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EVO 34: Jokinen vs Drezner PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha comes to the cage accompanied by The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me. This should be a great matchup!
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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
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelito Barraquinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dryden Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Barraquinha counters with a two punch combo.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barraquinha counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Barraquinha saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barraquinha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barraquinha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell moves out of range of the leg kick from Barraquinha.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Barraquinha knows he should have avoided that one.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraquinha manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell fakes the leg kick and cracks Barraquinha in the body.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barraquinha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barraquinha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barraquinha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from Barraquinha misses.
Mitchell scores with a push kick.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Barraquinha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Barraquinha's body. Barraquinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Barraquinha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barraquinha misses with a series of wild punches.
Barraquinha throws a low kick but Mitchell moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barraquinha scores with a jab. Mitchell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Barraquinha's ribs.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barraquinha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mitchell cracks Barraquinha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barraquinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barraquinha. That did some damage!
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Mitchell.
Barraquinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Barraquinha's body.
Barraquinha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barraquinha missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barraquinha moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Good leg kick by Barraquinha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell scores with a nice body kick.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body kick.
Barraquinha is breathing heavily.
Barraquinha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell stuns Barraquinha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell throws a push kick but Barraquinha slaps the foot to one side.
Barraquinha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick from Mitchell.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Barraquinha.
Nice body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Barraquinha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barraquinha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barraquinha's sensitive parts.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Barraquinha lands a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Barraquinha counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell lands a jab to Barraquinha's midsection.
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Barraquinha avoids it.
Barraquinha tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Barraquinha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dryden Mitchell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mitchell throws a head kick that half lands.
Dryden Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mitchell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barraquinha throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Barraquinha blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitchell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barraquinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barraquinha misses with a kick to the body.
Barraquinha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling 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!
Barraquinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Barraquinha.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mitchell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barraquinha rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mitchell 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 Barraquinha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barraquinha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barraquinha throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Barraquinha is looking to land body kicks.
Barraquinha wants to slow Mitchell down by chopping away at his legs.
Barraquinha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barraquinha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell throws a front kick that sends Barraquinha stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mitchell. That's going to slow Barraquinha down.
Mitchell throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Barraquinha tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barraquinha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Barraquinha lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from Barraquinha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraquinha. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barraquinha throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Barraquinha throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barraquinha's sensitive parts.
Barraquinha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barraquinha might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Mitchell.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Good leg kick by Mitchell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
A head kick from Mitchell lands but Barraquinha takes it in his stride.
Barraquinha is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Barraquinha shrugs it off though.
Oh Barraquinha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Barraquinha's body. Barraquinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Barraquinha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell throws a monster overhand right that drops Barraquinha! Mitchell follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dryden Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burgundy doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Burgundy moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez 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.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burgundy moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Burgundy slips under a jab.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Burgundy lands a nice shot that snaps Chavez's head back.
Burgundy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burgundy moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez tries a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burgundy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chavez in his tracks.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavez lands with a right hand.
Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Burgundy checks it.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Chavez lands a head kick!
Burgundy throws a low kick, looking for Chavez's leg but Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burgundy moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Burgundy avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Burgundy misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Burgundy. That snapped Chavez's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burgundy can pounce on him.
Chavez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burgundy.
Burgundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chavez.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Burgundy throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burgundy throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Burgundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chavez.
Burgundy throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy blocks a leg kick.
Chavez digs a good hook to Burgundy's body.
Burgundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burgundy's sensitive parts.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Burgundy moves out of range easily.
Burgundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burgundy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the head but Burgundy blocks with his arms.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burgundy lands a shoulder strike.
Burgundy tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burgundy.
A short right from Burgundy.
Chavez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burgundy.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burgundy is defending well for now.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Burgundy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chavez as Burgundy tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chavez won't allow it.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Burgundy.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burgundy trying to control the position but instead, Chavez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burgundy into the cage.
Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burgundy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Chavez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burgundy keeps control of Chavez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Chavez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chavez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Burgundy's defenses.
Miguel Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Burgundy.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burgundy takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Burgundy's leg. Burgundy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
Burgundy blocks a leg kick.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burgundy in his tracks.
Burgundy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burgundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burgundy digs a good body shot into Chavez's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Burgundy.
Burgundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Burgundy 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.
Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chavez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burgundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chavez throws a push kick but Burgundy slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy throws a push kick but Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burgundy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burgundy. Chavez shrugs it off though.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Burgundy blocks the low kick.
Chavez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Burgundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burgundy is out of range.
A big left from Burgundy misses.
Chavez lands a front kick.
Burgundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Burgundy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chavez 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 Burgundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burgundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Chavez misses with the body kick
and Burgundy counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burgundy.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burgundy tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burgundy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Chavez blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Burgundy.
Chavez misses with the body kick
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burgundy moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burgundy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Burgundy moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burgundy. That's going to slow Chavez down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chavez.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Burgundy saw that one coming.
Burgundy wants to slow Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez counters with a low kick, right behind Burgundy 's knee.
Chavez throws out a leg kick but Burgundy moves out of range and Chavez only half commits.
Chavez thows a body kick. Burgundy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez motions for Burgundy to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Burgundy ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Burgundy moves out of range easily.
Burgundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chavez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burgundy's head.
Burgundy tries to clinch up.
Burgundy drops Chavez with a beautiful combination! Chavez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burgundy is looking for the KO!
Chavez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgundy finish him?
It looks like Burgundy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burgundy lands a nice hook to Chavez's body. Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Burgundy does it's job there.
Burgundy avoids a kick to the body.
Chavez lands with a cross.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Burgundy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burgundy scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez throws a front kick that sends Burgundy stumbling back into the cage.
Chavez tries a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Burgundy blocks a low kick nicely.
Burgundy 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.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Burgundy keeps it at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Burgundy has knocked Chavez down with a huge combo! Burgundy steps away and waves a wobbly Chavez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Burgundy's leg but Burgundy calmly moves out of range.
Burgundy drops Chavez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Burgundy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja has chosen Afroman - Because I Got High as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Majja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bracha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Majja on the side of the head.
Majja turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Majja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bracha throws a hook but Majja avoids it easily.
Bracha is looking to land body kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Bracha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bracha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Majja's head backwards.
Guru Majja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majja looks to land a body kick but Bracha moved away.
Majja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Majja misses with a body punch
and Bracha counters by clinching up.
Majja blocks an elbow strike from Bracha.
Bracha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Majja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Majja lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha trying to control the position but instead, Majja has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bracha into the cage.
Majja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Majja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Majja is trying to maintain a safe position but Bracha gets an underhook and turns Majja into the cage.
Bracha tries to work over Majja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bracha lands a nice uppercut.
Bracha throws an elbow that misses.
Bracha scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Majja on the inside.
Bracha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bracha misses with the head strike.
Bracha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bracha.
Majja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Majja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bracha scores with a push kick.
Majja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Majja throws a hook but Bracha blocks it.
Majja avoids the body shot from Bracha.
Bracha throws a chopping leg kick but Majja manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Majja misses the target.
Majja explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Majja tries to land a front kick but Bracha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Majja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Majja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bracha throws out the jab.
Majja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Majja moves forwards but Bracha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Majja ducks under a wild hook from Bracha.
Majja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Majja lands a body shot.
Bracha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Majja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Majja moves away from the strike by Bracha.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Bracha connects with a crisp jab.
Bracha tries to land a front kick but Majja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Majja.
Bracha missing with a left hand there. Majja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bracha. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Majja - just one landing.
Majja lands a lovely overhand right.
Bracha throws a lazy uppercut
and Majja counters with a nice uppercut.
Majja throws a wild body kick that Bracha sees coming a mile off.
Majja digs a good body shot into Bracha's ribs.
Bracha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Majja.
Bracha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bracha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bracha takes a swing at Majja's ribcage but misses.
Bracha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bracha throws out the jab.
Bracha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Majja connects with a body shot that sends Bracha's belly button to the back.
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 Eli Bracha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Majja steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bracha. That one must have hurt.
Majja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bracha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Majja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bracha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Majja has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Majja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Bracha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bracha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Majja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bracha scores with a shoulder strike.
Bracha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bracha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Bracha controls the action.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Bracha.
Majja prevents Bracha from breaking the clinch.
Bracha has a couple of punches blocked by Majja.
Majja slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja lands a nice shot to the body.
Bracha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bracha wants to break free but Majja has control.
Bracha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Majja.
Majja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bracha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bracha lands an elbow inside that Majja shrugs off.
Majja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Bracha manages to break the clinch.
Majja misses with a body shot.
Bracha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Majja avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Majja lands a head kick. Bracha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bracha.
Bracha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Majja.
Bracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bracha misses with an uppercut. Majja saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha throws a jab when Majja was well out of range.
Majja shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bracha eats them both and turns towards Majja to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bracha lands a lovely overhand right.
Guru Majja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Majja.
Majja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bracha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Majja.
Bracha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Majja takes a step back to recover.
Bracha walks into a straight right hand from Majja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Majja throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bracha.
Bracha cracks Majja with an open hand slap.
Bracha throws a hook but Majja blocks it.
Bracha throws a leg kick
and Majja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bracha tried to score with a low kick but Majja checks it.
Majja sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Majja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Majja has closed the distance and engaged Bracha in a clinch.
Majja cracks Bracha with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Majja struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Majja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Majja misses
and Bracha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bracha lands a right hook to the body.
Bracha throws a big shot that misses.
Majja misses with a looping right.
Jab from Majja.
Bracha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Majja throws a front kick aimed at Bracha's knee but Bracha avoids it well.
Bracha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Majja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Bracha misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja misses with a low kick.
Bracha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Majja crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bracha - the referee stops the clock and Majja gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bracha. Majja manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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 Eli Bracha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bracha throws a series of punches but Majja avoids them all with ease.
Bracha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bracha takes a swing at Majja's ribcage but misses.
Majja tries to land a front kick but Bracha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Majja takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Majja throws a leg kick but Bracha moved away.
Majja throws a shot to the body.
Majja throws the left hand but Bracha avoids the punch easily.
Majja moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
Bracha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Majja throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bracha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bracha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Bracha catches Majja right on the button with a cross.
Majja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Majja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bracha.
Majja takes a swing at Bracha's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bracha.
Majja closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Majja on the inside.
Majja digs a right hand underneath Bracha's ribcage. Bracha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Majja.
Majja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bracha looks to land a combination but Majja avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bracha throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bracha takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Majja clinches with his opponent.
Majja has had enough of the clinch but Bracha keeps him there for the moment.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Bracha controls the action.
Majja just leaning against Bracha, taking a breather.
Bracha tries to land knees in the clinch but Majja avoids the damage to the body.
Majja avoiding damage.
Majja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Majja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Majja blocking some punches.
Bracha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Majja backwards.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Majja - that landed with a thud.
Majja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Majja just misses with a punch to the body.
Majja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Majja with a hook.
Bracha missing with a left hand there. Majja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Majja blocks a jab.
Majja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bracha.
Guru Majja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Majja misses with an uppercut. Bracha saw that one coming.
Bracha tests Majja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bracha checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha throws a lazy right hand but Majja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bracha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majja misses with a body kick.
Majja lands a big head kick that sends Bracha tumbling to the mat! Majja takes a step backwards and waves Bracha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bracha is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Majja.
Oh Bracha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Majja. That's going to slow Bracha down.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Majja throws an overhand right that drops Bracha like a sack of potatoes! Majja dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guru Majja!
After the fight, Guru Majja was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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148 lbs
33 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Xiaolong.
Sting fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Sting does no damage.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Sting blocks the low kick.
Sting throws a solid leg kick but Xiaolong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sting.
Xiaolong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Xiaolong tries to score with a low kick but Sting moves his leg out of the way.
Xiaolong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiaolong connects with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sting has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Xiaolong thuds his right hand into Sting's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Sting.
Sting throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Xiaolong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sting fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Xiaolong does it's job there.
Xiaolong thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sting is just out of range.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick
and Sting counters with a takedown into side control.
Sting throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Xiaolong prevents Sting from moving into mount.
Xiaolong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sting connects with a decent elbow.
Xiaolong can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sting wants to control but Xiaolong is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting tries to score with some ground and pound. Xiaolong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sting cracks Xiaolong with a big elbow.
Sting trying to control the action but Xiaolong is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Sting are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sting works to advance to full mount. Xiaolong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Xiaolong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sting throwing strikes here but Xiaolong is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Xiaolong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sting lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting with shots to the head and body - Xiaolong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Xiaolong tries to lock up and control but Sting gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sting trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sting might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Xiaolong haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sting unloading with bombs!
Sting fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sting throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Xiaolong can't escape the position.
Sting landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sting throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Xiaolong because Sting loaded up on that one.
Sting controlling the pace for now.
Sting lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sting scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sting moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Xiaolong has worked his arm free - good work by Xiaolong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sting trying to control the position but Xiaolong is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steinar Sting dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiaolong moves into range and clinches up with Sting.
Sting misses with a body punch.
Sting misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sting can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
Sting can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
Xiaolong throws a punch but it's blocked by Sting.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xiaolong obliges.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaolong throws a push kick but Sting slaps the foot to one side.
Xiaolong lands with a nice body punch.
Sting throws a right hand that Xiaolong ducks under and follows up with a left that Xiaolong also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Sting lands but Xiaolong takes it in his stride.
Jab from Sting.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Sting moved away.
Xiaolong is looking to wear down Sting with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong forces Sting back against the cage and clinches.
Xiaolong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sting tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaolong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sting can't get the takedown.
Xiaolong throws an elbow that misses.
Xiaolong can't find room to land a body shot as Sting controls the action.
Sting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaolong gets through Sting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sting tries a body shot but Xiaolong blocks it.
Sting tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sting can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaolong.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sting's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sting lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting tries to pull guard but Xiaolong won't allow it.
Xiaolong gets through Sting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sting is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sting misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaolong.
Still in the clinch, Xiaolong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaolong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sting.
Xiaolong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Sting is trying to break the clinch but Xiaolong has him pressed against the cage.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Sting in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
Sting has Xiaolong pushed against the cage.
Sting lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Sting misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sting lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaolong fails to land.
Sting blocks a body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Xiaolong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
Sting misses with some punches.
Xiaolong is pushing Sting up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sting drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xiaolong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Li Xiaolong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steinar Sting.
Sting scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sting in the domination position with Xiaolong hanging on.
Sting in side control, throwing shots but Xiaolong defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Xiaolong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sting throws an elbow but Xiaolong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xiaolong wants to control but Sting postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting is looking to take a break and control but Xiaolong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sting landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steinar Sting will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sting lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaolong looks to land a left hand but Sting moved out of range nicely.
Xiaolong scores with a jab. Sting acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xiaolong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sting is able to avoid easily.
Sting avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sting moves in looking to clinch but Xiaolong pushes him off.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Sting moves out of range.
Sting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong wants to land a leg kick but Sting is out of range.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong throws out a loose jab but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sting closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xiaolong circles away.
Sting thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
Xiaolong looks to land a combination but Sting avoids it well.
Xiaolong moves into the clinch.
Xiaolong throws a punch but it's blocked by Sting.
Xiaolong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li Xiaolong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Sting controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Sting.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sting lands an uppercut.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sting's elbow.
Xiaolong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sting can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
Sting has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaolong.
Sting can't break the clinch.
Sting tries to stall but Xiaolong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Xiaolong.
Sting lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sting misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sting lands a body shot.
Li Xiaolong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steinar Sting is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Sting.
Xiaolong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xiaolong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaolong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sting can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sting lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaolong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sting.
Xiaolong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaolong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Sting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sting blocks a body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting is working Xiaolong over against the cage.
Sting tries to work over Xiaolong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaolong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong scores with a shoulder strike.
Sting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaolong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaolong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sting on the side of the head.
Xiaolong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiaolong lands with an overhand left.
Sting fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut. Sting saw that one coming.
Sting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sting clinches up with Xiaolong and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Xiaolong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xiaolong gets through Sting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Sting in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Sting.
Xiaolong is pressed up against the cage. Sting has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xiaolong down to the mat. Xiaolong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaolong lunges at Sting with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sting's hand.
Sting shoots in and drives through. Xiaolong sprawls well.
Li Xiaolong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steinar Sting.
Sting connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sting feints and then cracks Xiaolong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiaolong down.
Xiaolong misses with a straight left.
Li Xiaolong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sting counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong is trying to work for a sweep but Sting has mounted him!
Xiaolong tries to hold on but Sting postures up.
Sting with good strikes from the mount here!
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 Li Xiaolong.
I think Sting 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Steinar Sting!
After winning the bout, Steinar Sting thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Metallica Enter Sandman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tritter.
Tritter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tritter throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tritter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tritter misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Tritter finds it's target.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Tritter's leg but Tritter calmly moves out of range.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tritter keeps the fight on the outside.
Tritter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tritter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tritter misses with a low kick.
Tritter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tritter misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tritter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tritter.
Tritter misses with a wild body shot.
Tritter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Tritter is out of range.
Tritter lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Tritter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Tritter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tritter blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a head kick but Tritter moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tritter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Tritter lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tritter throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops Tritter! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tritter to his feet! Tritter is in big trouble!
Tritter is rocked!
Tritter is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oh Tritter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tritter is aggressively charging in as Gracie backs up avoiding any damage. Gracie tosses out a jab and Tritter runs right into it face first! Tritter is out cold! Gracie dropped down on all fours and is barking in Tritter's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holden Gracie!
A pretty intense looking Holden Gracie took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Michael Tritter had this to say: 'I want to thank everyone here at UPG for giving me a chance to compete here. I think its time for me to move. My minds wants to continue but my chin wont let it.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Bang - By Barry Scott as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barry Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kurze misses.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Kurze fails to pull guard.
Kurze jumps guard and drags Scott to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scott controlling from the top position.
Kurze has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad Kurze has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kurze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurze looks to land a body kick but Scott moved away.
Kurze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurze staying out of range there.
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Kurze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurze swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Kurze ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Kurze tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurze throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scott misses with an uppercut
and Kurze counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kurze lands a right hook to the body.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Kurze takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Scott enables Kurze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Scott manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kurze tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Kurze stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kurze distracts Scott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurze throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Kurze 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.
Kurze passes Scott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kurze drops an elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurze is working away from the top position though.
Scott is doing well to control the position and prevent Kurze from advancing to side control.
Kurze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scott defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott is controlling Kurze's trapped leg to prevent Kurze from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to hold on to Kurze's head to control him but Kurze postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barry Scott.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurze counters with a nice body shot.
Kurze lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kurze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Kurze moved out of range nicely.
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurze momentarily.
A head kick misses from Kurze.
Scott misses with a straight right.
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 Konrad Kurze 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.
Kurze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kurze is out of range and Scott settles back down.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kurze throws a lazy uppercut
so Scott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Kurze is pulling down on Scott's head to control his posture.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Kurze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurze throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barry Scott hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Scott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurze.
A cross from Kurze lands.
Kurze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kurze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kurze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kurze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Scott!
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!
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kurze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Scott struggling a bit here.
Barry Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze lands some shots froms side control.
Kurze working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Scott is trying to improve his position.
Kurze moves into full mount!
Scott is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kurze avoids the attempt from Scott to control.
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kurze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kurze lands a nice shot to the head.
Kurze lands a heavy elbow.
Scott avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kurze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurze looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kurze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Scott tries to hold on but Kurze pushes him away.
Kurze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott tries to hold on but Kurze postures up.
Kurze looking to ground and pound but Scott is blocking nicely.
Kurze thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurze pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kurze throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kurze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kurze darts in looking for a takedown but Scott gets double underhooks and turns Kurze into the cage.
Kurze is trying to pull guard but Scott turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barry Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurze.
Kurze fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Kurze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
A short right from Kurze.
Scott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Scott trying to control the action but Kurze is working from the bottom.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurze defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Scott wants to take a breather but Kurze is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is taking a breather. Kurze says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Barry Scott wasn't active enough on the ground.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott needs to keep his hands up - Kurze had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Kurze.
Konrad Kurze is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott is looking to chop away at Kurze's legs.
Scott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurze tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Konrad Kurze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurze.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Scott's guard now.
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!
Kurze wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Kurze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kurze's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scott controls Kurze momentarily but Kurze frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Konrad Kurze.
Kurze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kurze. Scott shrugs it off though.
Scott throws a leg kick
so Kurze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kurze looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott stays in close to Kurze's body and controls the position.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from side mount.
Kurze takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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 Konrad Kurze.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kurze, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kurze!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Konrad Kurze made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Barry Scott stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its about time we get some competent officials, I never should have lost!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Hunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Comfortably Numb. Merik Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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30
170 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chillum circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Chillum tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Chillum shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Chillum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Chillum fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chillum keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Chillum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chillum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Chillum has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Chillum is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chillum keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Chillum has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Chillum has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Chillum is trying to keep Hunt in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chillum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt cracks Chillum with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Chillum blocks nicely.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chillum trying to control the position.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chillum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt trying to control but Chillum is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chillum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hunt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hunt tries to hold on but Chillum postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chillum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Chillum is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chillum trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Chillum counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Chillum to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt defending well as Chillum loads up on a big left hand.
Chillum scores with a jab to the body.
Chillum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chillum - that will leave a mark!
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chillum tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chillum lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chillum blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Chillum misses with the head strike.
Chillum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chillum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Doc Chillum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses.
Chillum throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chillum's guard.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Chillum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Chillum!
Chillum preventing the sweep.
Chillum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chillum trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Chillum is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Merik Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt keeping full guard, as Chillum tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunt controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Doc Chillum wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chillum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Chillum is just out of range.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Chillum swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chillum lands a nice shot to the body.
Chillum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chillum's calf.
Chillum tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chillum's calf.
A left and a right from Chillum both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt cracks Chillum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Chillum's legs.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Chillum's leg. Chillum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chillum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Chillum. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chillum moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Chillum breaks the clinch.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Chillum counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chillum just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chillum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chillum's sensitive parts.
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 Doc Chillum will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Chillum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chillum lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt tries a body shot but Chillum blocks it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Chillum.
Chillum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Chillum tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chillum tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Chillum back against the cage.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Chillum.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Chillum can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chillum throws a head punch that misses.
Chillum tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
A shot in the inside from Chillum.
A short right from Hunt.
Chillum tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Chillum back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt gets through Chillum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chillum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt cracks Chillum with a nice body shot.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chillum prevents a body shot from Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chillum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Chillum lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt pushes Chillum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Chillum.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Chillum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Chillum misses with the head strike.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chillum pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Chillum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Chillum is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chillum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chillum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chillum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chillum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Chillum dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillum is looking to escape.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chillum is refusing to be controlled, as Hunt sits in half guard.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunt controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merik Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
Merik Hunt 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 Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DEAD MAN'S GUN. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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234 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samba misses with a body kick.
Samba misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Samba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano moves out of range as Samba strikes.
Samba scores with a shot to the body.
Marciano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Samba throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Samba.
Samba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Samba misses with a leg kick.
We've been told by Marciano's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Samba.
Samba lands the left hand.
A low kick from Samba misses
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Samba misses
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Marciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Samba.
Christopher Samba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samba. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Samba.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Samba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Samba throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Samba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samba shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Samba throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Samba is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samba misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Christopher Samba has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba scoring well with a low kick there.
Samba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Samba.
Marciano slips a jab from Samba.
The crowd cheers as Samba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marciano doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Samba.
Marciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samba.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Samba is in Marciano's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marciano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano has control of Samba's left arm, preventing Samba from doing any damage.
Samba is in close to Marciano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samba trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano is trying to control the position but Samba postures up.
Marciano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samba defends it easily.
Samba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marciano.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
Samba lands a two punch combo.
Samba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samba misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Marciano. No joy for Samba on that attempt.
A low kick from Samba misses
and Marciano counters with a body kick.
Samba throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Samba fails with a takedown attempt.
Samba is breathing heavily.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Samba misses.
Don Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samba throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Marciano blocks a leg kick.
Samba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marciano's sensitive parts.
Samba closes the distance and clinches up with Marciano, looking for a takedown. Samba pushes Marciano against the cage but Marciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Don Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Samba.
Samba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Samba tenderised Marciano's leg. Marciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
Samba misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Samba.
Samba scores with a jab to the body.
Samba throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba punishes Marciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Samba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Samba misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Christopher Samba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samba lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
A jab from Samba finds it's way through Marciano's defenses.
Samba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samba tries to score with a low kick but Marciano moves his leg out of the way.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samba shoots in and drives through. Marciano sprawls well.
Marciano checks a low kick from Samba.
Samba throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
A low kick from Samba is predictable there
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Samba goes for a double leg but Marciano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marciano continues to drive forward.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano stalling against the cage.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christopher Samba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samba throws a leg kick but Marciano moved away.
Samba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Samba throws a shot to the body.
Samba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samba, right into the meat.
Samba misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Samba does no damage.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Samba misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samba, right into the meat.
Samba throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Samba cracks a nice hook into Marciano's ribs.
A good leg kick by Samba.
Samba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Samba is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Samba swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Samba lands a really nice looking cross but Marciano seems unphased.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba just misses with a punch to the body.
Samba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Samba.
Don Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba lands a high kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Samba as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Samba misses.
Samba scores with a body shot.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Samba stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Samba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samba throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Samba goes for a double leg but Marciano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marciano continues to drive forward.
Samba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Samba controls his hands.
Samba swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Samba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba blocking some punches.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Samba controls his hands.
Samba working aggressively here.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Samba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Samba misses
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marciano's hands.
Samba tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samba misses with a kick to the body.
Samba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samba takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samba tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Samba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samba throws the kick towards the body but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Samba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba lands with a nice body punch.
Samba looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Samba misses with a low kick.
Samba misses with a low kick.
Samba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samba misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Samba is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Samba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marciano checks a leg kick.
Samba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Samba, as that shot connected.
Samba misses with a body shot
and Marciano counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Samba dives in for a single leg takedown but Marciano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marciano.
Samba is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Samba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Samba blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samba.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Samba tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Samba back against the cage.
Marciano gets through Samba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Samba controls the action.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano stalling in the clinch but Samba improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano looking to stall.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
Samba misses with some punches.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Samba controlling the action here for a moment.
Marciano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samba is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano stops a takedown attempt from Samba.
Samba lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Samba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samba shoots in for a double leg but Marciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Samba clobbers Marciano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Samba is defended easily by Marciano.
Samba throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samba misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Samba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Samba thows a body shot but no joy.
Samba lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Samba.
Marciano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Don Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Samba.
Samba wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Samba.
Don Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba digs a good body shot into Marciano's ribs.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Samba.
Horrible takedown by Samba or perhaps it was just good defense by Marciano which made him look bad.
Samba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Samba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Samba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
A low kick from Samba is predictable there
and Marciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Samba really felt that one!
Samba fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samba loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samba thuds his right hand into Marciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samba throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Samba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samba just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marciano as he avoids it easily.
Samba misses with a low kick.
Samba thows a body shot but no joy.
Samba 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.
Samba thows a body shot but no joy.
Samba looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Samba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
Christopher Samba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Don Marciano spoke after the fight, saying 'I am an old man, somebody get me a cane or a wheel chair. I might fall apart taking these damn gloves off.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. Renzo Machida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mitchell Stehling's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Machida is predictable there
and Stehling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Machida's guard now.
Machida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stehling's guard.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Stehling.
Machida wants to control from the top but Stehling keeps moving.
Stehling has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Machida has passed into side control.
Stehling tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Machida trying to control the position but Stehling is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stehling tries to roll over but Machida keeps him under control.
Stehling holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Machida is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stehling reverses the position - he's now on top in Machida's guard.
Machida wants to control the position but Stehling says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Machida controlling the position for now.
Machida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stehling.
Stehling is keen to just control but Machida is a slippery customer.
Stehling works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stehling has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machida's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling tries to control but Machida wriggling away.
Stehling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Machida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stehling looking to finish with strikes here!
Stehling throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Machida regains half guard.
Stehling tries to pass to full mount but Machida defends it.
Stehling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Machida is trying to maintain the position but Stehling is very close to passing his half guard.
Stehling throws a strike but Machida avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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!
Stehling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
Stehling sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stehling trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's time! Stehling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Nice defenses there by Stehling.
Stehling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stehling.
Machida has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stehling is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stehling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Stehling ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Stehling counters with a shoot takedown. Machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Stehling slips nicely into half guard.
Machida tries to roll over but Stehling keeps him under control.
Stehling wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Stehling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stehling misses with a head shot. Machida uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stehling tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling looking to sit in guard and control but Machida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machida has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stehling is proving hard to escape from.
Stehling controls Machida momentarily but Machida frees himself.
Stehling has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stehling manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stehling raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stehling looking to ground and pound but Machida is blocking nicely.
Stehling lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling misses with a head shot.
Stehling throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stehling avoids the attempt from Machida to control.
Machida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stehling unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stehling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stehling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Stehling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stehling postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
Stehling passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Machida is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Machida avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stehling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stehling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Machida dodges the ground and pound from Stehling.
Stehling in side control, throwing shots but Machida defends.
Stehling connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Machida some visible discomfort.
Stehling creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Machida sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Machida defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Machida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stehling advances to mount.
Machida is looking to get to half guard.
Machida is squirming around, avoiding Stehling's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stehling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stehling controlling the position easily from mount.
Machida tries to reverse the position but Stehling maintains control.
Stehling lands a heavy elbow.
Machida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stehling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Stehling seems content to control.
Stehling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling with the ground and pound but Machida uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stehling throws an elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stehling's guard. Nice move by Machida!
Machida wants to control from the top but Stehling keeps moving.
Stehling looking for a sweep. Not yet Stehling, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling is working hard here to advance position.
Stehling is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling clearly takes 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.
Stehling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stehling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Stehling manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Stehling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Stehling shoots in looking for a takedown but Machida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stehling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Stehling throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stehling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stehling throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stehling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machida on the side of the head.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Stehling counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Stehling sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida trying to control the position.
Machida is pulling down on Stehling's head to control his posture.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but Machida blocks nicely.
Stehling controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell Stehling has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stehling lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Machida - just one landing.
Stehling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stehling somewhat.
Machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stehling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Stehling counters with a shoot takedown. Machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Stehling 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Machida is keeping the position.
Stehling advances position into side control!
Stehling tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling had his way with Renzo Machida in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stehling tries to clinch up.
Stehling is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Stehling scores with a jab to the head.
Stehling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Stehling.
Stehling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stehling attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machida staying out of range there.
Stehling fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Stehling.
Stehling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Machida misses.
Stehling throws a head kick that misses.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Machida slips under a jab from Stehling.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Machida 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.
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stehling tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
Machida being controlled here, momentarily.
Stehling's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Renzo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitchell Stehling.
Machida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a poor cross that misses
and Stehling counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stehling content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stehling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Stehling wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stehling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida scores with a head kick. Stehling tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Renzo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell Stehling is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stehling 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
After winning the bout, Mitchell Stehling thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Renzo Machida was interviewed post fight and said 'So bad'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Drezner has chosen Cypress Hill - Checkmate as his entrance music. Otso Jokinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zak Drezner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Drezner circles away.
Drezner drives through and clinches with Jokinen against the cage.
Drezner swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drezner wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drezner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen is working Drezner over against the cage.
Drezner gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Drezner.
Jokinen tries to work over Drezner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drezner.
Drezner blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen cracks Drezner with a nice body shot.
Jokinen stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drezner regains guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jokinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Drezner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drezner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drezner is looking to stand up but Jokinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Drezner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zak Drezner.
Drezner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drezner.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Drezner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jokinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jokinen stuns Drezner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jokinen backs up against the cage.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Drezner moves out of range.
Jokinen motions for Drezner to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drezner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Drezner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drezner.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drezner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drezner is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Drezner avoids them all with ease.
Drezner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen slips a jab from Drezner.
Drezner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokinen's hands.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Drezner is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drezner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Drezner lands a nice shot to the body.
Zak Drezner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen thumps Drezner with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Drezner misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Drezner.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drezner's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Drezner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Drezner.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 Otso Jokinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Drezner circles away.
Drezner looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Drezner checks it
letting Drezner counter with a right hand.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Drezner scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen throws a jab when Drezner was well out of range.
Jokinen throws a hook but Drezner blocks it.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Drezner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drezner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drezner tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drezner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drezner swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Drezner slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drezner throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Drezner avoids it.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jokinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Drezner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drezner.
Drezner loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
A slow jab from Drezner misses its intended target.
Jokinen works the jab nicely.
Drezner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jokinen.
Drezner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen with a jab.
Drezner lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drezner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drezner is rocked!
Drezner leaves his chin hanging out and Jokinen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Drezner crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
Otso Jokinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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