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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel comes to the cage accompanied by Celtic Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rave's choice of entrance music: What Happened?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Rave!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasteel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rave throws a looping overhand right but Kasteel ducks down to avoid it.
Kasteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at M.V Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rave shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kasteel keeping full guard, as Rave tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasteel wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rave drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kasteel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rave has Kasteel in his guard.
Kasteel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rave on the ground.
Kasteel preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave controls Kasteel momentarily but Kasteel frees himself.
Rave might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kasteel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kasteel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kasteel trying to control but Rave is working from the bottom.
Kasteel looking to pass the guard.
Kasteel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rave has his foot on Kasteel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kasteel works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kasteel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasteel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rave is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Our spies down at at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites inform us that Rave has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kasteel wants to pass the guard but Rave is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rave tries for a takedown but Kasteel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rave shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasteel defends it nicely.
Rave throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rave.
A swing and a miss from Kasteel.
Kasteel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rave misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Rave misses.
Kasteel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasteel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rave uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasteel.
Rave finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rave displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasteel throws out the jab.
Kasteel misses the shot to the body.
Craig Rave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasteel ducks under a wild hook from Rave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rave connects with a jab.
Kasteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rave.
Rave tries to bum rush Kasteel with a series of wild strikes but Kasteel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rave slips a jab from Kasteel.
Rave throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rave throws the kick towards the body but Kasteel avoids it.
Kasteel throwing a counter right hand but Rave manages to avoid it.
Kasteel scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rave with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasteel counters with a right hand to the body.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Rave.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rave throws an off balance right hand
and Kasteel counters with a stiff right hand.
Rave throws a looping overhand right but Kasteel ducks down to avoid it.
Rave keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Rave will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kasteel cracks Rave on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rave falls backwards against the cage. Kasteel follows up with more strikes that drop Rave to his knees. Kasteel keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rave! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Kasteel!
In his post fight interview, Semmy Kasteel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Muse: MK Ultra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmes misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
It seemed like Holmes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Holmes manages to avoid it.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
As Holmes looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo bu Holmes just gets out of the way.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Holmes thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holmes walks into a left hand.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmes at a distance.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Holmes crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Holmes is rocked!
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Holmes looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holmes forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holmes is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is concentrating on defense, preventing Holmes from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holmes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Holmes thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Holmes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Holmes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Holmes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Holmes landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson is pulling down on Holmes's head to control his posture.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Holmes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJohnson.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holmes misses with a looping right.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Calvin Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson catches Holmes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Holmes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
James Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson 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.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Holmes throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson drops Holmes with a beautiful combination! Holmes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson sends Holmes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Holmes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up James Holmes's cut even more.
Holmes throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
OH! Holmes has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Johnson smells blood and charges in for the finish! Johnson unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Holmes sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Calvin Johnson!
An out of breath Calvin Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm fat. This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holy Jenova!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into range.
Jenova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jenova scores with a head kick. Boy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jenova misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boy.
Boy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boy grinds an elbow into Jenova's temple.
Boy trying to control the action but Jenova is working from the bottom.
Jenova regains half guard, as Boy was trying to land strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Boy.
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Jenova is not content to let Boy control the position.
Jenova missing with punches from the bottom.
Boy wants to control but Jenova is keeping him busy.
Boy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenova is not content to let Boy control the position.
Boy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
Boy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jenova is just riding it out for now. Boy eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenova tries to get to full guard but Boy has control of the leg.
Boy 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.
Boy slips a nice elbow through Jenova's hands, connecting with Jenova's forehead.
Jenova is rocked!
That has opened up Holy Jenova's cut even more.
Jenova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenova is refusing to be controlled, as Boy sits in half guard.
Boy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenova is not content to let Boy control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jenova gets back to full guard.
Boy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holy Jenova's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Holy Jenova's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Boy!
Johnny Boy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws a push kick but Selmy slaps the foot to one side.
Selmy lands a high kick!
Selmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy flicks out a counter leg kick but Selmy steps away.
Selmy thows a leg kick but Troy checks it
and Troy counters with a head kick. That will keep Selmy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Troy tries to move into range but Selmy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Troy.
Selmy blocks a leg kick.
Selmy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Selmy throws a combination that misses
and Troy counters with a series of strikes. Selmy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Selmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selmy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Troy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Selmy on the side of the head.
Selmy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Selmy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Troy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Selmy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Selmy throws a big shot that misses.
Selmy jabs at Troy's body.
Selmy misses with a few strikes there.
Selmy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Selmy tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Selmy is looking to slow Troy down with leg kicks.
Troy throws a poor cross that misses
and Selmy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Selmy.
Selmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selmy misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Selmy is out of range and Troy settles back down.
Selmy throws a poor cross that misses
and Troy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Troy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Selmy.
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Selmy misses
and Troy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Troy drops his hands momentarily and Selmy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Selmy throws out a loose jab but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selmy throws a leg kick but Troy moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy avoids the head kick by Troy.
Selmy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Selmy avoids the head kick by Troy.
Selmy is looking to counter the offense by Troy and move into the clinch.
Selmy misses with a takedown
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Selmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Selmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy throws a shot to the body.
Arstan Selmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Troy misses with a low kick as Selmy jumps back.
Selmy takes one on the button.
Selmy throws a leg kick but Troy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Troy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Selmy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Troy jabs at Selmy's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Selmy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTroy.
Selmy throws an off balance right hand
and Troy counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Selmy checks a leg kick.
Selmy is looking to counter the offense by Troy and move into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Troy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Troy looks to land a combination but Selmy avoids it well.
Selmy sizes up Troy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Selmy's sensitive parts.
Troy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Troy throws a jab but it's blocked by Selmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selmy misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Selmy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Troy scores with a three punch combo!
We've been informed that Troy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Selmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Selmy lands with a nice body punch.
Troy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Troy throws a big shot that misses.
Troy's corner calls for a 1-2. Troy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Troy moves away from the strike by Selmy.
Troy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Troy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hektor Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Selmy misses with an uppercut. Troy saw that one coming.
Troy works Selmy's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Troy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy takes a swing at Selmy's ribcage but misses.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Selmy's sensitive parts.
Troy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Troy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Selmy looks to land a left hand but Troy moved out of range nicely.
Selmy drives through and clinches with Troy against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Selmy throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Selmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Troy.
Selmy throws a low kick, looking for Troy's leg but Troy calmly moves out of range.
Troy misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Selmy misses the jab.
Troy works the jab nicely.
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!
Selmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Selmy swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
Selmy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Selmy throws an off balance right hand
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Selmy throws a body kick that misses
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Troy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Troy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Selmy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selmy manages to avoid it.
Selmy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Troy counters with a low kick, right behind Selmy 's knee.
Troy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Selmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troy with a hook.
Selmy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Selmy's sensitive parts.
Selmy gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troy.
Selmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selmy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Selmy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Selmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy is working Selmy over against the cage.
A short left from Selmy.
Selmy throws a head punch that misses.
Troy lands a right hand.
Selmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Selmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troy blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Troy to work.
Troy avoids the elbow strike from Selmy, against the cage.
Selmy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Troy is trying to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Selmy laying and praying for a moment but Troy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Troy pushes Selmy off looking to stand but Selmy dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hektor Troy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Troy throws a head kick that misses.
Selmy is looking to counter the offense by Troy and move into the clinch.
Selmy blocks a head kick by Troy.
Selmy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Selmy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Troy throws a lazy right hand but Selmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Selmy lands a front kick.
Troy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Troy punishes Selmy's body with a nice straight punch.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Selmy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Selmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Selmy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Troy cracks Selmy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy misses with a low kick.
Selmy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Troy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Troy misses with an uppercut.
Selmy tried to score with a low kick but Troy checks it.
A little jabbing left from Troy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Troy there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Troy.
Selmy connects with a body shot.
Hektor Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Selmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Selmy throws a big counter combination but Troy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Selmy drives through and clinches with Troy against the cage.
Selmy misses with a punch on the inside.
Troy gets underhooks to prevent Selmy's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Selmy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arstan Selmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selmy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Troy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Selmy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troy is looking to slow Selmy down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Selmy throws a hook but Troy avoids it easily.
Troy counters with a body kick.
A head kick from Selmy lands but Troy takes it in his stride.
Troy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troy thinks about the counter body kick.
Troy throws a head kick but Selmy moves out of range.
Selmy rushes Troy and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Selmy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Troy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Selmy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy cracks the inside of Selmy's front leg.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Selmy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Troy.
Selmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Selmy gets a clinch.
Troy blocks a body shot from Selmy.
Selmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arstan Selmy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troy.
Selmy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Selmy is controlling the position.
Selmy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Troy.
Troy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Troy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Selmy misses with the head strike.
Selmy can't find room to land a body shot as Troy controls the action.
Troy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Selmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Selmy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Selmy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Selmy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Selmy.
Selmy missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arstan Selmy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Troy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hektor Troy!
A relieved looking Hektor Troy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi has chosen Metallica - Ride the Lightning as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
26 - 18 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ingvar avoids the head kick by Kivi.
Ingvar blocks the body kick.
Kivi blocks a jab.
Kivi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ingvar throws a jab when Kivi was well out of range.
Ingvar lands a nice shot that snaps Kivi's head back.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Ingvar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at V Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi looks to land a body kick but Ingvar moved away.
Ingvar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kivi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kivi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ingvar throws the kick towards the body but Kivi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ingvar.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Kivi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ingvar misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kivi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kivi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ingvar. Kivi shrugs it off though.
Kivi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
Kivi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingvar.
Ingvar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ingvar throws out the jab.
Kivi looks for the body kick but Ingvar saw that one coming.
A big right from Kivi misses.
Ingvar is looking to counter punch.
Kivi moves away from the strike by Ingvar.
Kivi ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
Kivi lands a nice shot that snaps Ingvar's head back.
Kivi throws a looping overhand right but Ingvar ducks down to avoid it.
Kivi throws a right hand that Ingvar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ingvar also avoids with ease.
Kivi misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ingvar momentarily.
Ingvar lands a nice shot that snaps Kivi's head back.
Kivi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ingvar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ingvar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ingvar missing with a left hand there. Kivi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ingvar swings for the body but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi with the counter takedown but Ingvar avoids it easily.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Yngve Ingvar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ingvar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kivi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kivi prevents Ingvar from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ingvar is pressing down on Kivi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ingvar trying to control the position.
Kivi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kivi stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ingvar has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kivi manages to get his head free but now Ingvar has transitioned to an armbar! Kivi grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ingvar! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yngve Ingvar!
During a confident post fight interview, Yngve Ingvar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini comes to the cage accompanied by Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Peltola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.
Lazzarini seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lazzarini misses with a right hand
and Peltola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lazzarini ducks straight into an uppercut from Peltola and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lazzarini manages to regain guard straight away.
Lazzarini is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazzarini keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
Peltola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peltola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peltola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peltola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lazzarini wants to sweep here but Peltola controlling him for the moment.
Peltola landing with the ground and pound.
Peltola throws a strike but Lazzarini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peltola has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lazzarini has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lazzarini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lazzarini working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peltola is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Peltola's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lazzarini tries to move into full mount but can't pass Peltola's legs.
Lazzarini in side control lands a decent elbow.
Peltola is looking for a sweep.
Lazzarini trying to control the position but Peltola is working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peltola keeps working.
Peltola prevents Lazzarini from improving position.
Lazzarini misses with the ground and pound.
Peltola gets back to half guard.
Peltola trying to control here.
Peltola keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazzarini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola tries to get to full guard but Lazzarini has control of the leg.
Lazzarini passes to side control.
Peltola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lazzarini trying to control the position but Peltola is working away.
Peltola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lazzarini has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Peltola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lazzarini connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lazzarini wants to take Peltola's back here but Peltola is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lazzarini throwing strikes here but Peltola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peltola sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Peltola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peltola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peltola keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flavio Lazzarini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazzarini is just out of range.
Good shot there by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini misses with a hook
and Peltola counters with a straight right hand.
Lazzarini throws a right hand that Peltola ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltola also avoids with ease.
Peltola with the counter takedown but Lazzarini avoids it easily.
Peltola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peltola.
Flavio Lazzarini's cut is getting worse.
Lazzarini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.
Lazzarini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lazzarini moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
Lazzarini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Lazzarini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lazzarini.
Peltola tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lazzarini forces Peltola back against the cage and clinches.
Peltola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazzarini backwards.
Peltola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazzarini controls his hands.
Lazzarini blocks a body shot from Peltola.
Lazzarini blocks an uppercut.
Peltola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazzarini has a couple of punches blocked by Peltola.
Peltola avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lazzarini.
Peltola is looking to control Lazzarini's arms but Lazzarini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peltola has his back to the cage.
Lazzarini lands a hook that snaps the head of Peltola backwards.
Peltola pushes Lazzarini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peltola misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini is pressed up against the cage. Peltola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lazzarini down to the mat. Lazzarini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lazzarini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peltola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Lazzarini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lazzarini tried to counter with a leg kick but Peltola avoided it.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Peltola swings for the body but Lazzarini moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lazzarini.
Peltola with the counter takedown but Lazzarini avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Peltola blocks the leg kick.
Peltola throws out a counter right but Lazzarini avoids it with no problem.
Flavio Lazzarini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lazzarini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peltola.
Peltola feints the counter takedown.
Peltola has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lazzarini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peltola will feel that in the morning.
A jab lands there for Lazzarini.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Lazzarini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazzarini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lazzarini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peltola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peltola misses with a hook
and Lazzarini counters with a good low kick that Peltola was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola avoids the head kick by Lazzarini.
Peltola throws a series of punches but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Atte Peltola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazzarini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lazzarini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Lazzarini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peltola walks into a straight right hand from Lazzarini.
Peltola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini misses with a straight right.
Peltola missing with a left hand there. Lazzarini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Lazzarini dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazzarini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peltola.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Lazzarini slips the punch.
Lazzarini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lazzarini has time to react.
A head kick by Lazzarini misses
and Peltola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lazzarini avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lazzarini misses the target.
Peltola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peltola as he avoids it easily.
Peltola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lazzarini.
Peltola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peltola connects with a right hand. Lazzarini shakes it off.
Peltola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lazzarini clinches.
Peltola tries for a takedown but Lazzarini manages to get underhooks.
Lazzarini prevents a body shot from Peltola.
Peltola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazzarini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lazzarini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Peltola.
Lazzarini jumps guard but Peltola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavio Lazzarini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazzarini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peltola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peltola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazzarini controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lazzarini.
Peltola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but Peltola is blocking nicely.
Peltola misses with some punches.
Lazzarini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peltola cracks Lazzarini with a nice body shot.
Peltola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peltola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peltola lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peltola walks away with a smile on his face. Lazzarini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lazzarini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peltola misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lazzarini counter with a right hand.
Lazzarini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peltola's head backwards.
Peltola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lazzarini.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lazzarini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peltola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lazzarini shoots in looking for a takedown but Peltola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lazzarini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lazzarini tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peltola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lazzarini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peltola scrambles back to his feet.
Lazzarini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick but Peltola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Peltola tries to counter it with a takedown but Lazzarini pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lazzarini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Lazzarini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peltola moves out of range as Lazzarini strikes.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Lazzarini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Lazzarini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
The crowd cheers as Lazzarini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peltola doesn't seem phased though.
Peltola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peltola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lazzarini.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Lazzarini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lazzarini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Lazzarini!
A pretty intense looking Flavio Lazzarini took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso avoids the head kick by Genia.
Genia is looking to chop away at Gattuso's legs.
Genia throws a head kick that Gattuso semi-blocks.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gattuso misses with the combination.
Gattuso connects with a body shot.
Genia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Genia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gattuso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Gattuso has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Genia throws a series of punches but Gattuso avoids them all with ease.
Gattuso appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gattuso. That did some damage!
Gattuso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Genia is out of range.
Genia unleashes a big counter combination but Gattuso bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a left hand
and Genia counters with a series of strikes. Gattuso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gattuso's corner calls for a 1-2. Gattuso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Gattuso misses
and Gattuso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Genia is just out of range.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Genia 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 Gattuso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gattuso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Genia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Genia connects with a solid leg kick.
Genia misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Genia. That's going to slow Gattuso down.
Genia gets caught napping as Gattuso dives in and scores a takedown. Genia manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso is fighting to break Genia's control of his arms but Genia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Genia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
Gattuso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gattuso throwing strikes from guard but Genia blocks nicely.
Gattuso throws a big elbow that misses.
Genia is trying to control the position but Gattuso postures up.
Genia has Gattuso pulled in close to control his posture.
Gattuso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gattuso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Genia is keeping the position for now.
Gattuso postures up and lands a big shot to Genia's brow.
Genia controls Gattuso momentarily but Gattuso frees himself.
Gattuso cracks Genia with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gattuso cracks Genia with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso preventing the sweep.
Gattuso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattuso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Genia trying to keep a closed guard but Gattuso is proving a slippery customer.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Genia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Genia is pulling down on Gattuso's head to control his posture.
Genia controls Gattuso momentarily but Gattuso frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Genia is pulling down on Gattuso's head. It's preventing any offense from Gattuso, at least for the moment.
Gattuso lands a couple of elbows.
Gattuso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Genia wants to sweep here but Gattuso controlling him for the moment.
Gattuso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Genia pulls Gattuso in close to his closed guard and prevents Gattuso from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gattuso 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.
Gattuso postures up in Genia's guard and throws a big left but Genia blocks it.
Gattuso throwing strikes from guard but Genia blocks nicely.
Gattuso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Genia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Genia rushes Gattuso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso goes for a takedown attempt but Genia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Genia.
Genia looks to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combo that has Genia backing up. Genia nods at Gattuso to acknowledge the strikes.
Gattuso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gattuso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gattuso with a nice cross.
Genia lands with a straight right. Gattuso didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Will Genia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genia connects with a solid leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gattuso.
Genia gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia won't allow Gattuso to pass to mount.
Genia taking some punishment here, with Gattuso in his half guard.
Gattuso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gattuso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gattuso is thwarting Genia's attempts to control the position.
Genia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Genia tries to roll over but Gattuso keeps him under control.
Genia missing with punches from the bottom.
Gattuso looks to land a strike but Genia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
Gattuso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genia can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia looking for a sweep. Not yet Genia, not yet.
Gattuso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Genia's head.
Genia trying to control the position.
Gattuso lands a couple of elbows.
Gattuso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Genia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
Gattuso advances to half guard.
Gattuso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Genia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gattuso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gattuso throwing shots but Genia is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia is trying to control but can't.
Genia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Genia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Genia wants to sweep but no luck.
Gattuso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Genia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but Genia has wrist control.
Gattuso lands a couple of elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Genia holds on and takes a little breather.
Genia throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Genia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gattuso trying to control but Genia is working from the bottom.
Gattuso being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Genia thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Genia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Genia throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso throws a poor cross that misses
and Genia counters with a two punch combo.
Genia misses with a head kick.
That kick from Genia tenderised Gattuso's leg. Gattuso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gattuso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Genia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso swings for the body but Genia moves out of range.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattuso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Genia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Genia scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Genia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso throwing a counter right hand but Genia manages to avoid it.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Genia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Genia takes the fight into the clinch.
Gattuso can't get the takedown.
Genia trying to stall but Gattuso improves his position.
Gattuso avoiding damage as Genia throws knees to the body.
Gattuso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genia.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Genia lands with a right to the head.
Gattuso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso breaks the clinch.
Will Genia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Genia is looking to clinch.
Genia darts in trying to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Genia circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
Genia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gattuso checks a leg kick.
Gattuso throws a big counter combination but Genia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gattuso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gattuso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Genia is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Genia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Genia moves out of range of the body kick from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Genia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso is looking to land body kicks.
Genia throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
Genia throws a front kick that sends Gattuso stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso fails with the takedown.
Genia tries to clinch but Gattuso moves out of range.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gattuso lands with a slapping head kick.
Gattuso throws a combination. Genia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genia cracks the inside of Gattuso's front leg.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Genia lands but Gattuso takes it in his stride.
Gattuso scores with a takedown into Genia's guard.
Genia is looking to stand up but Gattuso isn't so interested in that idea.
Genia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gattuso haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gattuso postures up and lands a big shot to Genia's brow.
Gattuso lands a couple of digs.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso throws a strike but Genia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Genia from controlling successfully.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.
Genia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia wants to pass the guard but Gattuso is keeping the position.
Gattuso looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Genia passes into side control.
Gennaro Gattuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gennaro Gattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattuso is looking to reverse the position.
Gattuso is trying to control Genia's posture but Genia avoids it.
Genia lands some shots froms side control.
Genia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Will Genia.
I think Gattuso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gennaro Gattuso made sure he mentioned DROPPIN BODIES, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnfield has chosen Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie as his entrance music. Jules Winnfield 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radebe tries to clinch up
and Winnfield counters with a series of strikes. Radebe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Radebe counters with a nice uppercut.
Radebe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winnfield. That did some damage!
Radebe misses with a body shot.
Winnfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Radebe.
Radebe moves in looking to clinch but Winnfield pushes him off.
Radebe slips under a jab from Winnfield.
We've been informed that Winnfield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radebe thuds his shin into the meat of Winnfield's side.
Radebe closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radebe.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radebe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winnfield leaning against his opponent.
Radebe lands a left hand.
Winnfield throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winnfield.
Radebe is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnfield gets an underhook and turns Radebe into the cage.
Radebe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Winnfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Radebe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Radebe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Radebe misses with a knee strike.
Radebe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield digs a right hand underneath Radebe's ribcage. Radebe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield lands on the inside with an 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!
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Radebe pushes Winnfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winnfield lands an uppercut.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
Radebe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winnfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Winnfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Winnfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Radebe won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winnfield.
Radebe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Radebe.
Radebe throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radebe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winnfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radebe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winnfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Radebe scores with a shoulder strike.
Radebe connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Radebe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Radebe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Radebe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Winnfield can't find room to land a body shot as Radebe controls the action.
A knee to the head by Radebe.
Winnfield looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Radebe with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe misses with a knee to the head.
Radebe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Radebe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winnfield's face.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Radebe moves away and avoids it.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Radebe looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnfield is just out of range.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Radebe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radebe scores with a jab. Winnfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winnfield throws a right and a left that Radebe avoids nicely.
Winnfield moves out of range as Radebe strikes.
Winnfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Radebe's shoulder, as Radebe tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieron Radebe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Radebe ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jules Winnfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radebe misses with a looping left.
Radebe lands a right hook to the body.
Radebe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winnfield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Winnfield misses with a hook to the body
letting Radebe counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radebe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winnfield dodges an elbow strike from Radebe.
Radebe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winnfield up against the cage.
Radebe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
Radebe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winnfield can do to turn this around?
Winnfield tries to throw a body punch but Radebe avoids it by throwing Winnfield back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winnfield.
Radebe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winnfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radebe looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Radebe takes a shot to the head.
Radebe misses with a knee to the head.
Winnfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Radebe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Radebe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radebe's elbow.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winnfield trying to stall but Radebe improves his position.
Winnfield throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radebe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winnfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Radebe's shoulder, as Radebe tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Radebe counters with a good low kick that Winnfield was not able to check.
Winnfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Radebe. Radebe obviously looking to wear him down.
Radebe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winnfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Radebe, right into the meat.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Radebe.
A jab lands there for Radebe.
Winnfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radebe throws out the jab.
Radebe wants to clinch up but Winnfield keeps it at a distance.
Radebe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winnfield defending well as Radebe loads up on a big left hand.
Radebe lands with a nice combination. Winnfield backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Winnfield does it's job there.
Radebe tries to clinch up.
Radebe tries to clinch up.
Winnfield loads up on a big right hand but Radebe slips the punch.
Radebe tries to counter by clinching up but Winnfield breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield scores with a shot to the body.
Radebe slips under a jab.
Radebe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Winnfield manages to circle out of the way.
Radebe defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
Radebe is looking to counter the offense by Winnfield and move into the clinch.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut
and Radebe counters with a series of strikes. Winnfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winnfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Radebe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield connects with a crisp jab.
Radebe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winnfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radebe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winnfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Radebe counters with a nice uppercut.
Winnfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Radebe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieron Radebe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Radebe misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Radebe.
Nice defenses there by Radebe.
Radebe dips to his left and cracks Winnfield with an uppercut!
Radebe lands an overhand right.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Radebe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Radebe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radebe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radebe looks to clinch
and Radebe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winnfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winnfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Radebe counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Radebe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radebe.
Winnfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Radebe.
Winnfield is rocked!
Radebe grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Winnfield takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Radebe cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kieron Radebe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kieron Radebe waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojnasiewicz comes into the arena with Ministry - Lies lies lies blaring out of the sound system. Prado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember The Name. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Prado!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick but Prado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wojnasiewicz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prado. That did some damage!
Wojnasiewicz lands with a slapping head kick.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a solid leg kick.
Prado throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range easily.
Prado misses with an uppercut. Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
Prado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prado.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prado, as that shot connected.
Prado avoids a kick to the body.
Prado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojnasiewicz slips a jab from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prado ducks under a wild hook from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to land body kicks.
Prado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wojnasiewicz walks into a jab.
Prado motions for Wojnasiewicz to come forward. Prado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Prado as he checks the leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prado but Prado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wojnasiewicz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wojnasiewicz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wojnasiewicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prado is keeping the position for now.
Wojnasiewicz wants to control from the top but Prado keeps moving.
Prado pulls Wojnasiewicz in to control the position.
Wojnasiewicz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz is fighting to break Prado's control of his arms but Prado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Prado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick but Prado moved away.
Wojnasiewicz tries to work over Prado's front leg with a kick but Prado checks it.
Wojnasiewicz avoids the body shot from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wojnasiewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prado.
A countering left hand to the body from Prado misses.
Prado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Prado misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojnasiewicz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prado jabs at Wojnasiewicz's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a combination that misses
and Prado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donk. Prado catches Wojnasiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Prado throws a nice looking combination but Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a low kick.
Prado counters with a body kick.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the leg kick from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prado is looking to land body kicks.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to score with low kicks.
Wojnasiewicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prado thuds his shin into the meat of Wojnasiewicz's side.
Wojnasiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in but Prado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick
and Prado counters with a stiff right hand.
Prado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick which misses Prado's front leg but catches the back leg as Prado tries to avoid it.
Prado lands a jab to Wojnasiewicz's midsection.
Wojnasiewicz drives through and clinches with Prado against the cage.
Prado breaks the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz goes for a double leg but Prado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Prado continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Wojnasiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a leg kick. Prado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prado throws a push kick but Wojnasiewicz slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Wojnasiewicz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Prado moves out of range of the leg kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado throws a shot to the body.
Prado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wojnasiewicz is able to avoid easily.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a straight right.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to land body kicks.
Wojnasiewicz cracks Prado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch but Prado moves out of range.
Fernando Prado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a low kick.
That kick from Wojnasiewicz tenderised Prado's leg. Prado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wojnasiewicz gets a double leg takedown into Prado's guard.
Wojnasiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prado looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojnasiewicz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wojnasiewicz is fighting to break Prado's control of his arms but Prado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wojnasiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado wants to control but Wojnasiewicz passes easily into half guard.
Wojnasiewicz trying to pass the guard but Prado defending well.
Prado is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wojnasiewicz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prado's head.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wojnasiewicz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Prado to regain full guard.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Prado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Prado jabs Wojnasiewicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Prado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prado is looking to land body kicks.
Prado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fernando Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wojnasiewicz misses with the combination.
Prado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wojnasiewicz throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prado! But no joy.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a left hand but Prado moved out of range nicely.
Prado is looking to land body kicks.
Prado lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range as Prado throws a body kick.
Prado scores with a spinning back kick!
A right-left combo lands from Prado.
Prado digs a good hook to Wojnasiewicz's body.
Prado has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wojnasiewicz throws out a leg kick but Prado moves out of range and Wojnasiewicz only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prado. That's going to slow Wojnasiewicz down.
Prado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz wants to land a leg kick but Prado is out of range.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado wants to slow Wojnasiewicz down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Wojnasiewicz tenderised Prado's leg. Prado is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Wojnasiewicz scores with a push kick.
Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Prado dodges the ground and pound from Wojnasiewicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wojnasiewicz is taking a breather. Prado 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.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a strike but Prado avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wojnasiewicz postures up.
Wojnasiewicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prado is keeping the position for now.
Prado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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 Krystian Wojnasiewicz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wojnasiewicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prado feints and then cracks Wojnasiewicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down.
Wojnasiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a nice head shot.
Wojnasiewicz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prado counters with a straight right hand.
Prado thuds a left hand into Wojnasiewicz's body.
Wojnasiewicz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wojnasiewicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado moves out of range of the body kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz tries to land a front kick but Prado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wojnasiewicz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jab by Prado.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to chop away at Prado's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body shot.
Wojnasiewicz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Prado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick but Prado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Prado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojnasiewicz.
A combination from Prado does no damage.
Prado throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Wojnasiewicz blocks the body kick.
Prado thuds a left hand into Wojnasiewicz's body.
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook but Prado blocks it.
Prado slaps away a takedown attempt from Wojnasiewicz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado wants to land a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range.
Prado misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado looks to land a body kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
A clash of legs there as Prado blocks the low kick.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a leg kick. Prado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wojnasiewicz, right into the meat.
Wojnasiewicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojnasiewicz throws out a loose jab but Prado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Prado.
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prado feints and then cracks Wojnasiewicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down.
Prado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a punch to the head.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
Prado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body shot.
Prado scores with a hook.
Wojnasiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to counter the offense by Prado and move into the clinch.
Prado lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz avoids a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz lands a damaging elbow.
Wojnasiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz stalling in the clinch but Prado improves position.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Prado misses with some punches.
Wojnasiewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wojnasiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wojnasiewicz prevents a body shot from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prados head.
Wojnasiewicz tries a body shot but Prado blocks it.
Prado working hard to break the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Prado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz tries for a takedown but Prado manages to get underhooks.
Prado manages to break the clinch.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Wojnasiewicz off balance momentarily.
Prado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wojnasiewicz.
Prado misses with a double jab.
Prado punishes Wojnasiewicz's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prado takes one to the side of the head.
Prado throws a big shot that misses.
Prado throws the kick towards the body but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Wojnasiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Wojnasiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prado lands a nice hook to Wojnasiewicz's body. Wojnasiewicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch up.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wojnasiewicz scoring well with a low kick there.
Wojnasiewicz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wojnasiewicz duly obliges.
Prado needs to keep his hands up - Wojnasiewicz had a free shot at his head there.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Prado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prado slips a straight right by Wojnasiewicz.
No joy there for Wojnasiewicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wojnasiewicz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prado is out of range and Wojnasiewicz settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado moves out of range of the leg kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Prado lands the left hand.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a hook. Prado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prado misses with a body kick.
Wojnasiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to score with low kicks.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Prado lands a jab to the nose.
Prado blocks a jab.
Wojnasiewicz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado lands a body shot.
Prado slips under a jab.
Wojnasiewicz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prado is out of range and Wojnasiewicz settles back down.
Wojnasiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prado! But no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a low kick.
Prado jabs at Wojnasiewicz's body.
Prado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wojnasiewicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Prado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wojnasiewicz has time to react.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojnasiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a body kick but Prado moved away.
It seemed like Prado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prado tries to keep at a distance but Wojnasiewicz has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojnasiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prado backwards.
Prado struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojnasiewicz controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Wojnasiewicz has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz tries to work over Prado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prado misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz tries a knee to the head but Prado blocks it.
Prado has had enough of the clinch but Wojnasiewicz keeps him there for the moment.
Wojnasiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prado's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wojnasiewicz throws an elbow but misses.
Wojnasiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wojnasiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prado's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prado manages to break the clinch.
Prado lands a slapping body shot.
Prado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wojnasiewicz.
A big left from Wojnasiewicz misses.
It seemed like Prado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wojnasiewicz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wojnasiewicz checks the leg kick.
Prado keeps Wojnasiewicz at a distance using the push kick.
Prado misses with a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz tries to counter by clinching up but Prado breaks away and moves out of range.
Prado misses with a wild combination.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick from Prado.
Prado throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Prado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a wild body shot.
Prado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prado tries to score with a low kick but Wojnasiewicz moves his leg out of the way.
Prado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wojnasiewicz. That did some damage!
Wojnasiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Wojnasiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prado misses with a looping right.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Prado throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojnasiewicz.
Prado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prado defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fernando Prado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wojnasiewicz throws a poor cross that misses
and Prado counters with a stiff right hand.
Prado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojnasiewicz manages to avoid it.
Prado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wojnasiewicz counters with an outside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick but Prado moves out of range.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Prado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wojnasiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Wojnasiewicz.
Prado cracks Wojnasiewicz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wojnasiewicz. That's going to slow Prado down.
A jab from Prado misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojnasiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Prado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prado throws a combination. Wojnasiewicz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojnasiewicz blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojnasiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado scores with a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prado.
Wojnasiewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prado.
Prado checks a low kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range as Prado strikes.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prado misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Prado. Those never looked like landing.
Wojnasiewicz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wojnasiewicz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch but Prado moves away
and Prado counters with an outside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz swings for the body but Prado moves out of range.
No joy there for Wojnasiewicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prado.
Prado moves out of range of the leg kick from Wojnasiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prado slips a jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado defending well as Wojnasiewicz loads up on a big left hand.
Prado scores with a shot to the body.
Prado throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Prado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Prado both land. Nice combination.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body punch but Prado moves out of range.
Prado cracks the inside of Wojnasiewicz's front leg.
Prado moves out of range of the strikes.
Prado slips a straight right by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Wojnasiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Prado throws out a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range and Prado only half commits.
A head kick misses from Wojnasiewicz.
That kick from Wojnasiewicz tenderised Prado's leg. Prado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick that misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch but Prado moves out of range.
Prado misses with a head kick.
Wojnasiewicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prado checks a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wojnasiewicz swings widly with a right hand
and Prado counters with a body kick.
Wojnasiewicz loads up on a big right hand but Prado slips the punch.
Prado looks for the body kick but Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
Prado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fernando Prado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Prado.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a right hand but Prado moved out of range.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prado.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to slow Prado down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Prado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wojnasiewicz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prado dips to his left and cracks Wojnasiewicz with an uppercut!
Prado moves away from the strike by Wojnasiewicz.
A telegraphed right hand from Wojnasiewicz misses the target.
Prado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Prado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prado 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Prado!
Fernando Prado is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Fernando Prado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko's entrance music is Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Iron's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron tries to avoid it.
Iron dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iron is looking to slow Boyko down with leg kicks.
Iron swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyko.
Boyko throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Iron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Iron throws a hook but Boyko blocks it.
Boyko lands with a shot to the body.
Boyko lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
Boyko throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyko misses with a looping right.
Iron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boyko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Iron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boyko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyko checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Iron avoids it.
Iron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron slips a straight right by Boyko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Iron! But no joy.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyko.
Boyko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iron can pounce on him.
Iron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iron misses with a hook. Boyko ducked under it nicely.
Boyko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A slow jab from Iron misses its intended target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boyko. Iron shrugs it off though.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Iron throws a leg kick but Boyko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iron checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Boyko lands a really nice looking cross but Iron seems unphased.
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Iron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyko throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Iron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Boyko finds it's target.
Boyko scores with a hook to the body. Iron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boyko checks it well.
Boyko throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Iron motions for Boyko to come forward. Iron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyko misses with a wild body shot.
Boyko tried to score with a low kick but Iron checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Boyko.
Boyko with a nice cross.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyko.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boyko - that will leave a mark!
Boyko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Boyko wants to clinch up but Iron keeps it at a distance.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyko, right into the meat.
Boyko tries to clinch up.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron throws a head kick that misses.
Boyko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron throws a hook but Boyko blocks it.
Iron lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Boyko's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyko tries to avoid it.
Boyko throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Iron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iron there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
Iron slips under a jab.
Iron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boyko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyko was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Boyko tried to counter with a leg kick but Iron avoided it.
Boyko checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Boyko throws a solid leg kick but Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boyko.
Boyko with a nice cross.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Timofey Boyko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Iron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boyko. That did some damage!
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iron can pounce on him.
Iron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boyko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyko misses with a leg kick
and Iron counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyko.
Iron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyko moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Boyko slips the punch.
Iron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Timofey Boyko is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko misses with a hook to the body
and Iron counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
Boyko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iron takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boyko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boyko blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko misses with a wild body shot.
Iron tries to land a leg kick but Boyko saw it coming and moves away.
Boyko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Iron manages to circle out of the way.
Boyko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Iron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boyko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Iron fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boyko is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Iron in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Iron!
Iron tries to clinch but Boyko is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron checks a leg kick.
Boyko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyko.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Iron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Boyko.
Boyko moves forwards but Iron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boyko throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
As Boyko backs off Iron throws a huge counter combo but Boyko manages to avoid it all.
Boyko misses with a straight right.
Iron throws a leg kick but Boyko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iron 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.
Iron throws a leg kick but Boyko checks it.
Iron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boyko will feel that in the morning.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Boyko tries to land a front kick but Iron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Iron throws a low kick but Boyko moves out of range easily.
Boyko throwing a counter right hand but Iron manages to avoid it.
Boyko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Boyko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boyko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iron can pounce on him.
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Boyko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Iron slips a jab and a cross from Boyko.
Boyko scores with a nice body kick.
Boyko checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iron. Boyko shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyko misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Iron misses.
Iron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Boyko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyko.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Boyko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
Boyko cracks the inside of Iron's front leg.
Boyko misses with the body kick
and Iron counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Iron. That's going to slow Boyko down.
Boyko tries to clinch up but Iron circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iron.
Boyko throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Iron looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
Boyko moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Boyko misses.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Boyko scores with a push kick.
Iron is looking to chop away at Boyko's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iron. Boyko shrugs it off though.
Good work by Boyko as he checks the leg kick.
Boyko lands a high kick!
Boyko misses with a body punch
and Iron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boyko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyko misses the shot to the body.
Iron throws a lazy right hand but Boyko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyko.
Boyko throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
Iron finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Iron throws a looping overhand right but Boyko ducks down to avoid it.
Iron lands a leg kick that knocks Boyko off balance momentarily.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyko was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron lands a leg kick that knocks Boyko off balance momentarily.
Boyko moves away from the strike by Iron.
Boyko tries to land a leg kick but Iron saw it coming and moves away.
Boyko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boyko's sensitive parts.
Boyko misses with a body shot.
Boyko moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
Iron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyko can pounce on him.
Boyko lands with an uppercut that bounces Iron off the cage and back into range.
Boyko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyko throws a shot from downtown. Iron moves away and avoids it.
Iron only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Iron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Boyko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyko jabs Iron right on the nose. Iron blinks but takes it well.
Boyko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyko scores with a leg kick.
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!
Boyko misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Iron as he checks the leg kick.
Boyko ducks right into an uppercut from Iron.
Boyko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iron counters with a solid body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Iron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Iron avoids the body shot from Boyko.
Boyko throws a lazy uppercut
letting Iron counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Iron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Iron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Iron lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iron.
Boyko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iron can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron throws out a leg kick but Boyko moves out of range and Iron only half commits.
Boyko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boyko moves out of range of the leg kick from Iron.
Boyko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
Boyko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Boyko is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boyko throws out a leg kick but Iron moves out of range and Boyko only half commits.
Iron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from Boyko tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Iron avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyko moves in looking to clinch but Iron pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko scores with a jab. Iron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Boyko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boyko misses with a double jab.
Good work by Boyko as he checks the leg kick.
Boyko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iron.
Iron lands with a good body shot.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyko looks for the body kick but Iron saw that one coming.
Iron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Crabby Iron just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
A jab from Boyko finds it's way through Iron's defenses.
Iron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boyko looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Boyko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron is looking to slow Boyko down with leg kicks.
Iron staying out of range there.
Boyko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boyko lands an overhand right.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Boyko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyko.
Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Iron's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron tries to avoid it.
Iron blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron blocks the body kick.
Iron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko jabs Iron right on the nose. Iron blinks but takes it well.
Boyko avoids a kick to the body.
Boyko 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.
Boyko looks for the body kick but Iron saw that one coming.
Iron tries a quick counter leg kick but Boyko is wise to it.
Iron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyko connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iron.
Good work by Iron as he checks the leg kick.
Boyko misses with an uppercut.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boyko. That one must have hurt.
Boyko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyko backing away here, and Iron unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boyko slips under a jab from Iron.
Boyko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron's calf.
Good work by Iron as he checks the leg kick.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
That kick from Iron tenderised Boyko's leg. Boyko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Iron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyko's hands.
Iron throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick from Boyko lands but Iron takes it in his stride.
Boyko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iron.
Boyko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Iron stalls.
Boyko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iron is defending well for now.
Iron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Iron working aggressively here.
Iron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Iron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Iron.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iron blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iron breaks from the clinch.
Iron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Iron thumps Boyko with a low kick.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Iron throws a lazy right hand but Boyko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut there from Iron.
Iron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron throws a leg kick but Boyko checks it.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iron.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boyko throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Boyko avoids it.
Boyko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyko.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Iron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyko.
Iron slips a jab from Boyko.
Iron appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boyko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iron takes a step back to recover.
Boyko forces Iron back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko lands with a short shot to the head.
Iron scores with a shot to the side of Boyko's head.
Boyko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyko misses with a body punch.
Boyko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron breaks from the clinch.
Boyko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron 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.
Boyko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boyko is looking to clinch but Iron is avoiding it.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron misses the jab.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Boyko's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyko tries to avoid it.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iron slips under a jab.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Boyko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boyko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Boyko throws a head kick that Iron semi-blocks.
Boyko throws a lazy right hand but Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Timofey Boyko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands with a straight right. Iron didn't see that one coming.
Boyko just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron walks into a straight right hand from Boyko.
Jab from Boyko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyko cracks the inside of Iron's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Iron. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyko.
Boyko doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boyko - that will leave a mark!
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyko.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Iron throws a front kick aimed at Boyko's knee but Boyko avoids it well.
Boyko misses with a wild body shot.
Iron throws out a counter right but Boyko avoids it with no problem.
Boyko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boyko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Iron tries to clinch up.
Iron walks into a stiff left hand from Boyko.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyko scores with a nice head shot.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyko looks to throw the jab but Iron is out of range.
Boyko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
Boyko misses with a looping right.
Iron lands a body shot.
Boyko throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyko moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyko scores with a spinning back kick!
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boyko moves in looking to clinch but Iron pushes him off.
Boyko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Iron.
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Iron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyko throws out the jab.
Boyko misses with a kick to the body.
Iron connects with a solid leg kick.
Iron dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iron 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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