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CEC 694 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 1209 p4p, 150 weight class) and Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 1073 p4p, 127 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carl Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vila misses with a right hand
and Carl Black counters with a straight right hand.
Carl Black throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vila.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carl Black.
Carl Black feints a counter leg kick.
Vila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carl Black tries to clinch there but Vila circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carl Black.
Carl Black walks into a stiff left hand from Vila.
Carl Black looks to land a left hand but Vila moved out of range nicely.
Vila throws a hook but Carl Black blocks it.
Vila misses with a jab to the body
and Carl Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Vila.
A hook to the body from Carl Black.
Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Black tries to clinch up but Vila circles away and keeps his distance.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Carl Black counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Vila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vila. Carl Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Vila.
The fighters circling - Vila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carl Black clinches.
Vila is trying to push Carl Black away but Carl Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carl Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vila tries to circle away but Carl Black has him pinned against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Vila has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Vila fails to land.
Carl Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vila backwards.
Carl Black looking to throw knees to the head but Vila is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Carl Black.
Vila manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carl Black.
Carl Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carl Black misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Carl Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Carl Black.
Vila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carl Black.
Vila scores with a push kick.
Vila lands a nice shot to the body.
Vila tries to keep at a distance but Carl Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vila tries to circle away but Carl Black has him pinned against the cage.
Carl Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vila backwards.
Carl Black presses Vila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vila thuds a left hand into Carl Black's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila slips under a jab from Carl Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carl Black.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Carl Black moved out of range.
Carl Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vila.
Carl Black flicks out a counter leg kick but Vila steps away.
Vila connects with an inside leg kick.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
A big left from Carl Black misses.
A jab lands there for Vila.
Carl Black defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Vila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carl Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carl Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vila.
Vila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carl Black feints and then cracks Vila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vila down.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Vila moves out of range.
Vila throws a right hand that misses
and Carl Black moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
Vila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carl Black tries a body shot but Vila blocks it.
Vila blocks an uppercut.
Vila manages to break the clinch.
Vila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carl Black can pounce on him.
Vila lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Vila.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vila tries to land a front kick but Carl Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joan Vila will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vila throws a hook but Carl Black avoids it easily.
Carl Black feints a counter leg kick.
Joan Vila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vila throws a sloppy head kick
and Carl Black counters with a straight right hand.
Vila lands the left hand.
Joan Vila is winning the standup battle so far.
Carl Black moves out of range as Vila strikes.
Carl Black tries to score with a low kick but Vila moves his leg out of the way.
Vila tries to land a front kick but Carl Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vila cracks Carl Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carl Black looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carl Black tries to clinch up but Vila circles away and keeps his distance.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Vila is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vila.
Vila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carl Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vila.
Carl Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carl Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
Carl Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carl Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Vila finds it's way through Carl Black's defenses.
Carl Black has Vila up against the cage in a clinch.
Vila misses with some punches.
Vila breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Vila - just one landing.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Carl Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vila misses with a hook
and Carl Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Carl Black has closed the distance and engaged Vila in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Vila blocks with his arms.
Vila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carl Black prevents Vila from breaking the clinch.
Vila breaks the clinch.
Vila misses with the combination.
Carl Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Vila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carl Black can do to turn this around?
Carl Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carl Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vila's calf.
Vila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carl Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vila scores with a hook to the body. Carl Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carl Black misses with a right hand
and Vila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a leg kick.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vila thuds a left hand into Carl Black's body.
Vila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Vila is having none of it.
Carl Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vila lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carl Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vila - the referee stops the clock and Carl Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vila. Carl Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vila throws a body shot but no joy.
Vila lunges at Carl Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carl Black's hand.
Carl Black misses with an uppercut
and Vila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carl Black moves into the clinch.
Carl Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vila is defending well for now.
Carl Black tries to work over Vila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carl Black trying to land knees to the body.
Vila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vila throws a body punch but Carl Black moves out of range.
Carl Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Vila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vila throws a combination that misses
and Carl Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carl Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Vila does it's job there.
Vila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vila throws a jab but it's blocked by Carl Black.
Carl Black wants to counter with a clinch but Vila pushes him away.
Carl Black has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
Vila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carl Black.
Vila throws a head kick but Carl Black moves out of range.
Vila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carl Black counters with an inside leg kick.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Vila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Carl Black wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vila throws the left hand but Carl Black avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vila.
Carl Black throws a leg kick
and Vila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vila lands with a straight right. Carl Black didn't see that one coming.
Vila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vila scores with a push kick.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Carl Black moved out of range nicely.
Carl Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carl Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carl Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Carl Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vila misses with a hook. Carl Black ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Carl Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carl Black under the eye.
Carl Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vila misses with a combination
and Carl Black counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vila.
Carl Black feints a counter leg kick.
Carl Black misses with a jab to the body
and Carl Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carl Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vila lands a glancing blow to the side of Carl Black's head.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Vila looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carl Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carl Black wants to counter the offense by Vila and move into the clinch position.
Vila moves out of range of the leg kick from Carl Black.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Carl Black is out of range.
Vila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carl Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Carl Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vila.
Carl Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vila's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila is trying to break free.
Vila lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl Black.
Carl Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vila's elbow.
Vila breaks the clinch.
Carl Black takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vila.
Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vila. Carl Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vila's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vila duly obliges.
Carl Black blocks the body kick.
Carl Black clinches up with Vila and pushes him back against the cage.
Vila looking to stall.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carl Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joan Vila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
Carl Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carl Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carl Black.
Vila tries to break free but Carl Black pushes him back against the cage.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but Vila blocks it.
Vila is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vila is trying to break free.
Carl Black tries to work over Vila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vila wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Joan Vila.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vila, 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joan Vila!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joan Vila waved his t-shirt featuring FIGHTSPORT Apparel™'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 1174 p4p, 134 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 1334 p4p, 153 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek cracks Temirov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temirov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gniewek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gniewek throws a body kick that misses.
Temirov throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov throws a solid leg kick but Gniewek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Temirov.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gniewek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gniewek cracks Temirov with a good jab.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Temirov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gniewek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temirov manages to avoid it.
Temirov scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Gniewek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov blocks a jab.
Gniewek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gniewek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Temirov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Temirov blocks a leg kick.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temirov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gniewek works over Temirov's head and body with a nice combination.
Gniewek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov misses with an uppercut
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Temirov throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
Gniewek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Temirov throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Temirov is avoiding it.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Temirov throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
A swing and a miss from Temirov.
Temirov throws a sloppy body shot
and Gniewek counters with a straight right hand.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Temirov is having none of it.
Gniewek takes one to the chin there.
Gniewek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gniewek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temirov counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Gniewek jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Temirov misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek scores with a jab.
Gniewek missing with a left hand there. Temirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gniewek blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gniewek. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Temirov swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a good low kick that Temirov was not able to check.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temirov drops his hands momentarily and Gniewek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Gniewek has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good exchange - Gniewek coming out on top.
Temirov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Temirov.
Gniewek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gniewek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Temirov looking to score a takedown here. Gniewek is defending well but Temirov drives through and ends up in Gniewek's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov throws a big elbow that misses.
Gniewek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Temirov defends well.
Gniewek looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Temirov manages to get himself to full guard.
Gniewek wants to pass the guard but Temirov is keeping the position.
Temirov can't keep his opponent in guard - Gniewek advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Temirov is looking to improve his position.
Gniewek is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov wants to sweep but no luck.
Gniewek wants to pass the guard but Temirov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
That's time! Gniewek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Temirov checks a leg kick.
Gniewek wants to land a leg kick but Temirov is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Temirov as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Gniewek. That snapped Temirov's head back.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Gniewek walks into a stiff left hand from Temirov.
Temirov tries to clinch but Gniewek moves away
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Temirov thuds a left hand into Gniewek's body.
A big right from Temirov misses.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gniewek.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gniewek. That's going to slow Temirov down.
A lazy left from Gniewek finds it's target.
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gniewek was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a thumping low kick.
Gniewek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Temirov throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Gniewek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Temirov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek rushes Temirov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
Temirov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek pushes Temirov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
Gniewek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Temirov connects with a crisp jab.
Gniewek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Temirov lands.
Gniewek moves away from the strike by Temirov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Gniewek - just one landing.
Gniewek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Gniewek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gniewek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gniewek is looking to counter punch.
Gniewek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Gniewek defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gniewek on the side of the head.
Temirov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Gniewek tenderised Temirov's leg. Temirov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Temirov is having none of it.
Temirov throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Temirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek walks into a left hand.
Donk. Temirov catches Gniewek right on the button with a cross.
Gniewek connects with a solid leg kick.
Temirov throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek loads up on a big right hand but Temirov slips the punch.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temirov blocks a low kick nicely.
Temirov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gnieweks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Temirov slips a straight right by Gniewek.
Temirov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Gniewek misses
enabling Temirov to counter with a crisp jab.
Temirov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Temirov defending well as Gniewek loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temirov scores with a one two! Gniewek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gniewek scores with the left hand. Temirov knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Temirov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
Temirov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temirov.
Temirov moves out of range of the leg kick from Gniewek.
Temirov throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gniewek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gniewek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Temirov moves out of range of the body kick.
Gniewek throws a low kick but Temirov avoids it.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gniewek thows a leg kick but Temirov checks it
and Temirov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Temirov cracks Gniewek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Gniewek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Temirov misses with a looping right.
Temirov throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Temirov to score with a decent uppercut.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Temirov is avoiding it.
Temirov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gniewek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gniewek, as that shot connected.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Temirov ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Temirov tenderised Gniewek's leg. Gniewek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Temirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
Temirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Temirov throws a sloppy body shot
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temirov staying out of range there.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Gniewek misses.
Temirov digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Gniewek moves out of range as Temirov strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Gniewek misses its target.
Gniewek connects with a body shot that sends Temirov's belly button to the back.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Temirov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gniewek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands a slapping body shot.
Temirov checks a leg kick.
Temirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gniewek moves in looking to clinch but Temirov pushes him off.
Gniewek connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gniewek.
Temirov misses the jab.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Temirov settles back down.
Temirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gniewek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a big shot that misses.
Temirov connects with a nice looking jab.
Gniewek throws a right hand that misses
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov checks the leg kick.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Temirov.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temirov misses with a looping right.
Temirov misses with a jab to the body
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Temirov misses the target.
Gniewek scores with a jab. Temirov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Temirov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gniewek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gniewek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temirov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek throws out a leg kick but Temirov moves out of range and Gniewek only half commits.
Gniewek checks the leg kick nicely there.
Temirov wants to land a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Temirov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Gniewek misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gniewek is defended easily by Temirov.
Temirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Gniewek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Temirov. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruslan Temirov.
I think Temirov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ruslan Temirov!
A very excited looking Ruslan Temirov 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 940 p4p, 108 weight class) and Rap Tori (ranked 1056 p4p, 124 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
151 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rap Tori!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tori lands a nice looking body kick.
Tori throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment throws an overhand right that lands on Tori's shoulder, as Tori tries to avoid the shot.
Tori drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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.
Tori sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Experiment preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Experiment pulls Tori in close to prevent any damage.
Experiment looking for a sweep. Not yet Experiment, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment seems keen to control Tori's posture.
Tori throws a big right hand that misses.
Tori is looking to work some ground and pound but Experiment has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tori looking to pass the guard.
Tori trying to control the position from guard on top but Experiment is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tori is looking to work some ground and pound but Experiment has wrist control.
Tori throws a big elbow that misses.
Tori working some strikes from top position.
Tori throwing strikes but missing.
Tori looking to pass the guard.
Experiment manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tori manages to get himself to full guard.
Experiment wants to control from the top but Tori keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tori working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Experiment doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Experiment manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tori had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Experiment defends it easily.
Tori working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Experiment doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Experiment manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Experiment seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Experiment has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tori wants to sweep but no luck.
Tori keeps trying to improve his position.
Experiment trying to control but Tori is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Experiment passes into side control.
Tori tries to buck Experiment off but Experiment is having none of it.
Tori felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tori tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Experiment easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tori is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Experiment takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tori keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rap Tori will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Experiment's waist but Experiment gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tori off to one side.
Experiment tries to counter by clinching up but Tori breaks away and moves out of range.
Experiment drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tori throws a jab when Experiment was well out of range.
Tori cracks the inside of Experiment's front leg.
Experiment tries to clinch up but Tori circles away and keeps his distance.
Tori misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Experiment misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tori.
Tori throws out a loose jab but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment scores with a head kick. Tori tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tori just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Tori. Those never looked like landing.
Experiment works Tori's body with a nice hook.
Tori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Experiment is able to avoid easily.
Experiment buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tori lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Tori.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses.
Tori looks to land a left hand but Experiment moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tori misses the target.
Experiment tries to clinch there but Tori circles away.
Tori throws a leg kick which misses Experiment's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment tries to avoid it.
Experiment throws a hook but Tori blocks it.
Tori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tori throws a leg kick but Experiment sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tori lands a jab to the head.
Tori thumps Experiment with a low kick.
Tori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rap Tori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment. That's going to slow Tori down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment ducks under a wild hook from Tori.
Tori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tori connects with an inside leg kick.
Tori's corner calls for a 1-2. Tori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment tries a low kick but Tori avoids it.
Rap Tori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Tori as he checks the leg kick.
Experiment looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tori misses with a hook.
Tori just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromExperiment.
Experiment gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Experiment throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment doesn't manage to clinch there - Tori circles away.
Tori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tori throws the left hand but Experiment avoids the punch easily.
Tori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Experiment takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tori swings for the body but Experiment moves out of range.
Experiment tries to work over Tori's front leg with a kick but Tori checks it.
Nice defenses there by Experiment.
Experiment blocks a jab.
Experiment misses with a leg kick.
Tori slips a straight right by Experiment.
Good exchange - Tori coming out on top.
Experiment misses with a body kick.
Experiment uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tori.
Finnish Experiment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tori works Experiment's body with a nice hook.
Tori throws a big shot that misses.
Tori misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tori misses the jab.
Tori misses with a straight right.
Tori wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment slips under a jab.
Tori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Experiment lands with a hook. Tori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Experiment gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment moves out of range of the leg kick from Tori.
Tori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tori throws a leg kick
enabling Experiment to counter with a crisp jab.
Experiment throws a nice inside leg kick.
Experiment is looking to slow Tori down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rap Tori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Experiment throws the kick towards the body but Tori avoids it.
Tori moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tori. Experiment does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment defending well as Tori loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tori connects with a right hand. Experiment shakes it off.
Tori slips a jab from Experiment.
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tori connects with an inside leg kick.
Experiment plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tori misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tori throws out a counter right but Experiment avoids it with no problem.
Tori misses with a body shot
and Experiment counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment thuds his shin into the meat of Tori's side.
Tori pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Experiment back to the cage. Tori follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tori misses the target.
As Tori backs away, Experiment returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tori clobbers Experiment with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Experiment displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tori throws out the jab.
Tori throws a body shot but no joy.
Experiment half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tori just misses with a punch to the body.
Tori gets tackled into the cage by Experiment. Experiment maintains the clinch.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tori's elbow.
Experiment misses with a body punch.
Experiment misses with an elbow strike.
Experiment prevents Tori from breaking the clinch.
Tori working aggressively here.
Tori tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Experiment just stands there and leans against the cage.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiment lands an elbow just above Tori 's eye.
Tori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Experiment gets underhooks to prevent Tori's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tori.
Tori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment lands a body punch in the clinch.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Tori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tori blocks a body shot from Experiment.
Tori dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Tori blocks an elbow strike.
Tori throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tori manages to break the clinch.
Experiment looks to land a body kick but Tori moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Tori.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses.
Experiment checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tori defending well as Experiment loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment thumps Tori with a low kick.
Experiment getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Experiment attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tori tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Tori finds it's target.
Tori lands a nice shot to the body.
Finnish Experiment has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tori lands a glancing blow to the side of Experiment's head.
Tori gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tori controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tori thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tori lands with a punch from half guard.
Tori is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tori tries to pass to full mount but Experiment defends it.
Tori is looking to take a break and control but Experiment is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tori lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rap Tori.
I've got Tori 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rap Tori!
After the fight, Rap Tori 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.
Finnish Experiment was interviewed post fight and said 'I tried something new.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 414 p4p, 50 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 194 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Griffiths lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffiths looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Shelby down.
Shelby scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffiths moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Shelby throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shelby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Shelby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Shelby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Shelby lands with a cross.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby blocks a low kick nicely.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby blocks the body kick.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Shelby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Griffiths swings widly with a right hand
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
Shelby swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffiths scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Shelby coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths with a hook.
Griffiths connects with a looping right hand.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.
Shelby darts in and clinches Griffiths up against the cage.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffiths can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Griffiths wants to stall.
Griffiths lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shelby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Griffiths fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby lands a jab.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Griffiths misses
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Shelby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths punishes Shelby's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffiths motions for Shelby to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Good work by Shelby as he checks the leg kick.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Griffiths is looking to counter punch.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffiths circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Shelby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Griffiths looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shelby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths tried to counter with a leg kick but Shelby avoided it.
Griffiths lands a nice shot that snaps Shelby's head back.
Shelby tries to clinch
and Griffiths counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Shelby's leg but Shelby calmly moves out of range.
Shelby cracks Griffiths with an open hand slap.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Shelby checks a low kick from Griffiths.
A nice side step and Shelby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shelby throws a right hand that misses
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shelby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Shelby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Shelby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Shelby sees coming a mile off.
Shelby misses with a double jab.
Griffiths takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Shelby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Donk. Griffiths catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffiths.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Griffiths connects with a body shot that sends Shelby's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Shelby's leg. Shelby is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Shelby checks a low kick from Griffiths.
A nice side step and Shelby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Donk. Griffiths catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby checks a leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
letting Shelby counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shelby's hands.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby misses with a straight right.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shelby throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby cracks Griffiths with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffiths uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shelby checks a leg kick.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Shelby misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Griffiths there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths cracks Shelby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shelby 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.
Shelby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffiths takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffiths.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Shelby defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Shelby works the jab nicely.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shelby throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Shelby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Griffiths motions for Shelby to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Griffiths's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffiths obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Griffiths 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.
Griffiths slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby throws a right hand that Griffiths ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffiths also avoids with ease.
Griffiths looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths pushes Shelby away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
Shelby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffiths takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffiths. Shelby shrugs it off though.
Griffiths tried to score with a low kick but Shelby checks it.
Shelby thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
Shelby staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffiths.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths lands a front kick.
Griffiths thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffiths attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shelby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
And Griffiths counters with a quick kick to the body but Shelby blocks it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shelby throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Shelby defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Shelby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shelby throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the body.
Griffiths jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Shelby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelby lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffiths's head.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shelby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffiths.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Shelby's leg but Shelby calmly moves out of range.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Shelby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Griffiths gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffiths appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffiths throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Tommy Shelby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Shelby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffiths, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
An out of breath Archie Griffiths thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 165 p4p, 21 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 169 p4p, 22 weight class). Fighter's entrance music is You Know How I Do It. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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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
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Street Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
Fighter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fighter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fighter!
Puno scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Puno slips under a jab.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Fighter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Puno misses with a left hand
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puno tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puno somewhat.
Puno gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to improve his position.
Puno works his way into full mount!
Fighter tries to hold on but Puno postures up.
Puno tries to control but Fighter wriggling away.
Fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fighter taking shots to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Puno working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fighter tries to lock up and control but Puno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puno working Fighter over with strikes here.
Puno connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fighter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Puno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fighter holds on for dear life.
Fighter tries to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno controlling his opponent.
Fighter wants to control but Puno is having none of it.
Fighter is bucking up trying to escape but Puno cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fighter manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Fighter, under a barage of strikes from Puno.
Puno wants to free his trapped foot but Fighter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fighter wants to control but Puno is keeping busy.
Puno wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Puno working over Fighter with some ground and pound. Fighter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Puno is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
Fighter keeping hold of Puno's head, controlling as best he can.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
Puno seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Puno working the head and body with strikes.
Fighter has his hands clasped together around Puno's back. He's all about the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puno lands a nice short elbow.
Puno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puno is nestled in close to Fighter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter lands a right hook to the body.
Street Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puno throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fighter was covering up waiting for the punch and Puno finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
Puno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puno stays in close to Fighter's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Fighter controls Puno momentarily but Puno frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter pulls Puno in close to prevent any damage.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is working Fighter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puno is fighting to break Fighter's control of his arms but Fighter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fighter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puno throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fighter is trying to defend but Puno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Puno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fighter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Puno drops an elbow to the side of Fighter's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno working the head and body with strikes.
Fighter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fighter is trying to maintain the position but Puno is very close to passing his half guard.
Fighter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fighter is in trouble now - Puno has advanced to mount!
Fighter is squirming around, avoiding Puno's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Puno working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fighter tries to hold on but Puno postures up.
Puno trying to control but Fighter is having none of it.
Fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Puno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fighter wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Puno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fighter wants to control but Puno is having none of it.
Fighter holds of for dear life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a nice shot to the head.
Puno is landing with some decent strikes but Fighter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fighter is rocked!
Puno avoids the attempt from Fighter to control.
Puno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fighter's face.
Fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Puno landing strikes from the mount and Fighter is in trouble!
Oh Fighter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno raining down shots from the mount!
Fighter tries to hold on but Puno postures up.
Puno landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Puno.
Puno is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fighter lands with a cross.
Puno moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Puno tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fighter. Puno shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Puno moves out of range as Fighter strikes.
Fighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fighter.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Puno knows he should have avoided that one.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Puno staying out of range there.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Puno is avoiding it.
Fighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Fighter as he connects with a hook.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Street Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fighter momentarily.
Puno lands a slapping body shot.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fighter.
Puno misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puno.
Puno scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Puno is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
Puno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fighter momentarily.
Fighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter is looking to control Puno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fighter avoid being mounted?
Fighter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fighter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Puno working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Puno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fighter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Puno wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Fighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fighter tries to get to full guard but Puno has control of the leg.
Fighter trying to control here.
Puno is keen to just control but Fighter is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to pass the guard but Fighter defending well.
Puno is thwarting Fighter's attempts to control the position.
Puno perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Puno wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puno defending well as Fighter loads up on a big left hand.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fighter.
It looks like Manny Puno has been cut.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Fighter throws a hook but Puno blocks it.
A jab from Fighter misses.
Fighter throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fighter at a distance.
A cross from Puno lands.
Puno moves out of range of the leg kick from Fighter.
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Fighter 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!
Puno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puno lands with a right hand.
Puno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puno moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
Puno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puno.
Manny Puno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter 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 fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Street Fighter.
I think Puno 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 128 p4p, 19 weight class) and Polliisi Partio (ranked 145 p4p, 24 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Humbert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Partio moves into the clinch.
Humbert tries to circle away but Partio has him pinned against the cage.
Partio tries a body shot but Humbert blocks it.
Humbert blocks an uppercut.
Humbert breaks the clinch.
Donk. Partio catches Humbert right on the button with a cross.
Humbert takes one to the chin there.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
Humbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Partio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Humberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Partio scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio slips under a jab from Humbert.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert misses the body punch
and Partio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humbert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Partio.
Partio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Humbert.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Humbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Humbert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Partio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Partio.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Partio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Partio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Humbert momentarily.
Partio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partio scores with a nice right hand.
Partio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Humbert had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Humbert.
Partio misses with a kick to the body.
Partio throws a leg kick which misses Humbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Humbert tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a head kick but Humbert moves out of range.
Humbert throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
Partio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Humbert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Partio wants to clinch.
Partio drops his hands momentarily and Humbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Partio scores with a punch to the head.
Humbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
Partio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Humbert swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Humbert works Partio's body with a nice hook.
Humbert lands with a straight right. Partio didn't see that one coming.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands a jab to the nose.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Humbert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Partio momentarily.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio moves away from the strike by Humbert.
Humbert misses with a hook.
Partio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Partio.
Partio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Humbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Partio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Humbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio tries to clinch but Humbert moves out of range.
Partio rushes Humbert and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Humbert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Humbert.
Partio lands a nice uppercut.
Partio lands a left hand.
Partio misses with a punch on the inside.
Partio prevents Humbert from breaking the clinch.
Humbert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Humbert trying to control the position but instead, Partio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Humbert into the cage.
Humbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Partio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Humbert is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Humbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polliisi Partio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Partio throws a nice looking combination but Humbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Partio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Humbert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Humbert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Humbert.
Partio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Humbert's head.
Humbert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Humbert lands a big uppercut and Partio crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Partio looks OK. Humbert waves Partio back to his feet!
Partio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Partio leaves his chin hanging out and Humbert seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Partio crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humbert Humbert!
Humbert Humbert spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentine Masterson (ranked 369 p4p, 46 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 504 p4p, 69 weight class). Valentine Masterson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Usikov.
Masterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Usikov.
Usikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Usikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Usikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Usikov throws out the jab.
Usikov throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Usikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Masterson is just out of range.
Usikov throws a head kick that Masterson semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Usikov looks to clinch
and Masterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Usikov moves in looking to clinch but Masterson pushes him off.
Masterson throwing a counter right hand but Usikov manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Usikov.
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!
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Masterson blocks with his arms.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Usikov dodges an elbow strike from Masterson.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Masterson is blocking nicely.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Usikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masterson is keeping busy.
Usikov misses with an elbow over the top.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Masterson blocks it.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson lands with a light punch inside.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Usikov lands an elbow that stopped Masterson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Valentine Masterson has been cut.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Masterson blocks with his arms.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usikov.
Masterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masterson presses Usikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson gets through Usikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masterson lands an uppercut.
Usikov trying to land knees to the body.
Masterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Usikov controls his hands.
Masterson jumps into guard, dragging Usikov to the mat.
Masterson is trying to keep Usikov in close.
Masterson managing to control the position.
Usikov wants to stand but Masterson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masterson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Masterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Usikov.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson connects with a jab.
Masterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Usikov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Usikov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Usikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Masterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Usikov's shoulder, as Usikov tries to avoid the shot.
Usikov is looking to clinch.
Masterson looks to land a right hand but Usikov moved out of range.
Usikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Usikov throws the left hand but Masterson avoids the punch easily.
Masterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Usikov is looking to slow Masterson down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usikov ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson throws a hook but Usikov blocks it.
Masterson throws a jab when Usikov was well out of range.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Usikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Usikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Usikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Masterson counter with a right hand.
Usikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Usikov darts in and clinches Masterson up against the cage.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Masterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentine Masterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson gets tackled into the cage by Usikov. Usikov maintains the clinch.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Usikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Usikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Masterson blocks with his arms.
Usikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov wants to stall.
Masterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Usikov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov working Masterson over with knees to the body.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masterson gets tackled into the cage by Usikov. Usikov maintains the clinch.
Masterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Usikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Masterson blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Alexander Usikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Masterson.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usikovs head.
Usikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Usikov controls the action.
Usikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Usikov lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Usikov lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usikov's elbow.
Usikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Usikov.
Usikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masterson is defending well for now.
Masterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Masterson managing to block the knees to the body from Usikov.
Usikov tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Usikov back against the cage.
Masterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Usikov.
Usikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masterson scores with a kick to the body.
Masterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masterson.
Usikov checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Masterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Usikov moved out of range nicely.
Usikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Usikov blocks the body kick.
Masterson sets himself, and Usikov steps forward looking for the clinch! Masterson avoids it this time.
Masterson misses with an uppercut
and Usikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masterson connects with a body shot.
Usikov clinches up with Masterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Usikov lands a knee to the body.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usikov lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Usikov.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masterson tries to throw a body punch but Usikov avoids it by throwing Masterson back against the cage.
Masterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Usikov has double underhooks.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov misses the jab.
Usikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usikov misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Usikov.
Usikov throws a front kick aimed at Masterson's knee but Masterson avoids it well.
Usikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Usikov misses with a head kick.
Usikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Masterson circles away.
A good leg kick by Usikov.
No joy there for Masterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masterson works Usikov's body with a nice hook.
Usikov throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
Usikov drives through and clinches with Masterson against the cage.
Masterson jumps guard but Usikov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usikovs head.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Usikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Usikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valentine Masterson's cut.
That's time! Masterson'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!
Masterson throws a jab when Usikov was well out of range.
Masterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Masterson throws the left hand but Usikov avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Usikov tries to clinch there but Masterson circles away.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson scores with a jab.
That kick from Usikov tenderised Masterson's leg. Masterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Usikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Masterson scores with a nice strike.
Masterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexander Usikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Usikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson throwing a counter right hand but Usikov manages to avoid it.
Usikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Masterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Usikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Usikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Usikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
A big left from Usikov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov misses with a wild body shot.
Masterson lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masterson.
Valentine Masterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Usikov instigates a clinch.
Masterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Usikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Usikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Masterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the head but Usikov blocks with his arms.
Usikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterson.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Usikov lands a damaging elbow.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Usikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Usikov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov prevents a body shot from Masterson.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Masterson is blocking nicely.
Masterson pushes Usikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Usikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Usikov pushes Masterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masterson throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Masterson.
Masterson lands a body punch.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masterson blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Usikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Usikov.
Usikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Usikov smiles and moves away.
Usikov is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Usikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Usikov blocks a jab.
Jab by Masterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov is looking to clinch.
Usikov throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Masterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Usikov.
Usikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
Masterson throws a combination. Usikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Usikov scores with a head kick.
Usikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Usikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Masterson lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Usikov.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson pushes Usikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentine Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Masterson!
Valentine Masterson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 224 p4p, 31 weight class) and Jarred Reich (ranked 292 p4p, 46 weight class). Alexey Andreev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jarred Reich's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reich.
Alexey Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andreev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reich throws a jab but it's blocked by Andreev.
Andreev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andreev lands with an overhand left.
Andreev connects with a single shot there.
Reich cracks Andreev with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reich throws out a counter right but Andreev avoids it with no problem.
Reich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreev avoids the body shot from Reich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reich stuffs the takedown.
Reich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andreev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andreev shoots and misses
letting Reich counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Reich.
Reich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andreev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reich! But no joy.
Andreev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reich avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev blocks a low kick nicely.
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andreev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andreev misses with a right hand
and Reich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reich slips a jab from Andreev.
Reich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andreev with a body shot.
Reich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reich looks to land a right hand but Andreev moved out of range.
Andreev has a takedown stuffed.
Reich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andreev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a nice right hand.
Andreev misses with a looping right.
Jarred Reich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reich missing with a left hand there. Andreev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andreev misses with a left hand
enabling Reich to counter with a crisp jab.
Andreev misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreev.
Andreev checks a leg kick nicely.
Reich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andreev misses with an uppercut.
Reich flicks out a counter leg kick but Andreev steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reich defends it nicely.
Reich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andreev throws out the jab.
Andreev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reich circles away.
Andreev lands with a cross.
Reich ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andreev at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarred Reich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andreev throws out a loose jab but Reich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reich ducks right into an uppercut from Andreev.
A jab from Andreev misses.
Reich lands a nice looking body shot.
Andreev throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
Reich lands a jab.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reich sprawls well. Reich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reich seems keen to control Andreev's posture.
Reich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andreev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andreev trying to control but Reich is working from the bottom.
Andreev throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andreev is looking to work some ground and pound but Reich has wrist control.
Andreev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Reich keeps moving.
Andreev tries to free his leg and advance position but Reich is retaining full guard.
Reich has his hands on Andreev's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Andreev is out of range.
Andreev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andreev misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a left to the body.
Andreev misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev swings widly with a right hand
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reich.
Andreev tests Reich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarred Reich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreev.
Andreev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reich misses with a straight right.
Andreev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Andreev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Andreev limp body while Reich jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarred Reich!
After winning the bout, Jarred Reich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 121 p4p, 15 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse has Phetboonme up against the cage in a clinch.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Arendse.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arendse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Phetboonme walks into a stiff left hand from Arendse.
Arendse thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
Arendse works Phetboonme's body with a nice hook.
Phetboonme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Phetboonme moved away.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut. Arendse saw that one coming.
Phetboonme connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phetboonme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse with a jab.
Phetboonme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arendse looks to throw a body kick
and Arendse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Arendse's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme walks into a straight right hand from Arendse.
Phetboonme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse sizes up Phetboonme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arendse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phetboonme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arendse.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Phetboonme is looking to score with low kicks.
Arendse misses with a left hand
and Phetboonme makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phetboonme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arendse thows a leg kick but Phetboonme checks it
and Phetboonme counters with a nice kick to the body.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse tests Phetboonme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phetboonme takes one to the side of the head.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Phetboonme slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme wants to clinch up but Arendse keeps it at a distance.
Arendse is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phetboonme defending well as Arendse loads up on a big left hand.
Phetboonme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arendse is looking to counter punch.
Phetboonme 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.
Phetboonme misses with a looping left.
Arendse tries to clinch there but Phetboonme circles away.
Arendse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phetboonme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to the body from Phetboonme misses
and Arendse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Phetboonme blocks the leg kick.
Phetboonme takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phetboonme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phetboonme misses with a looping right.
Arendse moves into the clinch.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Arendse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phetboonme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch but Arendse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Phetboonme tries to counter with a clinch but Arendse shakes him off and moves away.
Phetboonme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arendse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Phetboonme.
Arendse moves out of range as Phetboonme strikes.
Arendse needs to keep his hands up - Phetboonme had a free shot at his head there.
Arendse misses with a hook. Phetboonme ducked under it nicely.
Phetboonme throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Phetboonme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme throws a lazy right hand but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arendse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phetboonme.
A telegraphed right hand from Phetboonme misses the target.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a low kick.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse thuds his right hand into Phetboonme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse with a nice cross.
Arendse tries to clinch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Phetboonme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arendse doesn't seem phased though.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick which misses Arendse's front leg but catches the back leg as Arendse tries to avoid it.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arendse digs a good hook to Phetboonme's body.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Phetboonme.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arendse, right into the meat.
Phetboonme swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Phetboonme lands a right hook to the body.
Phetboonme lands a jab to Arendse's midsection.
Phetboonme connects with a solid leg kick.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arendse throwing a counter right hand but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch but Phetboonme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Phetboonme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arendse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phetboonme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse cracks the inside of Phetboonme's front leg.
Phetboonme throws a looping overhand right but Arendse ducks down to avoid it.
Phetboonme moves away from the strike by Arendse.
Arendse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phetboonme in his tracks.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arendse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse misses with a shot to the body
and Phetboonme counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arendse lands a nice looking body kick.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Arendse blocks it.
Phetboonme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arendse throws out the jab.
Phetboonme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arendse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arendse scores with a nice right hand.
Enitan Arendse is winning the standup battle so far.
Phetboonme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse wants to clinch up but Phetboonme keeps it at a distance.
Arendse digs a good body shot into Phetboonme's ribs.
Arendse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Arendse misses its target.
Phetboonme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Nice straight punches there by Phetboonme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phetboonme.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Arendse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phetboonme. Phetboonme obviously looking to wear him down.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arendse.
Arendse throws a front kick that sends Phetboonme stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab from Arendse.
Phetboonme wants to slow Arendse down by chopping away at his legs.
Arendse throwing a counter right hand but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Arendse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse scoring well with a low kick there.
Arendse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arendse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arendse duly obliges.
Arendse throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Arendse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phetboonme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Phetboonme now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phetboonme lands with an uppercut that bounces Arendse off the cage and back into range.
Phetboonme lands a glancing blow to the side of Arendse's head.
Arendse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arendse.
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse blocks a jab.
Arendse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phetboonme looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
Arendse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Arendse lands a body shot.
Arendse misses with an uppercut. Phetboonme saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
Phetboonme connects with a body shot that sends Arendse's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse 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.
Arendse checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Arendse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arendse is looking to chop away at Phetboonme's legs.
A jab from Phetboonme does it's job there.
Arendse moves out of range of the leg kick from Phetboonme.
Arendse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phetboonme doesn't seem bothered though.
Arendse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Arendse lands with an overhand left.
Arendse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phetboonme can do to turn this around?
Arendse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phetboonme throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Arendse motions for Phetboonme to come forward. Arendse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Arendse backing away here, and Phetboonme unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Phetboonme misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Arendse misses the target.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Phetboonme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
Arendse gets a clinch.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike.
Arendse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Arendse's head.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arendse forces Phetboonme back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phetboonme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arendse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phetboonme makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phetboonme throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Phetboonme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arendse lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Arendse lands.
Arendse avoids a kick to the body.
Phetboonme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arendse throws a good cross that connects.
Arendse thuds his right hand into Phetboonme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phetboonme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Arendse misses with a lunging right hand
and Phetboonme finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arendse lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
Arendse throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Phetboonme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Phetboonme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Phetboonme releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws a lazy body kick
and Phetboonme counters with a nice uppercut.
Arendse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phetboonme scores with a nice right hand.
Arendse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phetboonme throws a looping overhand right but Arendse ducks down to avoid it.
Arendse moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phetboonme, right into the meat.
Phetboonme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Arendse is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arendse. That's going to slow Phetboonme down.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arendse takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse fails to land with a series of punches.
Phetboonme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Phetboonme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Phetboonme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arendse 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.
A jab from Arendse does it's job there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arendse - that will leave a mark!
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Phetboonme moved away.
Phetboonme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
A big left from Arendse misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phetboonme! But no joy.
Phetboonme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arendse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phetboonme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phetboonme.
Arendse checks a low kick from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arendse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phetboonmes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phetboonme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phetboonme clobbers Arendse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phetboonme's hands.
Phetboonme has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme scores with a push kick.
Arendse connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Phetboonme.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Arendse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme walks into a stiff left hand from Arendse.
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phetboonme checks a low kick from Arendse.
Arendse lands with a nice body kick.
Arendse lands a jab to the nose.
Arendse scores with a body shot.
Arendse with a hook.
Phetboonme gets tackled into the cage by Arendse. Arendse maintains the clinch.
Arendse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arendse breaks from the clinch.
Phetboonme lunges at Arendse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arendse's hand.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Phetboonme avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse clobbers Phetboonme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick.
Phetboonme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arendse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Enitan Arendse did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Phetboonme moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Phetboonme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Arendse.
Phetboonme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phetboonme needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Phetboonme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phetboonme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme wants to slow Arendse down by chopping away at his legs.
Phetboonme blocks the body kick.
Arendse connects with a crisp jab.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Arendse throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Arendse.
Arendse misses with an uppercut. Phetboonme saw that one coming.
Arendse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phetboonme counters with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme stuns Arendse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Arendse's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme tests Arendse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phetboonme thows a body kick. Arendse tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arendse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phetboonme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arendse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arendse drives through and clinches with Phetboonme against the cage.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phetboonme cracks Arendse with a nice body shot.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Arendse gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Arendse can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phetboonme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arendse works on Phetboonme's body with a couple of short punches.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse digs a right hand underneath Phetboonme's ribcage. Phetboonme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Enitan Arendse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Phetboonme lands a left hand.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a left to the head.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arendses head.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse digs a right hand into Phetboonme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phetboonme's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse lands a nice uppercut.
Arendse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phetboonme takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Arendse.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arendse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
A short right from Arendse.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phetboonme or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phetboonme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Phetboonme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arendse scores with a leg kick.
Phetboonme swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phetboonme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arendse momentarily.
Phetboonme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phetboonme is looking to score with low kicks.
Phetboonme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Phetboonme moves away and avoids it.
Phetboonme misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse defending well as Phetboonme loads up on a big left hand.
Phetboonme scores with a sloppy right hand. Arendse should have avoided that one.
Phetboonme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arendse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse closes the distance and clinches.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Arendse tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme presses Arendse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arendse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Arendse scores with a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arendse's elbow.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Arendse.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arendses head.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phetboonme pushes Arendse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phetboonme lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Phetboonme has Arendse pressed against the cage, preventing Arendse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arendse or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a short shot to the head.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse lands with a right to the head.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse takes a shot to the head.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Phetboonme scores with a hook to the body.
Arendse lands with a right to the head.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Arendse on the inside.
Phetboonme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Phetboonme misses.
Phetboonme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arendse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phetboonme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phetboonme blocks the body kick.
Arendse backing away here, and Phetboonme unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arendse scores with a hook.
Arendse punishes Phetboonme's body with a nice straight punch.
Arendse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arendse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phetboonme tries to move into range but Arendse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arendse scores with a jab. Phetboonme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arendse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
Enitan Arendse retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 29 p4p, 7 weight class). Grande's entrance music is Dead By Dawn by Deicide . A fine choice. Jesus Chico Grande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
37 - 10 - 1 |
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155 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande cracks Ali with a good jab.
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grande throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Ali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Grande moves out of range easily.
Grande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ali keeps Grande at a distance using the push kick.
Ali throws a solid leg kick but Grande takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ali.
Grande swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grande throws a leg kick that misses.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali misses with a hook.
Grande attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali scores with a decent looking hook.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Grande gets tackled into the cage by Ali. Ali maintains the clinch.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ali pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Grande scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali gets through Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Grande's head.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Grande tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali lands a right hand.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grande's elbow.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Grande.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali lands a right hand.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Grande misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali tries to work over Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grande's elbow.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grande's elbow.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ali.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Grande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Grande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Grande lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grande lands a right hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ali in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grande avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grande.
Ali closes the distance and pushes Grande back into the cage.
Grande prevents a body shot from Ali.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande scores with a shoulder strike.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
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!
Ali gets through Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali lands a right hand.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grande tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Grande is working Ali over against the cage.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Grande digs a right hand into Ali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali's gas tank.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Grande.
Grande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande lands with a left to the head.
Ali is rocked!
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Grande controls the action.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grande seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ali can turn it around.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Grande pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Grande controls the action.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali tries to work over Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Grande lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Grande pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Ali tries to work over Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Grande.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali is working Grande over against the cage.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande digs a right hand into Ali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande lands a shot to the body.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande 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.
Grande throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grande looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Grande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Grande throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grande misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali avoids the body shot from Grande.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali throws a series of punches but Grande avoids them all with ease.
Grande lands with a cross.
Grande is looking to wear down Ali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grande has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ali.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
Grande lands a body punch.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grande.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A shot in the inside from Grande.
Grande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande lands a nice uppercut.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Grande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali prevents a body shot from Grande.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali presses Grande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Grande prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grande tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grande - that landed with a thud.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grande's elbow.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Grande lands a body punch.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Ali.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Ali pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
A right hand to the body from Grande.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Ali blocking some punches.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grande misses with a straight right.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from Grande.
Jab by Ali.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Grande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali thuds his shin into the meat of Grande's side.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grande. Grande obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grande shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Grande - just one landing.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Grande tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grande darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grande lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
A short left from Grande.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Grande as the two fighters clinch.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande working aggressively here.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Grande controls the action.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali misses with some punches.
Grande tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali tries to work over Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grande has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
A hook to the body from Grande.
Good body shot from Grande.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ali blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
Ali is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande pushes Ali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A short uppercut from Grande.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande scores with a hook to the body.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Grande lands with a left to the head.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
A short uppercut from Grande.
Grande works on Ali's body with a couple of short punches.
Grande creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ali's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ali drops to his knees and Grande pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande retains his featherweight title!
As Jesus Chico Grande got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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