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PFC 276 Petrov vs Sitsongrit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tempe Gorge (ranked 2679 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 264 p4p, 156 weight class). Gorge comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Jaroslav is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Sound of Running Feet. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Gorge misses.
Jaroslav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Jaroslav 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.
Jab by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav motions for Gorge to come forward. Jaroslav throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge throws a quick counter head kick but Jaroslav was just out of range.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav.
Gorge throws the kick towards the body but Jaroslav avoids it.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jaroslav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick
letting Gorge counter with a right hand.
Gorge moves out of range as Jaroslav throws a body kick.
Jaroslav scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gorge misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Gorge.
Jaroslav throws out a counter right but Gorge avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Jaroslav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jaroslav closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav manages to break the clinch.
Jaroslav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorge.
Gorge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaroslav just manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorge. That did some damage!
Jaroslav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gorge is looking to counter punch.
Gorge avoids the body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav stalks Gorge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorge's face. Gorge staggers backwards, shaken.
Jaroslav fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Jaroslav misses.
Jaroslav throws a chopping leg kick but Gorge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gorge avoids the body shot from Jaroslav.
Gorge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaroslav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorge. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaroslav is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gorge with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaroslav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge throws a right hand that Jaroslav ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaroslav also avoids with ease.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaroslav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gorge in his tracks.
Gorge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
Gorge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaroslavs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaroslav throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorge.
A little feinted left hand from Gorge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaroslav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Gorge lands.
Jaroslav lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaroslav throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaroslav lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaroslav wants to clinch up but Gorge keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Gorge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gorge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaroslav.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav slips under a jab.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that Gorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorge also avoids with ease.
Jaroslav gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gorge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Gorge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaroslav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaroslav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaroslav lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gorge. Gorge obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaroslav stalks Gorge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorge's face. Gorge staggers backwards, shaken.
Jaroslav lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gorge misses with a hook.
Jaroslav is looking to slow Gorge down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gorge checks a leg kick.
Gorge walks into a straight right hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav blocks the body kick.
Gorge blocks a low kick nicely.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaroslav throws out a powerful jab.
Jaroslav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorge.
Jaroslav is looking to clinch but Gorge is avoiding it.
Jaroslav moves into the clinch.
Gorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Jaroslav.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Jaroslav.
Gorge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaroslav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gorge went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jaroslav dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaroslav is looking to clinch but Gorge is avoiding it.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaroslav misses with a straight right.
Jaroslav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaroslav blocks the body kick.
Gorge throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Jaroslav was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
Good exchange - Gorge coming out on top.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that Gorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorge also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaroslav looks to land a combination but Gorge avoids it well.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jaroslav scores with a four punch combination!
Jaroslav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorge counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Gorge moves out of range.
It looked like Gorge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gorge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range and Gorge settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaroslav looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaroslav misses with a wild combination.
Gorge slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Gorge with a nice cross.
Gorge feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Gorge.
Sloppy strikes from Jaroslav. Those never looked like landing.
Jaroslav lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jaroslav throws a right and a left that Gorge avoids nicely.
Gorge misses with a shot to the body
and Jaroslav counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorge lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a few strikes there.
Jaroslav misses with a combination
and Gorge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Gorge. That snapped Jaroslav's head back.
Gorge dodges the punch combination from Jaroslav.
Gorge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaroslav tries to clinch but Gorge moves out of range.
Jaroslav tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaroslav gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gorge fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaroslav creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorge breaks from the clinch.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorge misses the jab.
Jaroslav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gorge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gorge loads up on a big right hand but Jaroslav slips the punch.
Jaroslav throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaroslav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Gorge.
It seemed like Jaroslav was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jaroslav. That snapped Gorge's head back.
Jaroslav tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge tried to score with a low kick but Jaroslav checks it.
Gorge wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range.
Jaroslav tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gorge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorge takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Gorge with the inside leg kick.
Gorge throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaroslav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gorge misses with a looping right.
Jaroslav has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorge lands a nice shot that snaps Jaroslav's head back.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Jaroslav is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge slips a jab and a cross from Jaroslav.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroslav tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaroslav rushes Gorge and presses him up against the cage.
Gorge works on Jaroslav's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav lands a left hand.
Gorge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaroslav blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick that knocks Gorge off balance momentarily.
Jaroslav blocks a leg kick.
Gorge throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorge scores with a push kick.
Jaroslav is looking to clinch.
It appears Gorge was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jaroslav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorge misses with a double jab.
Jaroslav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorge lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Gorge tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Tempe Gorge will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaroslav's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jaroslav duly obliges.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick which misses Gorge's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorge tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jaroslav misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Jaroslav finds it's target.
Jaroslav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorge moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorge circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaroslav throws a big shot that misses.
Gorge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jaroslav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaroslav closes the distance and pushes Gorge back into the cage.
Gorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Jaroslav.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorge looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaroslav is just out of range.
Gorge cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Jaroslav tries to clinch up
and Gorge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Jaroslav finds it's way through Gorge's defenses.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that Gorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorge also avoids with ease.
Gorge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaroslav circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaroslav wants to clinch up but Gorge keeps it at a distance.
Jaroslav fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaroslav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorge.
Gorge throws a hook but Jaroslav blocks it.
Gorge misses with a straight left.
Gorge throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaroslav pushes Gorge away with a front kick.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses
and Gorge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a double jab
and Gorge counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Gorge avoids it.
Gorge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaroslav's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jaroslav duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorge throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Gorge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorge.
Gorge throws a head kick that Jaroslav semi-blocks.
Jaroslav throws a big shot that misses.
Gorge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaroslav just manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Gorge misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorge misses the jab.
Gorge swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaroslav.
A counter left hand to the body from Gorge misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Gorge avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Jaroslav does no damage.
Gorge lands with a nice body punch.
Gorge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaroslav momentarily.
Jaroslav looks to land a combination but Gorge avoids it well.
Jab by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to work over Gorge's front leg with a kick but Gorge checks it.
Gorge is looking to counter punch.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gorge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Jaroslav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaroslav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaroslav takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaroslav misses with the combination.
Gorge seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorge connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge dips to his left and cracks Jaroslav with an uppercut!
Jaroslav throws a right and a left that Gorge avoids nicely.
Gorge looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Jaroslav wants to clinch up but Gorge keeps it at a distance.
Gorge lands a body shot.
Jaroslav misses with a lunging right hand
and Gorge counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaroslav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gorge counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Gorge as he connects with a hook.
Jaroslav throws a combination that misses
and Gorge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Gorge moves out of range.
Gorge scores with a head kick. Jaroslav tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Jaroslav is rocked!
 It looks like Felix Jaroslav has been cut.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Gorge moves out of range easily.
Jaroslav is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorge finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorge circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tempe Gorge.
I think Gorge 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tempe Gorge!
In his post fight interview, Tempe Gorge started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Objedkov (ranked 758 p4p, 1471 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 49 p4p, 87 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. Takashi Yoshida 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Objedkov misses.
Objedkov misses with a left hand
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Objedkov 's knee.
Objedkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Yoshida finds it's way through Objedkov's defenses.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Objedkov's sensitive parts.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Objedkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Objedkov connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Objedkov.
Nice uppercut there from Objedkov.
Objedkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Objedkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Objedkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Objedkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Objedkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Objedkov misses with a body shot.
Yoshida gets tackled into the cage by Objedkov. Objedkov maintains the clinch.
Objedkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Objedkov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Objedkov manages to end up in side control.
Objedkov laying and praying for a moment but Yoshida takes advantage and regains half guard.
Yoshida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Objedkov is working away from the top position though.
Yoshida wants to get back to full guard but Objedkov has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Objedkov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Objedkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Objedkov is working Yoshida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Objedkov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yoshida is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Objedkov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yoshida's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yoshida is trying to work for a sweep but Objedkov has mounted him!
Objedkov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yoshida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Objedkov tries to control but Yoshida wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying desperately to improve position.
Objedkov wants to control the pace but Yoshida is squirming around nicely.
Yoshida is trying desperately to improve position.
Objedkov avoids the attempt from Yoshida to control.
Yoshida is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yoshida wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Objedkov.
Objedkov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Objedkov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yoshida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Objedkov trying to control from half guard but Yoshida is working away.
Yoshida is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Objedkov's body.
Objedkov walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoshida sprawls well. Yoshida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Objedkov gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Objedkov scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Yoshida.
Objedkov slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Objedkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Objedkov checks a leg kick.
Objedkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Objedkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Objedkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Objedkov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yoshida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Objedkov from controlling successfully.
Objedkov is looking to pass into half guard but Yoshida pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yoshida is in guard.
Objedkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Objedkov pulls Yoshida in close to prevent any damage.
Yoshida looking to sit in guard and control but Objedkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yoshida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Objedkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Objedkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
Objedkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yoshida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoshida has his foot on Objedkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Objedkov works his way back into a safe position though.
Sergey Objedkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Objedkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoshida's guard.
Objedkov is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Objedkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Objedkov's back!
Yoshida has the hooks in. Objedkov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yoshida has good solid back control here.
Objedkov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is riding his opponent, not letting Objedkov buck him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yoshida is looking to slow Objedkov down with leg kicks.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Objedkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Objedkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoshida circles away.
Objedkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Objedkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Objedkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Objedkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Objedkov throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Objedkov has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Yoshida.
Nice defenses there by Objedkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov shoots in for a double leg but Yoshida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Objedkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Objedkov down.
Objedkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to avoid it but Objedkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshida to the ground. Yoshida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown but Yoshida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshida wants to slow Objedkov down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Objedkov down.
Decent striking displayed by Yoshida there.
Takashi Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown but Yoshida shows good takedown defense.
Objedkov slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Objedkov is able to avoid easily.
Objedkov fails with the takedown
and Objedkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Objedkov walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
Objedkov lands a right hook to the body.
Objedkov misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Objedkov's knee momentarily.
Objedkov slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Objedkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Objedkov moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Objedkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Yoshida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Objedkov!
Yoshida tries to sprawl but Objedkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yoshida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Objedkov scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Objedkov looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Objedkov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoshida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov working a defensive guard but Yoshida manages to pass into side control anyway.
Objedkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Objedkov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Yoshida is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Yoshida tries to control but Objedkov wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yoshida prevents Objedkov from getting the reversal.
Objedkov is controlling an arm, preventing Yoshida from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Objedkov gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Yoshida seems content to control.
Objedkov wants to get back to full guard.
Objedkov looking for subs from the bottom but Yoshida mounts him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
Takashi Yoshida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 231 p4p, 179 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 26 p4p, 19 weight class). The Reverend Jim Ignatowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sarfraz Ali's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski motions for Ali to come forward. Ignatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ignatowski under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Ignatowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatowski tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ignatowski thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Ignatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Ignatowski - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali throws a leg kick but Ignatowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali with a hook.
Good exchange - Ignatowski coming out on top.
Ali misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Ali.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatowski misses the target.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatowski throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatowski.
Ali throws a hook but Ignatowski avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Ignatowski misses.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Ali slams his shin into Ignatowski's torso.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatowski with a nice cross.
Ignatowski tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Ali lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Ignatowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ignatowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Ali checks it.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Ignatowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Ali lands a nice hook to Ignatowski's body. Ignatowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ali appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Ali only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Ignatowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ignatowski.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Ignatowski.
Ali tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatowski controls the action.
A short left from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ignatowski lands with a left to the head.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ignatowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ignatowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatowski blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Ignatowski finds it's target.
Ali tries to move into range but Ignatowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ali avoids a kick to the body.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali digs a good body shot into Ignatowski's ribs.
Ignatowski catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatowski 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.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Ignatowski moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good work by Ignatowski as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali cracks Ignatowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski lands a front kick.
Ignatowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
A jab from Ali misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ignatowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ignatowski moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski checks a leg kick.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignatowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Ignatowski's head but Ignatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatowski checks the leg kick.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Ali.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Ignatowski misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Ignatowski.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Ignatowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ignatowski.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Ignatowski seems unphased.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ignatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ali throws a solid leg kick but Ignatowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ali.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ignatowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ignatowski with the inside leg kick.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Ali.
Ali takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Ignatowski as he connects with a hook.
Ignatowski misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Ignatowski's head but Ignatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatowski, as that shot connected.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatowski misses the target.
Ali defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Ali throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Ali misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ali. That's going to slow Ignatowski down.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Ali flicks out a counter leg kick but Ignatowski steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatowski. Ignatowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ignatowski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Ali digs a good body shot into Ignatowski's ribs.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ali tests Ignatowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali.
As Ali backs away, Ignatowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Ignatowski lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and Ignatowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali cracks Ignatowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali with a jab.
Ignatowski moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatowski throws out a leg kick but Ali moves out of range and Ignatowski only half commits.
Ali misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Ignatowski lands with a right hand.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski lands with a cross.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ignatowski with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ali.
Donk. Ignatowski catches Ali right on the button with a cross.
Ali is rocked!
Ali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatowski finish him?
Ali misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ali's jaw. Ali's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ignatowski does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
A victorious The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 128 p4p, 178 weight class) and Quân Lę (ranked 8 p4p, 10 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Preciso me encontrar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lę!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lę misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Boaz throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Boaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lę.
Lę scoring well with a low kick there.
Lę bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boaz slips a straight right by Lę.
Lę connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Boaz.
Lę throws out a powerful jab.
Lę misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lę slips a straight right by Boaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boaz.
Boaz dives in and grabs Lę's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lę pushes down on Boaz's head and hops out.
Boaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Lę sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lę on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lę tries to clinch but Boaz moves out of range.
Lę has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lę lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lę misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lę lands with a right to the head.
Boaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lę tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lę.
Lę misses with a punch to the body.
Lę lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Lę goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lę tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Lę misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lę.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boaz.
Lę working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lę controls the action.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lę has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lę creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Boaz tries for a takedown but Lę manages to get underhooks.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Boaz throws a head punch that misses.
Lę blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Lę cracks Boaz with a nice body shot.
Lę lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lę throws a punch but it's blocked by Boaz.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Lę.
Lę blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz prevents a body shot from Lę.
Lę can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
Lę can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
A hook to the body from Boaz.
Lę misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Lę's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lę.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lę fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lę misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lę blocks it with crossed arms.
Boaz is working Lę over against the cage.
Lę escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lę tries to close the distance and clinch but Boaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Lę - just one landing.
Lę checks a leg kick.
Boaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boaz swings for the body but Lę moves out of range.
Lę throws a leg kick but Boaz moved away.
Boaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boaz shoots in and drives through. Lę sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boaz throws the kick towards the body but Lę avoids it.
And Lę responds with a good body kick, but Boaz manages to step out the way in time.
Lę circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Quân Lę seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaz scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lę throws a leg kick
and Boaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Boaz misses its intended target.
Lę cracks a nice hook into Boaz's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lę uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boaz.
Lę looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lę buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lę slips under a jab.
Boaz misses the jab.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Lę.
Lę fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boaz.
Boaz loads up on a big right hand but Lę slips the punch.
Lę throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lę throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lę loads up on a big right hand but Boaz slips the punch.
Boaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lę.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lę lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lę 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.
Boaz with a hook.
Lę throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lę pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Lę backs away, Boaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boaz is looking to slow Lę down with leg kicks.
Boaz is looking to clinch but Lę is avoiding it.
Lę scores with a jab.
Quân Lę seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lę moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lę.
A jab from Boaz misses.
Lę was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lę looks to land a body kick but Boaz moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Lę moves into the clinch successfully.
Lę misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boaz tries a body shot but Lę blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lę.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lę fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lę has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Boaz lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lę tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lę doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lę working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Boaz.
Lę misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lę letting Boaz take a breather here.
Boaz tries to work over Lę's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lę blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lę working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lę lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boaz.
Good body shot from Boaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lę.
Boaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lę misses with some punches.
Lę's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Lę avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
Boaz lands a shot to the body.
Lę lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lę tries to break free but Boaz pushes him back against the cage.
Lę gets through Boaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lę lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lę blocking some punches.
Lę swings wildly with an uppercut but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lę scores with a shoulder strike.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lę breaks from the clinch.
Lę lands a nice hook to Boaz's body. Boaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Boaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz closes the distance and clinches up with Lę, looking for a takedown. Boaz pushes Lę against the cage but Lę circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Boaz does it's job there.
Boaz throws a wild body kick that Lę sees coming a mile off.
Boaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lę is looking to slow Boaz down with leg kicks.
Boaz misses the jab.
Lę now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaz looks to land a left hand but Lę moved out of range nicely.
Lę scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Lę throws a body kick that misses.
Lę misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
Boaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boaz misses with an uppercut
and Lę counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Boaz throws a chopping leg kick but Lę manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lę. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lę darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lę has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
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!
Lę scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boaz misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Lę throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lę checks a leg kick.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lę moves away.
Boaz staying out of range there.
Boaz throwing a counter right hand but Lę manages to avoid it.
Boaz throws a shot to the body.
Lę tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lę on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lę throws a sloppy head kick and Boaz moves out of range easily.
Boaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lę looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz misses with an uppercut
enabling Lę to counter with a crisp jab.
Boaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lę misses the target.
Lę misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quân Lę will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lę throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lę.
Lę misses with a low kick as Boaz jumps back.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Lę misses
enabling Boaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Lę avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lę is able to avoid easily.
Lę tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lę.
Boaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lę scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Lę avoids the head kick by Boaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lę defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Lę avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a body kick.
Lę throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lę moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lę throws a body kick that misses.
Boaz slips under a jab from Lę.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boaz defending well as Lę loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz cracks Lę with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boaz throws a shot to the body.
Boaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lę throws a poor cross that misses
and Boaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Boaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lę under the eye.
Lę looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
Lę jabs Boaz right on the nose. Boaz blinks but takes it well.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lę tries to clinch but Boaz moves out of range.
Boaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lę. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz slips under a jab.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lę.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lę throws a solid leg kick but Boaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lę.
A good leg kick by Boaz.
Boaz throws a push kick but Lę slaps the foot to one side.
Lę uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Lę moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Lę uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boaz.
Lę gets a clinch.
Lę swings wildly with an uppercut but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lę lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Lę avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lę fails to land.
Boaz lands with a left to the head.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Lę.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lę controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz has a couple of punches blocked by Lę.
Lę fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lę misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz presses Lę against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Lę avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
Lę misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lę tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Nice body punch from Lę - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Lę.
Lę struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
Lę misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quân Lę seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lę throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Boaz.
Lę can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
Lę pushes Boaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lę.
Boaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lę backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lę lands with a short shot to the head.
Lę works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lę swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz lands a left hand.
Boaz tries a body shot but Lę blocks it.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lę controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
Lę throws a head punch that misses.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Lę swings wildly with an uppercut but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lę.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Boaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Lę blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz takes a shot to the head.
Lę working aggressively here.
Lę scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lę.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wamberto Boaz.
Well Lę has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lę!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 585 p4p, 272 weight class) and Gary Sparxx (ranked 86 p4p, 48 weight class). Aorigele comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Sparxx!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparxx throws a body shot but no joy.
Aorigele throws a lazy uppercut
and Sparxx connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sparxx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aorigele.
Aorigele with a hook.
Aorigele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aorigele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aorigele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sparxx slips under a jab from Aorigele.
Sparxx lands with a cross.
 It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Aorigele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aorigele blocks a jab.
Sparxx cracks Aorigele with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sparxx has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Aorigele to stand back up!
 Aorigele is rocked!
Aorigele is aggressively charging in as Sparxx backs up avoiding any damage. Sparxx tosses out a jab and Aorigele runs right into it face first! Aorigele is out cold! Sparxx dropped down on all fours and is barking in Aorigele's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Sparxx!
Gary Sparxx very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 100 p4p, 299 weight class) and Yormomza Built (ranked 21 p4p, 52 weight class). Po's entrance music is Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Built's choice of entrance music: Back That Azz Up. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yormomza Built!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built is looking to clinch but Po is avoiding it.
Po quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Built closes the distance and pushes Po back into the cage.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Po misses with a body punch.
Po stalling in the clinch but Built improves position.
Built breaks the clinch.
Po takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built takes a shot to the head.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Built.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built blocks a body shot from Po.
Built tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Po.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built prevents a body shot from Po.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po is working Built over against the cage.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Built working aggressively here.
Built throws an elbow that misses.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Po looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Po gets tackled into the cage by Built. Built maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a body punch.
Built using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po working aggressively here.
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!
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built digs a right hand into Po's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Po's gas tank.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Built has Po up against the cage in a clinch.
Po tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands a left hand.
Po tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a body punch in the clinch.
Built working aggressively here.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po throws a wild body kick that Built sees coming a mile off.
Yormomza Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Built is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Po lands with a left to the head.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po scores with a shot to the side of Built's head.
Po lands a left hand.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
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!
Po tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Built has closed the distance and engaged Po in a clinch.
Built lands a body shot in the clinch.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
Built makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Built's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po thinks about countering with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Built.
Po has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tong Po will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Built tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Built is looking to clinch but Po is avoiding it.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Built fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po scores with a hook to the body. Built takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Built rushes Po and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Po lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Built.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po lands a right hand.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Built tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Built darts in trying to clinch
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Built rushes Po and presses him up against the cage.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Po.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po prevents Built from breaking the clinch.
Po tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Po is working Built over against the cage.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po lands a shot to the body.
Built is breathing heavily.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Po rushes Built and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Po tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po scores with a shot to the side of Built's head.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Built can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Good body shot from Po.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Tong Po has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po prevents a body shot from Built.
Built takes a shot to the head.
Po is working Built over against the cage.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
Built prevents a body shot from Po.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Po.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Builts head.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po takes a shot to the head.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Built tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Po manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Built tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Built closes the distance looking to clinch
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po and Built are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Po throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Built into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Po knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tong Po!
Tong Po decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 27 p4p, 113 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 6 p4p, 17 weight class). Khadan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan misses the jab.
That kick from Jabbar tenderised Khadan's leg. Khadan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khadan jabs Jabbar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khadan lands a jab to the nose.
Khadan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khadan moves out of range of the leg kick from Jabbar.
Khadan throws a jab when Jabbar was well out of range.
Khadan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabbar tries to move into range but Khadan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jabbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadan moves away.
Khadan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khadan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jabbar.
Khadan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jabbar in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muhammad Jabbar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khadan lands a head shot.
Jabbar misses with a hook.
Jabbar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jabbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khadan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJabbar.
Khadan digs a good hook to Jabbar's body.
Jabbar throws a big shot that misses.
Khadan misses with a leg kick.
Jabbar slips a jab from Khadan.
Jabbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Odchigin Khadan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khadan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khadan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jabbar throws out the jab.
Jabbar throws a wild body kick that Khadan sees coming a mile off.
Jabbar looks to land a left hand but Khadan moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabbar.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khadan misses the shot to the body.
Khadan tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan blocks a leg kick.
Jabbar slips a jab from Khadan.
Khadan jabs Jabbar right on the nose. Jabbar blinks but takes it well.
Jabbar connects with a looping right hand.
Khadan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jabbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khadan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jabbar throws a sloppy head kick
and Khadan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khadan tests Jabbar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khadan checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan throws a right hand that misses
and Jabbar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Khadan. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jabbar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khadan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jabbar at a distance.
Khadan checks a leg kick.
Jabbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khadan throws out the jab.
Jabbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Jabbar misses
and Khadan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khadan misses with a right hand
and Jabbar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khadan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khadan swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jabbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khadan throws a lazy uppercut
and Jabbar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Khadan really felt that one!
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!
Jabbar misses with a wild body shot.
Jabbar feints and then cracks Khadan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khadan down.
Jabbar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khadan checks it well.
The fighters circling - Jabbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jabbar throws the kick towards the body but Khadan avoids it.
Jabbar keeps Khadan at a distance using the push kick.
Jabbar avoids the body shot from Khadan.
Khadan takes a swing at Jabbar's ribcage but misses.
Khadan swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbar moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jabbar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabbar staying out of range there.
Jabbar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Khadan throws a body punch but Jabbar moves out of range.
It looked like Jabbar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khadan throws a good cross that connects.
Khadan misses with a hook. Jabbar ducked under it nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jabbar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jabbar moves out of range of the strikes.
Khadan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jabbar counters with a leg kick.
Khadan 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Khadan. That snapped Jabbar's head back.
Khadan drops his hands momentarily and Jabbar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khadan thuds a left hand into Jabbar's body.
Jabbar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabbar moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabbar moves away from the strike by Khadan.
Khadan throws a looping overhand right but Jabbar ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Jabbar misses its target.
Jabbar is looking to land body kicks.
Jabbar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jabbar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khadan's guard.
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Khadan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabbar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jabbar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khadan, who protects the arm well.
Khadan is trying to improve his position.
Khadan struggling a bit here.
Khadan holds on to Jabbar's head and controls the position momentarily.
Jabbar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khadan keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Khadan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jabbar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khadan has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is looking to take a break and control but Khadan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Khadan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khadan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jabbar has hold of Khadan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Khadan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Khadan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khadan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khadan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Khadan tries to roll over but Jabbar keeps him under control.
Khadan gets back to full guard.
Khadan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jabbar looking to pass the guard.
Khadan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jabbar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jabbar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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 Muhammad Jabbar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khadan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabbar ducks right into an uppercut from Khadan.
Khadan misses with a hook
and Jabbar counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Jabbar does it's job there.
Khadan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabbar manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khadan.
A clash of legs there as Jabbar blocks the low kick.
Khadan works Jabbar's body with a nice hook.
Khadan shoots in and bounces Jabbar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Khadan won't allow Jabbar to sweep him here.
Jabbar being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Khadan throwing strikes but missing.
Khadan preventing the sweep.
Jabbar can't keep his opponent in guard - Khadan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Khadan tries to pass to full mount but Jabbar defends it.
Jabbar is not content to let Khadan control the position.
Khadan trying to mount his opponent but Jabbar defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jabbar tries to roll over but Khadan keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khadan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jabbar reverses the position - he's now on top in Khadan's guard.
Khadan working a defensive guard here.
Khadan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jabbar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabbar is one step ahead there.
Khadan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jabbar has passed into side control.
Khadan is trying to improve his position.
Jabbar wants to control but Khadan is keeping him busy.
Jabbar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Khadan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khadan is looking for a sweep.
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.
Khadan is not content to let Jabbar control the position.
Khadan gets back to half guard.
Jabbar is pressing down on Khadan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khadan is holding on for now.
Jabbar is trying to control the action in half guard but Khadan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jabbar stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabbar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khadan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jabbar prevents Khadan from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odchigin Khadan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khadan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
Our winner, Odchigin Khadan, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 38 p4p, 174 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 6 p4p, 36 weight class). Blazkov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Me And The Devil. Spike has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spike ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Blazkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blazkov lands an overhand right.
Blazkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spike. That one must have hurt.
Blazkov 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.
Spike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Spike misses
and Blazkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazkov connects with a single shot there.
Blazkov 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.
Jab from Spike.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blazkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spike throws a sloppy head kick and Blazkov moves out of range easily.
Blazkov avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Blazkov as he connects with a hook.
Blazkov misses with a head kick.
Blazkov misses with a left hand
and Spike counters with a series of strikes. Blazkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spike throws a combination that misses
and Blazkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blazkov throws an off balance right hand
letting Spike counter with a right hand.
Spike misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blazkov cracks Spike with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Spike tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Blazkov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Spike is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Blazkov!
Ulysses Blazkov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 10 p4p, 29 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Petrov comes into the arena with I Am Free blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Nice cross by Petrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Petrov.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit 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.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
A left lands for Petrov.
Petrov catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrov's head backwards.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Petrov lands the left hand.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov lands a jab.
Petrov throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid 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!
Petrov throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Petrov throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
A head kick by Petrov misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
As Sitsongrit tries to get set, Petrov tries to push him back and clinch up but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the attempt.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Petrov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit cracks Petrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
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!
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov scores with a head kick. Sitsongrit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit pushes Petrov away with a front kick.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov throws a head kick that Sitsongrit semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Petrov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Petrov lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Petrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrov jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Petrov.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Petrov.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good, hard body kick but Petrov shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Petrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrov pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Sergei Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Petrov slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov scores with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Petrov misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Petrov.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit 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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