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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 2115 p4p, 195 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 1989 p4p, 187 weight class). Peter Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



170 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 1
179 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 10 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


Hot Spunk


Urban Fighter


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith clinches.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Vasquez dodges the punch combination from Smith.

Smith has managed to clinch.
Vasquez lands a shot to the body.
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasquez avoids it.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vasquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Smith tries for a takedown but Vasquez manages to get underhooks.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Vasquez tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasquez but Vasquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Vasquez with an uppercut!
Smith moves out of range as Vasquez throws a body kick.
Vasquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that Vasquez avoids nicely.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Vasquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a head kick but Vasquez moves out of range.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Vasquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Smith.
A jab from Vasquez does it's job there.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasquez. Vasquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vasquez. That one must have hurt.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasquez lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasquez circles away.
Vasquez lands a jab to the head.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Vasquez counters with a body kick.
Vasquez throws a shot to the body.
Vasquez pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Vasquez lands a front kick.
Vasquez scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasquez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
That kick from Vasquez tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasquez catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Smith avoids the head kick by Vasquez.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Smith throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasquez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Vasquez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasquez, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Vasquez lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a combination. Vasquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vasquez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasquez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vasquez. Smith shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Vasquez feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Vasquez.
Vasquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasquez.
Vasquez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Vasquez.
A solid body kick from Vasquez.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Smith scores with a jab.
Vasquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
Smith misses with the combination.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
Smith wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vasquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Vasquez counters with a solid body kick.
Vasquez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vasquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Vasquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasquez.
Smith's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasquez. Vasquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nando Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasquez works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasquez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Vasquez jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Vasquez lands with a nice body kick.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith 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.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vasquez.
Vasquez thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Vasquez catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.
Vasquez connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez connects with a body shot.
Vasquez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smith. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasquez can pounce on him.
Vasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Peter Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasquez cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with some punches.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.

Vasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Vasquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Vasquez lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith cracks Vasquez with a good jab.
Vasquez misses with a kick to the body.
Smith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vasquez pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vasquez - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vasquez. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasquez.
Vasquez leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vasquez throws a counter combo.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasquez thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Vasquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a combination
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.

Vasquez drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vasquez is looking for the KO!
Vasquez drops Smith with a huge uppercut! Smith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vasquez is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nando Vasquez!
A relieved looking Nando Vasquez 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

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Macmacson (ranked 1507 p4p, 193 weight class) and Cal Klos (ranked 1283 p4p, 164 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!



185 cm
26
189 lbs
7 - 6 - 0
185 cm
26
188 lbs
13 - 9 - 1
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Macmacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cal Klos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Klos.
Klos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klos swats away the attempt to clinch by Macmacson.
Macmacson lands with an uppercut that bounces Klos off the cage and back into range.
Klos misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Macmacson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Macmacson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klos looks to land a right hand but Macmacson moved out of range.
Macmacson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macmacson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macmacson.
Macmacson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good shot there by Macmacson.
Macmacson lands a nice shot to the body.
Klos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macmacson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Macmacson pushes Klos up against the cage in a clinch.
Klos tries to stall but Macmacson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Macmacson misses with some punches.
Macmacson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macmacson swings wildly with an uppercut but Klos uses good head movement to avoid it.

Macmacson breaks the clinch.
Macmacson tries to clinch up.
Macmacson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macmacson's hands.
Klos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Travis Macmacson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macmacson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Macmacson throws a counter high kick but Klos was just alert enough to avoid it.
Travis Macmacson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macmacson at a distance.
Klos looks to score with a jab to the body but Macmacson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Klos misses.
Klos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Macmacson.
Klos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macmacson.
Klos throws a looping overhand right but Macmacson ducks down to avoid it.
Macmacson connects with a jab.
Klos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Macmacson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macmacson looks to clinch
and Macmacson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Macmacson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Macmacson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macmacson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macmacson tries to clinch up but Klos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos throws a jab when Macmacson was well out of range.
Macmacson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Macmacson takes one on the button.
Macmacson walks into a left hand.

Macmacson is rocked!
Macmacson misses with a hook
and Klos rattles Macmacson with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Macmacson tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Klos dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Macmacson stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cal Klos!
A determined Cal Klos didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 2022 p4p, 258 weight class) and Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 2139 p4p, 272 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCraken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulgine. Kleinschmidt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX- It's hot and hell is dark. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



184 cm
25
179 lbs
4 - 4 - 0
181 cm
34
180 lbs
20 - 11 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


UnderGround Clothing Co.


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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
A left lands for McCraken.
We've been told by McCraken's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
McCraken dips to his left and cracks Kleinschmidt with an uppercut!
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kleinschmidt.
McCraken jabs Kleinschmidt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kleinschmidt throws a right hand that misses
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCraken lands with an uppercut that bounces Kleinschmidt off the cage and back into range.
Kleinschmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kleinschmidt staying out of range there.
McCraken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kleinschmidt.
It seemed like Kleinschmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCraken lands with a good body shot.
Kleinschmidt takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by McCraken.
Kleinschmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCraken misses with a head kick.

Kleinschmidt takes the fight into the clinch.
McCraken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but McCraken won't allow it.
McCraken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kleinschmidt is trying to pull guard but McCraken has him pressed against the cage.
Kleinschmidt jumps guard but McCraken turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dougal McCraken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudolf Kleinschmidt.
McCraken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCraken misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kleinschmidt successfully pulls guard.

Kleinschmidt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kleinschmidt keeping full guard, as McCraken tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kleinschmidt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kleinschmidt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCraken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kleinschmidt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCraken is aware though and is defending well.
Kleinschmidt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCraken controls the pace.
Kleinschmidt keeping full guard, as McCraken tries to pass.
Kleinschmidt being controlled here, momentarily.
Kleinschmidt is controlling McCraken's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kleinschmidt has his foot on McCraken's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCraken works his way back into a safe position though.
McCraken showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Our spies down at at Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform us that Kleinschmidt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kleinschmidt pulls McCraken in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kleinschmidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCraken. McCraken obviously looking to wear him down.
Kleinschmidt moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
McCraken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kleinschmidt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCraken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kleinschmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCraken throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands with a kick to the temple. Kleinschmidt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCraken throws a looping overhand right but Kleinschmidt ducks down to avoid it.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
Kleinschmidt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Kleinschmidt's head but Kleinschmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken misses with a low kick as Kleinschmidt jumps back.
McCraken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kleinschmidt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kleinschmidt misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McCraken misses the target.
Kleinschmidt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kleinschmidt throws a shot from downtown. McCraken moves away and avoids it.
McCraken lands an overhand right.
McCraken wants to slow Kleinschmidt down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dougal McCraken dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Kleinschmidt misses the shot to the body.
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kleinschmidt.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Kleinschmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Kleinschmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kleinschmidt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCraken connects with a looping right hand.
Kleinschmidt throws a shot from downtown. McCraken moves away and avoids it.
McCraken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCraken.
Kleinschmidt throws a looping overhand right but McCraken ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinschmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
It seemed like Kleinschmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
Kleinschmidt throws a right hand that misses
and McCraken counters with a good low kick that Kleinschmidt was not able to check.
Kleinschmidt throws a right hand that misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
Kleinschmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken misses with the body kick
and Kleinschmidt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kleinschmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dougal McCraken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab from McCraken.
McCraken jabs at Kleinschmidt's body.
McCraken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kleinschmidt in his tracks.
A cross from McCraken lands.
McCraken swings widly with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCraken misses with a left hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
McCraken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCraken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kleinschmidt.
McCraken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCraken is looking to slow Kleinschmidt down with leg kicks.
McCraken scores with the left hand. Kleinschmidt knows he should have avoided that one.
McCraken misses with a body shot
and Kleinschmidt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from McCraken.
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
McCraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kleinschmidt checks it well.
McCraken throws a front kick aimed at Kleinschmidt's knee but Kleinschmidt avoids it well.
McCraken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kleinschmidt slips a straight right by McCraken.
McCraken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kleinschmidt's hands.
McCraken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kleinschmidt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kleinschmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Kleinschmidt checks a low kick from McCraken.
A little jabbing left from Kleinschmidt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kleinschmidt can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a shot to the body
and Kleinschmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by McCraken.
McCraken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kleinschmidt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kleinschmidt needs to keep his hands up - McCraken had a free shot at his head there.

Kleinschmidt dives in and scores a takedown into McCraken's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kleinschmidt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCraken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCraken keeping moving, preventing Kleinschmidt from controlling successfully.
Kleinschmidt being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCraken is keeping the position for now.
Kleinschmidt preventing the sweep.
McCraken is trying to control the position but Kleinschmidt postures up.
McCraken 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.
Kleinschmidt trying to control the position from guard on top but McCraken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleinschmidt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCraken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kleinschmidt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCraken trying to keep a closed guard but Kleinschmidt is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCraken misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dougal McCraken dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!


Kleinschmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Kleinschmidt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kleinschmidt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kleinschmidt misses with a hook.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from McCraken. Those never looked like landing.
McCraken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kleinschmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kleinschmidt misses.
McCraken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinschmidt throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch there but McCraken circles away.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken lands a jab to Kleinschmidt's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCraken lands with an overhand left.
McCraken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCraken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kleinschmidt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCraken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken lands the left hand.
McCraken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from McCraken misses its intended target.
McCraken lands an overhand right.
McCraken misses with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for McCraken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Kleinschmidt is just out of range.
Kleinschmidt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kleinschmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kleinschmidt throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kleinschmidt moves away from the strike by McCraken.
McCraken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kleinschmidt moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
It seemed like Kleinschmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kleinschmidt 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.
McCraken scores with a punch to the head.
Kleinschmidt connects with a nice looking jab.
McCraken throws a combination that misses
and McCraken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kleinschmidt.
McCraken throws a jab when Kleinschmidt was well out of range.
Kleinschmidt misses with an uppercut
and McCraken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCraken throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken throws a chopping leg kick but Kleinschmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kleinschmidt throws a poor cross that misses
and McCraken makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McCraken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCraken lands with a nice combination. Kleinschmidt backs away looking to recover.
Kleinschmidt throws a body punch but McCraken moves out of range.
McCraken appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCraken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCraken lands a nice shot that snaps Kleinschmidt's head back.
Kleinschmidt throws an overhand right that lands on McCraken's shoulder, as McCraken tries to avoid the shot.
McCraken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCraken!
McCraken lands a nice looking body shot.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by McCraken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for McCraken. That snapped Kleinschmidt's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kleinschmidt loads up on a big right hand but McCraken slips the punch.
McCraken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
McCraken lands with a straight right. Kleinschmidt didn't see that one coming.
Rudolf Kleinschmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kleinschmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCraken.
McCraken catches Kleinschmidt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCraken scores with a shoulder strike.
Dougal McCraken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCraken misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCraken, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!

During a confident post fight interview, Dougal McCraken thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 1333 p4p, 156 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 1389 p4p, 167 weight class). Miki Viki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gennady Golovkin's chin.



179 cm
33
169 lbs
14 - 13 - 0
170 cm
27
160 lbs
19 - 12 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Viki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golovkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golovkin scrambles back to his feet.
Viki misses with a kick to the body.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Viki knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Miki Viki has been cut.
Viki slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Viki cracks Golovkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Viki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Viki. Those never looked like landing.
Golovkin lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viki slips a jab from Golovkin.
A countering left hand to the body from Viki misses.
Viki throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Viki throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Viki counters with an inside leg kick.
Viki misses with a body shot.
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a left hand
and Viki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin lands with a straight right. Viki didn't see that one coming.
Golovkin misses with a few strikes there.
Viki throws a one two combo.

It looks like Gennady Golovkin has been cut.
Viki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Viki throws a body kick that misses.
Golovkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golovkin takes a swing at Viki's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin lands a jab to Viki's midsection.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Viki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin connects with a body shot that sends Viki's belly button to the back.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viki looks to land a combination but Golovkin avoids it well.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Viki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Viki moves out of range.
Golovkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Golovkin thuds a left hand into Viki's body.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Viki misses with a combination
and Golovkin scores with a counter punch that sends Viki to the canvas! Golovkin smells blood - he's punishing Viki with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Viki has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Golovkin!
Gennady Golovkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hibbert (ranked 754 p4p, 93 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 738 p4p, 90 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!



172 cm
26
160 lbs
14 - 8 - 0
184 cm
24
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hibbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupei unleashes a big counter combination but Hibbert bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hibbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lupei in his tracks.
Hibbert throws a hook but Lupei blocks it.
Hibbert lands with an overhand left.
Hibbert misses with a looping right.
Hibbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hibbert backing away here, and Lupei unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hibbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hibbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hibbert digs a good body shot into Lupei's ribs.
Lupei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hibbert is out of range.
Hibbert wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lupei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hibbert swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lupei pinned against the cage. Lupei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hibbert throws a leg kick but Lupei moved away.
Hibbert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hibbert misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lupei! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert looks to throw the jab but Lupei is out of range.
Hibbert lands with a hook. Lupei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hibbert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Lupei doesn't manage to clinch there - Hibbert circles away.
Lupei tries to clinch up.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hibbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hibbert throws a shot from downtown. Lupei moves away and avoids it.
Lupei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lupei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hibbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupei.
Lupei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hibbert with a body shot.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
Hibbert lands a right hook to the body.
Hibbert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hibbert.
Lupei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hibbert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lupei swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hibbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lupei, as that shot connected.
Hibbert misses with a takedown
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Lupei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lupei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hibbert.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lupei lands a really nice looking cross but Hibbert seems unphased.
Hibbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lupei.

Hibbert fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lupei sprawls well initially but Hibbert persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Lupei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hibbert pulls his head out easily.

Lupei looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lupei gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei wants to sweep but no luck.
Hibbert sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lupei's guard.
Hibbert moves nicely into side control.

Hibbert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lupei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hibbert trying to control the action but Lupei is working from the bottom.
Lupei is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hibbert's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lupei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hibbert wants to pass to mount but Lupei is defending the position.
Hibbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lupei keeps working.
Hibbert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lupei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Hibbert seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lupei is defending against the submission attempts here by Hibbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hibbert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Lupei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lupei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lupei takes one on the button.
Lupei misses with a hook.
No luck for Hibbert with that takedown attempt.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hibbert keeps the fight on the outside.

Hibbert has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lupei.
Good body shot from Hibbert.
Hibbert misses with a body punch.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hibbert's elbow.
Lupei cracks Hibbert with a nice body shot.
Lupei misses with the head strike.
Lupei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hibbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lupei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hibbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hibbert stalling the fight.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hibbert throws a head punch that misses.
Lupei pushes Hibbert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lupei.
Lupei prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hibbert misses with some punches.
Lupei scores with a shot to the side of Hibbert's head.

Lupei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert shoots in looking for a takedown but Lupei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hibbert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lupei slips a jab from Hibbert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hibbert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hibbert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lupei.
A big left from Hibbert misses.

Lupei rushes Hibbert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hibbert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lupei prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
Hibbert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hibbert tries to stall but Lupei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lupei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Hibbert stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hibbert pushes Lupei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lupei.
Lupei pushes Hibbert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lupei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Hibbert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lupei lands a right hand.
Lupei lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Lupei as the two fighters clinch.
Lupei lands a nice uppercut.
Hibbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert gets through Lupei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lupei.
Lupei tries to work over Hibbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei is working Hibbert over against the cage.
Hibbert stalling against the cage.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Hibbert controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupei.
Lupei gets through Hibbert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupei.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hibbert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hibbert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hibbert can't find room to land a body shot as Lupei controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lupei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lupei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serafim Lupei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!


Hibbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hibbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lupei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lupei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hibbert.
A little jabbing left from Lupei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lupei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hibbert misses with an uppercut
and Lupei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hibbert lands a leg kick that knocks Lupei off balance momentarily.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hibbert 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.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
And Lupei responds with a good body kick, but Hibbert manages to step out the way in time.
Hibbert scores with a one two! Lupei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lupei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lupei scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Hibbert misses.
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!
Lupei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lupei wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert with a poor takedown
and Lupei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hibbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Lupei feints and then cracks Hibbert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hibbert down.
Lupei throws a jab but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Nice straight punches there by Lupei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lupei.
Serafim Lupei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lupei leaves Hibbert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lupei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hibbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupei.
Hibbert dives in for a single leg takedown but Lupei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hibbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupei. Hibbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hibbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupei is just out of range.
Lupei thinks about the counter body kick.
Lupei is looking to clinch but Hibbert is avoiding it.
Hibbert seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lupei avoids the body shot from Hibbert.

Hibbert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert is looking to take a break and control but Lupei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hibbert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hibbert tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hibbert has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lupei is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lupei keeps working.
Lupei sneaks back into half guard.
Hibbert is thwarting Lupei's attempts to control the position.

Hibbert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lupei moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hibbert stopping the sweep attempt from Lupei.

That's four 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.
Hibbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Hibbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hibbert trying to control but Lupei is working from the bottom.
Lupei can't keep his opponent in guard - Hibbert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lupei wants to get back to full guard.
Lupei trying to get back to full guard but Hibbert takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hibbert landing strikes from the mount.
Lupei sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Serafim Lupei.
I think Lupei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Hibbert!
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 383 p4p, 23 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 305 p4p, 16 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



164 cm
28
136 lbs
20 - 11 - 0
170 cm
28
144 lbs
17 - 10 - 0
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


Voodoo Nutrition
UnderGround Clothing Co.


Urban Fighter


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nagasaki.
A jab from Nagasaki finds it's way through Boaz's defenses.
Nagasaki digs a good body shot into Boaz's ribs.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Boaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nagasaki on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Boaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagasaki doesn't seem phased though.
Nagasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Nagasaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boaz counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Nagasaki does it's job there.
Boaz 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Boaz.
Boaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagasaki at a distance.
Good shot there by Boaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagasaki drives through with a takedown into Boaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Nagasaki content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Boaz has locked up a guillotine! Boaz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Nagasaki is holding on here and Boaz must be using up a lot of energy. Nagasaki has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Boaz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wamberto Boaz!
A very excited looking Wamberto Boaz 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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RATING
98%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xing Pugberg (ranked 601 p4p, 35 weight class) and Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 430 p4p, 25 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!



150 cm
26
130 lbs
16 - 10 - 0
171 cm
26
137 lbs
16 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing


Freebok (85% Laundry)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pugberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sitsongrit napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Pugberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet here but Pugberg is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sitsongrit's back.

Pugberg has got his arm under Sitsongrit's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Sitsongrit has spun round into Pugberg's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Pugberg wants to sweep here but Sitsongrit controlling him for the moment.
Pugberg is trying to keep Sitsongrit in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sitsongrit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pugberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pugberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sitsongrit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Pugberg working for a triangle but Sitsongrit defends it easily.

Sitsongrit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pugberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sitsongrit has managed to get both his arms back between Pugberg's legs - danger averted.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sitsongrit gets to his feet - Pugberg follows without any prompting.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Pugberg off balance momentarily.
Pugberg throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pugberg looking to score a takedown here. Sitsongrit is defending well but Pugberg drives through and ends up in Sitsongrit's guard.

Sitsongrit manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Pugberg is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit works on Pugberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit controlling the action here for a moment.
Pugberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sitsongrit prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Pugberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pugberg's gas tank.
Pugberg goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xing Pugberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugberg takes one to the side of the head.
Pugberg moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Pugberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Pugberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sitsongrit's guard.
Pugberg wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Pugberg is fighting to break Sitsongrit's control of his arms but Sitsongrit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pugberg's guard.

Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Pugberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.

Pugberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sitsongrit is aware though and is defending well.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Pugberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pugberg doesn't seem phased though.
Xing Pugberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Pugberg misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Pugberg avoids it with no problem.
Pugberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Pugberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pugberg momentarily.
Pugberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Pugberg.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Pugberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pugberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Pugberg's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Pugberg strikes.
Pugberg blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pugberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugberg throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Pugberg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sitsongrit's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pugberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Pugberg moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
I was talking to Pugberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Pugberg's ribcage. Pugberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pugberg blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Pugberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Pugberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Pugberg moved out of range nicely.
Pugberg misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pugberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Pugberg with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xing Pugberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Pugberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Pugberg misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Pugberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Pugberg persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
Pugberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Pugberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pugberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Pugberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pugberg. That did some damage!
Pugberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Pugberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pugberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Pugberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Pugberg closes the distance and clinches up with Sitsongrit, looking for a takedown. Pugberg pushes Sitsongrit against the cage but Sitsongrit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Pugberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit cracks Pugberg with a good jab.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Pugberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Pugberg moves out of range.
Pugberg checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pugberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Pugberg down with leg kicks.

Pugberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Pugberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sitsongrit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!



Pugberg gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Pugberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Pugberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pugberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Pugberg shakes it off.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pugberg misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pugberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pugberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pugberg dives in and scores a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.

Sitsongrit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pugberg has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Sitsongrit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xing Pugberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugberg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pugberg tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Pugberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Pugberg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pugberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pugberg is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pugberg fails to pull guard.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Pugberg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Pugberg is working an open guard so Sitsongrit takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pugberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pugberg scrambles back to his feet.
Pugberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Pugberg looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Pugberg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pugberg checks it well.
Pugberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sitsongrit swivels and escapes.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pugberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Pugberg fails to land the takedown.
Pugberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Pugberg saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick. Pugberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Pugberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Pugberg tries to avoid it.
Pugberg throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Pugberg moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Pugberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Pugberg blocks it.
Pugberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Pugberg scores with a shot to the body.
Pugberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Pugberg misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pugberg.
Pugberg slips under a jab.
Pugberg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pugberg's head backwards.
Pugberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pugberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xing Pugberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Pugberg's knee but Pugberg avoids it well.
Pugberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pugberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well. He's pushed Pugberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Pugberg strikes.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pugberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Pugberg.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pugberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pugberg tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pugberg has time to react.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Pugberg on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pugberg 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.
Pugberg loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Pugberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Pugberg tries to avoid it.
Pugberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!

A relieved looking Yodsawan Sitsongrit 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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FIGHT
RATING
71%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 39 p4p, 5 weight class) and Raul Gracie (ranked 80 p4p, 13 weight class). Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu-Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music. Roberto Duranto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



180 cm
28
164 lbs
14 - 4 - 2
175 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
BJJ Red Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank


KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction


Conviction
KAISER


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 14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Duranto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Duranto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duranto is holding on for now.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Arcalimon Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie is keen to just control but Duranto is a slippery customer.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Duranto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duranto's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Duranto defends it.
Duranto is looking to improve his position.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Duranto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Duranto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duranto.
Duranto is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duranto keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie is looking to pass into half guard but Duranto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Duranto is in guard.

Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Duranto has passed into half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is controlling Duranto's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Duranto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Duranto sits in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Duranto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duranto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duranto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Duranto as he connects with a hook.
Duranto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duranto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duranto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Duranto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Duranto sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberto Duranto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Gracie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duranto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Duranto scores with a head kick.
Duranto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Duranto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.



Gracie drives through and clinches with Duranto against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duranto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duranto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duranto walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duranto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duranto throws a quick counter head kick but Gracie was just out of range.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Duranto.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Duranto blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Duranto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Duranto's guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duranto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Duranto has managed to sweep!

Duranto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Duranto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duranto tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Duranto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Raul Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duranto controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to hold on but Duranto pushes him away.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie won't allow Duranto to sweep him here.
Duranto working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duranto keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie wants to control for a moment but Duranto uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Duranto is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duranto's head.
Duranto is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raul Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Duranto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


Gracie misses the jab.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duranto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duranto scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Duranto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duranto misses with a few strikes there.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Duranto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Duranto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duranto stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
An inside leg kick from Duranto misses.
Gracie with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duranto to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Duranto.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Duranto avoids it easily.

Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Duranto keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Duranto controlling Gracie's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duranto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie won't allow Duranto to sweep him here.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duranto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duranto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Duranto tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Duranto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Duranto blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto misses with a two punch combination.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Duranto fights it but they end up in guard.
Duranto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie trying to control but Duranto is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Duranto is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Duranto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duranto is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Duranto keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Raul Gracie just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Gracie lands a jab to Duranto's midsection.

Gracie pushes Duranto up against the cage in a clinch.
Duranto swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Duranto circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duranto.
Donk. Duranto catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberto Duranto is winning the standup battle so far.
Duranto is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Duranto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Duranto only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
Duranto defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duranto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Duranto keeps moving.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Duranto is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Duranto.
Duranto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Duranto is retaining full guard.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Duranto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duranto throws a leg kick

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gracie dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!


Duranto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duranto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie checks a low kick from Duranto.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Duranto pushes him away.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Duranto keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duranto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duranto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duranto is keeping the position for now.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Duranto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duranto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duranto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duranto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Duranto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Duranto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Duranto and move into the clinch position.
Duranto cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duranto lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Duranto's guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Duranto keeps moving.
Gracie pushes down on Duranto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duranto is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duranto avoid being mounted?
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is looking to improve his position.
Duranto is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Duranto is a slippery customer.
Gracie throwing shots but Duranto is blocking nicely.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duranto is looking to improve his position.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Duranto.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Duranto!

Roberto Duranto retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Roberto Duranto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Paddington (ranked 172 p4p, 22 weight class) and Petdee Sitsongrit (ranked 137 p4p, 18 weight class). Paddington comes to the cage accompanied by Broken - Next time around. David Paddington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petdee Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddington misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddington.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Paddington.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddington.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Paddington's leg but Paddington calmly moves out of range.
Paddington drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paddington misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Paddington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paddington loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddington misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Paddington's body. Paddington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paddington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paddington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sitsongrit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paddington clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Paddington off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paddington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paddington avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddington moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Paddington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Paddington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Paddington gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
Paddington misses with a two punch combination.
Paddington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Paddington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Paddington misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paddington throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Paddington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paddington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddington backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Paddington moves out of range.
Paddington checks a leg kick.
Paddington slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Paddington strikes.

Sitsongrit tries to sprawl but Paddington drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sitsongrit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington stands and throws Sitsongrit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sitsongrit tries to improve position but can't.
Sitsongrit has one of Paddington's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paddington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paddington prevents Sitsongrit from escaping the position.
Paddington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paddington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paddington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sitsongrit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paddington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Paddington.
Sitsongrit is trying to control Paddington's posture but Paddington avoids it.
An elbow from Paddington crashes against the mat.
Paddington scoring with punches and elbows.
Sitsongrit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Paddington off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Petdee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Paddington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paddington swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Paddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paddington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paddington punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Paddington tries a head kick but it misses.
Paddington misses the jab.
Paddington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Paddington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit works Paddington's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Paddington throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Paddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit stops a takedown attempt from Paddington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.

Paddington ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Paddington no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Paddington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sitsongrit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paddington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Paddington's head.
Jab from Paddington.
Paddington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Paddington misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Paddington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paddington drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Petdee Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Paddington down.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Paddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Paddington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit cracks Paddington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petdee Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit leaves Paddington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paddington walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Paddington down.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.
Paddington drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paddington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddington feinted with a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit sizes up Paddington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Paddington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Nice jab there from Paddington.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Paddington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.

Paddington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Paddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paddington blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Paddington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Paddington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paddington backwards.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Paddington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petdee Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!


Nice defenses there by Paddington.
Paddington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paddington.
Paddington misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Paddington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paddington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Paddington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Paddington fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paddington checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Paddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.

Paddington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sitsongrit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sitsongrit pushes Paddington off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paddington throws a head kick that misses.
Paddington throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Paddington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paddington cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Paddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paddington moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
No joy there for Paddington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paddington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paddington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paddington swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Paddington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Paddington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Paddington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paddington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paddington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sitsongrit swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
David Paddington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paddington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Paddington's head.
Paddington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paddington defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Paddington slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Paddington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Paddington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Paddington moved away.
Petdee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Paddington's leg. Paddington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paddington tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paddington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paddington throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddington slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit slaps away a takedown attempt from Paddington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paddington.
Paddington throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Paddington takes one on the button.
Paddington misses with a shot to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paddington's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petdee Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petdee Sitsongrit!

After the fight, Petdee Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 107 p4p, 16 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 229 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



186 cm
27
205 lbs
17 - 7 - 0
194 cm
25
210 lbs
16 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau drops his hands momentarily and Brent takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marceau just misses with a punch to the body.
Marceau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marceau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brent scores with a hook.

It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Brent throws out a powerful jab.
Marceau misses with a two punch combination.
Brent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brent slips a jab from Marceau.
Brent has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marceau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marceau scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like David Brent has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Brent misses the target.
Marceau tries to move into range but Brent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brent moves away.
Marceau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marceau throws a sloppy head kick and Brent moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent lands with an uppercut that bounces Marceau off the cage and back into range.
Brent misses with a hook.
Brent misses with the body kick
and Marceau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marceau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brent.

Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Marceau looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Marceau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marceau throws a front kick that sends Brent stumbling back into the cage.
Brent misses with a hook
and Marceau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marceau moves forwards but Brent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marceau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Marceau gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brent backwards.
Marceau is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marceau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brent misses with a punch on the inside.
Marceau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brent working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brent misses with a punch on the inside.
Brent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brent working aggressively here.
Brent misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brent fails to land.
Marceau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brent.
Marceau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marceau digs a right hand underneath Brent's ribcage. Brent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marceau blocks a body shot from Brent.
Marceau lands a nice shot to the body.
Brent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marceaus head.

Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Marceau.
Marceau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marceau looks to throw the jab but Brent is out of range.
Marceau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Marceau.
Nice straight punches there by Brent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brent.
Marceau throws a head kick that misses
and Brent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab lands there for Brent.
Brent misses with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up David Brent's cut even more.
Brent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marceau.
BOOM! Marceau lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brent. Brent tries to recover but Marceau is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brent lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
A very excited looking Jean-Claude Marceau 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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