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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 44
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Sepulveda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flee cracks Sepulveda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sepulveda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flee misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Sepulveda misses with the combination.
Sepulveda needs to keep his hands up - Flee had a free shot at his head there.
Sepulveda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sepulveda lands a nice looking body shot.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a hook. Flee ducked under it nicely.
Sepulveda scores with a hook.
Flee throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flee circles away quickly and effectively.
Sepulveda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sepulveda duly obliges.
Sepulveda misses with the combination.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Sepulveda throws a nice looking combination but Flee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Flee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sepulveda misses with a series of wild punches.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flee throws out a loose jab but Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda misses with a double jab.
Sepulveda tries to move into range but Flee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flee, right into the meat.
Flee lands a jab to the head.
Flee lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepulveda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sepulveda misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Flee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sepulveda.
Flee looks to land a left hand but Sepulveda moved out of range nicely.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Flee enables Sepulveda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Flee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A cross from Flee lands.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flee.
Nice uppercut there from Flee.
Sepulveda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flee lands with a good body shot.
Flee dodges the punch combination from Sepulveda.
Flee wants to land a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range.
Flee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Sepulveda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Flee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sepulveda dives in for a single leg takedown but Flee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Flee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sepulveda throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Flee to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Sepulveda misses with a series of wild punches.
Flee throws a leg kick which misses Sepulveda's front leg but catches the back leg as Sepulveda tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Flee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sepulveda doesn't seem phased though.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flee throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda connects with a crisp jab.
Flee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Flee moves away and avoids it.
Flee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flee pushes Sepulveda away with a front kick.
Sepulveda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sepulvedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sepulveda takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sepulveda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T4#
Flee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sepulveda darts in looking for a takedown but Flee gets double underhooks and turns Sepulveda into the cage.
Flee takes one to the chin there.
Flee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sepulveda on the side of the head.
Sepulveda throws a lazy head kick
and Sepulveda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sepulveda has a takedown stuffed.
Flee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Sepulveda dives in and scores a takedown into Flee's guard.
Sepulveda is breathing heavily.
Flee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Flee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sepulveda's guard. #REVB#
Sepulveda seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Flee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#SUB#
Sepulveda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Sepulveda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flee scores with a sloppy right hand. Sepulveda should have avoided that one.
Sepulveda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sepulveda.
Nice jab there from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flee is fending him off so far but Sepulveda persists. Nope, Flee circles away and we're back to standing.
Sepulveda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sepulveda has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flee is looking to slow Sepulveda down with leg kicks.
Sepulveda lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flee throws a lazy head kick
and Sepulveda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sepulveda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sepulveda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Sepulveda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#TD#
Sepulveda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sepulveda wants to pass the guard but Flee is defending well.
Flee trying to hold on to Sepulveda's head to control him but Sepulveda postures up.
Flee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sepulveda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flee keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Flee tries to roll over but Sepulveda keeps him under control.#SUB#
Sepulveda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flee sees it coming and defends easily.
Sepulveda working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Flee's thigh. Flee counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T2##SUB#
Sepulveda drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Flee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sepulveda has Flee in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Sepulveda looking for subs off his back but Flee has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flee is taking a breather. Sepulveda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sepulveda manages to get to full guard.
#T3##SUB#
Sepulveda working for submissions but it's allowed Flee to get to half guard.
#SU2#
Flee stands up and beckons Sepulveda to join him on the feet.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Flee slips the punch.
Flee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sepulveda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flee is able to avoid easily.
Flee tries a quick counter leg kick but Sepulveda is wise to it.
Flee tries to score with a low kick but Sepulveda moves his leg out of the way.
Flee throws a shot from downtown. Sepulveda moves away and avoids it.
Sepulveda is looking for a counter combo.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda misses with a two punch combination.
Sepulveda throws a series of punches but Flee avoids them all with ease.
Bruce Flee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sepulveda takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Sepulveda walks into a jab.
Sepulveda looks to land a combination but Flee avoids it well.
Flee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Flee with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Sepulveda misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks for a takedown but Flee sprawls well.
Sepulveda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a lunging right hand
and Flee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sepulveda has time to react.
Flee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sepulveda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Flee digs a good hook to Sepulveda's body.
Flee connects with a right hand. Sepulveda shakes it off.
Sepulveda throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Flee finds it's target.
Sepulveda throws a nice looking combination but Flee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flee circles away quickly and effectively.
Sepulveda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Flee.
Sepulveda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alejandro Sepulveda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sepulveda's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda lands a jab to the nose.
Sepulveda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flee. Flee obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Flee.
Crunch! Flee slams his shin into Sepulveda's torso.
Flee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Flee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sepulveda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda staying out of range there.#T1#
Nice cross by Flee.
Flee lands a jab.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the strikes.
Flee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sepulveda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Flee.
Sepulveda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sepulveda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flee.
A right-left combo lands from Sepulveda. #ROC#
Flee is rocked!
Sepulveda lands a brutal uppercut that launches Flee off his feet! Flee tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Sepulveda!
Alejandro Sepulveda is the new bantamweight champion!
Alejandro Sepulveda decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 38
Date: May 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Pomkai slips a jab from Flee.
A bone on bone clash there as Pomkai blocks the leg kick.
Pomkai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pomkai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pomkai is out of range and Flee settles back down.
Pomkai throws out a loose jab but Flee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pomkai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pomkai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pomkai misses with a straight left.
Pomkai dips to his left and cracks Flee with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flee with a nice cross.#CL2#
Pomkai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pomkai with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Bruce Flee has been cut.#T1#
Flee slowing the pace effectively.
Pomkai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flee throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Flee.
Flee misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Pomkai.
Pomkai stalling.
Flee pushes off an throws an elbow but Pomkai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pomkai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Flee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pomkai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Flee lands an elbow inside.
Flee misses with an elbow strike.
Pomkai stalling in the clinch but Flee improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flee.
Flee missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pomkai just leaning against Flee, taking a breather. #BC#
Flee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flee throws an overhand right that lands on Pomkai's shoulder, as Pomkai tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Pomkai moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pomkai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T3#
Pomkai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flee is keeping busy.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flee is stalling here.
Flee trying to land knees to the body.
Flee lands a nice elbow.
Pomkai has Flee pressed against the cage, preventing Flee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flee stalling.
Flee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pomkai up against the cage.
Flee gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#T4#
Flee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pomkai blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
Pomkai doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
Flee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee is having none of it.
Flee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pomkai.
Pomkai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Pomkai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pomkai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flee throws a leg kick but Pomkai moved away.#CL2#
Pomkai drives through and clinches with Flee against the cage.
Flee lands an elbow inside.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pomkai missing with knees to the body.
Flee landing knees to the body.
Flee leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee stalling the fight.
Flee has Pomkai pushed against the cage.
Flee has Pomkai pushed against the cage.#T1#
Flee misses with an elbow over the top.
Flee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pomkai avoids the damage to the body.
Flee slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Flee.
Pomkai wants to clinch up but Flee keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Pomkai blocks the low kick.
Flee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pomkai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Pomkai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flee.
Flee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pomkai throws a good cross that connects.
Flee is looking to chop away at Pomkai's legs.
Pomkai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flee's head backwards.
Flee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Pomkai moves out of range of the body kick.
Pomkai tries to clinch up but Flee circles away and keeps his distance.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pomkai misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Flee misses the target.
Pomkai throws a looping overhand right but Flee ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pomkai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flee circles away quickly and effectively.
Flee misses with a looping left.
Flee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pomkai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pomkai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pomkai moves out of range as Flee strikes.
Flee misses the jab.
Pomkai looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Pomkai closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce Flee has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
Bruce Flee is winning the standup battle so far.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai avoids it easily.
Pomkai works the jab nicely.
Pomkai staying out of range there.
Flee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pomkai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flee throws a big shot that misses.
Flee misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Pomkai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pomkai throws a jab but it's blocked by Flee.
Pomkai throws a lazy right hand but Flee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pomkai tries to clinch
and Pomkai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flee with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Flee.
Flee scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#
Pomkai is rocked!#T4#
Flee misses with a low kick.
Flee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pomkai can do to turn this around?
Flee's corner calls for a 1-2. Flee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pomkai is still on wobbly legs! Can Flee finish him?
Flee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Pomkai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pomkai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Flee lands a really nice looking cross but Pomkai seems unphased.
Flee works the jab nicely.
Flee throws a sloppy head kick and Pomkai moves out of range easily.
Pomkai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Flee.
Pomkai throws out a loose jab but Flee uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Flee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pomkai.
Pomkai seems to have recovered his senses.
Flee misses with a looping right.
Flee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Pomkai does no damage.
Pomkai tries to close the distance and clinch but Flee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pomkai throws a looping overhand right but Flee ducks down to avoid it.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flee throws a push kick but Pomkai slaps the foot to one side.
Pomkai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pomkai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Flee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pomkai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomkai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flee lands a jab to the head.
Flee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pomkai. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Flee moves out of range of the strikes.
Pomkai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pomkai misses with a looping right.
Flee loads up on a big right hand but Pomkai slips the punch.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
As Pomkai backs away, Flee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Flee misses the target.
A jab from Flee misses.
Flee ducks under a wild hook from Pomkai.
It looked like Flee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pomkai.
Flee is looking to chop away at Pomkai's legs.
Pomkai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flee tries to work over Pomkai's front leg with a kick but Pomkai checks it.
Flee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pomkai.
Pomkai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Flee looks to land a left hand but Pomkai moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Flee thows a leg kick but Pomkai checks it
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Pomkai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pomkai misses with a straight left.
Pomkai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pomkai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pomkai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pomkai checks a low kick from Flee.
Bhat Pomkai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pomkai misses with the combination.
Pomkai misses with a straight right.
Flee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flee throws a big shot that misses.
Pomkai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flee.#T3#
Flee misses with a low kick as Pomkai jumps back.
Flee lands an overhand right.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai blocks it.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Flee misses with an uppercut. Pomkai saw that one coming.
Flee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pomkai misses with a series of wild punches.
Flee throws a sloppy head kick and Pomkai moves out of range easily.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Flee.
A jab from Pomkai finds it's way through Flee's defenses.
Pomkai throws a lazy uppercut
and Flee counters with a straight right hand.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee counters with a nice uppercut.
Pomkai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
Flee lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pomkai moves out of range of the strikes.
Pomkai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pomkai checks a leg kick.
Pomkai wants to clinch up but Flee keeps it at a distance.
Pomkai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flee throws a body shot but no joy.
Flee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pomkai moves out of range of the strikes.
Flee slips under a jab from Pomkai.
Flee connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Flee tries to keep at a distance but Pomkai has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4##CL2#
Pomkai has closed the distance and engaged Flee in a clinch.
Flee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pomkai blocks the elbow strike.
Pomkai blocks an elbow strike.
Flee working Pomkai over with knees to the body.
Pomkai blocks an elbow strike.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pomkai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flee throws an elbow that misses.
Pomkai being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Flee stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Flee for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Flee is trying to break the clinch but Pomkai has him pressed against the cage.
Flee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flee missing with knees to the body.
Pomkai stalling against the cage.
Pomkai dodges an elbow strike from Flee.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Flee lands a good knee to the midsection. Pomkai won't want to take too many of those.
Pomkai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pomkai is struggling to control the position.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Flee manages to break the clinch.
Flee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flee swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Flee slips under a jab.
Pomkai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flee. #T3#
Pomkai throws a combination that misses
and Flee counters with an inside leg kick.
Flee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pomkai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flee slips under a jab from Pomkai.
Flee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flee staying out of range there.
Flee misses with a right hand
and Pomkai counters with a series of strikes. Flee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flee's corner calls for a 1-2. Flee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flee tries a head kick but it misses.
As Flee backs off Pomkai throws a huge counter combo but Flee manages to avoid it all.
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Pomkai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flee misses with a left hand
and Pomkai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pomkai throws a jab when Flee was well out of range.
Pomkai takes one to the chin there.
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!
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.#T4#
Flee dips to his left and cracks Pomkai with an uppercut!
Pomkai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flee to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Flee.
Pomkai misses the jab.
Flee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pomkai looks to land a combination but Flee avoids it well.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pomkai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flee feints and then cracks Pomkai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pomkai down.
Flee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pomkai.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai blocks it.
A big right from Flee misses.
A good leg kick by Flee.
Pomkai throws the left hand but Flee avoids the punch easily.
Pomkai slips under a jab from Flee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee had his way with Bhat Pomkai in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Flee misses with a hook. Pomkai ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Flee misses.
Pomkai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pomkai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flee. Flee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pomkai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Flee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flee cracks Pomkai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pomkai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Flee.
Flee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pomkai misses with a two punch combination.
Flee misses with a hook.
Pomkai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pomkai looks to clinch
and Flee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Pomkai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pomkai defending well as Flee loads up on a big left hand.
Flee throws a right hand that misses
letting Pomkai counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Pomkai.
Pomkai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pomkai throws a right hand that misses
and Flee counters with a stiff right hand.
Pomkai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pomkai checks the leg kick.
Pomkai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flee punishes Pomkai's body with a nice straight punch.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Pomkai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pomkai throws a big shot that misses.
Pomkai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Flee misses.
Pomkai throws a right and a left that Flee avoids nicely. #T2#
Pomkai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flee.
Flee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pomkai.
Flee throws a push kick but Pomkai slaps the foot to one side.
Pomkai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flee jabs Pomkai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pomkai misses with a left hand
and Flee counters with a straight right hand.
Flee misses with a hook
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Flee slips under a jab from Pomkai.
Bruce Flee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pomkai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Pomkai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Flee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pomkai momentarily.
Jab by Flee.
Pomkai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Flee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flee misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Pomkai.
Pomkai walks into a jab.
Flee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pomkai.
Pomkai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flee ducks under a wild hook from Pomkai.
Pomkai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pomkai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Pomkai misses.
It looked like Flee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pomkai misses with a lunging right hand
and Flee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flee connects with a jab.
Flee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pomkai.#T4#
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!
Flee slips a straight right by Pomkai.
Flee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flee lands with an uppercut that bounces Pomkai off the cage and back into range.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee is having none of it.
Pomkai wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Flee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bhat Pomkai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pomkai at a distance.
Flee lands with a cross.
Pomkai misses with an uppercut
enabling Flee to counter with a crisp jab.
Pomkai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flee.
Pomkai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Flee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Flee!
Bruce Flee retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Bruce Flee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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MMAHelsinki - 33
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flee.#CL2#
Johannesburg moves into the clinch successfully.
Flee landing knees to the head.
Johannesburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flee is defending well for now.
Flee lands a nice knee to the body.
Flee is trying to push Johannesburg away but Johannesburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johannesburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been informed that Johannesburg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johannesburg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flee stalling in the clinch.
Flee misses with an elbow strike.
Flee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johannesburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johannesburg scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flee managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Flee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Flee just leaning against Johannesburg, taking a breather.
Flee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johannesburg up against the cage.#T1##BC#
Flee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg moves in looking to clinch but Flee pushes him off.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Flee keeps it at a distance.
Johannesburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Flee keeps it at a distance.
Flee scores with the left hand. Johannesburg knows he should have avoided that one.
Flee wants to land a leg kick but Johannesburg is out of range.
Flee is looking to score with low kicks.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johannesburg is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johannesburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
Flee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Johannesburg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johannesburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flee blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Flee managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Flee avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but Flee blocks with his arms.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flee tries to break the clinch but Johannesburg is controlling the position.
Johannesburg dodges an elbow strike from Flee.
Flee lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johannesburg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johannesburg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Flee is blocking nicely.
Flee with a knee to the head.
Flee misses with an elbow over the top.
Johannesburg with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Bruce Flee has been cut.
Flee lands a nice knee to the body.
Flee avoids a wild elbow strike from Johannesburg.
Flee managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
#T3#
Flee lands a damaging elbow.
Flee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Flee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johannesburg moves in looking to clinch but Flee pushes him off.
Johannesburg walks into a stiff left hand from Flee.#CL2#
Johannesburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johannesburg connects with a knee to the head.
Flee slows down the pace here.
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Flee missing with a left hand there. Johannesburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Flee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up.
Flee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johannesburg tries to clinch there but Flee circles away.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flee throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Johannesburg gets a clinch.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee'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.
#R2#
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Flee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Johannesburg clinches up with Flee and pushes him back against the cage.
Johannesburg connects with a knee to the head.
Flee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johannesburg misses with an elbow strike.
Flee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flee misses with a knee strike.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Flee avoiding damage.
Flee managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but Flee blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flee avoids it.
Flee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johannesburg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flee avoids it.
Flee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johannesburg avoiding damage as Flee throws knees to the body.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johannesburg avoiding damage as Flee throws knees to the body.
Flee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johannesburg is defending well for now.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T2#
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Flee blocks it.
Johannesburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flee is defending well for now.
Flee tries to land a knee to the head but Johannesburg blocks with his arms.
Flee lands an elbow just above Johannesburg 's eye.
Flee working Johannesburg over with knees to the body.
Johannesburg connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Flee manages to break the clinch.
Johannesburg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johannesburg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johannesburg wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flee lands with a right hand.
Flee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johannesburg can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Johannesburg moves into the clinch.
Flee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johannesburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johannesburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flee blocks it with crossed arms.
Flee lands an elbow just above Johannesburg 's eye.
Flee stalling in the clinch.
#T3##BC#
Flee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg wants to clinch
and Flee counters with a nice uppercut.
Flee scores with a decent looking hook.
Flee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johannesburg momentarily.
Flee swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Flee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritchie Johannesburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flee.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Flee is having none of it.
Flee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flee lands with an overhand left.
Flee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flee counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Johannesburg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flee throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL2#
Johannesburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johannesburg misses with an elbow strike.
Flee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johannesburg is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johannesburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flee's brow.
Flee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johannesburg's defenses.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Flee blocks it.
Johannesburg takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Flee with a nice cross.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johannesburg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johannesburg tries to clinch there but Flee circles away.
Johannesburg slips under a jab from Flee.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flee looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johannesburg walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee scores with a sloppy right hand. Johannesburg should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Johannesburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flee lands an elbow that stopped Johannesburg in his tracks for a moment. #T1#
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Flee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johannesburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Johannesburg.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flee throws an elbow but misses.
Flee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
Flee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flee avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Flee is pushing Johannesburg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Flee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johannesburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannesburg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Flee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flee scores with a decent looking hook.
Johannesburg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johannesburg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
Johannesburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johannesburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Flee avoids the damage to the body.
Flee wants to get back to striking at distance but Johannesburg won't allow it.
Johannesburg misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flee.
Flee throws out a powerful jab.
Flee scores with a nice right hand.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Flee is having none of it.
Johannesburg moves out of range as Flee strikes.
Despite the aggression on Johannesburg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T3#
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flee counters with a low kick, right behind Johannesburg 's knee.
Nice shot lands for Flee.#CL2#
Johannesburg moves into the clinch.
Flee managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Flee blocks it.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Flee blocks it.
Flee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johannesburg up against the cage.
Ritchie Johannesburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johannesburg's defenses.
Flee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Flee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Flee.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Flee circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
Jab, jab by Flee - just one landing.
Flee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg wants to clinch.
It looked like Flee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johannesburg's sensitive parts.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg staying out of range there.
Flee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Flee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Flee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Flee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Donk. Flee catches Johannesburg right on the button with a cross.
Johannesburg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flee.
Flee scores with a hook.
Johannesburg looks to clinch
and Flee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce Flee is winning the standup battle so far.
Flee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg takes a jab right on the kisser.
A clash of legs there as Johannesburg blocks the low kick.
Flee throws a leg kick but Johannesburg checks it.
As Flee backs off Johannesburg throws a huge counter combo but Flee manages to avoid it all.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Flee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flee throwing a counter right hand but Johannesburg manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Flee there.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Flee keeps the fight on the outside.
Flee keeps the fight on the outside.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch. #T1#
Flee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Flee moves away
and Flee counters with a leg kick.
Flee throws a hook but Johannesburg blocks it.
Flee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johannesburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
Flee is looking to counter with a body kick.#CL2#
Johannesburg gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flee.
Flee avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Johannesburg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flee lands an elbow inside that Johannesburg shrugs off.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Johannesburg with a knee to the head.
Flee managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Flee slowing the pace effectively.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
#T2#
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Flee blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flee avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Flee with a knee to the head.
Flee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flee stalls.
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
Flee missing with knees to the body.
Flee avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Flee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flee lands a knee to the body.
#T3#
Flee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Flee landing knees to the head.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johannesburg is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Flee.
A big right from Flee misses.
Johannesburg is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Flee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Flee is avoiding it.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Flee moves away
and Flee counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Johannesburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flee stalling.
Johannesburg lands an elbow just above Flee 's eye. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flee avoids it.
Johannesburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flee is defending well for now.
Flee lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johannesburg.
Flee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flee is pushing Johannesburg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flee is pushing Johannesburg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flee seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johannesburg throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee had his way with Ritchie Johannesburg in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Flee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johannesburg. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannesburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flee takes a swing at Johannesburg's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Johannesburg.
Flee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Flee.
Flee throws a leg kick which misses Johannesburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Johannesburg tries to avoid it.
Flee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Flee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johannesburg.
Flee throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Johannesburg has Flee up against the cage in a clinch.
Johannesburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Johannesburg slows down the pace here.
Flee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1##BC#
Flee breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Johannesburg clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Flee is blocking nicely.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but Flee blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Flee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flee scores with a sloppy right hand. Johannesburg should have avoided that one.
Johannesburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
Johannesburg needs to keep his hands up - Flee had a free shot at his head there.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Flee moves to the side
and Flee counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Johannesburg checks a low kick from Flee.
Johannesburg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Flee is looking to score with low kicks.
Johannesburg slips under a jab.
Flee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johannesburg's hands.
Flee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Bruce Flee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flee looks to throw the jab but Johannesburg is out of range.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Flee moves to the side
and Flee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannesburg moves in looking to clinch but Flee pushes him off.#CL2#
Johannesburg clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Flee blocks it.
Johannesburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Flee avoids the damage to the body.
Johannesburg pushes off an throws an elbow but Flee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
Johannesburg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Flee is blocking nicely.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T4#
Flee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flee avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Flee.
Johannesburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flee blocks it with crossed arms.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flee working Johannesburg over with knees to the body.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Flee pushes off an throws an elbow but Johannesburg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Flee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flee, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Flee!
Bruce Flee retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Flee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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