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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena slips a straight right by Steigelmann.
Poochyena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steigelmann.
Poochyena looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Steigelmann misses with a hook. Poochyena ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Steigelmann.
Poochyena lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steigelmann's sensitive parts.
Steigelmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poochyena counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steigelmann's knee momentarily.
Poochyena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steigelmann.
Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steigelmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steigelmann throws out a loose jab but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poochyena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steigelmann throws a looping overhand right but Poochyena ducks down to avoid it.
Poochyena feints a counter leg kick.
Steigelmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poochyena. That did some damage!
Steigelmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steigelmann is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Poochyena's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Poochyena counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunnar Steigelmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poochyena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steigelmann.
Poochyena moves out of range of the strikes.
As Steigelmann backs off Poochyena throws a huge counter combo but Steigelmann manages to avoid it all.
Poochyena checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poochyena doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poochyena tries to move into range but Steigelmann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poochyena looks for the body kick but Steigelmann saw that one coming.
Steigelmann misses with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steigelmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steigelmann cracks the inside of Poochyena's front leg.
Steigelmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Poochyena.
Poochyena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Steigelmann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steigelmann gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poochyena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Steigelmann just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocks a low kick nicely.
Poochyena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steigelmann swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steigelmann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poochyena throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steigelmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Poochyena is just out of range.
Poochyena throws a big counter head kick but Steigelmann avoids it with no problem.
Poochyena walks into a left hand.
Steigelmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poochyena. That's going to slow Steigelmann down.
Steigelmann swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a thumping low kick.
Steigelmann lands a jab to Poochyena's midsection.
Poochyena lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands a body shot.
Steigelmann swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a left to the body.
Poochyena wants to slow Steigelmann down by chopping away at his legs.
Steigelmann misses with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a two punch combo.
Steigelmann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steigelmann loads up on a big right hand but Poochyena slips the punch.
Poochyena throws out a leg kick but Steigelmann moves out of range and Poochyena only half commits.
Steigelmann lands a jab to the nose.
Steigelmann misses with a body kick.
Steigelmann backing away here, and Poochyena unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poochyena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steigelmann can pounce on him.
Poochyena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena avoids the head kick by Steigelmann.
As Steigelmann backs off Poochyena throws a huge counter combo but Steigelmann manages to avoid it all.
Steigelmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steigelmann looks to land a left hand but Poochyena moved out of range nicely.
Steigelmann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steigelmann looks to land a body kick but Poochyena moved away.
Steigelmann misses with an uppercut.
Poochyena appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steigelmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poochyena walks into a straight right hand from Steigelmann.
Poochyena takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws a sloppy body shot
and Poochyena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Steigelmann as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Steigelmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Steigelmann's cut.
That's time! Steigelmann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steigelmann throws a looping overhand right but Poochyena ducks down to avoid it.
Poochyena feints a counter leg kick.
Steigelmann misses with a looping right.
Poochyena slips under a jab.
Poochyena checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poochyena feints a counter leg kick.
Steigelmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Poochyena counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steigelmann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poochyena throws a head kick but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Steigelmann misses with a low kick.
Steigelmann backing away here, and Poochyena unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poochyena moves out of range of the body kick from Steigelmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steigelmann is looking to slow Poochyena down with leg kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poochyena in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Poochyena defending well as Steigelmann loads up on a big left hand.
Steigelmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poochyena counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann backing away here, and Poochyena unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Poochyena.
Poochyena only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Poochyena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poochyena misses with a low kick.
That kick from Poochyena tenderised Steigelmann's leg. Steigelmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steigelmann slips a jab from Poochyena.
Steigelmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poochyena ducks right into an uppercut from Steigelmann.
You can see that Poochyena has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Poochyena just misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena works Steigelmann's body with a nice hook.
Steigelmann misses with a straight right.
Steigelmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poochyena misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Steigelmann misses.
Steigelmann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steigelmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena counters with a body kick.
Poochyena throws a head kick but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Steigelmann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poochyena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poochyena might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steigelmann has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steigelmann avoids the head kick by Poochyena.
Poochyena tried to score with a low kick but Steigelmann checks it.
Steigelmann loads up on a big right hand but Poochyena slips the punch.
Steigelmann looks to land a right hand but Poochyena moved out of range.
Poochyena feints a counter leg kick.
Poochyena throws a jab but it's blocked by Steigelmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steigelmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Steigelmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick but Poochyena sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Steigelmann misses.
Steigelmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poochyena throws a fast counter high kick but Steigelmann manages to duck under it in time.
Steigelmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poochyena.
A telegraphed right hand from Steigelmann misses the target.
Poochyena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steigelmann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnar Steigelmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Steigelmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poochyena unleashes a big counter combination but Steigelmann bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Steigelmann misses its intended target.
Poochyena raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steigelmann throws a looping overhand right but Poochyena ducks down to avoid it.
Poochyena was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Poochyena misses with a leg kick.
Steigelmann feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poochyena's calf.
Poochyena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws a hook to the side of Poochyena's head but Poochyena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poochyena stuns Steigelmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steigelmann throws a lazy uppercut
and Poochyena counters with a stiff right hand.
Poochyena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steigelmann misses with a shot to the body
and Poochyena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steigelmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tamias Poochyena will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Steigelmann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poochyena misses with a body kick.
Steigelmann scoring well with a low kick there.
Poochyena looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poochyena blocks a jab.
Poochyena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steigelmann 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 Poochyena has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poochyena and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poochyena does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poochyena walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steigelmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steigelmann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poochyena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steigelmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Steigelmann. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poochyena lands a high kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Poochyena!
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with an outside leg kick.
Steigelmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws a lazy right hand but Poochyena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steigelmann loads up on a big right hand but Poochyena slips the punch.
Poochyena feints a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Steigelmann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poochyena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steigelmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steigelmann throws a hook to the side of Poochyena's head but Poochyena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Poochyena misses.
Poochyena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steigelmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steigelmann looks to land a left hand but Poochyena moved out of range nicely.
Steigelmann throws a right hand that misses
and Poochyena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab from Poochyena.
Poochyena swings for the body but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick
and Poochyena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands a leg kick that knocks Steigelmann off balance momentarily.
Steigelmann loads up on a big right hand but Poochyena slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Poochyena blocks the leg kick.
Steigelmann throws a right and a left that Poochyena avoids nicely.
Steigelmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Poochyena turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poochyena misses with a leg kick
and Steigelmann counters with a low kick, right behind Poochyena 's knee.
Steigelmann misses with an uppercut. Poochyena saw that one coming.
Steigelmann misses with a hook. Poochyena ducked under it nicely.
Steigelmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poochyena.
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poochyena counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steigelmann's knee momentarily.
Poochyena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
Poochyena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steigelmann rather than just go for the knockout.
Poochyena scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steigelmann misses with a head kick.
Poochyena on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steigelmann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steigelmann is looking to land body kicks.
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with a leg kick.
Steigelmann throws a body kick that misses.
Steigelmann throws a head kick that misses
and Poochyena counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Steigelmann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poochyena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
Steigelmann throws a hook but Poochyena blocks it.
Steigelmann backing away here, and Poochyena unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Steigelmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steigelmann throws a right hand that misses
and Poochyena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
Steigelmann lands a body shot.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poochyena counters with a crisp one two that drops Steigelmann! Poochyena thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steigelmann to his feet! Steigelmann is in big trouble!
Steigelmann is rocked!
Steigelmann throws a hook but Poochyena avoids it easily.
Poochyena is looking for the big counter here.
Oh Steigelmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poochyena throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steigelmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poochyena cracks Steigelmann with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Poochyena has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steigelmann to stand back up!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena moves out of range as Steigelmann throws a body kick.
Poochyena tries a quick counter leg kick but Steigelmann is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steigelmann misses with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steigelmann's knee momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poochyena!
Steigelmann seems to have got his legs back now.
Steigelmann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poochyena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poochyena.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poochyena is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steigelmann with a body shot.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poochyena counters with a solid body kick.
Steigelmann misses with a low kick.
Poochyena appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steigelmann misses with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a crisp one two that drops Steigelmann! Poochyena thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steigelmann to his feet! Steigelmann is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steigelmann swings for the body but Poochyena moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena scores with a shot to the body.
Poochyena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steigelmann. That did some damage!
Steigelmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poochyena is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Poochyena misses with a low kick.
Steigelmann throws a poor cross that misses
and Poochyena counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steigelmann thinking.
Poochyena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Poochyena scores with a body shot.
Steigelmann throws a hook but Poochyena blocks it.
Steigelmann lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steigelmann is out of range.
Steigelmann misses with an uppercut. Poochyena saw that one coming.
Poochyena thows a leg kick but Steigelmann checks it
and Steigelmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Steigelmann tried to score with a low kick but Poochyena checks it.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick
and Poochyena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poochyena pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steigelmann is out of range and Poochyena settles back down.
Poochyena blocks a leg kick.
Poochyena tries a quick counter leg kick but Steigelmann is wise to it.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot.
Steigelmann will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poochyena throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steigelmann.
Steigelmann swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a head kick that drops Steigelmann to the mat! Steigelmann scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Poochyena avoids the body shot from Steigelmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steigelmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena lands with a shot to the body.
Poochyena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steigelmann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poochyena checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poochyena looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Poochyena moves out of range of the strikes.
Steigelmann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poochyena misses with the body kick
and Steigelmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poochyena swings for the body but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Poochyena takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Steigelmann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Steigelmann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poochyena under the eye.
A head kick misses from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws a hook but Poochyena blocks it.
Steigelmann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poochyena.
A telegraphed right hand from Steigelmann misses the target.
Steigelmann looks to land a left hand but Poochyena moved out of range nicely.
Steigelmann throws a lazy head kick
and Poochyena counters with a head kick. That will keep Steigelmann thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poochyena cracks the inside of Steigelmann's front leg.
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and Poochyena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steigelmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poochyena manages to avoid it.
Steigelmann misses with a right hand
and Poochyena counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a left 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.
Poochyena scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Steigelmann.
Poochyena looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Poochyena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poochyena counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poochyena.
A big left from Steigelmann misses.
Poochyena now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steigelmann throws a right hand that misses
and Poochyena counters with a good low kick that Steigelmann was not able to check.
Poochyena misses with a head kick.
Steigelmann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steigelmann misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann looks to land a body kick but Poochyena moved away.
Steigelmann throws a hook but Poochyena avoids it easily.
Poochyena let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Steigelmann misses the target.
Steigelmann 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.
Poochyena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poochyena drops his hands momentarily and Steigelmann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steigelmann throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poochyena counters with a right hand to the body.
Poochyena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poochyena moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena throws a leg kick that misses.
Poochyena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steigelmann.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poochyena.
Poochyena scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann misses with an uppercut
and Poochyena counters with an outside leg kick.
Steigelmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poochyena moves away.
Steigelmann swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steigelmann throws a lazy right hand but Poochyena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steigelmann thuds his shin into the meat of Poochyena's side.
Tamias Poochyena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann throws a lazy uppercut
and Poochyena makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poochyena avoids the head kick by Steigelmann.
A countering left hand to the body from Poochyena misses.
Steigelmann cracks Poochyena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steigelmann tries to land a front kick but Poochyena steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poochyena tries a quick counter leg kick but Steigelmann is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steigelmann to score with a decent uppercut.
Steigelmann dips to his left and cracks Poochyena with an uppercut!
Gunnar Steigelmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poochyena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poochyena counters with a low kick, right behind Steigelmann 's knee.
Steigelmann misses with a few strikes there.
Poochyena lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tamias Poochyena.
Well Poochyena has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tamias Poochyena!
Tamias Poochyena is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tamias Poochyena rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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