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SYN 1156 Bollomard vs. Hideki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Dalrymple (ranked 1632 p4p, 1677 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 162 p4p, 169 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Teddy Dalrymple has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Teddy Dalrymple seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 cm 28 165 15 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm 41 155 46 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Lethal high kicks Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Dalrymple! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 46 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson Machado! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Machado does no damage. Some wild striking there from Dalrymple.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dalrymple connects with a solid leg kick. Dalrymple throws a right hand that misses
and Machado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Machado just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dalrymple takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut. We've been told by Dalrymple's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Dalrymple defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand. Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dalrymple is looking to counter punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dalrymple pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Machado misses with a looping left. A nice leg kick lands there from Machado. A swing and a miss from Machado. Dalrymple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A good leg kick by Dalrymple. Dalrymple lands a jab-cross combination. Machado connects with a high kick. Dalrymple tries a head kick but it misses.
Machado lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Dalrymple. Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Machado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dalrymple counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machado darts in and clinches Dalrymple up against the cage. Nice body punch from Machado. Machado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dalrymple breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machado 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 Dalrymple has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dalrymple and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Machado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dalrymple is out of range. It looked like Dalrymple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Some wild striking there from Machado.
Dalrymple appears to be looking for a big counter. Machado throws a leg kick and Dalrymple counters with a left to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Machado. Those never looked like landing. Dalrymple looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Dalrymple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado. Dalrymple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Machado moves out of range of the strikes. A jab from Machado does it's job there. Dalrymple really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A big left from Machado misses. Dalrymple lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Machado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dalrymple is looking to counter punch. Dalrymple swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Machado counter with a right hand. Machado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dalrymple stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Machado throws a hook but Dalrymple blocks it. Dalrymple moves out of range of the body kick from Machado.
Dalrymple throws a head kick that misses. Machado connects with a crisp jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dalrymple throws a head kick that misses. Machado tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalrymple throws a big counter combination but Machado scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Dalrymple misses. Dalrymple lands with a kick to the temple. Machado shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" 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 Teddy Dalrymple will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Dalrymple is just out of range. Dalrymple lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That has opened up Wanderson Machado's cut even more. Dalrymple misses with a series of wild punches.
Dalrymple swings widly with a right hand
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Machado misses with a low kick as Dalrymple jumps back. Dalrymple jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Machado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalrymple. Machado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Machado lands a jab. Dalrymple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalrymple misses with a straight right.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Dalrymple counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Machado is lucky that one didn't land flush. Dalrymple scores with a head kick. Machado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Sloppy strikes from Machado. Those never looked like landing. Dalrymple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Dalrymple misses with a straight right. Machado takes a body punch but keeps moving. Machado tries to bum rush Dalrymple with a series of wild strikes but Dalrymple uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A shot to the liver by Dalrymple. Beautiful body shot. Machado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Machado connects with a solid leg kick. Machado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
 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! Dalrymple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado. Machado slips a jab and a cross from Dalrymple.
Dalrymple dips to his left and cracks Machado with an uppercut! Machado thuds a left hand into Dalrymple's body. Machado misses the jab. Dalrymple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Machado throws a body punch but Dalrymple moves out of range. Dalrymple tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Machado scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Dalrymple misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dalrymple at a distance.
Dalrymple throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above Wanderson Machado's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Machado throws a poor cross that misses
and Dalrymple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Machado is looking to score with low kicks. Dalrymple checks a leg kick nicely. Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dalrymple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Dalrymple throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot. Dalrymple dips to his left and cracks Machado with an uppercut!
Wanderson Machado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Dalrymple misses with a left hand and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand! Machado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalrymple.
Dalrymple throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dalrymple lands a jab-cross combination. Dalrymple staying out of range there. Machado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalrymple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Dalrymple swinging wildly here.
Machado swings for the body but Dalrymple moves out of range.
Dalrymple scores with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teddy Dalrymple! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Teddy Dalrymple made sure he mentioned 30th Century Beer Store, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Albodean (ranked 1614 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Alexey Alexandrov Jr (ranked 207 p4p, 205 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Albodean might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I ain't worried - One Republic. Nick Albodean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 cm 30 192 7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Albodean! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov Jr! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Albodean blocks a jab. Albodean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albodean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Albodean looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov Jr is out of range. Alexandrov Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Albodean shakes him off and moves away. Albodean misses with a wild body shot. Albodean throws the left hand but Alexandrov Jr avoids the punch easily. Albodean misses with a hook. Alexandrov Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexandrov Jr sizes up Albodean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Alexandrov Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The fighters circling - Albodean throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Albodean has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight. Alexandrov Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Alexandrov Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albodean. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Albodean looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexandrov Jr is just out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jab by Albodean. Albodean misses with an uppercut. Alexandrov Jr saw that one coming. Alexandrov Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Alexandrov Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albodean.
Alexandrov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Alexandrov Jr missing with a left hand there. Albodean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alexandrov Jr 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. Albodean slips under a jab. Alexandrov Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Albodean should have avoided that one. Alexandrov Jr loads up on a big right hand but Albodean slips the punch. Alexandrov Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A combination from Albodean does no damage. Alexandrov Jr looks to land a right hand but Albodean moved out of range.
Alexandrov Jr gets a clinch.
Albodean breaks the clinch.
Nick Albodean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A left lands for Albodean. Nice sprawl there from Albodean as Alexandrov Jr shoots in. Alexandrov Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexandrov Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandrov Jr is rocked! and Albodean counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Alexandrov Jr! He's just covering up as Albodean starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Albodean! Nick Albodean thanked the fans post fight for their support. The defeated Alexey Alexandrov Jr had this to say: 'Fortes fortuna adiuvat!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gretel (ranked 381 p4p, 393 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 31 p4p, 32 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gretel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gretel misses with a body shot.
Gretel throws a push kick but Rizzo slaps the foot to one side. Gretel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gretel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo. That did some damage! Rizzo's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rizzo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Rizzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gretel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Rizzo scores with a punch to the head. Rizzo catches Gretel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Gretel misses with a hook. Rizzo feints a counter leg kick. Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Gretel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Gretel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Rizzo avoids the body shot from Gretel.
Despite the aggression on Rizzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Rizzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gretel counters with a nice uppercut. 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! Rizzo throws a right and a left that both miss. Gretel is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Gretel staying out of range there.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rizzo moves out of range as Gretel strikes. Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Gretel slips the punch. Gretel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Rizzo throws a big shot that misses. Rizzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gretel missing with a left hand there. Rizzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Rizzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gretel's waist but Gretel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rizzo off to one side. Gretel throws a quick inside leg kick. Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Gretel's leg but Gretel calmly moves out of range. A quick step to the side and Gretel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Gretel throws a leg kick but Rizzo moved away. Gretel throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rizzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peter Gretel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gretel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Rizzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Rizzo lands with a nice body punch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretel moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rizzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside. Gretel misses with a hook from the clinch. Gretel misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo tries to throw a body punch but Gretel avoids it by throwing Rizzo back against the cage. A short uppercut from Rizzo. Rizzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gretel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gretel has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo.
Gretel misses with a body punch.
Gretel misses with some punches.
Gretel lands with a right to the head. A shot in the inside from Gretel. Gretel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo's elbow. Gretel gets through Rizzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gretel misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gretel. And Gretel counters with a quick kick to the body but Rizzo blocks it. Gretel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gretel circles away quickly and effectively. Gretel misses with a body kick. Gretel dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gretel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo. Gretel tries to clinch up and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand. Rizzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Rizzo misses with a low kick. It looked like Gretel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rizzo. A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo. Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gretel.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Gretel scores with a hook. Gretel is looking to clinch but Rizzo is avoiding it.
Gretel with the inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rizzo slips a jab from Gretel. Gretel is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs. Gretel dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gretel is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs. A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo. Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet. Gretel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gretel was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo. Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gretel moves away. Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretel.
And Gretel counters with a quick kick to the body but Rizzo blocks it. Rizzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Gretel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. 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 Peter Gretel will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Gretel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rizzo throws a series of punches but Gretel avoids them all with ease. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gretel - that will leave a mark!
Gretel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gretel. Rizzo takes a swing at Gretel's ribcage but misses. Gretel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gretel throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it. Rizzo blocks the body kick.
Rizzo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Rizzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gretel. Gretel circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A punch combination from Rizzo misses. Gretel scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A clash of legs there as Rizzo blocks the low kick. A jab from Gretel misses. Peter Gretel is winning the standup battle so far. Gretel looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely. Gretel avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Gretel ducks down to avoid it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo. Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet. Gretel is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs. Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizzo shoots in but Gretel avoids the takedown attempt easily. Gretel throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it. Rizzo throws a series of punches but Gretel moves out of range. Peter Gretel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gretel misses with a body shot.
Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gretel counters with a left to the body. Gretel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gretel takes the fight into the clinch. Gretel misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo. Gretel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Gretel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo. Gretel lands a shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gretel stalls. Gretel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo's elbow.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Gretel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo doesn't seem phased though. Gretel misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely. Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Some bone on bone action there as Rizzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Gretel misses with a body shot.
Gretel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gretel gets caught napping as Rizzo dives in and scores a takedown. Gretel manages to retain guard. Gretel wants to sweep but no luck.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gretel is trying to keep Rizzo in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rizzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Rizzo looking to sit in guard and control but Gretel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gretel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Rizzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck. Rizzo trying to control the position.
Rizzo being controlled here, momentarily. Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo has his foot on Gretel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gretel works his way back into a safe position though. Gretel trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom. Gretel looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Gretel stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo. Gretel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rizzo is proving hard to escape from. Gretel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gretel dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gretel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range. Gretel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gretel moves out of range as Rizzo strikes. As Rizzo backs away, Gretel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Gretel with a body punch. A glancing blow. Rizzo throws a lazy body kick and Gretel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzo's knee momentarily. Gretel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gretel wants it to stay on the feet. Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Rizzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gretel checks it well. Rizzo throws a shot to the body.
Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick from Gretel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gretel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rizzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rizzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Rizzo stalks Gretel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gretel's face. Gretel staggers backwards, shaken. Rizzo goes for a double leg but Gretel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gretel continues to drive forward.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Gretel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Rizzo scores with a hook to the body. Gretel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd cheers as Gretel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo doesn't seem phased though. Gretel lands a jab to Rizzo's midsection. Rizzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Gretel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Peter Gretel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo. Gretel slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gretel.
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss! Gretel misses with a hook. Rizzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Gretel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gretel. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet. Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Gretel moved out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Gretel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo. That did some damage! Gretel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though. Gretel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around? Gretel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though. This has been an exciting period of action! Gretel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Rizzo misses with a wild body shot. Gretel scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Gretel saw that one coming. Gretel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Gretel scores with a decent looking hook. Gretel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peter Gretel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gretel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzo on the side of the head. Decent striking displayed by Gretel there. Rizzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gretel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gretel is just out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gretel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gretel thows a leg kick but Rizzo checks it
and Rizzo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gretel!
Rizzo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gretel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Gretel struggling a bit here. Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Gretel is trying to get back to half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Rizzo tries to score with some ground and pound. Gretel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Rizzo working the ground and pound. Rizzo lands a few punches from side control. Gretel sneaks back into half guard. Rizzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gretel's head. Rizzo not landing any meaningful shots this time. Gretel wants to get back to full guard. Gretel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Gretel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight! Peter Gretel showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gretel, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Gretel! During a confident post fight interview, Peter Gretel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Rojas (ranked 594 p4p, 936 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 77 p4p, 131 weight class). Faolin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Ivan Rojas 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Rojas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch lands to the side of Rojas 's head but he takes it in his stride. Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin. Faolin throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas 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 Faolin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faolin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Rojas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Faolin throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively. Rojas throws a big counter combination but Faolin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A telegraphed right hand from Faolin misses the target. A big left from Faolin misses. Faolin tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Faolin is looking to clinch. A big right from Faolin misses. Faolin swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin closes the distance and clinches. Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faolin. Faolin tries a knee to the head but Rojas blocks it.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojas avoids it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head punch on the inside from Rojas fails to land. Rojas tries a body shot but Faolin blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin landing knees to the head.
Faolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas. Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faolin. Rojas throws a head punch that misses. Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Rojas. Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojas is defending well for now. Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
Rojas scores with a shoulder strike. Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it. Rojas working aggressively here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rojas scores with a hook to the body. Faolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faolin takes a shot to the head. Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside. Rojas lands a body punch. Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojas avoids it. Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut. Faolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin. A shot in the inside from Rojas. Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside. Rojas pushes Faolin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Faolin looks winded! Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Faolin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rojas's elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas. Rojas is leaning against Faolin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rojas lands a body punch in the clinch. Rojas lands an uppercut. Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas lands with a short head shot on the inside. Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojas avoids it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Rojas lands a nice uppercut. Rojas pushes Faolin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Still in the clinch, Rojas scores with a nice short uppercut. Rojas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faolin backwards. Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside. Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojas is defending well for now. Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rojas controls his hands.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faolin backwards. Rojas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojas avoids it. Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas scores with a shot to the side of Faolin's head. Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rojas is working Faolin over against the cage. Rojas avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Rojas. Rojas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faolin backwards. A nice left hand lands by Faolin.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Rojas lands with a light punch inside. Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow. Rojas lands a shoulder strike. Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch. Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Rojas. Rojas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rojas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Faolin throws a head punch that misses. Rojas lands a hook that snaps the head of Faolin backwards. Nice body punch from Rojas - that landed with a thud.
Rojas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rojas.
Faolin is rocked! A left hand lands to the body for Rojas.
Faolin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him? Rojas lands with a left to the head. Rojas lands a right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rojas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rojas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rojas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Faolin with a big uppercut! Faolin tries to clinch up but Rojas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Faolin to the mat! Faolin covers up and Rojas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Rojas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Klegane (ranked 371 p4p, 505 weight class) and Last Nightmare (ranked 48 p4p, 64 weight class). Klegane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hells bells. Last Nightmare 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Klegane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Nightmare! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Klegane misses. Klegane lands a jab to the nose. Klegane throws an off balance right hand
and Nightmare counters with a stiff right hand. Klegane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nightmare counters with a straight right hand.
Nightmare closes the distance and clinches. Klegane has a couple of punches blocked by Nightmare.
Nightmare lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klegane blocks a body shot from Nightmare. Nightmare landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klegane presses Nightmare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Our sources have told us that Klegane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Klegane struggles to land a body shot inside as Nightmare controls his hands.
Nightmare trying to land knees to the body.
Nightmare tries to land knees in the clinch but Klegane avoids the damage to the body. Klegane has a couple of punches blocked by Nightmare.
Klegane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Klegane cracks Nightmare with a nice body shot. Klegane misses with a body punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Klegane lands with a short head shot on the inside. Klegane lands a nice shot to the body. Nightmare using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nightmare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klegane backwards. Nightmare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klegane.
Klegane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klegane tries a body shot but Nightmare blocks it.
Nightmare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klegane backwards. Nightmare struggles to land a body shot inside as Klegane controls his hands.
Nightmare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klegane backwards. Nightmare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klegane backwards. Nightmare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Klegane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nightmare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nightmare lands a hook that snaps the head of Klegane backwards. Klegane lands a body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Klegane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nightmare blocks an uppercut.
Nightmare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kleganes head. Nightmare landing knees to the body.
Klegane is breathing heavily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nightmare tries to land knees in the clinch but Klegane avoids the damage to the body. Nightmare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nightmare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nightmare lands a nice knee to the body. Klegane prevents a body shot from Nightmare. Nightmare throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Klegane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Klegane can't find room to land a body shot as Nightmare controls the action.
Nightmare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klegane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klegane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Klegane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nightmare's elbow. Klegane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klegane scores with a nice hook to the head. Nightmare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klegane tries to throw a body punch but Nightmare avoids it by throwing Klegane back against the cage. Klegane tries to throw a body punch but Nightmare avoids it by throwing Klegane back against the cage. Nightmare blocks a body shot from Klegane.
Nightmare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nightmare throws the left hand but Klegane avoids the punch easily.
Nightmare darts in and clinches Klegane up against the cage. Nightmare missing with knees to the body.
Nightmare throws a punch but it's blocked by Klegane. Klegane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klegane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klegane managing to block the knees to the body from Nightmare.
A head punch on the inside from Klegane fails to land. Nightmare tries to throw a body punch but Klegane avoids it by throwing Nightmare back against the cage. Klegane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klegane misses with the head strike.
Klegane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klegane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Klegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nightmare missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nightmare.
Nightmare tries to throw a body punch but Klegane avoids it by throwing Nightmare back against the cage. Klegane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Klegane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klegane misses with a body punch.
Klegane misses with a punch on the inside.
Nightmare lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Nightmare. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Klegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Klegane can't find room to land a body shot as Nightmare controls the action.
Nightmare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klegane. Nightmare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klegane.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nightmare. Nightmare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kleganes head. Nightmare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nightmare scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klegane is rocked! Nightmare lands a big right hand that drops Klegane! The killer instinct kicks in and Nightmare finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nightmare!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Last Nightmare! An out of breath Last Nightmare thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. Sandor Klegane spoke after the fight, saying 'Grrrr'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between See How Fook (ranked 131 p4p, 261 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 23 p4p, 37 weight class). Fook comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies & Gentlemen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, See How Fook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Harakka! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harakka looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Fook thows a left - swing and a miss! The fighters circle momentarily. Fook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Fook avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Harakka misses. Harakka moves out of range as Fook strikes. Fook misses with a hook. Harakka ducked under it nicely. Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss! It looked like Fook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Harakka throws a leg kick and Fook counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Harakka is just out of range. Harakka misses with a wild body shot. Harakka 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. Harakka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Fook swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Harakka. Fook lands with a shot to the body. A big right from Harakka misses. Harakka throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it. Harakka misses with a hook
and Harakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fook moves out of range of the body kick. A low kick lands for Fook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook counters with a lovely shot to the body. Fook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Fook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fook. Fook lands a jab to Harakka's midsection. Fook misses with a low kick.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Fook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Fook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Fook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harakka on the side of the head. Harakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Fook throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Harakka throws a low kick but Fook moves out of range easily. A little feinted left hand from Fook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fook throws a head kick that misses. Harakka lands a right hook to the body.
Fook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harakka at a distance.
Fook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harakka sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fook throws a head kick that Harakka semi-blocks.
Harakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka throws a nice inside leg kick. Harakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Harakka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A low kick from Harakka misses and Fook counters with a left to the body. Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook counters with a nice uppercut. Harakka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harakka punishes Fook's body with a nice straight punch. Fook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fook just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook throws a low kick but Harakka avoids it. Harakka throws a leg kick but Fook checks it. Fook avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Nice body kick from Harakka. Fook moves out of range as Harakka strikes. Fook is looking to counter punch. Harakka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fook momentarily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fook avoids a kick to the body.
Fook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Harakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook. Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook. Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss! Fook lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Harakka misses the shot to the body. Fook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harakka tries to land a front kick but Fook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Fook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Harakka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harakka throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. Harakka slips a straight right by Fook. Harakka moves out of range as Fook strikes. Fook ducks under a wild hook from Harakka. Fook scores with a hook to the body. Harakka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fook slips a jab from Harakka. 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! Harakka blocks a head kick by Fook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. That kick from Harakka tenderised Fook's leg. Fook is trying to keep his angry face on. Harakka looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away. Harakka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fook feinted there with a counter leg kick. Harakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fook is out of range. Fook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Fook tries to land a leg kick but Harakka saw it coming and moves away.
Harakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook. Harakka flicks out a counter leg kick but Fook steps away. Fook throws a shot to the body.
Fook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Donk. Fook catches Harakka right on the button with a cross. Fook takes a shot right to the bread basket. Fook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook. Fook catches Harakka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harakka sizes up Fook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Fook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Fook. A jab from Harakka misses. 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 See How Fook will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fook missing with a left hand there. Harakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka. Fook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harakka can pounce on him.
Fook blocks the body kick.
Harakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Fook moves away from the strike by Harakka. Harakka throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harakka swings away with a leg kick that misses. Harakka walks into a jab. Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka. Harakka throws a low kick but Fook moves out of range easily. Harakka throws a chopping leg kick but Fook manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Fook throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Fook with a hook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fook throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harakka momentarily.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away. Fook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fook motions for Harakka to come forward. Fook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fook scores with a hook. Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Harakka is just out of range. Harakka feints a counter leg kick. Harakka misses with a low kick as Fook jumps back. Fook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fook throws a leg kick but Harakka sees it coming and moves out of range. Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook half committed to a counter leg kick. Harakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A looping hook to the body misses from Harakka. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet. Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harakka's head backwards. Fook throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range. Harakka misses with a body kick. A head kick misses from Fook.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Harakka misses with a looping left. A jab from Fook misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fook tried to counter with a leg kick but Harakka avoided it. Fook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nice defenses there by Fook. Fook scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Fook shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Harakka connects with a body shot that sends Fook's belly button to the back. Fook misses with a low kick.
Harakka lands with an overhand left. Harakka needs to keep his hands up - Fook had a free shot at his head there. Fook slips a straight right by Harakka. Harakka throws a body shot but no joy. Harakka misses with a body shot.
Harakka tries to score with a low kick but Fook moves his leg out of the way. Fook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Fook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Harakka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fook has got the better of the exchanges. Fook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Harakka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Harakka is looking to score with low kicks. Fook throwing a counter right hand but Harakka manages to avoid it. Fook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fook. Harakka misses with a lunging right hand
and Fook counters with a slapping leg kick. Harakka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fook throws a wild body kick that Harakka sees coming a mile off. Harakka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harakka manages to avoid it. Harakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fook can pounce on him.
Fook misses with a hook. Fook blocks a jab. Fook blocks a leg kick. Fook looks to land a body kick but Harakka moved away. See How Fook is winning the standup battle so far. Harakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Harakka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fook. That did some damage! Fook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka. Harakka looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Fook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harakka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakka. This has been an exciting period of action! Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss! Fook 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. Fook connects with a solid leg kick. Harakka punishes Fook's body with a nice straight punch. Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harakka looks for the body kick but Fook saw that one coming. Harakka looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away. Fook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harakka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fook scrambles back to his feet. Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fook throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily. A bone on bone clash there as Fook blocks the leg kick.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Harakka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Fook is just out of range. Harakka ducks right into an uppercut from Fook. 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 See How Fook 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!
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fook was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka. Gustav Harakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! See How Fook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A kick lands to the mid section there for Fook. Harakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harakka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Fook looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range. Harakka throws a leg kick but Fook moved away. A bone on bone clash there as Fook blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harakka 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 Fook has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fook and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harakka throws out the jab. Harakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Harakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harakka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Harakka swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harakka motions for Fook to come forward. Harakka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A little feinted left hand from Fook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Harakka throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. Harakka looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Fook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Fook scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Harakka looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Fook. Fook ducks under a wild hook from Harakka. Harakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Fook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harakka misses the shot to the body. Fook swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Fook lands with a hook. Harakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Fook jabs at Harakka's body. Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook moves out of range of the leg kick from Harakka. Fook moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
Harakka takes a swing at Fook's ribcage but misses. Harakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Fook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fook!
Harakka is looking to land body kicks. A big left from Harakka misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harakka checks a leg kick nicely. Harakka lands a jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fook cracks Harakka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Harakka defending well as Fook loads up on a big left hand. Harakka walks into a stiff left hand from Fook. Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Fook. Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook lands with a cross. Fook with a nice cross. Harakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Harakka. A nice leg kick lands there from Fook. Harakka misses the body punch and Fook counters with a nice uppercut. Harakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harakka motions for Fook to come forward. Harakka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fook appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Harakka swings widly with a right hand
and Fook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Harakka misses with a low kick. Fook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Fook connects with an inside leg kick. Harakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fook. Harakka throws a jab but it's blocked by Fook. Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Fook slips the punch. Fook cracks Harakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Fook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fook stuns Harakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Fook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Good exchange - Fook coming out on top. This has been an exciting period of action! Harakka misses with an uppercut. Fook saw that one coming. Harakka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Fook scores with a shot to the body.
Fook lands a jab to Harakka's midsection.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fook moves out of range as Harakka strikes. Fook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Harakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fook. Fook obviously looking to wear him down.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Fook is just out of range. Harakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Fook tests Harakka's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fook lands a nice looking body shot.
Harakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Fook scores with a hook. Nice shot by Fook. Harakka swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harakka throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Harakka. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet. Fook blocks a jab. Harakka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight! See How Fook showed his dominance in that final round. Well Fook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... See How Fook! See How Fook decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 137 p4p, 286 weight class) and Li Gong (ranked 18 p4p, 29 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tadageru slips under a jab. Tadageru fails with a takedown attempt. Tadageru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gong as he jumps to the side. Tadageru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakachi Tadageru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tadageru moves into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong breaks the clinch.
Gong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gong lands a head kick. Tadageru smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Li Gong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Gong lands a nice looking body kick. Tadageru avoids the head kick by Gong.
Gong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tadageru feinted with a counter takedown. Gong misses with a body shot.
Gong misses with a body kick. Gong connects with a high kick. Gong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tadageru half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Tadageru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gong as he jumps to the side. Gong throws out a counter right but Tadageru avoids it with no problem.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru closes the distance and clinches. Tadageru goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gong prevents it.
Tadageru has Gong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Gong scores with a hook to the body. Gong stops a takedown attempt from Tadageru.
Tadageru has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Tadageru tries a body shot but Gong blocks it.
Tadageru blocking some punches.
Gong lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tadageru keeps control of Gong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Tadageru misses with a body punch.
Tadageru lands with a short shot to the head. Tadageru is trying to drag Gong to the mat but Gong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gong is pressed up against the cage. Tadageru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gong down to the mat. Gong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Tadageru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tadageru scrambles back to his feet.
Tadageru has Gong up against the cage in a clinch.
Tadageru is trying to drag Gong to the mat but Gong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakachi Tadageru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tadageru closes the distance but Gong moves to the side and Gong counters with a straight right hand. Tadageru tries to clinch up. Gong jabs Tadageru right on the nose. Tadageru blinks but takes it well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Gong. The fighters circle, before Gong throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Tadageru's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gong lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Li Gong! Li Gong 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 65 p4p, 145 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 8 p4p, 16 weight class). Margera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Madkhao Sitsongrit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand! A big left from Margera misses. Nice defenses there by Margera.
Margera gets a clinch. Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit. Margera lands an uppercut. Margera prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit. Margera throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land. Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land. Sitsongrit is leaning against Margera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit crunches a lovely knee into Margera's ribcage. Margera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Margera. Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A short left from Margera. Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike. Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage 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! A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land. Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses. Margera lands a nice uppercut. Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land. Sitsongrit scores a nice knee to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch. Margera avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera lands a body punch. Margera lands a left hand.
Margera blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit looking to throw knees to the head but Margera is blocking nicely.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Margera.
It looks like Madkhao Sitsongrit has been cut. Margera prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit. Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight. Margera avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Margera lands a body punch. Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards. Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head. Sitsongrit takes a knee to the side of the body. Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body. Margera scores with a nice hook to the head. Margera lands a nice uppercut. Margera pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Margera avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now. A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera. Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head. Margera lands a shoulder strike. Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but Margera blocks it.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now. Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera. Margera blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Margera avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Margera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Margera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit is breathing heavily. Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sitsongrit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera lands a right hand. Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Madkhao Sitsongrit's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Margera ducked under it nicely. Margera looks like he wants to counter punch here. Margera throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range. Margera slips under a jab. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Margera! But no joy. Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Donk. Margera catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross. A punch combination from Margera misses. Margera tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot. 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 Margera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Margera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Margera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Margera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Margera slips the punch. Margera misses with a wild body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Margera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit. Margera lands a nice looking body shot.
Margera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margera throws out the jab. Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Margera throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Margera lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Margera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margera keeps the fight on the outside. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Margera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks. Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit. A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there. Margera throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it. Margera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Margera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily. Margera throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Margera thinking. Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Margera. Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Margera checks it. Margera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Margera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Margera's front leg but catches the back leg as Margera tries to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice cross by Sitsongrit. Boryslav Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Margera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Margera moved out of range. Sitsongrit jabs Margera right on the nose. Margera blinks but takes it well. Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Margera swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot. Margera misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely. Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving. Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Margera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick. Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Margera. Sitsongrit moves out of range as Margera strikes. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit rushes Margera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Margera. Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Margera. Margera blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head. A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Margera tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Margera misses with a knee to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch. Margera lands with a right to the head. Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Margera struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards. Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera. A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Margera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Margera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Madkhao Sitsongrit's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Margera against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Margera. Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margera backwards. Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head. Sitsongrit tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Margera lands a nice uppercut. Margera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it. Margera lands a nice uppercut. Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Margera lands a shot to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage. Margera lands a shoulder strike. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
 That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Margera takes a shot to the head. Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sitsongrit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Margera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sitsongrit's face.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Margera is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now. Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Margera presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A knee to the head by Margera.
Margera presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Margera lands a good knee to the midsection. Sitsongrit won't want to take too many of those. A short right from Margera. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Margera with a knee to the head.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera. Margera scores with a shoulder strike. Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Boryslav Margera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Margera cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot. A shot in the inside from Margera. Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses. Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now. Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside. Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Margera backwards. Margera scores with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside. Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sitsongrit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Margera lands a hook to the side of the head. Sitsongrit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it. This has been an exciting period of action! Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut. Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it. Margera lands a right hand. Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Margera.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sitsongrit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle. Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Margera digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it. Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it. Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Madkhao Sitsongrit's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Margera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Margera. Margera takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses. A big right from Sitsongrit misses. Margera misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming. Margera avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Margera. Margera scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Margera tries to catch it but that hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Margera moved out of range. Margera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses the jab. Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A nice side step and Margera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Margera moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Margera didn't see that one coming. Margera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Margera's shoulder, as Margera tries to avoid the shot. A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target. Margera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head. Margera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nice body punch from Margera. Sitsongrit motions for Margera to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera. Margera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Margera misses with a body shot.
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! Margera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit darts in trying to clinch and Margera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses with a looping right. Margera lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand. A big left from Sitsongrit misses. Margera throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily. Madkhao Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sitsongrit swings for the body but Margera moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Margera moves away and avoids it. Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target. Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Margera moved away. Margera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Margera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Margera knows he should have avoided that one. Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick. Margera ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Margera moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. A big right from Margera misses. Margera slips a straight right by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses with a body kick. Sitsongrit slips a jab from Margera. Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Margera.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Margera avoided it. Margera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Margera's front leg with a kick but Margera checks it. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Margera was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. A nice side step and Margera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Margera misses with a looping right.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Margera saw it coming and moves away.
Margera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Margera jumps back. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick and Margera counters with a nice uppercut. Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Margera doesn't seem phased though. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Margera's front leg but catches the back leg as Margera tries to avoid it. Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it. It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there. Margera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Margera. Margera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margera throws out the jab. Margera cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap. Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Madkhao Sitsongrit will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Madkhao Sitsongrit's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Margera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Madkhao Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Margera dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Margera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Margera lands with a good body shot. Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away. Margera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margera throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it. Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Margera gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch. Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body. Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head. Margera lands a good knee to the midsection. Sitsongrit won't want to take too many of those. Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. 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 knee right on the jaw!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Margera lands a right hand. Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Margera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage. Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head. Margera lands a knee 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. Margera lands a hook to the side of the head. Margera landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it. Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Margera.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera lands a right hand. Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it. Margera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Margera.
Margera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A short right from Margera on the inside. Margera prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit looking to throw knees to the head but Margera is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Margera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera. Margera is working Sitsongrit over against the cage. Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch. Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Margera. Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Margera. A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera. Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Margera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera. Margera is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Margera landing knees to the head.
Sitsongrit is rocked! Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle. Margera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Margera blocking some punches.
Margera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sitsongrit! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Margera is unloading with more strikes now! Sitsongrit drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boryslav Margera! A very excited looking Boryslav Margera 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 63 p4p, 255 weight class) and Temujin Namkhai (ranked 12 p4p, 39 weight class). Namkhai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Batzorig Vaanchig - Mongolian Throat Singing. 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Namkhai! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
 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. Inhanamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Inhanamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut. Nice defenses there by Namkhai. Namkhai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Inhanamoto blocks it well.
Inhanamoto closes the distance and pushes Namkhai back into the cage. Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
Namkhai takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Temujin Namkhai has been cut. Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inhanamoto. Namkhai tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto. A shot in the inside from Inhanamoto. Namkhai lands a shoulder strike. Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Namkhai misses with some punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Namkhai working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namkhai. Namkhai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inhanamoto or not. Inhanamoto lands a hook to the side of the head. Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Namkhai.
Namkhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Namkhai lands a hook to the side of the head. Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Namkhai. A head punch blocked on the inside by Inhanamoto. Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it. Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow. A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto. Namkhai can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Namkhai tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Inhanamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Namkhai misses with a punch to the body.
Namkhai digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank. Inhanamoto is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Namkhai lands with a left to the head. Inhanamoto lands with a light punch inside. Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside. Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Inhanamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Inhanamoto works on Namkhai's body with a couple of short punches. Namkhai lands with a right to the head. Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
Inhanamoto lands with a light punch inside. Namkhai misses with a body punch.
Namkhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it. Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Inhanamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards. Namkhai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Namkhai misses with a body punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namkhai. Nice body punch from Inhanamoto. Namkhai blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards. Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Inhanamoto lands a body shot. Inhanamoto lands an elbow that stopped Namkhai in his tracks for a moment. Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Namkhais head. Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head. Inhanamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Namkhai tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
Inhanamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Namkhai takes an elbow to the temple. A nice glancing elbow lands by Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Namkhai's defenses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Inhanamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Inhanamoto pushes Namkhai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside. Inhanamoto lands an elbow that stopped Namkhai in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Temujin Namkhai's cut even more. Inhanamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Namkhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Namkhai.
Inhanamoto is working Namkhai over against the cage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle. Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head. Inhanamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Namkhai. Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Namkhai. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside. Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow. Inhanamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Namkhai controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Inhanamoto dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Namkhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Namkhai lands a slapping body shot.
Namkhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And Namkhai responds with a good body kick, but Inhanamoto manages to step out the way in time. Namkhai misses with a kick to the body and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Inhanamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A decent looking body kick lands there for Inhanamoto.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Inhanamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Namkhai swats him away and circles back towards the center. Inhanamoto lunges at Namkhai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Namkhai's hand. The fight stays on the outside here - Inhanamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Namkhai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Namkhai checks a leg kick nicely. Namkhai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Inhanamoto blocks it well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Namkhai thows a leg kick but Inhanamoto checks it and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand. Inhanamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Namkhai. Inhanamoto throws a lazy head kick and Namkhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Inhanamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Namkhai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Inhanamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inhanamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Namkhai in his tracks.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Inhanamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inhanamoto instigates a clinch. Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Namkhai. Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Namkhai lands with a short shot to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Inhanamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Namkhai can do to turn this around? Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namkhai digs a right hand underneath Inhanamoto's ribcage. Inhanamoto let out a lung full of air as it connected. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Namkhai breaks the clinch.
Inhanamoto rushes Namkhai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Namkhai. Inhanamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Namkhai. Inhanamoto tries to work over Namkhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Inhanamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Namkhai.
Inhanamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Inhanamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Inhanamoto lands an uppercut. Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters up against the cage, Inhanamoto throws an elbow but misses. Namkhai tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Namkhai back against the cage. Inhanamoto presses Namkhai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Namkhai lands a nice uppercut. Namkhai presses Inhanamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Inhanamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namkhai backwards. Inhanamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Inhanamoto dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Inhanamoto is looking to clinch but Namkhai is avoiding it.
And Namkhai responds with a good body kick, but Inhanamoto manages to step out the way in time. A shot to the liver by Inhanamoto. Beautiful body shot. Inhanamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Namkhai moves out of range easily. Namkhai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Inhanamoto tries a low kick but Namkhai avoids it. Despite the aggression on Namkhai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Namkhai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryu Inhanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Namkhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inhanamoto throws out the jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Inhanamoto. Namkhai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook to the body
and Namkhai counters with a stiff right hand. Namkhai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Namkhai misses with a right hand and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Inhanamoto lands with a cross. Inhanamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Namkhai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Inhanamoto misses with a body shot.
Namkhai flicks out a counter leg kick but Inhanamoto steps away.
Inhanamoto instigates a clinch. Inhanamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A body shot lands from Namkhai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inhanamoto. Namkhai tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Namkhai back against the cage. Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage. Namkhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Namkhai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards. Namkhai dodges an elbow strike from Inhanamoto.
Ryu Inhanamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far. Namkhai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Namkhai. Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch. Namkhai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Namkhai takes a shot to the head. Namkhai throws a head punch that misses. Temujin Namkhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
A body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Namkhai takes an elbow to the forehead. Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right hook to the body lands for Inhanamoto.
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! Namkhai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Inhanamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle. Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Inhanamoto lands an elbow inside that Namkhai shrugs off. Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut. Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Namkhai tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Namkhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside. Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Namkhai controls the action.
Namkhai misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryu Inhanamoto showed his dominance in that final round. Well Inhanamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Inhanamoto! Ryu Inhanamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 25 p4p, 43 weight class) and Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Bollomard comes into the arena with Mysterium blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bollomard blocks a head kick by Hideki.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
and Bollomard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hideki! Hideki is trying to buck Bollomard off.
Bollomard tries for a kimura but Hideki is defending well. Hideki wants to control but Bollomard postures up. Hideki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bollomard.
Bollomard controls the position.
Bollomard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hideki struggling a bit here.
Bollomard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hideki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Bollomard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bollomard.
Bollomard 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.
Bollomard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Hideki tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hideki struggling a bit here. Bollomard 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hideki tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hideki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Hideki can't do much from the bottom here. Hideki tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bollomard in side control lands a decent elbow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bollomard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hideki to see if he's OK. Hideki keeps Bollomard under control for a moment. You can see the frustration on Hideki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Hideki holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage. Hideki is looking for a sweep. Hideki stops Bollomard from passing to mount. Bollomard throws an elbow but Hideki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bollomard tries for a kimura but Hideki is defending well. Bollomard is looking to take a break and control but Hideki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bollomard working the ground and pound but Hideki is defending the strikes. Hideki is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Bollomard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Hideki is pushing Bollomard's head away, looking to escape. Bollomard manages to hold on to the position though. Hideki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Bollomard is trying to control. Hideki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Bollomard is pressing down on Hideki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hideki is holding on for now. Hideki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bollomard is working away from the top position though.
 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. Hideki manages to get to full guard.
Bollomard tries to free his leg and advance position but Hideki is retaining full guard. Bollomard is working Hideki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hideki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bollomard is controlling him. Bollomard being controlled here momentarily. Bollomard looking to pass the guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hideki controlling Bollomard's posture. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Bollomard dominated that round. That's time! Bollomard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hideki misses with a straight right. Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Bollomard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Jacques Bollomard has been cut. Bollomard tries to clinch but Hideki moves away and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hideki jabs Bollomard to the body, keeping him at a distance. A slow jab from Hideki misses its intended target. Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. A shot to the liver by Hideki. Beautiful body shot. Bollomard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hideki defends well and Bollomard ends up having to push Hideki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Hideki staying out of range there. Hideki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Hideki stuffs the takedown. Nice shot by Bollomard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki connects with a crisp jab. Bollomard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away. A solid leg kick lands there for Hideki.
Donk. Bollomard catches Hideki right on the button with a cross. Bollomard throws a body shot but no joy. Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bollomard moves in looking to clinch but Hideki pushes him off. Hideki throws the left hand but Bollomard avoids the punch easily. Hideki lands with a good body shot. Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bollomard moves in looking to clinch but Hideki pushes him off. Nagatsuki Hideki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bollomard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki. Hideki missing with a left hand there. Bollomard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hideki lands a really nice looking cross but Bollomard seems unphased.
Hideki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hideki wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Bollomard. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bollomard misses the shot to the body. Hideki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bollomard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hideki. A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. Bollomard does a little dance to reset his feet. 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! Bollomard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bollomard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away. Hideki feints a counter leg kick. Hideki misses with a looping right.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bollomard lands with a nice body punch. Hideki misses with a double jab.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hideki sprawls and moves away. Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bollomard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hideki quickly recovers to half guard. Hideki wants to get back to full guard.
Bollomard seems to be working for a kimura but Hideki defends the submission attempt. Bollomard not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hideki is trying to stand back up but Bollomard is controlling him
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bollomard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hideki defending well though. Hideki is looking for a sweep. Bollomard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Bollomard trying to control from half guard but Hideki is working away. Bollomard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Hideki holds on for dear life, controlling Bollomard's posture momentarily. Bollomard is in the full mount, landing strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hideki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bollomard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hideki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bollomard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Hideki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bollomard.
Hideki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nagatsuki Hideki will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Jacques Bollomard'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.
Bollomard lands the left hand. Bollomard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideki. Bollomard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range. Bollomard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Bollomard takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses. Bollomard takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses. Bollomard is looking to wear down Hideki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hideki throws a body shot but no joy. Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hideki sprawls and moves away. Bollomard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hideki misses with a looping right.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bollomard blocks a jab. Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hideki sprawls and moves away. Bollomard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Bollomard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hideki wants to slow Bollomard down by chopping away at his legs. Bollomard throws a hook but Hideki blocks it. A little jabbing left from Hideki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hideki throws a head kick but Bollomard moves out of range.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hideki sprawls and moves away. Hideki staying out of range there. Jab from Bollomard. Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bollomard fails with a takedown attempt. Bollomard blocks a jab. Bollomard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hideki avoids it really well and circles away. Hideki lands with a hook. Bollomard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hideki connects with a solid leg kick. Bollomard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hideki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bollomard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bollomard is rocked!
Jacques Bollomard's cut is getting worse. Bollomard closes the distance looking to clinch and Hideki scores with a counter punch that sends Bollomard to the canvas! Hideki smells blood - he's punishing Bollomard with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bollomard has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nagatsuki Hideki! Nagatsuki Hideki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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