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SFL 57 | Babinski vs Krylov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 2855 p4p, 3666 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 375 p4p, 479 weight class). Drive has chosen Look into My Eyes as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drive ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Drive moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munson connects with the punch.
Drive throws a jab when Munson was well out of range.
A jab from Munson does it's job there.
Munson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drive stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Munson.
Munson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive's corner calls for a 1-2. Drive obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Munson looks to score with a jab to the body but Drive is just out of range.
Munson tries to move into range but Drive moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drive avoids the body shot from Munson.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
Munson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drive misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drive misses with the head strike.
Munson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munson lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
Drive misses with some punches.
Drive swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drive misses with some punches.
Munson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munson lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munson.
The referee calls for Drive to work.
Drive swings wildly with an uppercut but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.
Munson successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson is looking for a triangle but Drive pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive wants to pass the guard but Munson is keeping the position.
Drive controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munson has his foot on Drive's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drive works his way back into a safe position though.
Drive postures up.
Drive is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Munson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drive can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drive trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Munson has his foot on Drive's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drive works his way back into a safe position though.
Munson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drive passes into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Munson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Munson wants to get back to full guard.
Munson looking for submissions off his back.
We've been informed that Drive has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Munson trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive prevents Munson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drive controlling the action here.
Drive is trying to control the action in half guard but Munson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Munson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drive's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drive's back!
Drive is in bad spot here.
Drive prevents Munson from getting a body triangle.
Drive tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munson throws an off balance right hand
and Drive counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munson slips a straight right by Drive.
Munson throws a big counter combination but Drive scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drive takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drive doesn't seem bothered though.
Munson thuds a left hand into Drive's body.
Munson looks to land a left hand but Drive moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munson. Drive does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson stuns Drive with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munson staying out of range there.
Munson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munson throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drive, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munson. Drive does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drive keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munson.
A little jabbing left from Drive on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Munson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drive can do to turn this around?
Munson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drive.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Munson finds it's way through Drive's defenses.
A left lands for Munson.
Munson lands with an uppercut that bounces Drive off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson looks to score with a jab to the body but Drive is just out of range.
Munson scores with a hook.
Drive fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Munson.
Munson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drive has time to react.
Drive bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munson scores with a nice strike.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drive moves away.
Drive clobbers Munson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munson misses with a leg kick.
Drive is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Munson with a body shot.
Drive cracks Munson with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Munson!
Munson has Drive up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drive.
Drive is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drive throws an elbow that misses.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drive leaning against his opponent.
Munson jumps guard but Drive stands there with Munson around his waist. Munson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Munson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drive to keep the fight standing.
Munson gets through Drive's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Munson blocking some punches.
Drive blocks an uppercut.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drive tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robert Munson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drive.
Munson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drive.
Munson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drive lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drive throws an elbow that misses.
Munson lands a shot to the body.
Drive lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munson avoids the elbow strike from Drive, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
Munson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drive backwards.
Drive lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munson takes a shot to the head.
Drive softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drive scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drive lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Munson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drive up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drive.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munson lands a shoulder strike.
Drive blocking some punches.
Munson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munson scores with a shot to the side of Drive's head.
Drive being controlled against the cage.
Drive blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson tries to throw a body punch but Drive avoids it by throwing Munson back against the cage.
Drive blocks an uppercut.
Munson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munson manages to pull guard.
Munson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drive is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Munson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drive uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munson.
Munson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drive pushes Munson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drive misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Munson.
Drive tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munson's elbow.
Drive lands with a left to the head.
Drive working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drive blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drive lands with a short shot to the head.
Munson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drive.
Drive lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munson prevents a body shot from Drive.
Drive misses with some punches.
Drive lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive misses with the head strike.
Drive prevents a body shot from Munson.
Drive has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
A head punch on the inside from Drive fails to land.
Drive lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Drive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drive scores with a shot to the side of Munson's head.
Drive blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munson lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Munson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drive's brow.
Munson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Munson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.
A shot in the inside from Drive.
Drive tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drive looking to slow down the pace here.
Munson jumps guard.
Drive wants to control from the top but Munson keeps moving.
Munson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drive stays in close to Munson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is trying to control the position but Drive postures up.
Munson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robert Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drive wants to control from the top but Munson keeps moving.
Munson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drive thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Munson misses with a hook. Drive ducked under it nicely.
Munson connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drive takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drive takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Munson misses with an uppercut. Drive saw that one coming.
Drive throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Munson clinches up with Drive and pushes him back against the cage.
Munson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drives head.
Tim Drive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munson blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Munson.
Drive misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Drive fails to land.
Munson tries to throw a body punch but Drive avoids it by throwing Munson back against the cage.
Drive lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Drive lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Drive.
I think Munson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Munson!
A very excited looking Robert Munson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 2042 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Heppu Hullu (ranked 289 p4p, 377 weight class). Bobby Knuckles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heppu Hullu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hullu does no damage.
Hullu has Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Hullu tries to land knees in the clinch but Knuckles avoids the damage to the body.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Hullu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knuckles.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hullu trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Knuckles.
Hullu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hullu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles gets through Hullu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hullu takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hullu or not.
Hullu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hullu.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Stalling in the clinch from Hullu.
Hullu lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Knuckles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles gets through Hullu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Hullu misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hullu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knuckles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hullu can turn it around.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Hullu lands a nice knee to the body.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Hullu.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Hullu's ribcage. Hullu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hullu.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hullu tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Hullu back against the cage.
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Hullu.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Hullu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Hullu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Knuckles.
Hullu presses Knuckles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knuckles is working Hullu over against the cage.
Hullu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hullu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hullu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Hullu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike.
 Hullu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hullu looking to throw knees to the head but Knuckles is blocking nicely.
Hullu is still on wobbly legs! Can Knuckles finish him?
Hullu blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Hullu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hullu blocking some punches.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Hullu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Hullu blocks an uppercut.
Hullu seems to have recovered his senses.
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Hullu.
Hullu trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Hullu backwards.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hullu prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Hullu.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hullu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knuckles is defending well for now.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hullu backwards.
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Hullu backwards.
Hullu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hullu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Hullu.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hullu scores a nice knee to the body.
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Hullu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knuckles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hullu stuns Knuckles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knuckles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Knuckles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hullu checks it well.
Hullu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hullu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Knuckles.
Nice body kick there by Hullu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullu throws a front kick that sends Knuckles stumbling back into the cage.
Knuckles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hullu can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Hullu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a kick to the body.
Hullu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hullu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hullu scores with a nice body kick.
Hullu misses with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Heppu Hullu has been cut.
Hullu lands a right hook to the body.
Knuckles throws a solid leg kick but Hullu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knuckles.
Hullu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hullu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hullu throws a body punch but Knuckles moves out of range.
Hullu throws a hook to the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heppu Hullu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hullu checks a leg kick.
Hullu blocks a low kick nicely.
Knuckles connects with the punch.
Hullu tries to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullu jabs at Knuckles's body.
Hullu lands a nice looking body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hullu!
Hullu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knuckles's hands.
Hullu misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Knuckles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knuckles throws a low kick but Hullu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Knuckles was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knuckles is looking to score with low kicks.
Hullu with the counter takedown but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Hullu misses with a body shot.
Knuckles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hullu just manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hullu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hullu feints the counter takedown.
Hullu misses with a body kick.
Knuckles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hullu just manages to avoid it.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hullu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knuckles tests Hullu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hullu scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hullu just manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Hullu misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hullu.
Hullu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Hullu.
Knuckles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Knuckles motions for Hullu to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hullu with the counter takedown but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Hullu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knuckles lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hullu moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Hullu checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heppu Hullu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heppu Hullu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hullu tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knuckles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Hullu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hullu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knuckles rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab lands there for Hullu.
Hullu blocks a low kick nicely.
Heppu Hullu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles steps in with a hook that catches Hullu right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Knuckles follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hullu looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 2549 p4p, 3062 weight class) and Jaquon Jones (ranked 329 p4p, 396 weight class). Makres's entrance music is SABATON - Coat of Arms. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaquon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makres throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a head kick that drops Makres to the mat! Makres scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Makres is rocked!
Makres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Oh Makres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makres throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Makres out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Jones is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jaquon Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Haskins (ranked 653 p4p, 911 weight class) and Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 98 p4p, 131 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dwayne Haskins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dwayne Haskins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick and Stalinovich moves out of range easily.
Stalinovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Haskins catches Stalinovich right on the button with a cross.
Haskins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stalinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stalinovich feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins throws a right hand that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haskins lands a head shot.
Haskins takes the fight into the clinch.
Haskins breaks from the clinch.
Stalinovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalinovich clinches up with Haskins and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalinovich prevents a body shot from Haskins.
Haskins blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Haskins controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Haskins.
Stalinovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Haskins.
Haskins working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalinovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haskins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalinovich lands an uppercut.
Stalinovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalinovich working aggressively here.
A short right from Stalinovich on the inside.
Stalinovich prevents a body shot from Haskins.
Stalinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haskins's elbow.
A body shot lands from Haskins.
Stalinovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalinovich pushes Haskins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haskins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stalinovich can turn it around.
Haskins blocks an uppercut.
Haskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haskins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stalinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalinovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haskins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws an overhand right that lands on Stalinovich's shoulder, as Stalinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stalinovich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haskins.
Stalinovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Stalinovich gets tackled into the cage by Haskins. Haskins maintains the clinch.
Haskins is trying to break the clinch but Stalinovich is controlling him.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins has had enough of the clinch but Stalinovich keeps him there for the moment.
Stalinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haskins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Stalinovich. Those never looked like landing.
Stalinovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haskins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haskins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stalinovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Stalinovich looks to land a left hand but Haskins moved out of range nicely.
Haskins throws a head kick but Stalinovich moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haskins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haskins misses the jab.
Stalinovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stalinovich misses with a looping right.
Haskins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stalinovich just manages to avoid it.
Haskins cracks Stalinovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haskins throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovich ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins throws a jab when Stalinovich was well out of range.
Stalinovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haskins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Stalinovich. Those never looked like landing.
Haskins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick and Stalinovich moves out of range easily.
Stalinovich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haskins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stalinovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins throws out a loose jab but Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins loads up on a big right hand but Stalinovich slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Stalinovich wants to counter the offense by Haskins and move into the clinch position.
Haskins tries to clinch but Stalinovich is having none of it.
Stalinovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stalinovich avoids the head kick by Haskins.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Stalinovich is out of range.
Stalinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haskins with a body shot.
Haskins misses with a lunging right hand
and Stalinovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich prevents a body shot from Haskins.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haskins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haskins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haskins pushes Stalinovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haskins can't break the clinch.
A short left from Haskins.
Haskins lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haskins tries to work over Stalinovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haskins blocks an uppercut.
Stalinovich keeps control of Haskins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Haskins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins'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.
Haskins misses with a kick to the body
and Stalinovich counters by clinching up.
Haskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haskins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haskins thumps Stalinovich with a low kick.
Haskins misses with a leg kick.
Stalinovich staying out of range there.
Haskins throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haskins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stalinovich's head.
Stalinovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haskins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haskins slips a straight right by Stalinovich.
Haskins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haskins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stalinovich can do to turn this around?
Haskins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dwayne Haskins's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stalinovich counters with a crisp right that sends Haskins to the canvas! Stalinovich follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Stalinovich!
A less than humble Joseph Stalinovich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaiji Inoue (ranked 788 p4p, 530 weight class) and Chan Siam (ranked 94 p4p, 69 weight class). Inoue's entrance music is Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chan Siam!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inoue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Inoue's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siam. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inoue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inoue uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siam has time to react.
Siam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inoue dodges the punch combination from Siam.
A slow jab from Siam misses its intended target.
A big right from Siam misses.
That kick from Inoue tenderised Siam's leg. Siam is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Inoue misses its intended target.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Siam.
Inoue clobbers Siam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Siam moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoue has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Siam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Inoues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue throws a body kick that misses
and Siam counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Inoue!
Siam wants to control but Inoue is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siam wants to control but Inoue is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Siam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Siam misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inoue is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siam wants to control but Inoue is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Siam is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Inoue tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siam works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Siam remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
An elbow from Siam crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is not content to let Siam control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Siam cracks Inoue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Siam misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inoue struggling a bit here.
Siam is staying tight to Inoue's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siam scores with punches from side control.
Siam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Inoue some visible discomfort.
Siam cracks Inoue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Siam taking a breather here.
Inoue takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Inoue is looking for a sweep.
Siam works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Siam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Siam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siam jumps guard but Inoue turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Inoue lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
Siam prevents a body shot from Inoue.
Siam has Inoue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Inoue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Inoue struggles to land a body shot inside as Siam controls his hands.
Inoue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Siam.
Kaiji Inoue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Siam.
Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siam dodges an elbow strike from Inoue.
Inoue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inoue.
Kaiji Inoue is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Siam throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam 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.
Inoue misses with a straight left.
Inoue connects with a crisp jab.
Inoue tries to sprawl but Siam drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Inoue wants to control but Siam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Siam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Inoue tries to roll over but Siam keeps him under control.
Siam trying to control the action but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Siam uses his free foot to push down on Inoue's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Inoue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue tries to reverse the position but Siam maintains control.
Inoue is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Siam lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siam lands a couple of good shots and Inoue has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Siam throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Siam scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Siam throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Inoue!
Siam scores with strikes from the back.
Inoue is rocked!
Inoue tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Siam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Inoue can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Inoue is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inoue taking shots to the head.
Inoue is squirming around, avoiding Siam's attempts to control the action.
Siam raining down shots from the mount!
Siam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Siam! Inoue is hurt baaadly! Siam is firing away with more strikes - Inoue is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chan Siam!
A relieved looking Chan Siam 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 742 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jackson Pollock (ranked 115 p4p, 55 weight class). Pollock has chosen Free Jazz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jackson Pollock enters the cage!
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Pollock checks a leg kick.
Pollock throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Erwin.
Pollock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock rushes Erwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Erwin jumps guard but Pollock stands there with Erwin around his waist. Erwin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pollock swings wildly with an uppercut but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Pollock.
Erwin blocks an uppercut.
Pollock throws a punch but it's blocked by Erwin.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pollock.
Erwin can't get the takedown.
Pollock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erwin has had enough of the clinch but Pollock keeps him there for the moment.
Erwin breaks from the clinch.
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Pollock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pollock back to the cage. Erwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock scores with a hook to the body. Erwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Pollock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Pollock moved away.
Pollock looks to land a left hand but Erwin moved out of range nicely.
Erwin throws a body punch but Pollock moves out of range.
Erwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pollock checks it well.
Erwin walks into a jab.
Pollock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pollock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Erwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Pollock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pollock 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.
Pollock throws a chopping leg kick but Erwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Erwin moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Erwin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollock moves away.
Pollock lands with a nice body kick.
Erwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin scores with a nice right hand.
Erwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock scores with a spinning back kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Erwin fakes the leg kick and cracks Pollock in the body.
Pollock misses with a straight left.
It looked like Erwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pollock tries to land a front kick but Erwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses.
Pollock scores with a kick to the body.
Pollock checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Pollock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Pollock darts in and clinches Erwin up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erwin.
Erwin blocking some punches.
Erwin blocks an uppercut.
Pollock can't find room to land a body shot as Erwin controls the action.
Erwin is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Erwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Pollock as the two fighters clinch.
Pollock tries to throw a body punch but Erwin avoids it by throwing Pollock back against the cage.
Erwin can't get the takedown.
Erwin tries for a takedown but Pollock manages to get underhooks.
Erwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erwin is looking to wear down Pollock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pollock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock avoids the head kick by Erwin.
Erwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erwin moves out of range as Pollock strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
Pollock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Erwin tries to break the clinch but Pollock is controlling the position.
Pollock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erwin is trying to drag Pollock to the mat but Pollock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Pollock.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
Erwin has hold of one of Pollock's legs. Pollock is fighting the takedown attempt but Erwin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Erwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Pollock is retaining full guard.
Pollock is controlling Erwin's posture.
Pollock wants to get back to his feet but Erwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Erwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock keeping full guard, as Erwin tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Erwin is stalling in the full guard.
Erwin looking to pass the guard.
Pollock pulls Erwin in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pollock keeping full guard, as Erwin tries to pass.
Erwin trying to control but Pollock is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pollock throws a counter combo.
A clash of legs there as Erwin blocks the low kick.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Pollock moved away.
Erwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pollock! But no joy.
Pollock throws a leg kick but Erwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pollock motions for Erwin to come forward. Pollock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pollock moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Pollock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pollock throws a low kick, looking for Erwin's leg but Erwin calmly moves out of range.
Pollock lands a jab to Erwin's midsection.
Erwin lands with a nice body punch.
Erwin throws a hook to the side of Pollock's head but Pollock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pollock! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Erwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erwin throws a solid leg kick but Pollock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erwin.
A jab from Pollock does it's job there.
Pollock throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
Derek Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Erwin misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin checks a leg kick.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pollock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pollock moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Erwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Pollock.
Erwin slips under a jab.
Pollock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pollock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pollock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pollock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pollock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Erwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pollock scrambles back to his feet.
Pollock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pollock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pollock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Nice cross by Pollock.
Pollock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erwin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Erwin 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 Pollock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pollock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pollock lands a right hook to the body.
Erwin throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Pollock lands a nice looking body shot.
Pollock cracks Erwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Erwin throws a push kick but Pollock slaps the foot to one side.
Erwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Pollock throws a jab when Erwin was well out of range.
Erwin misses the jab.
Pollock slips under a jab.
Erwin blocks the body kick.
Pollock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
Pollock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Erwin.
Pollock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pollock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pollock. That's going to slow Erwin down.
Pollock throws a lazy right hand but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollock cracks Erwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pollock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erwin throws a low kick but Pollock moves out of range easily.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Erwin connects with a looping right hand.
Pollock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Erwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pollock throws the kick towards the body but Erwin avoids it.
Erwin slips under a jab.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pollock on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Erwin.
Pollock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erwin is out of range and Pollock settles back down.
Erwin slips a jab from Pollock.
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!
Erwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pollock is looking to chop away at Erwin's legs.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock lands a jab to the head.
Erwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollock.
Pollock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Pollock throws a front kick aimed at Erwin's knee but Erwin avoids it well.
Pollock checks a leg kick.
Pollock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Erwin's sensitive parts.
Pollock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erwin.
Pollock is looking to score with low kicks.
Erwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pollock throws out the jab.
Erwin moves out of range as Pollock throws a body kick.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Pollock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Erwin can pounce on him.
Pollock thuds his right hand into Erwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock throws a body shot but no joy.
Pollock throws a low kick but Erwin avoids it.
Erwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erwin thumps Pollock with a low kick.
Erwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Pollock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Pollock throws a low kick but Erwin avoids it.
Pollock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pollock moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Pollock checks a leg kick.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Pollock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Erwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pollock is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Pollock. Beautiful body shot.
Erwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Erwin lands with a cross.
Donk. Pollock catches Erwin right on the button with a cross.
Erwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Erwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pollock connects with a jab.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pollock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
A punch lands to the side of Pollock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pollock throws a front kick that sends Erwin stumbling back into the cage.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erwin takes a swing at Pollock's ribcage but misses.
Pollock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pollock.
Pollock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Pollock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pollock avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Pollock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pollock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Pollock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pollock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erwin's head backwards.
Erwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erwin clobbers Pollock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pollock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erwin wants to take the fight to the mat but Pollock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pollock stops a takedown attempt from Erwin.
Pollock scores with a shot to the side of Erwin's head.
Erwin tries to break the clinch but Pollock is controlling the position.
Pollock has a couple of punches blocked by Erwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erwin.
Pollock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pollock.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erwin lands a slapping body shot.
Erwin misses with the combination.
Erwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erwin blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pollock.
Pollock tries to clinch but Erwin is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pollock!
Pollock tries to clinch but Erwin moves out of range.
That kick from Pollock tenderised Erwin's leg. Erwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pollock wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Erwin connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Erwin.
Erwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pollock. Beautiful body shot.
Erwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Pollock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Erwin feints and then cracks Pollock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pollock down.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Erwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pollock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Erwin misses with a straight right.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Pollock counters with a body kick.
Erwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pollock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Erwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Erwin checks a leg kick.
Erwin is looking for a counter combo.
Pollock walks into a jab.
Pollock tries to clinch up.
Pollock moves in looking to clinch but Erwin pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pollock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
A countering left hand to the body from Pollock misses.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
Pollock scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Pollock. Beautiful body shot.
Pollock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollock.
Pollock moves into the clinch.
Pollock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pollock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollock slips under a jab from Erwin.
Erwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pollock is looking to score with low kicks.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Pollock misses.
Jackson Pollock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Pollock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Erwin.
Derek Erwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pollock scores with a push kick.
Erwin takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Pollock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pollock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Pollock!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Pollock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Derek Erwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 816 p4p, 192 weight class) and Jamie James (ranked 118 p4p, 33 weight class). Cru comes to the cage accompanied by the stranger. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie James!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cru.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cru. That's going to slow James down.
Cru feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Cru. Beautiful body shot.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cru.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Cru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cru defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Cru scores with a jab to the body.
James wants to slow Cru down by chopping away at his legs.
Cru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cru cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a jab to Cru's midsection.
James throws a head kick but Cru moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cru throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
Cru has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cru.
Cru keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheers as Cru lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cru.
Cru throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good shot there by Cru.
Cru misses with a body shot.
James throws a fast counter high kick but Cru manages to duck under it in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands a nice hook to Cru's body. Cru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cru scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru misses the body punch
and James counters with a good low kick that Cru was not able to check.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cru. James shrugs it off though.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cru just misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a kick to the body
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James misses with a looping right.
Cru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cru thuds his shin into the meat of James's side.
Cru works James's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cru.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cru. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cru.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cru misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Che Von Cru has been cut.
Cru is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Cru catches James right on the button with a cross.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cru throws a head kick that misses.
James tries to move into range but Cru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cru tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Cru.
An inside leg kick lands from Cru.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Cru tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
James walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cru connects with a solid leg kick.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cru.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cru lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Cru slips under a jab from James.
Cru lands a nice shot to the body.
Cru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And James responds with a good body kick, but Cru manages to step out the way in time.
Cru misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Cru cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Che Von Cru'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.
Cru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cru throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Cru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James misses with a head kick.
Cru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters circling a little - Cru finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cru misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Cru scores with a nice body kick.
Cru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but James might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cru has got the better of the exchanges.
Cru throws a hook but James blocks it.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cru.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Cru.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru slips under a jab.
Che Von Cru is winning the standup battle so far.
Cru defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Cru counters with a straight right hand.
Cru throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Cru.
James throws a hook but Cru blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cru delivers a nice body kick.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cru.
Nice body kick there by Cru.
Cru throws a nice inside leg kick.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cru connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
Cru connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Cru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
James follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cru throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cru, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James misses with a body kick.
Cru thinks about countering with a body kick.
James misses with a hook
and Cru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James misses with a body shot.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Cru.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Cru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
James avoids the body shot from Cru.
Cru scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cru lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Cru.
Cru scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James connects with a body shot that sends Cru's belly button to the back.
Cru connects with a nice looking jab.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru throws a quick counter head kick but James was just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Cru.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Cru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cru connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Cru catches James right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Che Von Cru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cru lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
Cru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
Cru thumps James with a low kick.
James avoids the body shot from Cru.
James looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
James throws a head kick but Cru moves out of range.
Cru avoids the head kick by James.
Cru is looking to counter punch.
Cru moves into range and connects with a jab.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Cru counters with a left to the body.
Cru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cru moves away.
Cru works James's body with a nice hook.
Cru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cru throws a body shot but no joy.
Cru keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cru finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Cru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru scores with a jab.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Cru throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.
Cru cracks James with an open hand slap.
Cru lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cru punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
Cru looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Cru throws a leg kick that misses.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Cru.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Cru.
A low kick from James misses
and Cru counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cru.
Cru connects with an inside leg kick.
Cru throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James throws a hook but Cru blocks it.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a head kick.
Cru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Cru.
Cru throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cru finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
Cru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Che Von Cru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru blocks the body kick.
Cru looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cru lands with a good body shot.
Cru throws a jab when James was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James misses with a leg kick
letting Cru counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from James.
Cru tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cru lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamie James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Cru connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Cru lands a lovely overhand right.
Cru misses with a kick to the body.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James misses with a hook
and Cru counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cru 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
Che Von Cru decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 276 p4p, 271 weight class) and Prohor Georgiev (ranked 41 p4p, 39 weight class). Georgiev has chosen Oxxxymiron - City under the sole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Prohor Georgiev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Prohor Georgiev!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter throws a body punch but Georgiev moves out of range.
Georgiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karter but Karter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karter throwing a counter right hand but Georgiev manages to avoid it.
Georgiev loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Karter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Georgiev blocks a head kick by Karter.
Georgiev lands a head shot.
Georgiev shoots in and gets a takedown into Karter's guard.
Georgiev wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Georgiev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter keeping moving, preventing Georgiev from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev passes Karter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Georgiev is pressing down on Karter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karter is holding on for now.
Karter wants to control but Georgiev is keeping busy.
Karter tries to roll over but Georgiev keeps him under control.
Karter is concentrating on defense, preventing Georgiev from advancing position.
Karter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karter is trying to maintain the position but Georgiev is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karter is not content to let Georgiev control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Georgiev trying to pass the guard but Karter defending well.
Karter is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Crassus, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Karter has his hands clasped together around Georgiev's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Karter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Georgiev counters with a shoot takedown. Karter fights it but they end up in guard.
Georgiev wants to pass the guard but Karter is keeping the position.
Georgiev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karter 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Karter is trying to control the position but Georgiev postures up.
Karter keeping full guard, as Georgiev tries to pass.
Karter being controlled here, momentarily.
Karter is trying to keep Georgiev in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
We've been informed that Georgiev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Georgiev scores with a takedown into Karter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Georgiev looking to pass the guard.
Georgiev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Georgiev has managed to get both his arms back between Karter's legs - danger averted.
Georgiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Karter has wrist control.
Georgiev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Georgiev looking to sit in guard and control but Karter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prohor Georgiev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karter avoids the body shot from Georgiev.
Karter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Prohor Georgiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
Georgiev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Georgiev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Georgiev misses with a takedown
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karter on the side of the head.
Georgiev feints and as Karter raises his hands in defense, Georgiev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Georgiev trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
Karter trying to keep a closed guard but Georgiev is proving a slippery customer.
Prohor Georgiev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Georgiev manages to get himself to full guard.
Karter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karter stopping the sweep attempt from Georgiev.
Karter distracts Georgiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Georgiev pulls Karter in to control the position.
Georgiev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karter is in close to Georgiev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karter wants to pass the guard but Georgiev is keeping the position.
Karter 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.
Georgiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Georgiev has his foot on Karter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karter works his way back into a safe position though.
Georgiev is trying to control the position but Karter postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Georgiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karter is out of range.
Karter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Georgiev lands a nice shot that snaps Karter's head back.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Georgiev saw it coming and moves away.
Georgiev lands a leg kick that knocks Karter off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Karter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Georgiev doesn't seem phased though.
Georgiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karter checks it well.
Georgiev misses with a body punch
and Georgiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Georgiev scores with a jab. Karter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karter throws a body punch but Georgiev moves out of range.
Good shot there by Georgiev.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgiev.
Georgiev walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter lands a jab to Georgiev's midsection.
Karter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Georgiev sprawls well initially but Karter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Georgiev is refusing to be controlled, as Karter sits in half guard.
Karter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Georgiev sees it coming and defends easily.
Georgiev wants to improve his position but Karter is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Christ Karter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Georgiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Georgiev moves out of range as Karter throws a body kick.
Karter cracks Georgiev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Georgiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Karter lands a jab to Georgiev's midsection.
Georgiev needs to keep his hands up - Karter had a free shot at his head there.
Georgiev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Georgiev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Georgiev preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Georgiev tries to move to mount but Karter blocks the move with his legs.
Karter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Georgiev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karter is trying to control Georgiev's posture but Georgiev avoids it.
Karter is trying to improve his position.
Georgiev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev is putting a hurting on Karter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Georgiev content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Karter tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Georgiev.
Georgiev trying to control the position but Karter is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Georgiev scoring with punches from side control.
Karter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Georgiev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Georgiev is trying to get an arm triangle but Karter is defending well.
Georgiev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Georgiev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prohor Georgiev really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick
and Georgiev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Georgiev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
Karter is stalling in the full guard.
Georgiev wants to sweep here but Karter controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev is trying to control the position but Karter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev 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.
Karter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
Karter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Georgiev has his foot on Karter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karter works his way back into a safe position though.
Georgiev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Karter puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Karter winds up and cracks Georgiev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev has hold of Karter's hands but Karter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Georgiev is looking to improve his position.
Georgiev trying to control but Karter postures up.
Georgiev is looking to improve his position.
Georgiev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karter is working away from the top position though.
Georgiev tries to roll over but Karter keeps him under control.
Georgiev wants to control but Karter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter clinches up against the cage.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Georgiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Georgiev lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Georgiev.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karter misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Karter fails to land.
Karter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Karter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Karter.
Georgiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karter.
Karter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Karter takes a swing at Georgiev's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Georgiev.
Georgiev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Karter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karter blocks a leg kick.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Georgiev throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Karter throws a leg kick which misses Georgiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Georgiev tries to avoid it.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Georgiev counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ Karter had his way with Prohor Georgiev in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Georgiev lands a glancing blow to the side of Karter's head.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Georgiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Georgiev with a nice calf kick.
Georgiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Georgiev.
Karter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Georgiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter is looking to wear down Georgiev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Georgiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Georgiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.
Georgiev connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body shot.
Karter avoids the head kick by Georgiev.
Karter takes a swing at Georgiev's ribcage but misses.
Georgiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Georgiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter backing away here, and Georgiev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Georgiev thows a body kick. Karter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A cross from Karter lands.
Georgiev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karter doesn't seem bothered though.
Prohor Georgiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Georgiev avoids the body shot from Karter.
A low kick from Georgiev misses
and Karter counters with a head kick. That will keep Georgiev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Georgiev tenderised Karter's leg. Karter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Georgiev shoots in but Karter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Karter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Georgiev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgiev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Georgiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Georgiev catches Karter right on the button with a cross.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Georgiev scores with a jab to the body.
Georgiev misses with a body shot.
Karter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Georgiev manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karter if he has to take too many more of those.
Georgiev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Georgiev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karter tries to clinch up.
Georgiev misses with a right hand
and Karter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Georgiev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karter at a distance.
Georgiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter doesn't manage to clinch there - Georgiev circles away.
Karter walks into a left hand.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Georgiev moved out of range nicely.
Georgiev misses with a hook
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Karter.
That kick from Georgiev tenderised Karter's leg. Karter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georgiev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karter defends it nicely.
Karter throws a lazy uppercut
and Georgiev counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Karter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karter takes a swing at Georgiev's ribcage but misses.
Georgiev lands with a straight right. Karter didn't see that one coming.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Georgiev feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prohor Georgiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Georgiev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prohor Georgiev!
Our winner, Prohor Georgiev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 25 p4p, 305 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 4 p4p, 21 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Kidd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kidd.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kidd.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Kidd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kidd blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Kidd throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Kidd's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Kidd throws a body kick that misses
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kidd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Kidd tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd is looking to land body kicks.
Kidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Kidd.
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
Kidd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Kidd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Kidd moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Kidd.
Kidd slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Kidd.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Kidd slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Kidd checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Kidd blocks the leg kick.
Kidd moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kidd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Kidd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kidd throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kidd checks a leg kick.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Kidd right on the button with a cross.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Kidd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kidd lands with an overhand left.
Kidd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Kidd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kidd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Kidd.
Kidd lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Kidd.
Kidd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kidd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kidd throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kidd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd'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.
Kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kidd throws a leg kick
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Kidd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Kidd tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kidd throws a lazy body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Kidd in his tracks momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Kidd is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kidd cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Kidd's body.
Kidd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kidd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Kidd throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Kidd only half commits.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Kidd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Kidd up against the cage.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Kidd wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Kidd tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit holds him up against the cage and eventually Kidd drops back down to his feet.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kidd can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kidd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Kidd had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd misses the jab.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kidd.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kidd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Kidd avoided it.
Kidd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kidd with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Kidd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Kidd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Kidd works the jab nicely.
Kidd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Kidd didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Kidd flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Kidd motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Kidd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Kidd.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Kidd throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Kidd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Kidd.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Kidd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kidd blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Kidd.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kidd just manages to avoid it.
Kidd throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Kidd counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kidd digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Kidd is looking to score with low kicks.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kidd throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Kidd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Kidd settles back down.
Kidd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Kidd with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Kidd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Kidd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kidd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Kidd's head.
Kidd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kidd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Kidd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Kidd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kidd slips under a jab.
Kidd connects with a leg kick.
Donk. Kidd catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kidd.
Kidd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit motions for Kidd to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kidd takes a step back to recover.
Kidd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Kidd.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Kidd lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kidd. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Kidd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd is looking to land body kicks.
Kidd moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kidd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kidd can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kidd.
Kidd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kidd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kidd connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Kidd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Kidd blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Kidd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kidd sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kidd is able to avoid easily.
Kidd flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Kidd throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kidd in his tracks.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Kidd semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Kidd is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a leg kick that misses.
Kidd slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Kidd scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit thumps Kidd with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Kidd down.
Kidd throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kidd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Kidd lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit lunges at Kidd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kidd's hand.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kidd misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kidd lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Kidd seems unphased.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Kidd.
Kidd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kidd misses with some punches.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kidd avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Kidd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Kidd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Kidd misses
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Kidd catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Kidd down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Kidd.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kidd lands an overhand right.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Kidd knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit tests Kidd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Kidd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kidd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kidd slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Kidd avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit had his way with Killer Kidd in that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kidd connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kidd checks a leg kick.
Kidd replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it well.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Kidd moves out of range.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kidd! But no joy.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidd tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Kidd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kidd is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Kidd tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit holds him up against the cage and eventually Kidd drops back down to his feet.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killer Kidd.
Kidd manages to break the clinch.
Kidd swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kidd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Kidd checks it.
Kidd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kidd's front leg with a kick but Kidd checks it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Kidd's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
A solid body kick from Kidd.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kidd throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Kidd in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sitsongrit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kidd - the referee stops the clock and Sitsongrit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kidd. Sitsongrit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Kidd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Kidd's ribs.
Kidd throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kidd's head.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kidd throws a body kick.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kidd looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kidds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Killer Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Kidd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Kidd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Kidd finds it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Kidd's head.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killer Kidd.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Babinski (ranked 41 p4p, 85 weight class) and Boris Krylov (ranked 6 p4p, 13 weight class). Babinski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raining Blood - Slayer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski tries to move into range but Krylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babinski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Krylov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babinski's knee momentarily.
Krylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krylov throws a leg kick
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Babinski slips a jab from Krylov.
Babinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Babinski misses with a left hand
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
Babinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krylov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a left hand
and Krylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Krylov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krylov throws a lazy uppercut
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Babinski misses with a hook. Krylov ducked under it nicely.
Krylov throws out a counter right but Babinski avoids it with no problem.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Babinski.
Krylov slips a jab and a cross from Babinski.
Babinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babinski scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Krylov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babinski works Krylov's body with a nice hook.
Krylov thuds a left hand into Babinski's body.
Babinski jabs at Krylov's body.
Babinski misses with a body kick.
Krylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and Krylov counters with a stiff right hand.
Babinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krylov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Babinski.
Krylov slips a straight right by Babinski.
Babinski misses with a double jab.
Babinski misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.
Babinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krylov counters with a nice body shot.
Babinski misses with a left hand
and Krylov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krylov moves out of range of the body kick.
Krylov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
Krylov takes a swing at Babinski's ribcage but misses.
Krylov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krylov misses with a looping left.
Babinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boris Krylov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Krylov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krylov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Babinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babinski moves away.
It appears Babinski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Krylov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babinski is out of range.
Krylov throws a jab when Babinski was well out of range.
Krylov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krylov scrambles back to his feet.
Babinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babinski.
Nice cross by Krylov.
Alexei Babinski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krylov lands a lovely overhand right.
Babinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krylov lands a jab.
Krylov blocks a head kick by Babinski.
Babinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Babinski backs off Krylov throws a huge counter combo but Babinski manages to avoid it all.
Babinski jabs Krylov right on the nose. Krylov blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski drops Krylov with a beautiful combination! Krylov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babinski is looking for the KO!
Krylov is rocked!
That has opened up Boris Krylov's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babinski cracks Krylov with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Babinski!
Alexei Babinski retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Alexei Babinski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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