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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 1081 p4p, 148 weight class) and Shane MacGowan (ranked 1340 p4p, 178 weight class). McCraken comes to the cage accompanied by Bulgine. MacGowan has chosen The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken throws a wild body kick that MacGowan sees coming a mile off.
MacGowan avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been told by McCraken's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but MacGowan is out of range.
MacGowan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
MacGowan misses with a left hand
and McCraken counters with a leg kick.
MacGowan throws the left hand but McCraken avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from MacGowan misses its intended target.
MacGowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCraken throws out a loose jab but MacGowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from MacGowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacGowan.
MacGowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGowan has a takedown stuffed.
MacGowan with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCraken counters with a straight right hand.
McCraken delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan throws the left hand but McCraken avoids the punch easily.
MacGowan moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
MacGowan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCraken can't do much from the bottom here.
McCraken is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
MacGowan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
MacGowan gets to mount! McCraken was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McCraken is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCraken wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by MacGowan.
BOOM! MacGowan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan working for a guillotine from mount but McCraken is in no mood to give up.
My spies in Fenrir MMA inform me that MacGowan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McCraken wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by MacGowan.
MacGowan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCraken is looking to escape.
McCraken regains half guard.
MacGowan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacGowan lands strikes from half guard.
MacGowan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCraken is trying to defend against the ground and pound but MacGowan scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCraken avoiding damage under a succession of punches from MacGowan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCraken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
MacGowan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCraken manages to get to full guard.
McCraken is pulling down on MacGowan's head to control his posture.
MacGowan throwing strikes but missing.
McCraken wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McCraken holds on and takes a little breather.
MacGowan wants to control from the top but McCraken keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacGowan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McCraken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGowan's guard.
McCraken trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCraken is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCraken has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacGowan keeping moving, preventing McCraken from controlling successfully.
McCraken 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.
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 Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCraken throws a poor cross that misses
and MacGowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacGowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCraken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCraken throws a push kick but MacGowan slaps the foot to one side.
McCraken scores with a nice strike.
MacGowan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but MacGowan is just out of range.
McCraken clinches.
MacGowan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCraken.
McCraken blocking some punches.
McCraken misses with a body punch.
MacGowan scores with a shot to the side of McCraken's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCraken throws a head punch that misses.
MacGowan cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
MacGowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacGowan tries to land a knee to the head but McCraken blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan gets through McCraken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCraken is trying to force a seperation but MacGowan has the dominant position.
McCraken digs a right hand into MacGowan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacGowan's gas tank.
MacGowan throws a head punch that misses.
McCraken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCraken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacGowan has a couple of punches blocked by McCraken.
McCraken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacGowan's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on McCraken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCraken swings wildly with an uppercut but MacGowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacGowan.
MacGowan tries to throw a body punch but McCraken avoids it by throwing MacGowan back against the cage.
McCraken tries to break the clinch but MacGowan is controlling the position.
MacGowan misses with a punch on the inside.
MacGowan lands with a left to the head.
MacGowan keeps control of McCraken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCraken is defending well for now.
McCraken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCraken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacGowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCraken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacGowan has him pressed against the cage.
McCraken wants to break free but MacGowan has control.
McCraken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGowan pushes McCraken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McCraken.
McCraken cracks MacGowan with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on McCraken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCraken misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from McCraken.
McCraken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCraken manages to break the clinch.
MacGowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCraken slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands a nice looking body kick.
McCraken 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.
MacGowan avoids the body shot from McCraken.
MacGowan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
MacGowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacGowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCraken throws a hook but MacGowan blocks it.
Nice body punch from McCraken.
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGowan throws a lazy uppercut
and McCraken counters with a good low kick that MacGowan was not able to check.
MacGowan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from MacGowan lands but McCraken takes it in his stride.
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGowan manages to avoid it.
MacGowan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacGowan throws a lazy uppercut
and McCraken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCraken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacGowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacGowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacGowan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacGowan defending well as McCraken loads up on a big left hand.
MacGowan throws out a counter right but McCraken avoids it with no problem.
MacGowan moves out of range of the strikes.
McCraken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacGowan scores with a nice strike.
MacGowan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dougal McCraken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacGowan throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacGowan throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
As MacGowan backs away, McCraken returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
MacGowan misses with a right hand
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - McCraken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacGowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCraken throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
MacGowan blocks a leg kick.
MacGowan misses with a few strikes there.
McCraken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCraken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCraken throws a solid leg kick but MacGowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCraken.
McCraken misses with a hook. MacGowan ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacGowan! But no joy.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCraken scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCraken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacGowan throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken throws the kick towards the body but MacGowan avoids it.
MacGowan scores with a nice right hand.
McCraken defending well as MacGowan loads up on a big left hand.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from MacGowan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCraken pushes MacGowan away with a front kick.
McCraken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacGowan misses with an uppercut
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
MacGowan moves out of range of the body kick from McCraken.
McCraken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCraken misses with a looping right.
MacGowan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCraken throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and MacGowan counters with a stiff right hand.
McCraken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacGowan throws a series of punches but McCraken avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from McCraken misses the target.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but MacGowan is just out of range.
Shane MacGowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken keeps MacGowan at a distance using the push 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!
McCraken scores with a punch to the head.
McCraken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacGowan takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for McCraken.
MacGowan checks a leg kick.
MacGowan shoots in looking for a takedown. McCraken tries to sprawl out of it but MacGowan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCraken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MacGowan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken swings for the body but MacGowan moves out of range.
McCraken misses with a lunging right hand
enabling MacGowan to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCraken.
McCraken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacGowan's head backwards.
MacGowan jabs McCraken right on the nose. McCraken blinks but takes it well.
McCraken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacGowan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacGowan cracks McCraken with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacGowan misses with a straight left.
MacGowan moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
MacGowan takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacGowan throws a right hand that misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
MacGowan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McCraken throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decent striking displayed by McCraken there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan misses with a takedown
and McCraken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCraken.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacGowan! But no joy.
MacGowan lands a nice hook to McCraken's body. McCraken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCraken throws a head kick but MacGowan moves out of range.
McCraken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacGowan avoids the head kick by McCraken.
McCraken tries to land a body kick
letting MacGowan counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from McCraken misses the target.
McCraken throws a shot to the body.
McCraken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken feints and then cracks MacGowan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacGowan down.
Dougal McCraken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from MacGowan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCraken, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
After the fight, Dougal McCraken was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 1221 p4p, 156 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 1172 p4p, 151 weight class). Paddy Fagan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy Fagan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fagan moves away.
Ahma moves away from the strike by Fagan.
Ahma throwing a counter right hand but Fagan manages to avoid it.
Paddy Fagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fagan 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.
Ahma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Ahma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fagan checks a leg kick.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fagan moves away.
Good exchange - Ahma coming out on top.
Fagan staying out of range there.
Fagan misses with a hook
and Ahma counters with an outside leg kick.
Fagan dips to his left and cracks Ahma with an uppercut!
Ahma moves forwards but Fagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahma works the jab nicely.
Fagan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Fagan.
Ahma is rocked!
Fagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahma.
Oh Ahma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahma just misses with a punch to the body.
Fagan moves away from the strike by Ahma.
A telegraphed right hand from Fagan misses the target.
Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fagan manages to avoid it.
Ahma lands a head shot.
Ahma seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Ahma misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma looks to throw the jab but Fagan is out of range.
Fagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fagan darts in and clinches Ahma up against the cage.
Fagan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ahma throws a head punch that misses.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fagan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.
We've been informed that Fagan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ahma avoiding damage as Fagan throws knees to the body.
Ahma misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahma.
Fagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Verneri Ahma has been cut.
Ahma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Fagan pushes Ahma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahma misses with some punches.
Fagan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fagan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahma is defending well for now.
A short left from Ahma.
Ahma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma gets through Fagan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fagan connects with a knee to the head.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fagan.
A shot in the inside from Fagan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fagan.
Ahma lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Fagan.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
A head punch on the inside from Fagan fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ahma scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fagan fails to land.
Fagan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagan.
Ahma is trying to break the clinch but Fagan has him pressed against the cage.
Fagan blocks a body shot from Ahma.
Ahma blocks an elbow strike.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fagan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fagan's elbow.
Ahma is trying to break the clinch but Fagan is controlling him.
Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fagan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ahma thuds his right hand into Fagan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fagan misses with a jab to the body
and Fagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fagan throws a series of punches but Ahma moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Ahma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahma.
Ahma misses with a straight left.
Ahma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fagan blocks a jab.
Fagan slips a jab from Ahma.
Fagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fagan walks into a straight right hand from Ahma.
Fagan misses with a hook. Ahma ducked under it nicely.
Ahma looks for the body kick but Fagan saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Fagan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fagan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fagan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Jab from Fagan.
Fagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fagan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ahma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ahma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fagan throws a big shot that misses.
Ahma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fagan takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahma ducks right into an uppercut from Fagan.
Ahma connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahma misses the target.
Fagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahma gets tackled into the cage by Fagan. Fagan maintains the clinch.
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 Verneri Ahma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Verneri Ahma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fagan misses with a looping right.
Fagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahma misses the target.
Fagan digs a good hook to Ahma's body.
Fagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahma at a distance.
Fagan misses with a body shot
and Ahma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Ahma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahma tried to counter with a leg kick but Fagan avoided it.
Ahma takes a swing at Fagan's ribcage but misses.
Fagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fagan throws a jab when Ahma was well out of range.
Fagan with a nice cross.
Ahma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body. Fagan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan.
The fighters circling - Fagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ahma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fagan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fagan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ahma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fagan. That did some damage!
Ahma lands an overhand right.
Ahma punishes Fagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma scores with a punch to the head.
Ahma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fagan.
Ahma tries to score with a low kick but Fagan moves his leg out of the way.
Ahma misses the shot to the body.
Ahma throws a body punch but Fagan moves out of range.
Ahma tries to land a leg kick but Fagan saw it coming and moves away.
Fagan throws out a counter right but Ahma avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Fagan as he connects with a hook.
Ahma moves out of range as Fagan strikes.
It looked like Ahma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Fagan.
Fagan feints a jab promting Ahma to slip. Fagan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ahma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ahma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fagan walks into a left hand.
Fagan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahma misses with a hook.
Fagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahma finish him?
BOOM! Ahma lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fagan. Fagan tries to recover but Ahma is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fagan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
Verneri Ahma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 352 p4p, 51 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 540 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Alvado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ichense Dub. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado slips a straight right by Cobb.
Alvado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Cobb throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado scores with a leg kick.
Cobb lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Cobb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado is looking to score with low kicks.
Cobb moves into range and clinches up with Alvado.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Cobb avoids the elbow strike from Alvado, against the cage.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Cobb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvado working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado takes a shot to the head.
Alvado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Cobb gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Cobb throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Cobb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
A right hand to the body from Cobb.
A short left from Cobb.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Alvado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Alvado is blocking nicely.
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 Marciano Cobb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Alvado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado tries to land a body kick
and Cobb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado stuns Cobb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb 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.
Alvado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb scores with a nice right hand.
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Cobb.
Alvado throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Cobb dodges an elbow strike from Alvado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Alvado is blocking nicely.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobb.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvado tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobb avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvado works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Alvado on the inside.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Alvado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb connects with a knee to the head.
Alvado works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvado's brow.
Alvado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvado swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Alvado has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cobb walks into a jab.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cobb will feel that in the morning.
Cobb scores with a nice strike.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Alvado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Cobb wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cobb throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Cobb throws a series of strikes that have Alvado backpedaling.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Cobb takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvado - that will leave a mark!
Alvado pushes Cobb away with a front kick.
Cobb scores with a jab.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Alvado.
A low kick from Cobb misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado looks for the body kick but Cobb saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Alvado
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvado throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Alvado avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado throws a low kick, looking for Cobb's leg but Cobb calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cobb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cobbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvado wants to slow Cobb down by chopping away at his legs.
Marco Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cobb.
Alvado 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobb as he connects with a hook.
Cobb throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Alvado defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb moves to clinch but Alvado breaks away
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Alvado throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Alvado defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb cracks Alvado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvado tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado dodges an elbow strike from Cobb.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado lands a right hand.
Cobb lands an elbow inside.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado is working Cobb over against the cage.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvado lands a body punch.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Nice body punch from Alvado - that landed with a thud.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Cobb darts in and clinches Alvado up against the cage.
Cobb lands a body punch.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short right from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobb.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvado wants to stall.
Cobb working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
Marco Alvado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 838 p4p, 118 weight class) and Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 995 p4p, 133 weight class). Bulletzowich has chosen THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES as his entrance music. Boris Bulletzowich struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bulletzowich misses with a double jab.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
A combination from Bulletzowich does no damage.
Tulikoura throws a right hand that Bulletzowich ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulletzowich also avoids with ease.
Bulletzowich misses with an uppercut. Tulikoura saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Bulletzowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulletzowich swings for the body but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tulikoura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bulletzowich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tulikoura misses with a series of wild punches.
Bulletzowich misses with a looping left.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab
and Bulletzowich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tulikoura tries to clinch there but Bulletzowich circles away.
Tulikoura with a jab.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulletzowich checks a low kick from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bulletzowich duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Bulletzowich. Beautiful body shot.
Tulikoura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tulikoura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Tulikoura backs off Bulletzowich throws a huge counter combo but Tulikoura manages to avoid it all.
Bulletzowich takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Bulletzowich does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Tulikoura.
Bulletzowich is rocked!
Bulletzowich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tulikoura tries to avoid it but Bulletzowich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tulikoura to the ground. Tulikoura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bulletzowich is still on wobbly legs! Can Tulikoura finish him?
Bulletzowich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bulletzowich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulletzowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulikoura.
Bulletzowich seems to have recovered his senses.
Bulletzowich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tulikoura tries to land a front kick but Bulletzowich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bulletzowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tulikoura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tulikoura was covering up waiting for the punch and Bulletzowich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tulikoura pulls Bulletzowich in close to prevent any damage.
Tulikoura'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.
Bulletzowich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tulikoura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bulletzowich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura trying to control but Bulletzowich postures up.
Tulikoura is looking for a sweep. Bulletzowich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tulikoura is trying to escape back to his feet but Bulletzowich uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tulikoura is trying to improve his position.
Tulikoura gets back to half guard.
Bulletzowich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tulikoura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is trying to maintain the position but Bulletzowich is very close to passing his half guard.
Bulletzowich trying to control the action but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
Tulikoura wants to get back to full guard but Bulletzowich has mounted him!
My spies in Team Beta Fail inform me that Bulletzowich has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tulikoura is desperately trying to improve his position but Bulletzowich has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Tulikoura that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bulletzowich prevents Tulikoura from getting the reversal.
Bulletzowich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tulikoura is looking to escape.
Tulikoura wants to control but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boris Bulletzowich 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.
Bulletzowich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tulikoura defends well and Bulletzowich ends up having to push Tulikoura into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bulletzowich looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Bulletzowich is looking to clinch but Tulikoura is avoiding it.
Bulletzowich misses with a straight right.
Tulikoura thumps Bulletzowich with a low kick.
We've been told by Tulikoura's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bulletzowich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tulikoura lands a nice looking body shot.
Bulletzowich moves into range and clinches up with Tulikoura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bulletzowich.
Tulikoura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tulikoura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.
Bulletzowich tries to pull guard but Tulikoura holds him up against the cage and eventually Bulletzowich drops back down to his feet.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulikoura digs a right hand into Bulletzowich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bulletzowich's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
Tulikoura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulletzowich is just out of range.
Bulletzowich unleashes a big counter combination but Tulikoura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulikoura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulletzowich ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
The crowd cheers as Bulletzowich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tulikoura doesn't seem phased though.
Bulletzowich misses with an uppercut. Tulikoura saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tulikoura. That's going to slow Bulletzowich down.
Tulikoura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tulikoura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tulikoura throws a head kick but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Bulletzowich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bulletzowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tulikoura scores with a jab to the body.
Bulletzowich is breathing heavily.
Tulikoura throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich walks into a straight right hand from Tulikoura.
Johannes Tulikoura is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Bulletzowich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich blocks the body kick.
Bulletzowich drives through with a takedown into Tulikoura's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tulikoura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris Bulletzowich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tulikoura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bulletzowich's guard.
Bulletzowich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tulikoura controls the pace.
Tulikoura wanted to stand there but Bulletzowich had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is stalling in the full guard.
Bulletzowich is trying to control the position but Tulikoura postures up.
Tulikoura stands up and waves to Bulletzowich to follow him.
Bulletzowich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tulikoura is trying to defend but Bulletzowich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tulikoura is trying to control but Bulletzowich manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tulikoura gets back to half guard.
Tulikoura is concentrating on defense, preventing Bulletzowich from advancing position.
Tulikoura wants to get back to full guard.
Tulikoura is doing well to control the position and prevent Bulletzowich from advancing to side control.
Tulikoura gets back to full guard.
Tulikoura keeping moving, preventing Bulletzowich from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second round.
That's time! Tulikoura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bulletzowich missing with a left hand there. Tulikoura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tulikoura!
Tulikoura thows a body kick. Bulletzowich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bulletzowich throws a right hand that Tulikoura ducks under and follows up with a left that Tulikoura also avoids with ease.
Bulletzowich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
Bulletzowich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tulikoura connects with a body shot.
Bulletzowich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tulikoura scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulletzowich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulletzowich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bulletzowich avoids the head kick by Tulikoura.
Bulletzowich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Tulikoura.
Bulletzowich drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Bulletzowich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tulikoura. Tulikoura obviously looking to wear him down.
Tulikoura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bulletzowich momentarily.
Tulikoura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bulletzowich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tulikoura. Tulikoura obviously looking to wear him down.
Tulikoura scores with the left hand. Bulletzowich knows he should have avoided that one.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on Bulletzowich's shoulder, as Bulletzowich tries to avoid the shot.
Tulikoura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tulikoura lands a big head kick that sends Bulletzowich tumbling to the mat! Tulikoura takes a step backwards and waves Bulletzowich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulletzowich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tulikoura scores with a jab.
Tulikoura drops Bulletzowich with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bulletzowich! Tulikoura dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Tulikoura!
In his post fight interview, Johannes Tulikoura started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 440 p4p, 59 weight class) and Mika Allu (ranked 527 p4p, 66 weight class). Mika Allu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mika Allu!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu avoids the head kick by Bell.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Allu.
Allu with the counter takedown but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allu somewhat.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Allu's head but Allu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allu shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Allu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bell shoots in and gets a takedown into Allu's guard.
Allu wants to sweep but no luck.
Allu controls Bell momentarily but Bell frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu is controlling Bell's posture.
Bell connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Allu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Allu has wrist control.
Bell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allu is on top in guard.
Allu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Bell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Allu is fighting to break Bell's control of his arms but Bell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Allu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell is trying to keep Allu in close.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allu trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Allu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Allu's ribs.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allu as he avoids it easily.
Allu gets caught flat footed, as Bell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Allu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing strikes but missing.
Allu wants to sweep here but Bell controlling him for the moment.
Allu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell cracks Allu with a solid left hand.
Allu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bell.
Allu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bell.
Allu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Allu is trying to keep Bell in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bell preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allu can do to turn this around?
Allu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell throws the left hand but Allu avoids the punch easily.
Allu wants to counter with a clinch but Bell pushes him away.
Allu throws a shot to the body.
Allu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Allu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell shoots for a takedown but Allu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Allu tries to counter it with a takedown but Bell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
Bell lands with a cross.
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!
Allu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Allu throws a sloppy head kick
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allu thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allu's head.
Allu moves out of range of the strikes.
Allu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Allu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Allu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doug Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Allu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Allu moves out of range easily.
Allu feints the counter takedown.
Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allu wants to get back to full guard.
Bell throwing shots but Allu is blocking nicely.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allu wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allu defending well though.
Allu is refusing to be controlled, as Bell sits in half guard.
Allu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Allu.
Allu pulls Bell in to control the position.
Bell postures up in Allu's guard and throws a big left but Allu blocks it.
Bell throws a big elbow that misses.
Allu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell throwing strikes from guard but Allu blocks nicely.
Allu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allu trying to keep a closed guard but Bell is proving a slippery customer.
Allu wants to sweep but no luck.
Doug Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing strikes from guard but Allu blocks nicely.
Allu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell lands with an uppercut that bounces Allu off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Allu's head back.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Allu ducks down to avoid it.
Allu fails to land the takedown.
Bell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allu circles away.
Allu scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Allu ducks down to avoid it.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Allu's shoulder, as Allu tries to avoid the shot.
Allu connects with a looping right hand.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bell thuds his right hand into Allu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Allu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Allu's head but Allu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allu takes one to the side of the head.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell 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. This is the final round!
Bell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bell showed some decent athleticism there.
Bell is thwarting Allu's attempts to control the position.
Bell is nestled in close to Allu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allu is trying to control but can't.
Bell is trying to control the action in half guard but Allu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Allu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allu looking for a sweep. Not yet Allu, not yet.
Allu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell wants to control from the top but Allu keeps moving.
Bell cracks Allu with a solid left hand.
Allu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allu seems keen to control Bell's posture.
Bell forces his way into half guard.
Allu is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Allu taking some punishment here, with Bell in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
Bell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bell is trying to control the action in half guard but Allu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bell thows a huge punch but Allu dodges it nicely.
Allu gets back to full guard.
Allu has Bell pulled in close to control his posture.
Bell is working Allu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bell postures up in Allu's guard and throws a big left but Allu blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell preventing the sweep.
Allu controlling the position.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bell preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Allu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Allu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Allu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allu avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Allu's head but Allu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Allu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Allu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Allu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bell.
Allu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allu ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Allu is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bell.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell backing away here, and Allu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allu looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
Allu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allu counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Mika Allu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 564 p4p, 73 weight class) and James Pearson (ranked 585 p4p, 77 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu wants to clinch but Pearson slips to the side
and Koniu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Pearson throws a low kick but Koniu avoids it.
Pearson sends Koniu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pearson is motioning to the referee to let Koniu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pearson drops Koniu with a huge uppercut! Koniu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pearson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
A very excited looking James Pearson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Fortier (ranked 241 p4p, 34 weight class) and Vladimir Impaler (ranked 416 p4p, 55 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hercules Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Impaler.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fortier.
Fortier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fortier misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Fortier crashes against the mat.
Fortier in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Impaler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fortier throws an elbow but Impaler slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier cracks Impaler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fortier landing strikes.
Fortier works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Impaler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fortier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fortier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Impaler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Impaler wants to control but Fortier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Impaler wants to get back to his feet.
Impaler won't allow Fortier to pass to mount.
Impaler keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Impaler wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws a strike but Impaler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fortier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fortier throws a big right hand that misses.
Fortier trying to control the position from guard on top but Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fortier postures up.
Fortier working some strikes from top position.
Impaler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fortier is looking to work some ground and pound but Impaler has wrist control.
Fortier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fortier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Impaler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fortier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fortier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fortier works over Impaler with some ground and pound from guard.
Impaler wants to stand and escape but Fortier is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortier wants to pass the guard but Impaler is keeping the position.
Fortier stands up over Impaler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fortier tries to free his leg and advance position but Impaler is retaining full guard.
Fortier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fortier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fortier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Impaler's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier tries to free his leg and advance position but Impaler is retaining full guard.
Fortier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Impaler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fortier throws a big right hand that misses.
Impaler trying to control the position.
Fortier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Impaler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fortier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fortier throws a big right hand that misses.
Impaler working a defensive guard but Fortier manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Fortier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fortier catches Impaler napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Impaler to the canvas!
Impaler is rocked!
It looks like Vladimir Impaler has been cut.
Fortier loads up on a big left hand. Impaler felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Fortier looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Impaler can't hide his disappointment, as Fortier celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercules Fortier!
Hercules Fortier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 224 p4p, 35 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 153 p4p, 23 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Peterson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Jones throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Jones throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Peterson steps away.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Peterson over against the cage.
A short left from Jones.
Jones presses Peterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones looks winded!
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Peterson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Peterson landing knees to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Peterson manages to duck under it in time.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
George Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Peterson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Peterson pushes him back against the cage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Peterson.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peterson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Peterson finish him?!
Jones is rocked!
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Peterson defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Peterson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peterson lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Peterson is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peterson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones shapes to counter with a head kick.
Peterson lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Peterson stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Peterson throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Peterson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
An out of breath George Peterson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Petdee Sitsongrit (ranked 26 p4p, 6 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 64 p4p, 12 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petdee Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Madog misses.
Madog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sitsongrit's calf.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madog.
Madog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madog.
Madog has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sitsongrit is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Madog's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Madog throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madog throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madog doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Madog is predictable there
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Madog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Madog misses with a few strikes there.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Madog misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Madog misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madog.
Madog misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Madog misses with a looping left.
Madog gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit tests Madog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Madog throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madog.
A low kick from Madog is predictable there
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madog lands a nice looking body shot.
Madog misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog lands with a slapping head kick.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheers as Madog lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madog lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Madog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Madog misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by clinching up but Madog breaks away and moves out of range.
Madog connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madog misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madog moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Madog clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madog works the jab nicely.
Madog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Madog is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Madog's torso.
Madog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Madog checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Madog avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Madog misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Madog sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iolyn Madog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Madog moved out of range nicely.
Madog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Madog throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Madog tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit punishes Madog's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Madog misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Madog saw it coming and moves away.
Madog lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Madog throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Madog.
Madog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
As Madog tries to get set, Sitsongrit tries to push him back and clinch up but Madog manages to avoid the attempt.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Madog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iolyn Madog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Madog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Madog.
Madog throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Madog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madog connects with the punch.
Madog cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Madog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Madog moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Madog wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Madog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madog dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madog is out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Madog avoids it.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Madog's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madog.
Madog lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Madog just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madog.
A left lands for Madog.
Madog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Madog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madog appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Madog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madog staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madog.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Madog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Madog misses with a straight left.
Madog blocks the body kick.
Madog takes one to the chin there.
Madog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Madog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Madog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Madog throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Madog connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Madog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A countering left hand to the body from Madog misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Madog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petdee Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madog throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Madog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Madog.
Madog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Madog blocks a leg kick.
Madog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Madog keeps it at a distance.
Madog throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Madog throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Madog's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Madog misses its intended target.
Madog lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit stuns Madog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madog throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Madog works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
Madog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Madog misses with a looping right.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Madog lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Madog saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madog moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Madog moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Madog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Madog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Madog connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Madog is looking for the big counter here.
Madog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Madog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Madog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sitsongrit eats them both and turns towards Madog to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Madog tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Madog lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Madog sees coming a mile off.
Madog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Madog.
Sitsongrit cracks Madog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Madog throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Madog moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog really dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Madog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Madog blocks a jab.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madog connects with a looping right hand.
Madog digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Madog lands.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Madog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog cracks the inside of Sitsongrit's front leg.
Madog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Madog throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit tests Madog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Madog misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madog.
Madog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madog.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Madog strikes.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs Madog to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Madog swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Madog blocks it.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Madog.
Madog scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madog throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Madog slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Madog cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Madog just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Madog circles away.
Madog throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick.
Madog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madog slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Madog misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Madog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Madog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog connects with a single shot there.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madog gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Madog wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madog is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Madog throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
Sitsongrit works on Madog's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Madog is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Madog's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Madog prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Madog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Madog's side.
Madog is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Madog prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Madog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Madog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Madog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Madog - just one landing.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Madog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madog lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madog throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Madog misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Madog slams his shin into Sitsongrit's torso.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Madog had a free shot at his head there.
Madog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Madog.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Madog is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Madog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Madog is having none of it.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madog throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Madog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Iolyn Madog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Madog pushes him off.
Madog sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madog. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madog lands a lovely overhand right.
Madog swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Madog.
Madog connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madog throws out the jab.
Madog throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Madog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit catches Madog with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog connects with an inside leg kick.
Madog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Madog does it's job there.
Madog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madog thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iolyn Madog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Madog 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iolyn Madog!
Iolyn Madog is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Iolyn Madog, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Petdee Sitsongrit stepped up to the mic, saying 'Out with Bolsonaro!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 13 p4p, 3 weight class) and Arron Asham (ranked 89 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen throws a wild body kick that Asham sees coming a mile off.
Asham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands with a cross.
Asham moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Asham checks it
enabling Asham to counter with a crisp jab.
Asham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen throws a combination that misses
letting Asham counter with a right hand.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Asham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Asham.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Asham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toivonen moves out of range as Asham throws a body kick.
Toivonen throws a right hand that misses
and Asham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toivonen thinking.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Asham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toivonen misses with a low kick as Asham jumps back.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toivonen thows a body kick. Asham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Toivonen misses with a straight right.
Asham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asham defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.
Asham thuds his shin into the meat of Toivonen's side.
Asham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toivonen has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Toivonen misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Toivonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
Toivonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Asham up against the cage.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asham is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen throws a lazy body kick
and Asham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toivonen misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Toivonen. Those never looked like landing.
Asham checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham avoids a kick to the body.
Toivonen catches Asham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asham stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toivonen tries to keep at a distance but Asham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toivonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Toivonen working aggressively here.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham prevents a body shot from Toivonen.
Asham pushes Toivonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toivonen lands with a left to the head.
Asham working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but Toivonen blocks with his arms.
Asham trying to land knees 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!
Toivonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asham is keeping busy.
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Toivonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Asham - that landed with a thud.
Toivonen managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toivonen.
A shot in the inside from Toivonen.
Toivonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toivonen.
Asham tries to work over Toivonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham gets through Toivonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Asham controls the action.
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 Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen'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.
Toivonen misses with a double jab
enabling Asham to counter with a crisp jab.
Toivonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asham.
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. Asham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toivonen tests Asham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toivonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asham checks it well.
Asham takes one to the chin there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Asham sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Asham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Toivonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pekka Toivonen's cut is getting worse.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asham.
A slow jab from Asham misses its intended target.
Asham has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asham.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham avoids the head kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a jab.
Asham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toivonen wants to slow Asham down by chopping away at his legs.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Asham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toivonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asham moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Asham misses with a straight right.
Asham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toivonen lunges at Asham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asham's hand.
Toivonen with a nice cross.
Asham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toivonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asham is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Asham counters with a low kick, right behind Toivonen 's knee.
Asham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toivonen.
BOOM! Toivonen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Asham. Asham tries to recover but Toivonen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Asham lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Pekka Toivonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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