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EVO 174: Mirepoix PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amisviiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into the arena with Something in the Way by Nirvana blaring out of the sound system. Tolonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Machinae Supremacy - Death From Above. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amisviiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Tolonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Tolonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Tolonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Tolonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tolonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wayne with a body shot.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tolonen lands a jab.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Wayne catches Tolonen right on the button with a cross.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen slips a jab from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Tolonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tolonen.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Wayne.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
It looks like Amisviiksi Tolonen has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wayne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne motions for Tolonen to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a body punch but Tolonen moves out of range.
Tolonen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Tolonen is looking for the big counter here.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Wayne sizes up Tolonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne cracks Tolonen with an open hand slap.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Tolonen thinks about the counter body kick.
Wayne cracks the inside of Tolonen's front leg.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne lands a front kick.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tolonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen counters with a body kick that stops Wayne in his tracks momentarily.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Tolonen takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Tolonen slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Tolonen misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Tolonen throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne throws a low kick but Tolonen avoids it.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Tolonen moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Tolonen tenderised Wayne's leg. Wayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amisviiksi Tolonen'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.
Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tolonen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wayne has got the better of the exchanges.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen throws a shot to the body.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Tolonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tolonen 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.
Tolonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolonen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Tolonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Tolonen checks a low kick from Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Tolonen - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Donk. Tolonen catches Wayne right on the button with a cross.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tolonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Tolonen checks it.
Wayne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tolonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by Wayne.
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Tolonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wayne's hands.
Ronnie Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Tolonen lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Tolonen checks it.
Tolonen knocks Wayne to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Wayne is rocked!
It looks like Ronnie Wayne has been cut.
Wayne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Wayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Tolonen! That's hurt Wayne! Will he recover? Tolonen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amisviiksi Tolonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Amisviiksi Tolonen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Velikopolje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Velikopolje is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yngwie Malmsteen & Dio - Dream On. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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214 lbs
51 - 25 - 1 |
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217 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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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
51 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hendrik Velikopolje!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velikopolje goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
Tilthammer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Stray Dogs in the buildup to the fight.
Tilthammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tilthammer misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tilthammer misses the target.
Velikopolje throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilthammer.
Velikopolje scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Velikopolje throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been informed that Velikopolje 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.
Velikopolje turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velikopolje gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tilthammer.
Velikopolje scores with a head kick. Tilthammer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tilthammer throws a body punch but Velikopolje moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velikopolje lands a high kick!
Velikopolje swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tilthammer, right into the meat.
Velikopolje throws a head kick that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a crisp one two that drops Velikopolje! Tilthammer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Velikopolje to his feet! Velikopolje is in big trouble!
Velikopolje is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velikopolje tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tilthammer.
A slow jab from Velikopolje misses its intended target.
Tilthammer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Velikopolje to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Velikopolje looks to clinch but Tilthammer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Velikopolje taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Felix Tilthammer!
Felix Tilthammer took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '44 years old and I still kicked your ass!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glossy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Glossy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glossy looks to land a combination but Sobieski avoids it well.
Glossy scores with a decent looking hook.
Sobieski shoots in for a double leg but Glossy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches up with Glossy, looking for a takedown. Sobieski pushes Glossy against the cage but Glossy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Glossy needs to keep his hands up - Sobieski had a free shot at his head there.
Glossy clobbers Sobieski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Glossy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobieski. That did some damage!
Glossy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glossy throws a big counter combination but Sobieski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Glossy misses with a kick to the body
and Sobieski counters with a single leg into guard. Glossy didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Glossy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobieski won't allow Glossy to sweep him here.
Sobieski is in close to Glossy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sobieski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Glossy's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glossy is pulling down on Sobieski's head to control his posture.
Glossy trying to control the position.
Glossy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Glossy is keeping the position.
Glossy looking for a sweep. Not yet Glossy, not yet.
Sobieski trying to control but Glossy is working from the bottom.
Glossy looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Glossy.
Sobieski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Glossy wants to sweep here but Sobieski controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glossy looking for a sweep. Not yet Glossy, not yet.
Glossy keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Glossy working a defensive guard here.
Glossy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobieski defends well.
Sobieski lands a couple of elbows.
Glossy has momentary wrist control but Sobieski slips an elbow through the middle.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Glossy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Glossy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobieski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Glossy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Glossy pulls Sobieski in to control the position.
Glossy trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
Glossy is trying to control the position but Sobieski postures up.
Glossy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Sobieski trying to control but Glossy is working from the bottom.
Sobieski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glossy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski postures up in Glossy's guard and throws a big left but Glossy blocks it.
Glossy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Glossy is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sobieski doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Glossy to counter with a crisp jab.
Dick Glossy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Glossy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and Glossy moves out of range easily.
Glossy stalks Sobieski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sobieski's face. Sobieski staggers backwards, shaken.
Glossy throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Glossy swinging wildly here.
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 Dick Glossy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glossy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glossy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sobieski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Sobieski misses its intended target.
Glossy throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Sobieski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glossy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Glossy. No joy for Sobieski on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glossy pushes Sobieski up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Glossy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glossy.
Sobieski pushes Glossy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobieski pushes Glossy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Glossy.
Glossy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glossy can't break the clinch.
Glossy lands with a short shot to the head.
Glossy blocking some punches.
Sobieski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glossy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Glossy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Glossy controls his hands.
Sobieski can't find room to land a body shot as Glossy controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Glossy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Glossy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sobieski blocking some punches.
Glossy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Glossy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sobieski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Glossy.
Glossy pushes Sobieski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobieski takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Glossy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski gets through Glossy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glossy digs a right hand into Sobieski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sobieski's gas tank.
Sobieski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glossy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sobieski wants the takedown. Glossy is fighting it off but Sobieski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Glossy's guard against the cage.
Glossy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Glossy has control of Sobieski's left arm, preventing Sobieski from doing any damage.
Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy controlling Sobieski's posture.
Glossy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Glossy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glossy trying to control the position.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Glossy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobieski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four 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.
Glossy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glossy is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
Sobieski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glossy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Glossy has Sobieski pulled in close to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Glossy keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Glossy keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sobieski scores with a nice body kick.
Glossy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobieski.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan Sobieski 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. This is the final round!
Sobieski slips a jab and a cross from Glossy.
Glossy blocks the body kick.
It looked like Glossy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Glossy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Glossy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glossy scores with a body shot.
Glossy throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Glossy. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Glossy's hands.
Dick Glossy is winning the standup battle so far.
Glossy misses with a right hand
and Sobieski counters with a body kick that stops Glossy in his tracks momentarily.
Sobieski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glossy under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobieski under the eye.
Glossy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobieski under the eye.
Sobieski is rocked!
Glossy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glossy wants it to stay on the feet.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glossy tries to clinch up.
Sobieski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sobieski is still on wobbly legs! Can Glossy finish him?
Sobieski keeps Glossy at a distance using the push kick.
Sobieski seems to have recovered his senses.
Glossy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glossy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Glossy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobieski darts in trying to clinch
and Glossy counters with a nice body kick.
Sobieski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobieski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Glossy.
Glossy throws a nice looking combination but Sobieski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and Glossy moves out of range easily.
Glossy looks to throw the jab but Sobieski is out of range.
Glossy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dick Glossy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobieski.
Glossy throws a push kick but Sobieski slaps the foot to one side.
Glossy lands a really nice looking cross but Sobieski seems unphased.
Sobieski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Glossy on his heels. He'll look to pass Glossy's guard now, I'm sure.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Glossy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glossy looking to control.
Glossy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobieski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobieski scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glossy working a defensive guard but Sobieski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Glossy keeps working.
Sobieski working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski scores with punches from side control.
Glossy manages to get back to half guard.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glossy defending well though.
Sobieski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glossy is just riding it out for now. Sobieski eventually gives up the hold.
Glossy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sobieski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Glossy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glossy 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Glossy!
Dick Glossy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Riccuito has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tat Moh's chin.
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29
210 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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28
210 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moh misses with a hook. Riccuito ducked under it nicely.
Moh clinches with his opponent.
Moh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Riccuito regains guard.
Moh wants to pass the guard but Riccuito is keeping the position.
Riccuito is trying to keep Moh in close.
Moh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riccuito dives on top into guard.
Riccuito advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moh trying to keep a closed guard but Riccuito is proving a slippery customer.
Riccuito's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moh has his foot on Riccuito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riccuito works his way back into a safe position though.
Moh working a defensive guard but Riccuito manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moh is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh can't do much from the bottom here.
Moh is not content to let Riccuito control the position.
Moh is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moh looks to land a right hand but Riccuito moved out of range.
Riccuito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moh feints and then cracks Riccuito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riccuito down.
Riccuito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moh's calf.
Moh clinches with his opponent.
Moh takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tat Moh has been cut.
Moh struggles to land a body shot inside as Riccuito controls his hands.
Moh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Riccuito is trying to control the position but Moh postures up.
Riccuito has momentary wrist control but Moh slips an elbow through the middle.
Riccuito seems keen to control Moh's posture.
Moh trying to control the position from guard on top but Riccuito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riccuito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moh wants to control from the top but Riccuito keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riccuito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riccuito.
Moh cracks Riccuito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Moh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riccuito scores with a jab to the body.
Moh is looking to score with low kicks.
Moh clinches with his opponent.
Moh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moh avoids a wild elbow strike from Riccuito.
Moh working aggressively here.
Moh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Moh.
Riccuito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moh's defenses.
Moh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riccuito can do to turn this around?
Moh misses with a body punch.
Moh blocks an elbow strike.
Riccuito lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Moh.
Riccuito lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riccuito lands a hook that snaps the head of Moh backwards.
Riccuito wants to break free but Moh has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riccuito misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Moh.
Moh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riccuito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riccuito.
Moh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moh throws a sloppy head kick
and Riccuito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moh's knee momentarily.
Riccuito checks a leg kick nicely.
Moh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Riccuito tries to score with a low kick but Moh moves his leg out of the way.
Riccuito scores with a jab. Moh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tat Moh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moh.
Mark Riccuito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riccuito throws a leg kick which misses Moh's front leg but catches the back leg as Moh tries to avoid it.
Riccuito throws a hook but Moh blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riccuito throws a body shot but no joy.
Moh throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riccuito throws out a counter right but Moh avoids it with no problem.
Moh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riccuito scores with a nice right hand.
Moh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Moh tenderised Riccuito's leg. Riccuito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riccuito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Moh.
A low kick from Moh misses
and Riccuito counters by moving into the clinch.
Moh blocks an uppercut.
Moh throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Riccuito.
Riccuito prevents a body shot from Moh.
Moh tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
Riccuito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tat Moh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tat Moh's cut is getting worse.
Riccuito tries to throw a body punch but Moh avoids it by throwing Riccuito back against the cage.
Riccuito throws a head punch that misses.
Moh lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Moh as the two fighters clinch.
Riccuito struggles to land a body shot inside as Moh controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Riccuito.
Moh tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riccuito.
Riccuito is looking to control Moh's arms but Moh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riccuito has his back to the cage.
Moh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Riccuito's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito cracks Moh with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riccuito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riccuito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riccuito prevents it.
Riccuito lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Riccuito.
Riccuito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moh trying to stall but Riccuito improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riccuito.
Moh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Moh manages to end up in side control.
Riccuito prevents Moh from moving into mount.
Moh grinds an elbow into Riccuito's temple.
Riccuito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tat Moh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Moh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moh drives through and clinches with Riccuito against the cage.
Moh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccuito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riccuito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moh's elbow.
Riccuito tries a body shot but Moh blocks it.
Moh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moh misses with a looping left.
Moh blocks a jab.
Moh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moh showed some decent athleticism there.
Moh is stalling here. Riccuito is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Moh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Riccuito has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moh is trying to control Riccuito's posture but Riccuito avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito stands up and beckons Moh to his feet.
Moh looks to land a right hand but Riccuito moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Riccuito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riccuito has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moh clinches up against the cage.
Moh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moh has Riccuito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riccuito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riccuito swings wildly with an uppercut but Moh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Riccuito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tat Moh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hook to the body lands for Riccuito.
Moh tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riccuito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moh's brow.
Riccuito pushes Moh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moh or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moh misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccuito.
Jeez, Tat Moh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Moh throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccuito.
Mark Riccuito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moh breaks from the clinch.
Moh has his takedown stuffed
and Riccuito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riccuito moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tat Moh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riccuito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito tries to stall but Moh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike.
Moh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a punch to the body.
Riccuito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moh looking to stall.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tat Moh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Riccuito!
After winning the bout, Mark Riccuito thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tat Moh spoke after the fight, saying 'Defeat is a state of mind - no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Jay Mutombo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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37
284 lbs
31 - 6 - 0 |
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33
264 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Mutombo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Shillings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mutombo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mutombo throws a lazy right hand but Shillings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mutombo misses with a wild body shot.
Shillings scores with a punch to the head.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mutombo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shillings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutombo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Mutombo is predictable there
letting Shillings counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shillings!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutombo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mutombo moves out of range as Shillings strikes.
Shillings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mutombo can pounce on him.
Shillings swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mutombo moves out of range of the body kick from Shillings.
Shillings will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shillings seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That kick from Shillings tenderised Mutombo's leg. Mutombo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shillings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutombo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo takes a swing at Shillings's ribcage but misses.
Mutombo throws the kick towards the body but Shillings avoids it.
Shillings tried to counter with a leg kick but Mutombo avoided it.
Shillings blocks a low kick nicely.
Shillings takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shillings avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mutombo works Shillings's body with a nice hook.
Mutombo throws a low kick but Shillings moves out of range easily.
Mutombo throws a poor cross that misses
and Shillings counters with an inside leg kick.
Shillings misses with a hook.
Mutombo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mutombo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutombo.
Mutombo checks a low kick from Shillings.
Shillings ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
Shillings tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shillings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutombo.
Shillings lands with a nice body punch.
Shillings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shillings tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Shillings checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutombo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shillings misses with a body shot.
Shillings moves out of range as Mutombo throws a body kick.
Mutombo tries a low kick but Shillings avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo throws a low kick but Shillings moves out of range easily.
Mutombo is looking to slow Shillings down with leg kicks.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but Shillings sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shillings scores with a leg kick.
Mutombo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shillings throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but Shillings moved away.
Mutombo takes a swing at Shillings's ribcage but misses.
Mutombo throws the kick towards the body but Shillings avoids it.
Mutombo throws a head kick but Shillings moves out of range.
Mutombo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mutombo connects with a leg kick. Shillings looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shillings scores with a decent looking hook.
Mutombo pushes Shillings away with a front kick.
Shillings 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shillings.
Shillings misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shillings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mutombo moves away.
Shillings is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mutombo moves out of range of the leg kick from Shillings.
Mutombo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mutombo scores with a jab to the body.
Mutombo tries to land a leg kick but Shillings saw it coming and moves away.
Jay Jay Mutombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutombo misses the jab.
Mutombo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shillings was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutombo.
Mutombo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shillings moves out of range of the leg kick from Mutombo.
Shillings blocks the body kick.
A jab from Mutombo misses.
Mutombo scores with a jab to the body.
Mutombo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shillings blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Jay Mutombo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shillings connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mutombo misses with a leg kick.
Mutombo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shillings is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shillings moves out of range as Mutombo strikes.
Mutombo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mutombo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutombo throws an off balance right hand
and Shillings counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
Mutombo is looking to land body kicks.
Shillings defending well as Mutombo loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Shillings. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutombo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shillings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mutombo walks into a straight right hand from Shillings.
Mutombo throws a leg kick that misses.
Mutombo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Shillings misses the target.
Good leg kick by Mutombo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Mutombo misses
and Shillings counters with a nice body kick.
Shillings moves out of range of the body kick from Mutombo.
Mutombo throws the left hand but Shillings avoids the punch easily.
Shillings is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mutombo misses with a kick to the body.
Mutombo throws a low kick but Shillings avoids it.
Mutombo misses with a straight right.
A jab from Shillings misses.
Mutombo misses with a hook to the body
and Shillings counters with a thumping low kick.
Mutombo ducks under a wild hook from Shillings.
Mutombo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shillings in his tracks.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
Shillings walks into a stiff left hand from Mutombo.
Shillings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mutombo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shillings's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shillings lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mutombo at a distance.
Mutombo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shillings scores with a sloppy right hand. Mutombo should have avoided that one.
Mutombo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutombo misses with an uppercut
enabling Shillings to counter with a crisp jab.
Shillings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutombo.
Shillings moves out of range of the body kick from Mutombo.
Mutombo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shillings lands a slapping body shot.
Shillings tests Mutombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shillings tests Mutombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jay Jay Mutombo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mutombo takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shillings walks into a jab.
Shillings cracks Mutombo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shillings throws a shot to the body.
Mutombo tried to score with a low kick but Shillings checks it.
Shillings lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shillings connects with a single shot there.
Mutombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shillings chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mutombo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mutombo throws an overhand right that lands on Shillings's shoulder, as Shillings tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mutombo moves away.
Mutombo slips a jab from Shillings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Shillings slips the punch.
Shillings half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shillings takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shillings fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mutombo just manages to avoid it.
Mutombo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mutombo feints and then cracks Shillings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shillings down.
Mutombo throws a right and a left that Shillings avoids nicely.
Shillings appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mutombo throws a lazy head kick
letting Shillings counter with a right hand.
Shillings ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
A little feinted left hand from Shillings on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shillings throws a wild body kick that Mutombo sees coming a mile off.
Mutombo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shillings blocks it well.
No joy there for Shillings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Mutombo misses with a looping left.
Mutombo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mutombo throws a head kick that misses.
Shillings takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Shillings.
Mutombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shillings moves away.
Good work by Mutombo as he checks the leg kick.
Mutombo thows a leg kick but Shillings checks it
and Shillings counters with an inside leg kick.
Shillings throws a sloppy head kick and Mutombo moves out of range easily.
Mutombo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Shillings.
Shillings scores with a spinning back kick!
Shillings scores with the left hand. Mutombo knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings moves away from the strike by Mutombo.
Mutombo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mutombo tries to land a front kick but Shillings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mutombo misses with a shot to the body
enabling Shillings to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutombo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shillings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutombo misses with a looping left.
Mutombo gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Shillings to counter with a crisp jab.
Shillings sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shillings throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shillings throws a leg kick but Mutombo checks it.
Shillings takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mutombo lands with a right hand.
Shillings fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mutombo on the side of the head.
Mutombo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shillings.
Mutombo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mutombo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mutombo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutombo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mutombo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutombo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mutombo.
Shillings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shillings.
Shillings drops his hands momentarily and Mutombo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mutombo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mutombo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shillings.
Shillings walks into a straight right hand from Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutombo throws a sloppy head kick and Shillings moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Shillings misses the target.
Mutombo misses with a leg kick
and Shillings counters with an outside leg kick.
Mutombo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Shillings.
Shillings slips under a jab from Mutombo.
As Mutombo backs away, Shillings returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mutombo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings checks a leg kick.
Shillings checks the leg kick.
Mutombo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shillings keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mutombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mutombo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shillings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutombo checks a leg kick.
Shillings cracks the inside of Mutombo's front leg.
Mutombo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shillings connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mutombo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shillings tries to work over Mutombo's front leg with a kick but Mutombo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings sizes up Mutombo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shillings lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mutombo will feel that in the morning.
Shillings slips under a jab from Mutombo.
Shillings half committed to a counter 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!
A big right from Mutombo misses.
Shillings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shillings connects with a right hand. Mutombo shakes it off.
Mutombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shillings moves away.
Shillings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shillings throws a series of punches but Mutombo moves out of range.
Shillings catches Mutombo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mutombo cracks Shillings with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shillings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shillings throws an overhand right that lands on Mutombo's shoulder, as Mutombo tries to avoid the shot.
Shillings tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Shillings showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shillings 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stack Shillings!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen Town Called Malice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
217 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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222 lbs
36 - 21 - 0 |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai misses with an uppercut. Thor saw that one coming.
Thai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
It looked like Thor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thai.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thor.
Thor misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Thor catches Thai right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Thai throws a wild body kick that Thor sees coming a mile off.
Thai cracks the inside of Thor's front leg.
Thor throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Thor slips under a jab from Thai.
Thai looks for the body kick but Thor saw that one coming.
Thor throws a low kick, looking for Thai's leg but Thai calmly moves out of range.
Thai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.
Thai lands with a cross.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thor throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai is looking to score with low kicks.
Thor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thai sprawling to the canvas! Thai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thor finish him?!
Thai is rocked!
That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Thai up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Thor from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Thai's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Thor!
Hans Thor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rau Utu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Utu throws out a leg kick but Badoyan moves out of range and Utu only half commits.
Badoyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badoyan jabs at Utu's body.
Badoyan checks a leg kick.
Badoyan feinted with a counter takedown.
Badoyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Badoyan as he checks the leg kick.
Badoyan swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Utu throws out a counter right but Badoyan avoids it with no problem.
Utu misses with a head kick.
Utu moves out of range of the body kick.
Badoyan misses with a low kick.
Utu scores with a jab to the body.
Utu lands a head kick!
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Utu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badoyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Badoyan defending well as Utu loads up on a big left hand.
Utu throws a head kick that misses.
Utu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badoyan manages to avoid it.
Utu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badoyan. Badoyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Utu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utu lands with a right hand.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Badoyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Utu flicks out a counter leg kick but Badoyan steps away.
Badoyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badoyan dives in for a single leg takedown but Utu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Utu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Utu is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Badoyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Utu manages to avoid it.
Rau Utu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badoyan throws a leg kick but Utu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Utu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Badoyan with a body shot.
Utu scores with a leg kick.
Badoyan throws a low kick but Utu avoids it.
Utu misses with an uppercut.
Badoyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Utu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Utu blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Utu. That snapped Badoyan's head back.
Utu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utu checks a low kick from Badoyan.
Donk. Badoyan catches Utu right on the button with a cross.
Badoyan throws a chopping leg kick but Utu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Utu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Badoyan misses with a looping left.
Utu throws a shot to the body.
Badoyan looks to throw the jab but Utu is out of range.
Utu scores with a body shot.
Badoyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Utu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Utu blocks a jab.
Badoyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Utu swinging wildly here.
Utu lands with an overhand left.
Tigran Badoyan's cut is getting worse.
Badoyan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Utu throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badoyan stuns Utu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Utu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Utu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badoyan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Utu moves out of range of the body kick.
Utu lands a nice looking body kick.
Badoyan throws a lazy right hand but Utu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badoyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badoyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badoyan misses with a few strikes there.
Utu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Utu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Utu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badoyan. Utu does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utu lands a big head kick that sends Badoyan tumbling to the mat! Utu takes a step backwards and waves Badoyan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Badoyan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utu is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Badoyan flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Badoyan is out cold! Utu holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rau Utu!
Rau Utu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mohito Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kullervo Entrance Theme. Roach has chosen The Simpsons Theme Song as his entrance music. Evil Kullervo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach throws a shot from downtown. Kullervo moves away and avoids it.
Roach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Kullervo blocks the low kick.
Kullervo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gutz Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kullervo tries a low kick but Roach avoids it.
Kullervo doesn't manage to clinch there - Roach circles away.
Kullervo misses with a straight left.
Roach has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kullervo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kullervo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roach avoids the head kick by Kullervo.
Kullervo cracks Roach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Kullervo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Evil Kullervo has been cut.
Evil Kullervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullervo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kullervo takes the fight into the clinch.
Roach misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Kullervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kullervo.
A right handed body shot lands from Kullervo.
Good body shot from Roach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roach.
Roach misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo cracks Roach with a nice body shot.
Roach gets through Kullervo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roach takes a shot to the head.
Kullervo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roach uses from the top position.
Kullervo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Roach has picked Kullervo up and slammed him! Kullervo can't keep hold of the triangle and Roach manages to pass to side control!
Kullervo tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Roach easily slips into full mount!
Roach controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking to control but Kullervo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roach controlling from the full mount.
Roach can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kullervo is looking to escape.
Kullervo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Roach there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo working to try and regain half guard.
Roach controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kullervo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kullervo looking for submissions off his back.
Kullervo is trying to control but Roach manages to pass to mount!
Roach lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kullervo tries to reverse the position but Roach maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo gets back to half guard.
Kullervo wants to improve his position but Roach is controlling well.
Kullervo looking for subs from the bottom but Roach mounts him!
Roach looking to control but Kullervo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kullervo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roach controlling his opponent.
Roach looking to control but Kullervo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roach controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartholomew Roach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evil Kullervo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kullervo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kullervo misses with a hook.
Roach jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kullervo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kullervo throws a lazy right hand but Roach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Kullervo blocks the low kick.
Kullervo moves into range and clinches up with Roach.
Kullervo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roach avoids the elbow strike from Kullervo, against the cage.
Roach missing with knees to the body.
Kullervo lands an elbow that stopped Roach in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Kullervo fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roach lands a knee to the body.
Kullervo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roach takes a shot to the head.
Roach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kullervo.
Roach manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kullervo 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 Roach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kullervo connects with a body shot.
Roach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Roach.
Kullervo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roach walks into a left hand.
Roach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roach.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo blocks a leg kick.
Kullervo looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roach.
Kullervo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roach misses with a body kick.
It looked like Kullervo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kullervo.
Kullervo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kullervo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kullervo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
Kullervo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roach feints a counter leg kick.
Roach thumps Kullervo with a low kick.
Kullervo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kullervo on the side of the head.
Kullervo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kullervo.
Roach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach avoids the head kick by Kullervo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kullervo misses.
Roach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kullervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach throws a nice looking combination but Kullervo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Kullervo misses its target.
Kullervo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kullervo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roach shapes to counter with a head kick.
Roach checks the leg kick.
Roach misses with a body shot
letting Kullervo counter with a right hand.
Roach thows a body kick. Kullervo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.
As Roach backs away, Kullervo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kullervo misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Kullervo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kullervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kullervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roach. Roach obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kullervo.
Kullervo decides to pull guard.
Roach wants to control from the top but Kullervo keeps moving.
Kullervo wants to sweep here but Roach controlling him for the moment.
Roach forces his way into half guard.
Kullervo is refusing to be controlled, as Roach sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kullervo is controlling Roach's trapped leg to prevent Roach from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartholomew Roach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Roach works Kullervo's body with a nice hook.
Kullervo tries to close the distance and clinch but Roach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Kullervo moved out of range nicely.
Kullervo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kullervo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kullervo lands a nice shot that snaps Roach's head back.
Roach catches Kullervo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kullervo lands a jab to the head.
Roach is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kullervo. Roach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Roach. That snapped Kullervo's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kullervo throws a looping overhand right but Roach ducks down to avoid it.
Kullervo bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Roach! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Roach is still in real trouble! Can Kullervo finish him?
Kullervo forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo passes to side control.
Roach gets back to half guard.
Roach wants to control but Kullervo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roach seems to have recovered his senses.
Kullervo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kullervo seems to be working for a kimura but Roach defends the submission attempt.
Roach looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roach gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to keep a closed guard but Kullervo is proving a slippery customer.
Evil Kullervo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roach working for a triangle but Kullervo defends it easily.
Bartholomew Roach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kullervo is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach is trying to keep Kullervo in close.
Kullervo trying to control the position from guard on top but Roach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kullervo is pushing down on Roach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roach is fighting to maintain full guard but Kullervo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roach wants to control but Kullervo is keeping busy.
Kullervo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roach does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roach moves out of range of the leg kick from Kullervo.
Kullervo swings widly with a right hand
and Roach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roach cracks Kullervo with an open hand slap.
Kullervo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Roach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kullervos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kullervo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kullervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roach throws a head kick that Kullervo semi-blocks.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick from Kullervo.
Kullervo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Kullervo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roach 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Roach!
After winning the bout, Bartholomew Roach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edogawa Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff's entrance music is JAMROCK. A fine choice. Conan has chosen Detective Conan Theme 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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31
175 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edogawa Conan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cliff.
Cliff tries to land a front kick but Conan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conan shoots in for a takedown but Cliff shows good takedown defense.
Cliff misses with a looping right.
Conan throws the left hand but Cliff avoids the punch easily.
Conan lands a nice hook to Cliff's body. Cliff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cliff.
Cliff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cliff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conan shoots in and drives through. Cliff sprawls well.
Cliff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan lands with a nice body punch.
Conan misses with a right hand
and Cliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cliff tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Conan feints the counter takedown.
Cliff throws a chopping leg kick but Conan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Conan lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cliff circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff slips under a jab.
Cliff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conan to score with a decent uppercut.
Conan misses with a hook. Cliff ducked under it nicely.
Conan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cliff thumps Conan with a low kick.
Conan connects with a right hand. Cliff shakes it off.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cliff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cliff throws a low kick but Conan moves out of range easily.
Cliff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Conan on the side of the head.
Cliff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cliff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Conan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conan. Cliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Conan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conan lands a nice hook to Cliff's body. Cliff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conan fails with the takedown
and Cliff counters with a leg kick.
Ziggy Cliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edogawa Conan.
Conan misses with a looping right.
Cliff was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Conan moved out of range nicely.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Conan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown but Cliff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cliff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cliff throws a chopping leg kick but Conan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conan.
Cliff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conan slips a straight right by Cliff.
Cliff blocks a jab.
Conan fails with the takedown
and Cliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conan missing with a left hand there. Cliff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cliff throws a series of strikes that have Conan backpedaling.
Cliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conan moves away.
Conan avoids the head kick by Cliff.
Conan stuns Cliff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conan dives in for a single leg takedown but Cliff sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conan scores with a shot to the body.
Conan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff parries the strikes from Conan easily there. Conan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cliff to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Conan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cliff dodges the ground and pound from Conan.
Conan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cliff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cliff is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cliff's legs.
Cliff is not content to let Conan control the position.
Cliff avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Conan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edogawa Conan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Conan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cliff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conan slips a jab from Cliff.
Cliff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conan.
Cliff tried to counter with a leg kick but Conan avoided it.
Conan thuds his right hand into Cliff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Conan drives through with a takedown into Cliff's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cliff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conan postures up in Cliff's guard and throws a big left but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff wants to sweep here but Conan controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cliff's head.
Cliff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan chips away with some ground and pound.
Conan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conan wants to pass the guard but Cliff is keeping the position.
Conan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cliff keeping moving, preventing Conan from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cliff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan tries to roll over but Cliff keeps him under control.
Conan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Conan looking for submissions off his back.
Conan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cliff slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cliff continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a big elbow that misses.
Conan wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edogawa Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan lands a jab to the nose.
Conan scores with a nice strike.
Cliff thows a body kick. Conan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Conan throws a hook but Cliff blocks it.
Conan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cliff dodges the punch combination from Conan.
Conan misses with a straight left.
Conan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cliff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff is looking to control Conan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cliff avoid being mounted?
Cliff is pressing down on Conan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Conan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cliff's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan looking to pass the guard.
Cliff has control of Conan's left arm, preventing Conan from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edogawa Conan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cliff lands a jab.
Conan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edogawa Conan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Conan checks a leg kick.
Cliff scoring well with a low kick there.
Conan fails with a takedown attempt.
Conan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conan misses with a takedown
and Cliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cliff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Conan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cliff's hands.
Good shot there by Cliff.
Good work by Conan as he checks the leg kick.
Conan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Conan cracks Cliff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan lands a nice hook to Cliff's body. Cliff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cliff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conan.
Cliff is looking to land body kicks.
Ziggy Cliff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cliff misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Conan.
Conan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conan darts in looking for a takedown but Cliff gets double underhooks and turns Conan into the cage.
Ziggy Cliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edogawa Conan.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Cliff lands a jab.
Cliff throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cliff.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Cliff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cliff throws a leg kick which misses Conan's front leg but catches the back leg as Conan tries to avoid it.
Ziggy Cliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff slips under a jab from Conan.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Cliff tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conan misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conan digs a good hook to Cliff's body.
Conan slips a jab from Cliff.
Conan scores with a hook to the body. Cliff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cliff throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Cliff.
It seemed like Conan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cliff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conan throws a hook but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cliff delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Cliff misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Conan tries to get set, Cliff tries to push him back and clinch up but Conan manages to avoid the attempt.
Cliff misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cliff. Conan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conan throws a series of punches but Cliff avoids them all with ease.
Cliff wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Conan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cliff misses with a body kick.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Conan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cliff defends it nicely.
Conan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edogawa Conan 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.
Cliff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cliff moves in looking to clinch but Conan pushes him off.
Cliff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cliff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conan with the counter takedown but Cliff avoids it easily.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan darts in looking for a takedown but Cliff gets double underhooks and turns Conan into the cage.
Cliff avoids the body shot from Conan.
It looked like Cliff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cliff lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Conan catches Cliff right on the button with a cross.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
A combination from Conan does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edogawa Conan.
Well Conan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edogawa Conan!
Edogawa Conan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UFC Theme Song. Gajewski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gajewski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gajewski throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Silva catches Gajewski right on the button with a cross.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gajewski takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to sprawl but Gajewski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Gajewski sits in half guard.
Gajewski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Gajewski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gajewski works the jab nicely.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gajewski misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Gajewski swinging wildly here.
As Gajewski backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gajewski motions for Silva to come forward. Gajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gajewski wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gajewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva slips under a jab from Gajewski.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Gajewski does it's job there.
Gajewski throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A jab from Gajewski misses.
Silva wants to slow Gajewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva wants to slow Gajewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gajewski.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gajewski blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gajewski misses.
Gajewski blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Gajewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gajewski should have avoided that one.
Gajewski tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gajewski slips a jab from Silva.
A little jabbing left from Gajewski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gajewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gajewski.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gajewski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Gajewski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gajewski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gajewski off balance momentarily.
Gajewski takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gajewski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Gajewski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gajewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gajewski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
Gajewski wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Gajewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva tries a low kick but Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gajewski blocks a low kick nicely.
Gajewski moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gajewski connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gajewski. That's going to slow Silva down.
Gajewski clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Gajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gajewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Gajewski is out of range.
A jab from Silva misses.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gajewski loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Gajewski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to land a combination but Gajewski avoids it well.
Gajewski tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gajewski scores with a leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
Gajewski blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Gajewski lands with a good body shot.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gajewski is looking to clinch.
Gajewski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gajewski checks it well.
A left lands for Gajewski.
Gajewski lands an overhand right.
Silva thumps Gajewski with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gajewski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Gajewski misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gajewski scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gajewski avoids nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick but Gajewski checks it.
Silva misses the body punch
and Gajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Gajewski sees coming a mile off.
Gajewski throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gajewski.
Gajewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gajewski scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gajewski blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gajewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gajewski misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva defending well as Gajewski loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Gajewski misses.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gajewski checks a leg kick.
Gajewski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gajewski misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gajewski checks it.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Gajewski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gajewski tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Gajewski connects with a body shot.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gajewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gajewski's calf.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gajewski.
Gajewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gajewski thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Gajewski cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Gajewski throws a head kick that misses.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gajewski's head backwards.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gajewski.
Silva punishes Gajewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Gajewski scores with a push kick.
Gajewski throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A head kick misses from Gajewski.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Gajewski was just out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Gajewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gajewski down.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gajewski off the cage and back into range.
Gajewski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Gajewski.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Gajewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gajewski! But no joy.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Gajewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gajewski down.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gajewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gajewski tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Gajewski counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Gajewski misses.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gajewski just manages to avoid it.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva jabs at Gajewski's body.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gajewski looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Gajewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gajewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva jabs at Gajewski's body.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Gajewski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Gajewski's leg but Gajewski calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Gajewski lands a slapping body shot.
Gajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Gajewski avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gajewski's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gajewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
Gajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Gajewski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Gajewski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gajewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gajewski tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Gajewski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gajewski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gajewski moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Gajewski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gajewski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gajewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gajewski motions for Silva to come forward. Gajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Gajewski was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Gajewski off balance momentarily.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Gajewski throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Gajewski feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Gajewski throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Gajewski lands a body shot.
Gajewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gajewski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Gajewski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gajewski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Gajewski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gajewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Gajewski.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Gajewski scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gajewski thumps Silva with a low kick.
Gajewski misses the shot to the body.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gajewski's calf.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva moves forwards but Gajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Gajewski.
Gajewski jabs at Silva's body.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Gajewski throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gajewski moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
Gajewski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Gajewski moves away and avoids it.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Gajewski moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Gajewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Gajewski counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Silva jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Gajewski saw it coming and moves away.
Gajewski catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a straight right by Gajewski.
Silva throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski misses the shot to the body.
Gajewski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Silva misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gajewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gajewski throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Gajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gajewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski connects with the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Gajewski throws an off balance right hand
and Gajewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gajewski thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gajewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Silva misses with a hook. Gajewski ducked under it nicely.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gajewski scores with a punch to the head.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gajewski.
Gajewski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a jab. Gajewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gajewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Gajewski lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gajewski is defended easily by Silva.
Gajewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Gajewski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gajewski defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Gajewski's side.
Gajewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gajewski scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Andrzej Gajewski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Gajewski's head.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Gajewski throws an off balance right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Gajewski throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabs Gajewski right on the nose. Gajewski blinks but takes it well.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gajewski looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Gajewski misses with a looping right.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gajewski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gajewski's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Gajewski throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Gajewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Andrzej Gajewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Gajewski's legs.
Gajewski misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Gajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but Gajewski moves out of range easily.
Gajewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Gajewski's knee but Gajewski avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gajewski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gajewski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gajewski misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva looks for the body kick but Gajewski saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Gajewski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gajewski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Gajewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gajewski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Gajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but Gajewski moves out of range easily.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Gajewski misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gajewski if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gajewski should have avoided that one.
Gajewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Gajewski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gajewski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gajewski preventing the sweep.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafa Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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