Our winner, Dodong Janjan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pallas Anttonen (ranked 369 p4p, 710 weight class) and Balogh Szabolcs (ranked 49 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balogh Szabolcs!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szabolcs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Balogh Szabolcs has been cut.
Anttonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Anttonen misses.
Anttonen misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Szabolcs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Anttonen misses.
Szabolcs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szabolcs cracks a nice hook into Anttonen's ribs.
Anttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anttonen throws a looping overhand right but Szabolcs ducks down to avoid it.
Szabolcs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anttonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anttonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Szabolcs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anttonen lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szabolcs drives through and clinches with Anttonen against the cage.
Anttonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szabolcs lands an uppercut.
Anttonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szabolcs misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Szabolcs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anttonen tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anttonen working aggressively here.
Anttonen pushes Szabolcs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szabolcs pushes Anttonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anttonen working aggressively here.
Anttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anttonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anttonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Szabolcs.
Anttonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Szabolcs on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szabolcs misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anttonen lands with a hook. Szabolcs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anttonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szabolcs.
Anttonen throwing a counter right hand but Szabolcs manages to avoid it.
Anttonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Szabolcs counters with a stiff right hand.
Szabolcs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szabolcs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szabolcs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Anttonen misses
and Szabolcs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anttonen lands a lovely overhand right.
Szabolcs fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Anttonen misses its intended target.
Anttonen misses with a head kick.
Anttonen slips under a jab from Szabolcs.
Anttonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anttonen throws a jab when Szabolcs was well out of range.
Anttonen scores with a leg kick.
Anttonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Szabolcs looks to clinch
enabling Anttonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Anttonen misses with a right hand
and Szabolcs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anttonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Anttonen's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Szabolcs defending well as Anttonen loads up on a big left hand.
Szabolcs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anttonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szabolcs doesn't manage to clinch there - Anttonen circles away.
Szabolcs walks into a stiff left hand from Anttonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anttonen lands with a nice body punch.
Anttonen throws a head kick but Szabolcs moves out of range.
Szabolcs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anttonen.
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!
Anttonen throws a head kick that misses
and Szabolcs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anttonen connects with the punch.
Anttonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot by Szabolcs.
Anttonen throws a hook but Szabolcs blocks it.
Anttonen throws a leg kick which misses Szabolcs's front leg but catches the back leg as Szabolcs tries to avoid it.
Anttonen looks to throw the jab but Szabolcs is out of range.
Anttonen throws a head kick but Szabolcs moves out of range.
Anttonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szabolcs manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pallas Anttonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Anttonen misses its intended target.
Anttonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szabolcs can do to turn this around?
Anttonen lands a head kick!
A jab from Anttonen finds it's way through Szabolcs's defenses.
Pallas Anttonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Anttonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Szabolcs under the eye.
That has opened up Balogh Szabolcs's cut even more.
Anttonen throws a right hand that misses
and Szabolcs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szabolcs moves into the clinch successfully.
Szabolcs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs lands with a light punch inside.
Szabolcs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anttonens head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szabolcs prevents Anttonen from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szabolcs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anttonen.
Balogh Szabolcs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szabolcs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szabolcs pushes Anttonen against the cage. Szabolcs is working some dirty boxing. Szabolcs pushes off with a quick right hook! Anttonen goes down! Anttonen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Szabolcs moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balogh Szabolcs!
A very excited looking Balogh Szabolcs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 841 p4p, 985 weight class) and Jan Siuta (ranked 115 p4p, 135 weight class). Siuta has chosen "Rock Superstar" Cypress Hill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yar Bol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bol throws a leg kick which misses Siuta's front leg but catches the back leg as Siuta tries to avoid it.
Bol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bol thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Siuta if he has to take too many more of those.
Bol throws a body punch but Siuta moves out of range.
Yar Bol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bol throws a body punch but Siuta moves out of range.
Siuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siuta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bol 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 Siuta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Siuta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Bol.
Bol with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bol thuds a left hand into Siuta's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bol. Those never looked like landing.
Bol moves into the clinch successfully.
Siuta can't find room to land a body shot as Bol controls the action.
Siuta breaks the clinch.
Bol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siuta.
Siuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bol.
Siuta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Siuta staying out of range there.
Siuta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bol misses with a hook
and Siuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Siuta. Siuta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Siuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siuta is looking for the big counter here.
Bol swings for the body but Siuta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a body shot but no joy.
Bol drops Siuta with a beautiful combination! Siuta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bol is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siuta looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bol lands a right hand from hell, dropping Siuta. Bol pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yar Bol!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stahl (ranked 353 p4p, 331 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 30 p4p, 27 weight class). Paul Stahl could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yaroslav Rurik's chin.
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik delivers a nice body kick.
Stahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rurik.
Stahl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stahl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Stahl's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rurik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rurik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stahl. That did some damage!
Rurik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Stahl fails to land.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Rurik.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stahl breaks the clinch.
Rurik gets a clinch.
Rurik scores with a shot to the side of Stahl's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stahl backwards.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurik tries a body shot but Stahl blocks it.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stahl tries to throw a body punch but Rurik avoids it by throwing Stahl back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rurik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rurik misses with some punches.
Stahl scores with a shot to the side of Rurik's head.
Rurik digs a right hand underneath Stahl's ribcage. Stahl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stahl works on Rurik's body with a couple of short punches.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Stahl.
Rurik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rurik avoiding damage.
Stahl lands with a light punch inside.
Rurik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stahl scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik pushes Stahl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurik.
Stahl lands with a right to the head.
Rurik blocking some punches.
Stahl lands a shot to the body.
Rurik prevents a body shot from Stahl.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
Stahl pushes Rurik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stahl tries to work over Rurik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Rurik.
Nice body punch from Stahl.
Stahl blocking some punches.
Rurik lands an uppercut.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Stahl lands a body shot.
Rurik lands a right hand.
Stahl lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rurik fails to land.
Rurik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stahl's elbow.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl blocking some punches.
Stahl trying to stall but Rurik improves his position.
Rurik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stahl manages to break the clinch.
Stahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Stahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Rurik misses its intended target.
Stahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rurik.
Stahl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rurik's head.
Rurik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stahl lands a lovely overhand right.
Stahl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rurik on the side of the head.
Rurik misses with a hook
letting Stahl counter with a right hand.
Rurik moves out of range of the body kick from Stahl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rurik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Rurik scores with a shot to the side of Stahl's head.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stahl stalling in the clinch.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rurik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik misses with some punches.
Rurik working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Rurik.
Stahl slowing the pace effectively.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Stahl blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stahl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rurik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stahl.
Rurik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick from Stahl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rurik looks to land a right hand but Stahl moved out of range.
Rurik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stahl. Stahl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stahl works Rurik's body with a nice hook.
A head kick by Rurik misses
and Stahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rurik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Stahl misses.
Rurik throws a leg kick which misses Stahl's front leg but catches the back leg as Stahl tries to avoid it.
Rurik cracks a nice hook into Stahl's ribs.
Stahl throws an overhand right that lands on Rurik's shoulder, as Rurik tries to avoid the shot.
Stahl misses with a hook. Rurik ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Stahl.
Rurik clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruriks head.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik avoiding damage.
Stahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Stahl.
Rurik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rurik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Stahl throws a body punch but Rurik moves out of range.
Rurik catches Stahl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stahl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rurik is able to avoid easily.
Stahl lands with a hook. Rurik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stahl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rurik is looking to clinch but Stahl is avoiding it.
It looked like Stahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stahl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rurik doesn't seem bothered though.
Rurik clinches with his opponent.
Rurik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stahl blocking some punches.
Stahl misses with a body punch.
Stahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stahl is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurik gets an underhook and turns Stahl into the cage.
Stahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurik controls his hands.
Stahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurik controls his hands.
Rurik tries to work over Stahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik misses with some punches.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Stahl lands a shoulder strike.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurik tries a body shot but Stahl blocks it.
Stahl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl scores with a hook to the body.
Stahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
A short left from Stahl.
Yaroslav Rurik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stahl blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rurik fails to land.
Stahl has a couple of punches blocked by Rurik.
Rurik tries a body shot but Stahl blocks it.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurik lands with a left to the head.
Stahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Rurik lands with a left to the head.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stahl is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurik gets an underhook and turns Stahl into the cage.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik digs a right hand underneath Stahl's ribcage. Stahl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahl working aggressively here.
Rurik lands a body shot.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Stahl misses with some punches.
Rurik tries a body shot but Stahl blocks it.
Stahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rurik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurik misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rurik.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stahl's elbow.
Rurik lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik.
Stahl lands a left hand.
Stahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
Stahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stahl misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Stahl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Stahl will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rurik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rurik works the jab nicely.
Stahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Rurik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rurik swings widly with a right hand
and Stahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rurik tries to close the distance and clinch but Stahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rurik closes the distance but Stahl moves to the side
and Stahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stahl misses with a left hand
and Stahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paul Stahl is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rurik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stahl lands an uppercut.
Rurik lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Stahl avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
Stahl lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl lands a nice uppercut.
Rurik is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurik.
Rurik is still on wobbly legs! Can Stahl finish him?
Stahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rurik misses with some punches.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik tries to work over Stahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stahl digs a right hand into Rurik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rurik's gas tank.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Stahl.
Stahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stahl lands a right hand.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Stahl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rurik has him pressed against the cage.
Stahl lands a shoulder strike.
Stahl pushes Rurik against the cage. Stahl is working some dirty boxing. Stahl pushes off with a quick right hook! Rurik goes down! Rurik tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Stahl moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Stahl!
After winning the bout, Paul Stahl 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 478 p4p, 504 weight class) and Philip Marcus (ranked 46 p4p, 48 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Marcus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcus throws a hook but Kentas avoids it easily.
Kentas closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus can't find room to land a body shot as Kentas controls the action.
Marcus looking to stall.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kentas tries to land a knee to the head but Marcus blocks with his arms.
Marcus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kentas controls his hands.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kentas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marcus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kentas tries to throw a body punch but Marcus avoids it by throwing Kentas back against the cage.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marcus to keep the fight standing.
Marcus is trying to break the clinch but Kentas has him pressed against the cage.
Kentas can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
Marcus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kentas lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
Kentas scores with a jab to the head.
Kentas scores with a sloppy right hand. Marcus should have avoided that one.
Kentas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcus.
Kentas slips a straight right by Marcus.
Kentas 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.
Kentas missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kentas catches Marcus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kentas looks to land a right hand but Marcus moved out of range.
Kentas digs a good body shot into Marcus's ribs.
Marcus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marcus lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Rimtas Kentas has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Philip Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas punishes Marcus's body with a nice straight punch.
Kentas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marcus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kentas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kentas with a hook.
Kentas stuns Marcus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kentas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kentas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marcus sprawls and moves away.
Good shot there by Kentas.
Marcus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kentas misses with a shot to the body
letting Marcus counter with a right hand.
Kentas tries to clinch up but Marcus circles away and keeps his distance.
Kentas scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcus throws a hook to the side of Kentas's head but Kentas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kentas misses with a left hand
and Marcus counters with a nice uppercut.
Kentas scores with the left hand. Marcus knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kentas, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Kentas misses the target.
Marcus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kentas jabs at Marcus's body.
Kentas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kentas throws the left hand but Marcus avoids the punch easily.
Kentas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura but Marcus is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is looking for a sweep. Kentas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kentas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcus is just riding it out for now. Kentas eventually gives up the hold.
Marcus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kentas stalling.
Marcus works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kentas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kentas misses with a hook.
Marcus throws out a counter right but Kentas avoids it with no problem.
Marcus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcus connects with a nice looking jab.
Kentas misses with an uppercut. Marcus saw that one coming.
Marcus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas throws a hook but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus moves out of range of the leg kick from Kentas.
A little jabbing left from Marcus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus moves out of range of the leg kick from Kentas.
Kentas moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarcus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas digs a good body shot into Marcus's ribs.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kentas misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus leaves Kentas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcus sprawls well. He's pushed Kentas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Kentas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kentas shoots for a takedown but Marcus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kentas darts in trying to clinch
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Marcus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kentas misses with a jab to the body
and Marcus counters with a head kick that wobbles Kentas - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Marcus sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Marcus!
An out of breath Philip Marcus 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 122 p4p, 243 weight class) and Heung Min Choi (ranked 14 p4p, 23 weight class). Choi has chosen Black Eyed Bruiser as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit punishes Choi's body with a nice straight punch.
Choi delivers a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
Choi walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
It looks like Heung Min Choi has been cut.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Choi misses the jab.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Choi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Suriyan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Choi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Choi throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Choi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choi looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Choi 's knee.
Choi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Choi.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Choi's head backwards.
Choi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Choi cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Choi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Choi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Choi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Choi really felt that one!
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a body shot.
Choi throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Choi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Choi blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Choi flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Choi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Choi drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Choi thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heung Min Choi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Choi.
Choi tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Choi was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Choi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Choi misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choi wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
It looked like Sitsongrit 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.
Choi throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A big right from Choi misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Choi scores with a jab to the body.
Choi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Choi misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Choi.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choi just manages to avoid it.
Choi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choi moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Choi looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Choi misses the jab.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick. That will keep Choi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Choi throws a shot to the body.
Choi throws a combination that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Choi checks it
and Choi counters with an inside leg kick.
Choi misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Choi is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit steps in with a hook that catches Choi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sitsongrit follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Choi looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
Suriyan Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 48 p4p, 74 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 7 p4p, 14 weight class). Morrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison connects with a crisp jab.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longabaugh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Longabaugh misses the target.
Longabaugh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Longabaugh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Longabaugh's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Longabaugh slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Longabaugh's shoulder, as Longabaugh tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Longabaugh misses the target.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a hook but Longabaugh avoids it easily.
A jab from Longabaugh misses.
Longabaugh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison throws a hook but Longabaugh avoids it easily.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison 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.
Morrison cracks Longabaugh with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a body shot.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Longabaugh.
Morrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Longabaugh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrison is in Longabaugh's guard.
Morrison postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longabaugh has Morrison pulled in close to control his posture.
Longabaugh keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Longabaugh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Longabaugh wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Longabaugh pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Longabaugh 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.
Morrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longabaugh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Longabaugh slips under a jab.
Morrison stuns Longabaugh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Morrison finds it's target.
Longabaugh throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
enabling Longabaugh to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Longabaugh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Longabaugh momentarily.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Longabaugh throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longabaugh circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Longabaugh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Longabaugh.
A big right from Morrison misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Longabaugh throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison moves out of range as Longabaugh strikes.
Longabaugh walks into a left hand.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Longabaugh is looking to counter punch.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Longabaugh had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
Morrison slips a jab from Longabaugh.
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Longabaugh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Longabaugh slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Longabaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morrison with a jab.
Longabaugh scores with a jab.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Longabaugh's head but Longabaugh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longabaugh swings widly with a right hand
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Longabaugh throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison lands an overhand right.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Longabaugh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh misses with a looping left.
Longabaugh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longabaugh is looking to counter punch.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Longabaugh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Longabaugh - just one landing.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longabaugh was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longabaugh swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Longabaugh throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison moves out of range as Longabaugh strikes.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longabaugh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Longabaugh looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Longabaugh jabs at Morrison's body.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Longabaugh counters with a left to the body.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks Longabaugh with a good jab.
Longabaugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longabaugh looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Longabaugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison moves out of range as Longabaugh strikes.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Longabaugh missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Longabaugh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Longabaugh throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison swings for the body but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Longabaugh sprawls well.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison lands a nice hook to Longabaugh's body. Longabaugh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook.
It looked like Longabaugh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longabaugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Longabaugh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longabaugh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longabaugh avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison misses the jab.
Longabaugh throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Longabaugh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Longabaugh.
Nice takedown defense from Longabaugh. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Longabaugh slips the punch.
Morrison moves out of range as Longabaugh strikes.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
Longabaugh looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Longabaugh misses with a hook.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Longabaugh misses with a straight left.
Longabaugh connects with a crisp jab.
Longabaugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Longabaugh misses.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Longabaugh enables Morrison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Longabaugh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Longabaugh pushes Morrison off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longabaugh moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Longabaugh moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Longabaugh lands a jab to the nose.
Morrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Longabaugh moves into full guard.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Longabaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison trying to control but Longabaugh is working from the bottom.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Longabaugh has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Longabaugh looking for a sweep. Not yet Longabaugh, not yet.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longabaugh working a defensive guard here.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longabaugh's head.
Morrison cracks Longabaugh with a solid left hand.
Longabaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morrison trying to control but Longabaugh is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Longabaugh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longabaugh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Longabaugh moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Longabaugh slips a jab from Morrison.
Longabaugh throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morrison!
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longabaugh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Longabaugh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Longabaugh jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Longabaugh misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison slips under a jab from Longabaugh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Longabaugh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longabaugh throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Longabaugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Longabaugh. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Longabaugh lands a body shot.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longabaugh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Longabaugh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison throws the left hand but Longabaugh avoids the punch easily.
Longabaugh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrison throws a hook but Longabaugh blocks it.
Morrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Longabaugh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Longabaugh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Longabaugh avoids them all with ease.
Longabaugh misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longabaugh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Longabaugh swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Longabaugh moved out of range.
Morrison throws a jab when Longabaugh was well out of range.
Longabaugh throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison taking a breather here.
Morrison wants to control but Longabaugh is keeping him busy.
Longabaugh sneaks back into half guard.
Longabaugh is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Longabaugh avoid being mounted?
Longabaugh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Longabaugh is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Longabaugh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Longabaugh is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Longabaugh trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Longabaugh tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morrison winds up and cracks Longabaugh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrison scores with a jab. Longabaugh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Longabaugh doesn't seem phased though.
Longabaugh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Longabaugh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison shoots in and bounces Longabaugh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Longabaugh pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison cracks Longabaugh with a solid left hand.
Morrison postures up in Longabaugh's guard and throws a big left but Longabaugh blocks it.
Morrison cracks Longabaugh with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longabaugh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Longabaugh keeps moving.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Longabaugh controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrison lands a jab-cross combination.
Longabaugh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Longabaugh as Morrison shoots in.
Longabaugh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Longabaugh misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
A lazy left from Longabaugh finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that fourth 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!
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrison trying to control the action but Longabaugh is working from the bottom.
Morrison grinds an elbow into Longabaugh's temple.
Morrison scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Morrison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Longabaugh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Longabaugh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Longabaugh is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Longabaugh is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Morrison working Longabaugh over with strikes.
Longabaugh keeping hold of Morrison's head, controlling as best he can.
Longabaugh has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Longabaugh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Longabaugh keeps working.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Morrison is keen to just control but Longabaugh is a slippery customer.
Longabaugh is trying to get back to full guard.
Longabaugh has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Longabaugh is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Longabaugh wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Longabaugh dodges it nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Longabaugh blocks a jab.
Longabaugh is looking to counter punch.
Longabaugh throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Longabaugh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Longabaugh throws a body shot but no joy.
Longabaugh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Longabaugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Longabaugh's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Longabaugh momentarily.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Longabaugh counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Longabaugh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longabaugh misses with a hook.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longabaugh.
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Longabaugh throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longabaugh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Longabaugh scrambles back to his feet.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Longabaugh's body.
Longabaugh jabs Morrison right on the nose. Morrison blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Longabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Morrison.
I think Morrison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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