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IMMA 143: Egyptian vs Juste PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbles Ticklepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the cage accompanied by Superman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubbles Ticklepants!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ticklepants moves away.
Ticklepants looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ticklepants throws a push kick but Mathers slaps the foot to one side.
Mathers moves out of range as Ticklepants throws a body kick.
Ticklepants throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Ticklepants checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ticklepants is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Ticklepants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Ticklepants avoids them all with ease.
Ticklepants displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Mathers misses with a hook.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ticklepants was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
Ticklepants moves in looking to clinch but Mathers pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants throws a wild body kick that Mathers sees coming a mile off.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that misses.
Ticklepants bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ticklepants misses with a body kick.
Ticklepants thuds his shin into the meat of Mathers's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ticklepants - that will leave a mark!
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Ticklepants does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ticklepants uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers lands with a hook. Ticklepants tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathers throws a leg kick but Ticklepants sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mathers tries to keep at a distance but Ticklepants has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Mathers is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Ticklepants.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Ticklepants prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mathers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ticklepants after a bit of a struggle.
Ticklepants looking to throw knees to the head but Mathers is blocking nicely.
Mathers is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Mathers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathers is trying to force a seperation but Ticklepants has the dominant position.
Mathers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ticklepants landing knees to the head.
Mathers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ticklepants wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Mathers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ticklepants is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathers is defending well for now.
Mathers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mathers is breathing heavily.
Mathers is trying to pull guard but Ticklepants has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants keeps control of Mathers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ticklepants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ticklepants pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mathers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ticklepants just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mathers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathers managing to block the knees to the body from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ticklepants.
Mathers managing to block the knees to the body from Ticklepants.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ticklepants obliges.
Ticklepants connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mathers's face.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ticklepants lands a good knee to the midsection. Mathers won't want to take too many of those.
Ticklepants landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ticklepants missing with knees to the body.
Ticklepants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Ticklepants takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants lands a high kick!
Mathers takes a swing at Ticklepants's ribcage but misses.
Ticklepants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Ticklepants moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mathers. That's going to slow Ticklepants down.
Ticklepants lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mathers wants to land a leg kick but Ticklepants is out of range.
Ticklepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ticklepants showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ticklepants pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that misses.
Mathers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubbles Ticklepants dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ticklepants tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mathers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Ticklepants.
That kick from Mathers tenderised Ticklepants's leg. Ticklepants is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ticklepants blocks a head kick by Mathers.
A lazy body kick from Ticklepants
and Mathers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers slips a nice elbow through Ticklepants's hands, connecting with Ticklepants's forehead.
Ticklepants is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mathers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mathers throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ticklepants to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mathers is fighting to break Ticklepants's control of his arms but Ticklepants is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ticklepants keeping full guard, as Mathers tries to pass.
Mathers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ticklepants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mathers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mathers throws a strike but Ticklepants rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ticklepants stopping the sweep attempt from Mathers.
Mathers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers has a closed guard, preventing Ticklepants from standing up.
Ticklepants wants to control from the top but Mathers keeps moving.
Ticklepants wants to stand but Mathers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mathers trying to keep a closed guard but Ticklepants is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Ticklepants. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ticklepants.
A head kick misses from Ticklepants.
Mathers throws a leg kick but Ticklepants sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ticklepants checks a low kick from Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ticklepants tries to land a front kick but Mathers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Ticklepants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mathers is looking to wear down Ticklepants with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ticklepants stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mathers lands a nice looking body shot.
Mathers avoids a kick to the body.
Mathers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ticklepants.
Mathers misses with a hook. Ticklepants ducked under it nicely.
Ticklepants throws a chopping leg kick but Mathers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ticklepants will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ticklepants fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mathers checks it well.
Mathers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ticklepants connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mathers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ticklepants scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ticklepants misses.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ticklepants is looking to land body kicks.
Ticklepants 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.
Ticklepants motions for Mathers to come forward. Ticklepants throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ticklepants is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ticklepants. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Ticklepants.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ticklepants lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mathers blocks the body kick.
Ticklepants plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mathers tries to land a front kick but Ticklepants steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ticklepants thows a body shot but no joy.
Ticklepants moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers.
Mathers throws a solid leg kick but Ticklepants takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mathers.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ticklepants.
Mathers digs a good body shot into Ticklepants's ribs.
Ticklepants checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ticklepants throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Ticklepants throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mathers moves out of range as Ticklepants throws a body kick.
Ticklepants has Mathers up against the cage in a clinch.
Bubbles Ticklepants seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers tries to break free but Ticklepants pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mathers.
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mathers.
Ticklepants throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ticklepants misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Ticklepants throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ticklepants gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ticklepants is out of range and Mathers settles back down.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses.
Mathers avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants looks for the body kick but Mathers saw that one coming.
Ticklepants goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mathers checks a leg kick.
Mathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mathers misses the jab.
Ticklepants misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mathers throws a low kick, looking for Ticklepants's leg but Ticklepants calmly moves out of range.
Mathers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ticklepants momentarily.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Ticklepants.
Mathers catches Ticklepants with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ticklepants's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ticklepants fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers misses with a straight right.
Ticklepants throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Ticklepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ticklepants's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ticklepants goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mathers connects with a solid leg kick.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ticklepants is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ticklepants. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers drops Ticklepants with a huge uppercut! Ticklepants drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mathers is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Closed - Thanks for Support logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goldman scores with a nice strike.
Congo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Goldman.
Goldman tries to score with a low kick but Congo moves his leg out of the way.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Congo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goldman won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goldman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Congo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Congo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goldman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Congo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goldman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Congo is trying to ground and pound but Goldman uses the momentary lack of control by Congo to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldman defending well though.
Congo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo looks to land a strike but Goldman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Congo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Congo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Congo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Congo.
Congo throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldman kicks Congo off and gets to his feet.
Goldman lands with a straight right. Congo didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Congo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Congo.
Congo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Congo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Congo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Congo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Congo tries to free his leg and advance position but Goldman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Congo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Goldman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Congo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Congo looking for a guillotine here but Goldman defends easily.
Goldman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goldman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abe Goldman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Goldman moved out of range.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses
and Congo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Goldman!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo scoring with punches from side control.
Goldman defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kublai Congo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Congo misses with a body punch
and Goldman counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo walks into a jab.
Congo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goldman throws a left that rocks Congo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Goldman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Congo regain composure!
Congo is rocked!
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo struggling a bit here.
Congo is looking for a sweep.
Kublai Congo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Congo is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman wants to stand but Congo is controlling his arm.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Congo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abe Goldman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice jab there from Goldman.
Goldman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Congo moves away and avoids it.
Congo connects with a body shot that sends Goldman's belly button to the back.
Both fighters circling a little - Goldman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abe Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo shoots in but no luck this time.
Goldman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Congo is able to avoid easily.
Goldman lands a head kick. Congo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goldman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman tests Congo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Congo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldman is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Congo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Congo is out cold! Goldman holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abe Goldman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Abe Goldman thanked Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. Funakoshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War Pimp Renaissance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gichin Funakoshi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Funakoshi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nazarethyan's head.
Nazarethyan misses with a low kick as Funakoshi jumps back.
Nazarethyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Funakoshi misses with a body kick.
Nazarethyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nazarethyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Funakoshi's sensitive parts.
Nazarethyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Funakoshi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but Funakoshi moved away.
Funakoshi checks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazarethyan looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
Funakoshi with a nice cross.
Nazarethyan throws a solid leg kick but Funakoshi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Funakoshi blocks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funakoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook. Funakoshi ducked under it nicely.
Funakoshi misses with a head kick.
Nazarethyan jabs Funakoshi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Funakoshi.
A jab from Funakoshi finds it's way through Nazarethyan's defenses.
A head kick misses from Funakoshi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
Funakoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarethyan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funakoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Funakoshi.
Nazarethyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Funakoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funakoshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Funakoshi scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
Funakoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries a low kick but Funakoshi avoids it.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funakoshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazarethyan in his tracks.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot.
Funakoshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nazarethyan misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nazarethyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut
and Funakoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazarethyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Funakoshi misses with a kick to the body.
Nazarethyan drops his hands momentarily and Funakoshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut
and Funakoshi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nazarethyan won't be happy with that.
Nazarethyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funakoshi is trying to move to mount but Nazarethyan reverses beautifully and ends up in Funakoshi's guard.
Nazarethyan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nazarethyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Funakoshi keeps moving.
Funakoshi controls Nazarethyan momentarily but Nazarethyan frees himself.
Funakoshi keeping moving, preventing Nazarethyan from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarethyan looking to pass the guard.
Nazarethyan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
That's time! Nazarethyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Funakoshi avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nazarethyan lands an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan tries to throw a body punch but Funakoshi avoids it by throwing Nazarethyan back against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Funakoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funakoshi blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funakoshi lands with a light punch inside.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but Funakoshi blocks it.
Funakoshi lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Funakoshi tries a body shot but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Funakoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Funakoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as Funakoshi controls the action.
Nazarethyan presses Funakoshi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nazarethyan pushes Funakoshi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan misses with a body punch.
Nazarethyan working aggressively here.
Nazarethyan is trying to maintain a safe position but Funakoshi gets an underhook and turns Nazarethyan into the cage.
Nazarethyan blocks a body shot from Funakoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Funakoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazarethyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nazarethyan lands a nice uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with some punches.
Nazarethyan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as Funakoshi controls the action.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funakoshi as Nazarethyan tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazarethyan misses with the head strike.
Nazarethyan blocking some punches.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funakoshi's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazarethyan.
Funakoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funakoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Funakoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazarethyan backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan presses Funakoshi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nazarethyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funakoshi's elbow.
Suren Nazarethyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nazarethyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funakoshi backwards.
Nazarethyan lands with a light punch inside.
Funakoshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazarethyan finish him?
Nazarethyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funakoshi's elbow.
Nazarethyan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Funakoshi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Funakoshi drops to his knees and Nazarethyan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suren Nazarethyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Suren Nazarethyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Winkle misses with a looping left.
Van Winkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Winkle lands a jab to the head.
Van Winkle cracks the inside of Bennett's front leg.
Van Winkle moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Van Winkle checks it.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Van Winkle connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Van Winkle.
Bennett drops his hands momentarily and Van Winkle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Winkle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Winkle moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett moves out of range as Van Winkle throws a body kick.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Winkle throws a shot to the body.
Van Winkle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bennett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Winkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
Bennett tries to improve position but can't.
Bennett taking a bit of punishment here - Van Winkle scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle throws a strike aimed at the side of Bennett's head but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Winkle in the domination position with Bennett hanging on.
Van Winkle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bennett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett holding on.
Van Winkle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bennett is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Van Winkle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Winkle lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Winkle slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Van Winkle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Winkle lands with a shot to the body.
Van Winkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Winkle.
Bennett works Van Winkle's body with a nice hook.
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Van Winkle's knee but Van Winkle avoids it well.
Van Winkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Winkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Van Winkle jabs at Bennett's body.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Winkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
Van Winkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Van Winkle misses.
Van Winkle defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Van Winkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Winkle missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Winkle 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.
Van Winkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Winkle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a leg kick.
Van Winkle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Van Winkle throws the kick towards the body but Bennett avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Winkle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Van Winkle moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Van Winkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Van Winkle.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Winkles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Van Winkle is breathing heavily.
Van Winkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Winkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps Van Winkle's head back.
It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett feints and then cracks Van Winkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Winkle down.
Bennett lands a big right hand that sends Van Winkle crashing to the mat! Bennett stays standing though and waves Van Winkle back to his feet!
Van Winkle is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Van Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bennett doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Van Winkle crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Van Winkle's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Bennett!
Richard Bennett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York comes to the cage accompanied by British Grenadiers Song. Llewelyn Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nigel York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
York walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter tries to keep at a distance but York has taken the fight into the clinch.
York misses with a hook to the ribs.
York tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
York takes an elbow to the temple.
York is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but York avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
York tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing York back against the cage.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but York avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
York misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
York misses with a body punch.
York manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter feints and then cracks York's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow York down.
York throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by York.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter throws a body punch but York moves out of range.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
York is trying to break free.
Carter has York pushed against the cage.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
York on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter lands an elbow inside that York shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as York controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
York takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to York's face.
It looks like Nigel York has been cut.
Carter just leaning against York, taking a breather.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
York blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Carter.
York tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
York breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
York lands with a good body shot.
York swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter cracks a nice hook into York's ribs.
Carter avoids the body shot from York.
York swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
York closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter tries a knee to the head but York blocks it.
Carter prevents York from breaking the clinch.
York pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter 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.
Carter throws a leg kick
and York cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
York misses with a right hand
and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
York blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
York is breathing heavily.
York is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
York looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
York blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
York can't break the clinch.
York blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
York lands a body punch.
York tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
York blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
York blocks a punch to the side of the head.
York dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Llewelyn Carter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
York lands a right hook to the body.
York throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but York checks it well.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with York, pushing him back against the cage.
York has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
York can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
York misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by York as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter blocks a body shot from York.
York avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter pushes York back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nigel York is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter avoids the body shot from York.
Nice cross by York.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
York takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down York rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick from Carter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carter cracks York with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! York looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Carter finish him?
York is rocked!
Carter is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches York flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! York is out cold! Carter holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Llewelyn Carter!
A relieved looking Llewelyn Carter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom comes to the cage accompanied by Round 5. Joensen has chosen Gasolina as his entrance music. Nai Khanom Tom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johann Joensen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanom Tom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khanom Tom motions for Joensen to come forward. Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joensen tried to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Khanom Tom .
A big right from Joensen misses.
Khanom Tom lands a head shot.
Khanom Tom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanom Tom throws a series of punches but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joensen will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom misses with a series of wild punches.
Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Joensen's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen throws a low kick, looking for Khanom Tom 's leg but Khanom Tom calmly moves out of range.
Joensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanom Tom . That did some damage!
Joensen misses with a looping left.
Joensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khanom Tom scores with a punch to the head.
Khanom Tom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joensen will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joensen connects with a nice looking jab.
Khanom Tom cracks a nice hook into Joensen's ribs.
Joensen throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Joensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Joensen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Khanom Tom scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Khanom Tom just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom slips a jab from Joensen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khanom Tom .
Nice shot by Khanom Tom .
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanom Tom . Joensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanom Tom tries to land a front kick but Joensen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joensen.
Joensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
Joensen misses with a straight left.
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick
and Joensen counters with a big head kick but Khanom Tom shrugs it off.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Joensen checks it.
Khanom Tom connects with a single shot there.
Khanom Tom thows a body shot but no joy.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Joensen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khanom Tom doesn't manage to clinch there - Joensen circles away.
Joensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanom Tom circles away.
Joensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom drives through and clinches with Joensen against the cage.
Khanom Tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joensen trying to stall but Khanom Tom improves his position.
Joensen misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen pushes Khanom Tom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joensen can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Joensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Khanom Tom looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Joensen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen breaks the clinch.
Khanom Tom connects with an inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joensen.
Khanom Tom fakes the leg kick and cracks Joensen in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Khanom Tom 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joensen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nai Khanom Tom is winning the standup battle so far.
Joensen throws a right hand that Khanom Tom ducks under and follows up with a left that Khanom Tom also avoids with ease.
Joensen misses with a looping left.
Khanom Tom has closed the distance and engaged Joensen in a clinch.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen presses Khanom Tom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joensen misses with some punches.
Joensen landing knees to the body.
Joensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joensen lands a hook that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Khanom Tom looking to stall.
Joensen blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Joensen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joensen lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joensen misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Joensen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joensen 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.
Nice body punch from Joensen - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Khanom Tom .
Joensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom 's elbow.
Khanom Tom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joensen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joensen misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khanom Tom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joensen lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joensen darts in and clinches Khanom Tom up against the cage.
Joensen misses with a knee strike.
Joensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Joensen tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
Joensen manages to break the clinch.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Joensen down by chopping away at his legs.
Joensen throws a head kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Joensen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it well.
Joensen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Joensen.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joensen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Joensen cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Joensen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanom Tom on the side of the head.
Joensen jabs Khanom Tom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joensen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanom Tom - the referee stops the clock and Joensen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanom Tom . Joensen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick from Joensen misses.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom thows a body kick. Joensen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Khanom Tom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joensen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom punishes Joensen's body with a nice straight punch.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Joensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanom Tom .
Joensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Joensen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom loads up on a big right hand but Joensen slips the punch.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Joensen tests Khanom Tom 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Joensen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Joensen feints and then cracks Khanom Tom 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanom Tom down.
Joensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joensen avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Joensen circles away.
Joensen wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khanom Tom - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Khanom Tom misses.
Joensen misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Joensen throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom throws a jab but it's blocked by Joensen.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Joensen.
Jab from Khanom Tom .
Joensen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khanom Tom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joensen scrambles back to his feet.
Khanom Tom slips a straight right by Joensen.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch but Joensen is avoiding it.
Khanom Tom moves away from the strike by Joensen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joensen.
Joensen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joensen avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Joensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joensen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khanom Tom scores a nice knee to the body.
Joensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khanom Tom avoids it.
Joensen has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Joensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Khanom Tom .
Joensen tries to work over Khanom Tom 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanom Tom misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body. Joensen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom lands with a shot to the body.
Joensen tries a low kick but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Joensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khanom Tom is able to avoid easily.
Khanom Tom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joensen has time to react.
Khanom Tom scores with a push kick.
Joensen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen clinches up with Khanom Tom and pushes him back against the cage.
Joensen blocks an uppercut.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joensen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khanom Tom digs a right hand into Joensen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joensen's gas tank.
Khanom Tom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom gets through Joensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joensen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
Joensen is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joensen.
Khanom Tom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joensen blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
Joensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Joensen slaps the foot to one side.
Khanom Tom misses with a jab to the body
and Joensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanom Tom .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to work over Joensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khanom Tom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
Our winner, Nai Khanom Tom , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappura has chosen Ring of fire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko loads up on a big right hand but Tappura slips the punch.
Tappura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovalenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappura manages to avoid it.
Tappura takes one on the button.
Tappura rushes Kovalenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kovalenko breaks from the clinch.
Kovalenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tappura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tappura throws out a loose jab but Kovalenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappura misses with a wild body shot.
Kovalenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tappura eats them both and turns towards Kovalenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Tappura tenderised Kovalenko's leg. Kovalenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tappura connects with a leg kick. Kovalenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovalenko misses the target.
Tappura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Tappura avoids nicely.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tappura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko jabs Tappura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tappura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tappura, right into the meat.
Tappura ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Tappura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovalenko. That did some damage!
Tappura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tappura thuds a left hand into Kovalenko's body.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappura.
Kovalenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Tappura misses with an uppercut.
Kovalenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappura.
Tappura throws a shot from downtown. Kovalenko moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappura. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalenko scores with a nice head shot.
Kovalenko feints and then cracks Tappura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tappura down.
Tappura has closed the distance and engaged Kovalenko in a clinch.
Tappura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kovalenko up against the cage.
Kovalenko blocks a body shot from Tappura.
Tappura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kovalenko is trying to break free.
Tappura can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalenko controls the action.
Tappura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tries a body shot but Kovalenko blocks it.
Tappura lands with a light punch inside.
Kovalenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tappura leaning against his opponent.
Tappura misses with the head strike.
Kovalenko blocks a body shot from Tappura.
Kovalenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tappura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovalenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tappura up against the cage.
Tappura swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovalenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tappura.
Tappura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tappura has a couple of punches blocked by Kovalenko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappura is trying to stall.
Tappura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tappura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tappura tries to clinch there but Kovalenko circles away.
Tappura slips under a jab.
Tappura moves in looking to clinch but Kovalenko pushes him off.
Tappura is looking to clinch but Kovalenko is avoiding it.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Tappura avoids them all with ease.
Tappura tries to land a front kick but Kovalenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Tappura.
Kovalenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovalenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tappura misses the shot to the body.
Kovalenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Kovalenko as he checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tappura 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.
Kovalenko throws out a powerful jab.
Taisto Tappura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappura moves away.
Tappura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovalenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tappura looks to land a body kick but Kovalenko moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tappura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kovalenko moves out of range as Tappura throws a body kick.
Kovalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappura was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovalenko.
Tappura dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Tappura throws a head kick that half lands.
Tappura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tappura throws a push kick but Kovalenko slaps the foot to one side.
Tappura lands with a nice body punch.
Tappura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Tappura.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Kovalenko throws a big shot that misses.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Tappura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko walks into a straight right hand from Tappura.
Kovalenko is rocked!
Tappura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kovalenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Tappura throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Tappura misses with a series of wild punches.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Tappura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalenko. Tappura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalenko misses with a kick to the body.
Kovalenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tappura misses with a head kick.
Tappura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tappura just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Tappura catches Kovalenko right on the button with a cross.
Tappura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappura lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovalenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tappura scores with a hook to the body. Kovalenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tappura misses with a two punch combination.
Tappura misses with a leg kick
and Kovalenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko throws a lazy right hand but Tappura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tappura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko avoids a kick to the body.
Tappura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovalenko lands a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Kovalenko blocks the low kick.
Tappura wants to clinch.
Kovalenko blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kovalenko avoids the body shot from Tappura.
Tappura tries to work over Kovalenko's front leg with a kick but Kovalenko checks it.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalenko moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura tries to bum rush Kovalenko with a series of wild strikes but Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovalenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tappura.
Tappura throws a leg kick which misses Kovalenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovalenko tries to avoid it.
Tappura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovalenko. Kovalenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovalenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tappura.
A jab from Kovalenko misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Tappura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kovalenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tappura.
Kovalenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappura moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tappura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tappura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tappura throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalenko's shoulder, as Kovalenko tries to avoid the shot.
Tappura cracks Kovalenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tappura throws a body kick that misses.
Kovalenko works over Tappura's head and body with a nice combination.
Kovalenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappura throws a push kick but Kovalenko slaps the foot to one side.
Tappura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Tappura's ribcage but misses.
Kovalenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tappura. Tappura obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovalenko throws a head kick but Tappura moves out of range.
Tappura throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappura.
Tappura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws out a loose jab but Tappura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Kovalenko.
Tappura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovalenko.
Tappura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tappura scores with a push kick.
Kovalenko stalks Tappura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tappura's face. Tappura staggers backwards, shaken.
Kovalenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tappura.
Tappura sends Kovalenko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tappura is motioning to the referee to let Kovalenko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Kovalenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalenko ducks into an uppercut from Tappura and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taisto Tappura!
A victorious Taisto Tappura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Neeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Neeson.
Malek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malek missing with a left hand there. Neeson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neeson misses with a body shot.
Neeson is looking to score with low kicks.
Neeson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neeson throws a leg kick but Malek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neeson throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
Malek throws a solid leg kick but Neeson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malek.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Jai Malek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malek lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malek checks a low kick from Neeson.
Neeson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malek counters with a thumping low kick.
Neeson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malek rather than just go for the knockout.
Neeson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson misses with a leg kick
and Malek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Neeson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Neeson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neeson scoring well with a low kick there.
Malek throws a leg kick that misses.
Malek is looking to chop away at Neeson's legs.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Malek.
Malek moves out of range of the leg kick from Neeson.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Malek blocks the low kick.
Malek swings for the body but Neeson moves out of range.
Neeson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neeson. Malek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Neeson as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Neeson.
Malek misses with a lunging right hand
and Neeson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malek really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Malek.
Neeson lands a jab to the nose.
Malek throws a solid leg kick but Neeson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malek.
Malek throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malek misses with a wild body shot.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neeson moves away.
Neeson scoring well with a low kick there.
Neeson lands a leg kick that knocks Malek off balance momentarily.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Neeson throws a body kick that misses.
Neeson tries to score with a low kick but Malek moves his leg out of the way.
Neeson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malek checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Malek punishes Neeson's body with a nice straight punch.
Neeson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek lands with an uppercut that bounces Neeson off the cage and back into range.
Malek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malek throws a leg kick but Neeson checks it.
Neeson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malek under the eye.
Neeson avoids the head kick by Malek.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek misses with a leg kick
and Neeson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Neeson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neeson.
Malek connects with a single shot there.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Neeson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neeson.
Malek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neeson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Neeson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malek tries to land a body kick
and Neeson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Neeson checks a leg kick.
Neeson moves out of range as Malek throws a body kick.
Neeson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malek misses with a low kick as Neeson jumps back.
Malek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Malek.
Neeson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malek on the side of the head.
Neeson throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malek.
Neeson connects with a body shot that sends Malek's belly button to the back.
Malek avoids the body shot from Neeson.
Neeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jai Malek will probably get the nod.
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.
Malek throws a body kick that misses.
Neeson throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Malek cracks Neeson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Neeson throws a hook to the side of Malek's head but Malek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neeson throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Malek moves out of range as Neeson strikes.
Neeson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Neeson moves out of range of the strikes.
Neeson misses with a hook.
Malek looks to land a body kick but Neeson moved away.
Malek connects with a looping right hand.
Malek throws a looping overhand right but Neeson ducks down to avoid it.
Neeson checks a low kick from Malek.
Neeson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neeson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek connects with a body shot.
Malek has Neeson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malek has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Malek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neeson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malek backwards.
Neeson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neeson misses with a punch to the body.
Neeson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neeson throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neeson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malek blocks it with crossed arms.
Malek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neeson tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Neeson back against the cage.
Malek manages to break the clinch.
Malek throws a chopping leg kick but Neeson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek thuds his shin into the meat of Neeson's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Malek 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.
Neeson with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neeson missing with a left hand there. Malek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neeson tries to land a body kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Malek counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Malek misses its intended target.
Malek throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neeson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malek if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Malek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malek lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek jabs Neeson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malek.
A low kick from Neeson is predictable there
and Malek counters with an outside leg kick.
Neeson is breathing heavily.
Neeson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malek 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 Neeson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neeson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malek moves out of range of the leg kick from Neeson.
Neeson misses with a body kick.
Malek scoring well with a low kick there.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neeson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neeson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malek clobbers Neeson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malek wants to stall.
Neeson avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Neeson moves out of range of the body kick.
Malek is looking to score with low kicks.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Malek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neeson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malek to score with a decent uppercut.
Neeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malek throws a leg kick that misses.
Malek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neeson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Neeson.
Neeson throws a hook but Malek avoids it easily.
Neeson throws a push kick but Malek slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malek. That's going to slow Neeson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Malek misses.
Malek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neeson wants to land a leg kick but Malek is out of range.
Neeson checks a leg kick.
Neeson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malek counters with a left to the body.
Malek misses with a body kick.
Malek 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.
Nice defenses there by Neeson.
Neeson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malek.
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neeson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malek's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jai Malek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek connects with a body shot.
Neeson checks a leg kick nicely.
Neeson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malek can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Neeson.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malek tries a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Neeson misses with a body shot.
Malek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Malek throws a body kick that misses.
Malek lands with a kick to the temple. Neeson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neeson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neeson in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Malek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malek staying out of range there.
Neeson misses with a hook. Malek ducked under it nicely.
Neeson tests Malek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malek wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
Malek feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
A lazy body kick from Neeson
enabling Malek to counter with a crisp jab.
Neeson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Neeson's knee momentarily.
Neeson throws the kick towards the body but Malek avoids it.
Neeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neeson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malek throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek scores with a kick to the body.
Malek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neeson is looking to score with low kicks.
Malek lands with a nice body kick.
Neeson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neeson.
Malek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
Malek lands a right hook to the body.
Neeson throws a body kick that misses
and Malek counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek moves into the clinch successfully.
Neeson misses with a punch to the body.
Neeson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jai Malek.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Malek!
Jai Malek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Comfortably Numb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Vahti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vahti scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vahti on his heels. He'll look to pass Vahti's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vahti looking to control.
Vahti has his hands on Hunt's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vahti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Vahti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Merik Hunt.
Vahti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vahti misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vahti is positioning himself well to prevent Hunt advancing to mount.
Hunt working the head and body with strikes.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vahti trying to control here.
Vahti is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vahti defending well though.
Vahti is refusing to be controlled, as Hunt sits in half guard.
Vahti wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vahti defending well though.
Hunt working the head and body with strikes.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vahti's head.
Hunt working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vahti to regain full guard.
Hunt advances position into side control!
Vahti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunt.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vahti holding on.
Vahti prevents Hunt from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vahti tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt trying to control the position but Vahti is working away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vahti is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Vahti taking a bit of punishment here - Hunt scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt looking to control but instead Vahti has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hunt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vahti misses with a wild combination.
Vahti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vahti wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Vahti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Vahti.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Hunt.
A swing and a miss from Vahti.
Hunt thumps Vahti with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Vahti avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Vahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Vahti.
Vahti checks a leg kick.
Vahti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vahti misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vahti's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Vahti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vahti misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vahti throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vahti wants to stand but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt trying to control but Vahti is working from the bottom.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt is working Vahti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vahti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vahti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vahti wants to control but Hunt passes easily into half guard.
Hunt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vahti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vahti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vahti wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hunt passes to side control.
Vahti takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vahti defending against the ground and pound.
Hunt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hunt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vahti sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunt controls the position.
Vahti is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunt cracks Vahti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Hunt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Hunt lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vahti throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Vahti. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vahti's guard.
Vahti controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Vahti is retaining full guard.
Vahti controlling the position.
Vahti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vahti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vahti keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Vahti blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt won't allow Vahti to sweep him here.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Merik Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vahti pulls Hunt in to control the position.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Vahti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt is in close to Vahti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Vahti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Vahti!
Vahti is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vahti decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A lazy left from Vahti finds it's target.
Vahti looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vahti leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Vahti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vahti checks a leg kick.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vahti avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Vahti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Vahti misses.
Vahti is looking to land body kicks.
Vahti misses with a kick to the body.
Vahti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vahti tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Vahti misses.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Karri Vahti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vahti finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Vahti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karri Vahti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merik Hunt.
Vahti looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Vahti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vahti dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Vahti there.
Vahti throws a series of strikes that have Hunt backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vahti.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Vahti off balance momentarily.
Vahti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karri Vahti.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
A very excited looking Merik Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egyptian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Egyptian Entrance Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinuhe Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan St Juste!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Egyptian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egyptian's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Juste under the eye.
Egyptian has closed the distance and engaged St Juste in a clinch.
Egyptian lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Juste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian stalls.
St Juste tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian lands a right hand.
Egyptian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Egyptian tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
Egyptian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egyptian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian lands with a cross.
St Juste throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
St Juste fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but St Juste checks it
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
Egyptian scores with the left hand. St Juste knows he should have avoided that one.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
St Juste has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Juste there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian works St Juste's body with a nice hook.
St Juste 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.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Juste lands a nice shot to the body.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
St Juste scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Juste catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick from Egyptian lands but St Juste takes it in his stride.
St Juste thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Egyptian if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by St Juste as he checks the leg kick.
Egyptian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Juste throws a front kick that sends Egyptian stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Egyptian cracks the inside of St Juste's front leg.
St Juste on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by St Juste. Beautiful body shot.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
St Juste misses the jab.
Egyptian tries to work over St Juste's front leg with a kick but St Juste checks it.
St Juste sizes up Egyptian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egyptian misses with a low kick as St Juste jumps back.
Egyptian tries to clinch up.
St Juste misses with a looping left.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
St Juste takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Juste shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Egyptian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egyptian.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Egyptian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egyptian lands with a cross.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
St Juste swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a left to the body.
St Juste throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
St Juste needs to keep his hands up - Egyptian had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Juste lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Juste slows down the pace here.
St Juste takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Egyptian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for St Juste's leg but St Juste calmly moves out of range.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised St Juste's leg. St Juste is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Juste.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow St Juste down.
Both fighters circling a little - Egyptian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Juste counters with a nice leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body.
St Juste has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but St Juste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian takes one to the side of the head.
Egyptian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian rushes St Juste and presses him up against the cage.
St Juste works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Egyptian tries to work over St Juste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Egyptian.
St Juste tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch but St Juste keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from St Juste - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian just leaning against St Juste, taking a breather.
St Juste tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Egyptian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Juste lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egyptian or not.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Juste throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Juste takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egyptian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Juste taking a breather.
Egyptian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Juste is stalling here.
Egyptian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Juste blocking some punches.
St Juste lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
Still in the clinch, Egyptian scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Juste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
St Juste is trying to maintain a safe position but Egyptian gets an underhook and turns St Juste into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Egyptian.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egyptian pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Juste working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Juste is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Egyptian is keeping busy.
Egyptian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Juste or not.
Egyptian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Egyptian.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
St Juste taking a breather.
St Juste breaks from the clinch.
St Juste's jab looks to have found its range, popping Egyptian under the eye.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a hook but St Juste avoids it easily.
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egyptian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Juste's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but St Juste circles away.
Egyptian digs a good body shot into St Juste's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Juste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for St Juste's leg but St Juste calmly moves out of range.
St Juste slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Egyptian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
Egyptian tries to clinch but St Juste is having none of it.
Egyptian fails to land with a series of punches.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian wants to slow St Juste down by chopping away at his legs.
Egyptian throws a nice looking combination but St Juste bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Egyptian motions for St Juste to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste misses with a straight left.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian tries to land a front kick but St Juste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from St Juste.
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egyptian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
Sinuhe Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
St Juste lands with a good body shot.
St Juste on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Juste's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Egyptian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Juste scrambles back to his feet.
St Juste lands with a right hand.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Juste working aggressively here.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Juste's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinuhe Egyptian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but St Juste won't allow it.
Egyptian lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Juste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Egyptian tries to throw a body punch but St Juste avoids it by throwing Egyptian back against the cage.
St Juste is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Egyptian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Juste's elbow.
St Juste's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Egyptian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from St Juste on the inside.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
Egyptian is working St Juste over against the cage.
Egyptian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Juste tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egyptian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Egyptian as the two fighters clinch.
Egyptian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Juste looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Egyptian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Egyptian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egyptian.
Egyptian displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Juste up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egyptian.
Good body shot from St Juste.
Egyptian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egyptian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Juste dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian is trying to maintain a safe position but St Juste gets an underhook and turns Egyptian into the cage.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Egyptian clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
St Juste buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Egyptian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
Egyptian tries to bum rush St Juste with a series of wild strikes but St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Juste digs a good hook to Egyptian's body.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian doesn't manage to clinch there - St Juste circles away.
Egyptian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab, jab by Egyptian - just one landing.
Egyptian connects with a body shot.
Egyptian lands with a shot to the body.
St Juste walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Egyptian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Egyptian tries to clinch up but St Juste circles away and keeps his distance.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste lands a leg kick that knocks Egyptian off balance momentarily.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from St Juste misses.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
Egyptian moves out of range as St Juste strikes.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
St Juste throws a low kick, looking for Egyptian's leg but Egyptian calmly moves out of range.
Egyptian wants to slow St Juste down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste jabs Egyptian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
St Juste 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.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian is looking to clinch.
St Juste throws a leg kick
and Egyptian counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
Egyptian walks into a straight right hand from St Juste.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
St Juste walks into a straight right hand from Egyptian.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
St Juste connects with a right hand. Egyptian shakes it off.
Egyptian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Egyptian duly obliges.
St Juste has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian throws a front kick aimed at St Juste's knee but St Juste avoids it well.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. St Juste looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Egyptian lands a lovely overhand right.
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
Egyptian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Juste circles away quickly and effectively.
Egyptian moves forwards but St Juste connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Juste swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Juste scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
St Juste lands a glancing blow to the side of Egyptian's head.
Egyptian lands a nice shot that snaps St Juste's head back.
St Juste catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Juste lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Egyptian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste misses the jab.
Egyptian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Egyptian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Egyptian takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian has St Juste up against the cage in a clinch.
St Juste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Egyptian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egyptian as St Juste tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian stalling against the cage.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Egyptian scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Juste in his tracks.
Egyptian swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
Egyptian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Juste is out of range.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - St Juste had a free shot at his head there.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste moves into range and connects with a jab.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
St Juste slips a jab from Egyptian.
St Juste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian thows a body shot but no joy.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
St Juste jabs at Egyptian's body.
St Juste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian checks a leg kick.
St Juste takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Egyptian does it's job there.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Egyptian throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egyptian connects with a single shot there.
St Juste misses with an uppercut. Egyptian saw that one coming.
Egyptian connects with an inside leg kick.
Egyptian swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renan St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinuhe Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from St Juste.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but St Juste checks it.
St Juste throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Egyptian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Juste momentarily.
Egyptian sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from St Juste misses
and Egyptian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. St Juste really felt that one!
Jab by St Juste.
St Juste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Juste swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian doesn't manage to clinch there - St Juste circles away.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Juste stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a body kick that misses.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch but St Juste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egyptian 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but St Juste circles away.
A good leg kick by St Juste.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Juste has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Egyptian fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Juste throws a nice outside leg kick.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
St Juste is looking to score with low kicks.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian rushes St Juste and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Juste is trying to force a seperation but Egyptian has the dominant position.
Egyptian is trying to break free.
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!
St Juste is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Juste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Juste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Juste misses with a punch on the inside.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan St Juste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egyptian 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan St Juste!
After winning the bout, Renan St Juste thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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