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SyFi - Final Bang PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 545 p4p, 67 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 678 p4p, 90 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimoto moves into the clinch.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
Dillon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillon's elbow.
A short left from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimoto gets through Dillon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillon.
Fujimoto lands a body punch.
Dillon looks winded!
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
Dillon misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dillon.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
Dillon blocking some punches.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fujimoto.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillon.
Fujimoto tries to work over Dillon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimoto tries to work over Dillon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon misses with some punches.
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Dillon takes a shot to the head.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillon blocks a body shot from Fujimoto.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillon misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Dillon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillon.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillon.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimoto's elbow.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a right hand.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimoto's elbow.
Fujimoto digs a right hand into Dillon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dillon's gas tank.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Fujimoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to work over Dillon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillon tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Dillon back against the cage.
Fujimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto - that landed with a thud.
Fujimoto throws a big uppercut that drops Dillon! More strikes from Fujimoto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dillon lies dazed against the cage as Fujimoto celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
A relieved looking Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hip Hop (ranked 127 p4p, 20 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 352 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hip Hop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hop stuns Woods with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hop throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hop counters with a low kick, right behind Woods 's knee.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Hop should have avoided that one.
Woods lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hop.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hop - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hop. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hop counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Hop counters with a hugh head kick that removes Woods from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hip Hop!
Hip Hop retains his heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 77 p4p, 2 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 747 p4p, 36 weight class). 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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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Williams.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Williams slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Williams working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sitsongrit as Williams tries to tie him up.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams stalling the fight.
Sitsongrit has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams tries to stall but Sitsongrit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Sitsongrit forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams tries to break free but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Williams.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams 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.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Williams 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams staying out of range there.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Sitsongrit pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Williams is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit 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.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit had his way with Wayne Williams in 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. And we move into the final round!
Williams throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is looking to control Sitsongrit's arms but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Sitsongrit pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Sitsongrit is working Williams over against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Williams pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Williams is trying to stall.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Yodsawan Sitsongrit 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 Mosi Kondo (ranked 443 p4p, 62 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 430 p4p, 60 weight class). Mosi Kondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edgar Avetisyan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avetisyan throws the kick towards the body but Kondo avoids it.
Avetisyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avetisyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kondo counter with a right hand.
Avetisyan throws a low kick but Kondo avoids it.
Avetisyan misses with a looping left.
Avetisyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Kondo throws a hook but Avetisyan avoids it easily.
Avetisyan throws a counter combo.
Kondo misses with a hook.
And Avetisyan responds with a good body kick, but Kondo manages to step out the way in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at XFighter in the buildup to the fight.
Avetisyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kondo's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kondo.
Good exchange - Avetisyan coming out on top.
Avetisyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondo slips a jab from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kondo.
Kondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avetisyan! But no joy.
Avetisyan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Avetisyan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kondo lands a big right hand that sends Avetisyan crashing to the mat! Kondo stays standing though and waves Avetisyan back to his feet!
Avetisyan is rocked!
Avetisyan walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kondo! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mosi Kondo!
Mosi Kondo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Edgar Avetisyan had this to say: 'NO!NO!NO!NO!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 118 p4p, 15 weight class) and Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 297 p4p, 39 weight class). Marcinho Sitsongrit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Verneri Ahma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ahma.
Ahma throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Ahma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Sitsongrit looks to move away, Ahma throws a big counter combo but Sitsongrit just gets out of the way.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Ahma.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ahma moves away and avoids it.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Ahma throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Ahma looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ahma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ahma lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a takedown attempt - Ahma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ahma misses its intended target.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Ahma keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Ahma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma being controlled here, momentarily.
Ahma keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahma.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ahma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but Ahma shows good takedown defense.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Ahma looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Ahma blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Verneri Ahma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahma lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Ahma works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Ahma connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Ahma throws a leg kick that misses.
Ahma just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Ahma misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Ahma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahma instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Ahma moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ahma throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Ahma misses with a straight right.
Ahma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ahma moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahma throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ahma thinking.
Sitsongrit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away.
Donk. Ahma catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahma counters with a left to the body.
Ahma misses with a straight left.
Ahma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahma defends it well.
Verneri Ahma is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Ahma misses its intended target.
Ahma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Ahma is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Ahma's ribs.
Ahma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Ahma throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Ahma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ahma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ahma does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Ahma.
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!
Ahma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahma lands an overhand right.
Ahma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
A cross from Ahma lands.
Ahma defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs Ahma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahma with a body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Verneri Ahma will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Ahma looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
It looked like Ahma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Ahma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ahma moves away and avoids it.
Ahma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ahma connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Ahma misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit looking to pass the guard.
Sitsongrit preventing the sweep.
Sitsongrit drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ahma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ahma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ahma!
The referee asks Ahma politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ahma prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to control Ahma's posture but Ahma avoids it.
Ahma is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahma in particular looking to stall.
Ahma wants to stand up but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Ahma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Ahma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ahma decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ahma lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Ahma connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahma lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
Ahma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Ahma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahma throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ahma.
Ahma darts in trying to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries for a kimura but Ahma is defending well.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but Ahma is working away.
Sitsongrit tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Ahma is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahma misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahma dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahma throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
Ahma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ahma.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Ahma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Ahma moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Ahma was well out of range.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Ahma throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahma lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ahma drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ahma.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahma counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcinho Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Ahma misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahma misses with a looping right.
Ahma punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahma moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Ahma.
Ahma throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Good exchange - Ahma coming out on top.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahma lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahma misses its target.
Ahma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Ahma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ahma scores with a nice head shot.
Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma connects with a body shot.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahma scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahma lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Ahma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma had his way with Marcinho Sitsongrit in that round.
That's time! Ahma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahma counters with a straight right hand.
Ahma slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Ahma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Ahma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ahma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sitsongrit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ahma scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahma lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahma is fending him off so far but Sitsongrit persists. Nope, Ahma circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahma lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahma lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Ahma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahma. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Nice uppercut there from Ahma.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ahma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sitsongrit backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahma works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ahma.
Ahma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Ahma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sitsongrit eats them both and turns towards Ahma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Ahma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahma connects with a single shot there.
Ahma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ahma lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahma lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ahma moved out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Ahma sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ahma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ahma. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma scores with a nice strike.
Ahma throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Ahma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Ahma lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahma's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Verneri Ahma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Verneri Ahma!
Verneri Ahma retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Verneri Ahma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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#R1#
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Cheyenne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cheyenne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cheyenne gets slowly back to his feet.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Cheyenne knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cheyenne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.#CL2#
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Cheyenne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheyenne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheyenne.
Cheyenne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Cheyenne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cheyenne's gas tank.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheyenne backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
#TD2#
Cheyenne successfully pulls guard.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Cheyenne working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sitsongrit has passed into half guard!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T2#
Sitsongrit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Cheyenne actively working from the bottom here.#SU#
Sitsongrit decides to return to a standing position.
Cheyenne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheyenne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheyenne throws a big shot that misses.
Cheyenne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheyenne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheyenne.
Sitsongrit cracks the inside of Cheyenne's front leg.
Cheyenne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Cheyenne walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs at Cheyenne's body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Cheyenne's side.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Cheyenne clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheyennes head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheyenne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Cheyenne.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Cheyenne shakes it off.
Cheyenne takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheyenne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheyenne lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Cheyenne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheyenne needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Cheyenne.#T4#
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.#CL#
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Cheyenne in a clinch.
Cheyenne prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Cheyenne with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Cheyenne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheyenne tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Petdee Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Cheyenne.#BC#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheyenne misses the target.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit 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.
Petdee Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Cheyenne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cheyenne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheyenne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cheyenne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Cheyenne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit jabs at Cheyenne's body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Cheyenne's body. Cheyenne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Cheyenne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheyenne throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Cheyenne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Cheyenne.
As Cheyenne backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cheyenne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chief Cheyenne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheyenne misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Cheyenne 's knee.
Cheyenne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheyenne can do to turn this around?#T1#
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheyenne. Cheyenne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Cheyenne.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit stuns Cheyenne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit keeps Cheyenne at a distance using the push kick.
Cheyenne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheyenne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheyenne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheyenne shoots and misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cheyenne is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes Cheyenne away with a front kick.
Cheyenne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Cheyenne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.#T2#
Cheyenne wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Cheyenne was not able to check.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheyenne doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cheyenne misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Petdee Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cheyenne darts in trying to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Cheyenne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit stuns Cheyenne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheyenne momentarily.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Cheyenne's ribs.
Cheyenne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cheyenne misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Cheyenne is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheyenne is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?#T3#
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Cheyenne's midsection.
Cheyenne seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheyenne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sitsongrit swivels and escapes.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheyenne.
Cheyenne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cheyenne ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Cheyenne gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Cheyenne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit gets through Cheyenne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Cheyenne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cheyenne's gas tank.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Cheyenne's ribcage. Cheyenne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheyenne.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Cheyenne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheyenne backwards.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit. #BC#
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Cheyenne's body.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Sitsongrit has knocked Cheyenne down with a huge combo! Sitsongrit steps away and waves a wobbly Cheyenne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Chief Cheyenne has been cut.
Cheyenne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cheyenne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheyenne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Cheyenne 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petdee Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chief Cheyenne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.#KD#
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that sends Cheyenne crashing to the mat! Sitsongrit stays standing though and waves Cheyenne back to his feet!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from hell that sends Cheyenne clean off his feet! He's out cold! Sitsongrit stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petdee Sitsongrit!
Petdee Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Petdee Sitsongrit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Popov (ranked 336 p4p, 21 weight class) and Ross Barkley (ranked 218 p4p, 14 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maxim Popov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maxim Popov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maxim Popov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov tries to clinch up but Barkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Barkley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Popov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barkley somewhat.
Barkley keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Barkley tries to counter it with a takedown but Popov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barkley scores with a jab. Popov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Popov is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popov.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Popov misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Popov after a bit of a struggle.
Popov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Popov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barkley.
Barkley looks to land a strike but Popov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barkley trying to control the position from guard on top but Popov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Popov tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Popov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Popov wants to stand and escape but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley with a nice head shot there.
Popov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Popov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barkley on the ground.
Barkley tries to free his leg and advance position but Popov is retaining full guard.
Barkley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barkley landing some decent shots from guard.
Popov keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.
Popov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barkley is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barkley connects with a right hand. Popov shakes it off.
Popov looks to clinch
and Barkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Maxim Popov has been cut.
Popov tries to clinch but Barkley moves out of range.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley works Popov's body with a nice hook.
Popov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barkley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barkley, as that shot connected.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Barkley pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Barkley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barkley.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Maxim Popov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov tries to clinch but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popov moves into the clinch.
Barkley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Popov up against the cage.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maxim Popov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Barkley.
Popov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley tries to stall but Popov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Popov misses with a punch to the body.
Popov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley pulls guard.
Barkley is adopting a defensive guard.
Popov 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.
Popov wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Barkley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Popov stays in close to Barkley's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley has Popov pulled in close to control his posture.
Popov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Popov wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
Popov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Popov's cut.
That's time! Popov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barkley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barkley successfully pulls guard.
Barkley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barkley holds on and takes a little breather.
Barkley is continuing to stall.
Barkley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley has his hands on Popov's head, controlling the position.
Barkley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barkley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barkley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Popov defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov wants to get up but he can't break Barkley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Popov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Popov postures up.
Barkley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Popov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Barkley.
Popov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Barkley keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Popov as he avoids it easily.
Ross Barkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popov tries to clinch there but Barkley circles away.
Popov tries to clinch but Barkley moves out of range.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Popov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maxim Popov's cut is getting worse.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barkley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popov. Popov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov tries to clinch up but Barkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Barkley wants to counter with a clinch but Popov pushes him away.
Barkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barkley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maxim Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Popov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maxim Popov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barkley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barkley uses his free foot to push down on Popov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Popov.
Popov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Popov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barkley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Popov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Barkley lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley wants to control the pace but Popov is squirming around nicely.
Popov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Barkley is landing with some decent strikes but Popov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Popov is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maxim Popov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ross Barkley!
Ross Barkley is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 61 p4p, 10 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 217 p4p, 30 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whymer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whymer blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara tries a body shot but Whymer blocks it.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whymer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Whymer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Whymer.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whymer blocks an uppercut.
Whymer misses with a body punch.
Camara tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Whymer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Camara.
Camara working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Whymer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whymer misses with a body punch.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara blocks a body shot from Whymer.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Camara.
Whymer looks winded!
Whymer blocks a body shot from Camara.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whymer.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Whymer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whymer can turn it around.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Whymer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Whymer gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Whymer takes a shot to the head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Whymer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Camara pushes Whymer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Whymer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara gets through Whymer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Whymer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Whymer avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whymer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Whymer's ribcage. Whymer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Camara.
Camara gets through Whymer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a right hand.
Whymer takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara cracks Whymer with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Whymer.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whymer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whymer jabs at Camara's body.
Whymer gets tackled into the cage by Camara. Camara maintains the clinch.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whymer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Whymer.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whymer can do to turn this around?
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Whymer's head.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Whymer misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Whymer is breathing heavily.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camara lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara presses Whymer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whymer.
Whymer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Whymer prevents a body shot from Camara.
Whymer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Camara.
Camara tries a body shot but Whymer blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whymer.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whymer.
That's two 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!
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whymer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whymer.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara misses with a body punch.
A short left from Camara.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Whymer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whymer lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Whymer.
Camara is leaning against Whymer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Whymer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whymer lands with a light punch inside.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with some punches.
Camara tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Camara tries a body shot but Whymer blocks it.
Whymer blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whymer.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Whymer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Whymer lands a right hand.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Whymer misses with a punch to the body.
Whymer throws a head punch that misses.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara prevents a body shot from Whymer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whymer.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whymer or not.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whymers head.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Whymer's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Whymer circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camara, as that shot connected.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whymer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camara counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Whymer does no damage.
Camara drops Whymer with a naaaaasty hook - Whymer is in real trouble here! Camara dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara retains his light heavyweight title!
Ibrahim Camara was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 279 p4p, 36 weight class) and Dan Gee (ranked 452 p4p, 59 weight class). Dan Gee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Gee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes gets tackled into the cage by Gee. Gee maintains the clinch.
Menezes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Gee.
I was talking to Menezes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Menezes has Gee pushed against the cage.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
Menezes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Menezes is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Menezes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gee.
Gee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Menezes is trying to pull guard but Gee has him pressed against the cage.
Menezes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gee presses Menezes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menezes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gee to keep the fight standing.
Gee lands with a short shot to the head.
Gee scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Menezes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menezess head.
Menezes stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Menezes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Menezes manages to end up in side control.
Gee is looking for a sweep.
Menezes tries to advance to mount but Gee denies him.
Menezes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menezes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menezes has an Americana. Gee didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Menezes is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Menezes hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arthur Menezes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 103 p4p, 15 weight class) and William Snowdon (ranked 282 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snowdon looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
Snowdon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snowdon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Navarro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Snowdon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Navarro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snowdon throws a good cross that connects.
Snowdon shoots in but no luck this time.
Navarro looks to land a combination. Snowdon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snowdon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Navarro catches Snowdon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Navarro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Navarro lands a jab.
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!
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Snowdon saw that one coming.
Snowdon misses with an uppercut.
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Snowdon counters with a right hand to the body.
Navarro lands with a nice combination. Snowdon backs away looking to recover.
Snowdon lands a lovely overhand right.
Navarro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snowdon.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snowdon.
Navarro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snowdon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Navarro can't keep his opponent in guard - Snowdon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Navarro trying to control here.
Snowdon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Navarro is just riding it out for now. Snowdon eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snowdon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Navarro sees it coming and defends easily.
Navarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Navarro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Snowdon is thwarting Navarro's attempts to control the position.
Navarro has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Navarro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Snowdon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Snowdon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Navarro is just riding it out for now. Snowdon eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snowdon is working away from the top position though.
Snowdon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Navarro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Snowdon.
Navarro is trying to maintain the position but Snowdon is very close to passing his half guard.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
Navarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snowdon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snowdon is looking to take a break and control but Navarro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snowdon passes to side control.
Snowdon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snowdon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Navarro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Snowdon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Navarro stops Snowdon from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Snowdon dominated that round.
That's time! Navarro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Snowdon ducks down to avoid it.
Navarro scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snowdon. That did some damage!
Snowdon looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
Snowdon connects with a body shot that sends Navarro's belly button to the back.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from Snowdon.
Snowdon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snowdon throws a jab when Navarro was well out of range.
Snowdon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snowdon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Navarro!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snowdon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Navarro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Navarro is looking for a sweep.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Navarro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Navarro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon controlling the action here.
Navarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Navarro won't allow Snowdon to pass to mount.
Navarro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snowdon pulls his head out easily.
Navarro tries to get to full guard but Snowdon has control of the leg.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Navarro defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Navarro is in trouble now - Snowdon has advanced to mount!
Snowdon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Snowdon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Navarro is looking to escape.
Snowdon goes for an armbar but Navarro turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Navarro.
Navarro wanted to stand there but Snowdon had control of the position.
Snowdon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Navarro defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snowdon's guard.
Navarro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gideon Navarro is winning the standup battle so far.
Snowdon throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
Snowdon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Navarro misses with a hook.
Snowdon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Navarro on the side of the head.
Navarro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gideon Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Navarro swings for the body but Snowdon moves out of range.
A slow jab from Snowdon misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to work over Snowdon's front leg with a kick but Snowdon checks it.
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Snowdon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Navarro lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snowdon gets a takedown into half guard.
Navarro wants to control but Snowdon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura here.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Navarro defends it well.
Snowdon trying to pass the guard but Navarro defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Snowdon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snowdon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Navarro misses with a body shot.
Snowdon throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Navarro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Navarro misses with a combination
and Snowdon counters with a right hand to the body.
Navarro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snowdon shoots in and drives through. Navarro sprawls well.
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Navarro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snowdon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Navarro is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Navarro holds on and takes a little breather.
Navarro controls Snowdon momentarily but Snowdon frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snowdon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Navarro looking for a guillotine here but Snowdon defends easily.
Navarro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snowdon controlling from the top position.
Snowdon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Navarro tries to buck Snowdon off but Snowdon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Navarro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Navarro struggling a bit here.
Snowdon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snowdon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
William Snowdon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Navarro is looking to regain half guard here but Snowdon keeps moving and retains side control.
Navarro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Snowdon wants to control the pace but Navarro is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to lock up and control but Snowdon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snowdon takes Navarro's back.
Navarro is trying to break free.
Navarro just trying to survive but Snowdon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Navarro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Snowdon's arms.
Snowdon has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Navarro! Can he survive? No! He's out! Snowdon gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). William Snowdon!
William Snowdon is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking William Snowdon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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