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Sucker Punch Pro Series 87 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedi Rebel (ranked 22648 p4p, 22468 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 642 p4p, 674 weight class). Jedi Rebel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jedi Rebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian scores with a leg kick.
Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rebel.
Rebel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grigorian swivels and escapes.
Rebel 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.
Rebel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rebel shoots in but Grigorian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grigorian scores with the left hand. Rebel knows he should have avoided that one.
Grigorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rebel circles away quickly and effectively.
Grigorian misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebel misses with a body shot.
Rebel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grigorian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jedi Rebel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rebel misses with a right hand
and Grigorian counters with a nice body shot.
Rebel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Rebel backs off Grigorian throws a huge counter combo but Rebel manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Rebel.
Grigorian digs a good hook to Rebel's body.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Misak Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian lands the left hand.
Rebel looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely.
Rebel misses the jab.
Grigorian counters with a body kick.
Rebel shoots in but no luck this time.
Rebel fails with a takedown attempt.
Rebel swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rebel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigorian counters with a stiff right hand.
Grigorian throws a sloppy head kick and Rebel moves out of range easily.
Rebel throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rebel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grigorian - the referee stops the clock and Rebel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grigorian. Rebel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rebel feints and as Grigorian raises his hands in defense, Rebel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grigorian is controlling Rebel's posture.
Grigorian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebel is one step ahead there.
Grigorian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grigorian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rebel controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Grigorian prevents Rebel from improving his position.
Grigorian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rebel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Grigorian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misak Grigorian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grigorian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rebel throws a shot from downtown. Grigorian moves away and avoids it.
Grigorian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rebel has time to react.
Misak Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grigorian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rebel.
Rebel shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls well. He's pushed Rebel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grigorian misses the jab.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jedi Rebel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rebel or perhaps it was just good defense by Grigorian, which made it look bad.
Grigorian misses with a straight right.
Rebel throwing a counter right hand but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
Grigorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on Rebel's shoulder, as Rebel tries to avoid the shot.
Grigorian connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grigorian.
Rebel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grigorian missing with a left hand there. Rebel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rebel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Grigorian to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigorian throws a jab but it's blocked by Rebel.
Rebel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian avoids it really well and circles away.
Grigorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grigorian is fending him off so far but Rebel persists. Nope, Grigorian circles away and we're back to standing.
Grigorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rebel.
Grigorian throws a head kick but Rebel moves out of range.
Rebel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grigorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Grigorian misses.
Rebel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grigorian pinned against the cage. Grigorian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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!
Rebel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grigorian throws a leg kick which misses Rebel's front leg but catches the back leg as Rebel tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian slips under a jab.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Rebel avoids it with no problem.
Rebel shoots and misses
and Grigorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Rebel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grigorian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters circling a little - Grigorian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grigorian scores with a leg kick.
Grigorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Grigorian throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rebel's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Grigorian lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Misak Grigorian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Wellington (ranked 3433 p4p, 3955 weight class) and Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 450 p4p, 500 weight class). Shigemasa has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Dangerous GnP
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morioka Shigemasa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigemasa misses with a wild body shot.
Shigemasa tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Shigemasa connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Wellington covering up! Shigemasa comes in with a big uppercut and Wellington goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morioka Shigemasa!
Our winner, Morioka Shigemasa, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Montesh Dominguez (ranked 1036 p4p, 22449 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 138 p4p, 608 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongsangchai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongsangchai moves into range and clinches up with Dominguez.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez trying to stall but Kongsangchai improves his position.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kongsangchai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dominguez is struggling to control the position.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Akara Kongsangchai has been cut.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kongsangchai as Dominguez tries to tie him up.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez trying to stall but Kongsangchai improves his position.
Dominguez pushes Kongsangchai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kongsangchai.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kongsangchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kongsangchai throws an elbow but misses.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Montesh Dominguez has been cut.
Kongsangchai managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dominguez lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
A shot in the inside from Kongsangchai.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Dominguez wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongsangchai avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dominguez.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kongsangchai looks winded!
Kongsangchai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to stall but Kongsangchai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kongsangchai letting Dominguez take a breather here.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.
Kongsangchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez trying to stall but Kongsangchai improves his position.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
Kongsangchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongsangchai blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kongsangchai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kongsangchai blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kongsangchai.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai misses with a knee strike.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dominguez stalling.
Dominguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Dominguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongsangchai controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Kongsangchai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Kongsangchai blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akara Kongsangchai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Kongsangchai.
Dominguez tries to work over Kongsangchai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kongsangchai blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongsangchai is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kongsangchai.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Kongsangchai blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongsangchai.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Kongsangchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongsangchai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Kongsangchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Kongsangchai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kongsangchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a body punch.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongsangchai avoids it.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Kongsangchai scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Kongsangchai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Kongsangchai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongsangchai.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kongsangchai tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Kongsangchai back against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez looking to stall.
Dominguez is looking to control Kongsangchai's arms but Kongsangchai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dominguez has his back to the cage.
Maybe Dominguez would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai misses with an elbow strike.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongsangchai's elbow.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks it.
Kongsangchai can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Kongsangchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongsangchai managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongsangchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kongsangchai up against the cage.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Kongsangchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kongsangchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongsangchai avoids the damage to the body.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez trying to control the position but instead, Kongsangchai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dominguez into the cage.
Dominguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongsangchai avoids it.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Dominguez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kongsangchai letting Dominguez take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akara Kongsangchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dominguez clinches up with Kongsangchai and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominguez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kongsangchai.
Dominguez misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Kongsangchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
Dominguez with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dominguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Kongsangchai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Kongsangchai tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Kongsangchai back against the cage.
Kongsangchai blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez lands a good knee to the midsection. Kongsangchai won't want to take too many of those.
Kongsangchai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kongsangchai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Kongsangchai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Dominguez scores with a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez works on Kongsangchai's body with a couple of short punches.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominguez.
Dominguez has Kongsangchai pushed against the cage.
Kongsangchai lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from Kongsangchai.
Dominguez scores with a hook to the body.
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kongsangchai's face.
Kongsangchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongsangchai avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kongsangchai's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kongsangchai throws an elbow but misses.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dominguez obliges.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kongsangchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Kongsangchai gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongsangchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kongsangchai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dominguez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kongsangchai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez taking a breather.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
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!
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kongsangchai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dominguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montesh Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akara Kongsangchai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akara Kongsangchai.
Well Kongsangchai 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akara Kongsangchai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Flowers (ranked 3071 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 378 p4p, 340 weight class). Flowers's entrance music is You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire by Queens of. A fine choice. Ryo Hazuki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flowers throws a head kick that misses.
Flowers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flowers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Flowers wants to free his trapped foot but Hazuki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hazuki regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've been hearing that Flowers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers looking to pass the guard.
Hazuki is trying to control the position but Flowers postures up.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Iron Wolf Private Gym inform us that Hazuki has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazuki is keeping the position for now.
Hazuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flowers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flowers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flowers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazuki is keeping the position for now.
Hazuki working for a triangle but Flowers defends it easily.
Flowers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Flowers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flowers trying to control the action but Hazuki is working from the bottom.
Flowers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hazuki gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki is not content to let Flowers control the position.
Flowers works his way into side control.
Flowers trying to control the action but Hazuki is working from the bottom.
Hazuki is trying to escape the position but Flowers is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Hazuki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flowers is trying to get an arm triangle but Hazuki is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazuki is being controlled here.
Flowers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hazuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hazuki seems a little lost for a moment, as Flowers dominates the positioning.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flowers advances to full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Flowers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flowers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flowers taking a breather here.
Hazuki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Flowers is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hazuki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers controlling from mount.
Flowers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazuki can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazuki is working to get back to half guard.
Flowers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hazuki is looking to improve his position but Flowers isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hazuki is still trying to improve position.
Flowers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flowers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flowers controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers tries to control but Hazuki wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flowers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Flowers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flowers controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Flowers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Flowers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hazuki's guard.
Hazuki wants to sweep here but Flowers controlling him for the moment.
Flowers passes into half guard.
Flowers trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hazuki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hazuki won't allow Flowers to pass to mount.
Flowers trying to control the action but Hazuki is working from the bottom.
Timmy Flowers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hazuki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Flowers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazuki is keeping the position for now.
Flowers passes Hazuki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Timmy Flowers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flowers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hazuki tries to get to full guard but Flowers has control of the leg.
Flowers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flowers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Flowers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hazuki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hazuki!
Hazuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flowers controlling the position easily from mount.
Hazuki can't escape the position.
Flowers controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazuki can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hazuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flowers controlling from mount.
Ryo Hazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Flowers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flowers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Flowers!
Timmy Flowers really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Repus Revorg (ranked 1676 p4p, 5804 weight class) and Oliver Allen (ranked 225 p4p, 534 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Allen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revorg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen misses with a hook.
Revorg fires out a quick counter leg kick but Allen just manages to avoid it.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revorg lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Allen lands with a straight right. Revorg didn't see that one coming.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revorg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Revorg moves away and avoids it.
Revorg fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revorg swings widly with a right hand
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Revorg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a combination
and Revorg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Revorg.
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Revorg is out of range.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Revorg to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen throws a hook but Revorg avoids it easily.
Revorg throws out a leg kick but Allen moves out of range and Revorg only half commits.
Allen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Allen cracks Revorg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Revorg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Revorg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Allen manages to circle out of the way.
Oliver Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen throws the left hand but Revorg avoids the punch easily.
Revorg fires out a quick counter leg kick but Allen just manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Revorg - that's a beauty! Allen is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Revorg can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Repus Revorg!
During a confident post fight interview, Repus Revorg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Oliver Allen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe 145? Lets see how the next match goes.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Ii (ranked 975 p4p, 1812 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 148 p4p, 246 weight class). Kulina has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Steel Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kulina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kulina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steel Iis head.
Kulina throws a head punch that misses.
Steel Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel Ii throws a series of punches but Kulina moves out of range.
Steel Ii throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kulina counter with a right hand.
Steel Ii throws a front kick that sends Kulina stumbling back into the cage.
Kulina misses with a looping left.
Kulina with a nice cross.
Steel Ii throws a jab when Kulina was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulina misses with a combination
and Steel Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulina dips to his left and cracks Steel Ii with an uppercut!
Kulina attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kulina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kulina cracks Steel Ii with a good jab.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Steel Ii misses.
Steel Ii is looking to land body kicks.
Kulina moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulina rushes Steel Ii and presses him up against the cage.
Kulina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel Ii is trying to break the clinch but Kulina has him pressed against the cage.
Steel Ii tries a body shot but Kulina blocks it.
Kulina swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Ii gets through Kulina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steel Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel Ii misses with a straight left.
Kulina blocks the body kick.
Kulina displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kulina misses with a hook. Steel Ii ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Kulina - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Kulina has knocked Steel Ii down with a huge combo! Kulina steps away and waves a wobbly Steel Ii back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Steel Ii is rocked!
It looks like Alex Steel Ii has been cut.
Kulina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Steel Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulina moves in looking to clinch but Steel Ii pushes him off.
Kulina blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Steel Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulina now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kulina jabs Steel Ii right on the nose. Steel Ii blinks but takes it well.
Kulina pushes Steel Ii up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel Ii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel Ii blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Steel Ii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
Steel Ii missing with a left hand there. Kulina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulina takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Steel Ii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steel Ii looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Steel Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kulina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulina rushes Steel Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kulina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Ii wants to break free but Kulina has control.
Kulina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Kulina.
Steel Ii blocks an uppercut.
Steel Ii scores with a shot to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Ii controls the action.
Steel Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulina misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulina lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steel Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulina takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulina throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Steel Ii.
Kulina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Kulina controls the action.
Kulina struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Ii controls his hands.
Kulina pushes Steel Ii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kulina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulina gets through Steel Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulina lands with a light punch inside.
Steel Ii stalling in the clinch but Kulina improves position.
A hook to the body from Kulina.
A nice left hand lands by Kulina.
Kulina throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel Ii.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kulina dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justin Kulina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel Ii.
Kulina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel Ii blocking some punches.
Steel Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel Ii tries to break the clinch but Kulina is controlling the position.
Steel Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulina misses with a punch to the body.
Kulina scores with a shot to the side of Steel Ii's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulina misses with the head strike.
Steel Ii blocks an uppercut.
Steel Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulina controls his hands.
Steel Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina scores with a shot to the side of Steel Ii's head.
Steel Ii working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Justin Kulina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steel Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulina's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kulina duly obliges.
Kulina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steel Ii. That one must have hurt.
Steel Ii throws the left hand but Kulina avoids the punch easily.
Steel Ii needs to keep his hands up - Kulina had a free shot at his head there.
Steel Ii throws a hook but Kulina avoids it easily.
Steel Ii is looking to land body kicks.
Kulina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel Ii loads up on a big right hand but Kulina slips the punch.
Kulina flicks out a counter leg kick but Steel Ii steps away.
Steel Ii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kulina thinks about the counter body kick.
Steel Ii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel Ii throws a head kick but Kulina moves out of range.
Steel Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Kulina is predictable there
and Steel Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel Ii throws a lazy head kick
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel Ii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steel Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulina looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Ii is just out of range.
Kulina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel Ii.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel Ii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steel Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Steel Ii scores with a three punch combo!
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel Ii.
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Steel Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steel Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Kulina checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloppy strikes from Kulina. Those never looked like landing.
Steel Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel Ii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Steel Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulina connects with a body shot.
Steel Ii throws a head kick but Kulina moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kulina misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kulina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kulina moves in looking to clinch but Steel Ii pushes him off.
A big right from Steel Ii misses.
Kulina throws out a counter right but Steel Ii avoids it with no problem.
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Kulina on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alex Steel Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Ii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulina, as that shot connected.
Kulina tries to clinch but Steel Ii moves out of range.
Steel Ii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulina's sensitive parts.
Kulina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kulina connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel Ii scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Steel Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Ii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel Ii's head backwards.
Kulina moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel Ii prevents a body shot from Kulina.
Kulina misses with the head strike.
Kulina pushes Steel Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel Ii is keeping busy.
Kulina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulina misses with the head strike.
Kulina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel Ii throws a wild body kick that Kulina sees coming a mile off.
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 Alex Steel Ii will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kulina lands a glancing blow to the side of Steel Ii's head.
Steel Ii is looking to slow Kulina down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. Steel Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel Ii tried to counter with a leg kick but Kulina avoided it.
Kulina tries to clinch but Steel Ii moves out of range.
Steel Ii scoring well with a low kick there.
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel Ii.
Steel Ii scores with a kick to the body.
Kulina clinches up with Steel Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulina misses with some punches.
Kulina misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulina fails to land with a series of punches.
Kulina takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulina 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Ii connects with a jab.
Kulina misses with a leg kick.
Steel Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulina fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Steel Ii
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulina misses with a body kick.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
Kulina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel Ii under the eye.
Steel Ii lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steel Ii misses with a two punch combination.
Kulina misses with a two punch combination.
Kulina avoids a kick to the body.
Alex Steel Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulina moves out of range as Steel Ii throws a body kick.
Steel Ii tests Kulina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulina has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steel Ii.
Kulina takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steel Ii is defended easily by Kulina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a hook. Steel Ii ducked under it nicely.
Kulina moves to clinch but Steel Ii breaks away
and Steel Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel Ii looks to land a body kick but Kulina moved away.
Kulina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel Ii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kulina scrambles back to his feet.
Kulina takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel Ii connects with a high kick.
Kulina scores with a jab to the body.
Kulina moves away from the strike by Steel Ii.
Kulina connects with a right hand. Steel Ii shakes it off.
Jab by Steel Ii.
Kulina tries to clinch but Steel Ii moves out of range.
Steel Ii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kulina scores with a body shot.
Kulina takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina drives through and clinches with Steel Ii against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Kulina.
Steel Ii blocks an uppercut.
Steel Ii stalling in the clinch but Kulina improves position.
Kulina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel Ii blocks a body shot from Kulina.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kulina.
Steel Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kulina has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Ii.
Steel Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kulina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Kulina has double underhooks.
Kulina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steel Ii up against the cage.
Kulina avoiding damage.
Kulina swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Ii tries to stall but Kulina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kulina has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Ii.
A right hook to the body lands for Kulina.
Steel Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kulina misses with a punch to the body.
Steel Ii takes a shot to the head.
Steel Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Steel Ii.
A little jabbing left from Kulina on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Kulina.
I think Kulina 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Kulina!
After the fight, Justin Kulina was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 1464 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Wille Thai (ranked 201 p4p, 430 weight class). The key to victory for Andrei Averyanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Averyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averyanov jabs Thai right on the nose. Thai blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Wille Thai has been cut.
Averyanov throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Averyanov misses.
Thai tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Averyanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Averyanov with the inside leg kick.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Averyanov throwing a counter right hand but Thai manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai dives in for a single leg takedown but Averyanov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Averyanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thai counters with a nice double leg into side control. Averyanov won't be happy with that.
Averyanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Averyanov tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai looking for a guillotine from mount but Averyanov is having none of it.
Thai working for a submission but Averyanov is keeping him at bay.
Averyanov tries to buck Thai off but he can't manage it.
Thai has control of Averyanov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Averyanov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thai is working for a guillotine from mount but Averyanov frees his head quite easily.
Thai looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai wants to finish this one by submission but Averyanov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Thai.
Thai moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Averyanov has worked his arm free - good work by Averyanov!
Thai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Averyanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thai passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Averyanov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Averyanov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Averyanov and Thai has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thai passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Averyanov!
Thai jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Averyanov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Averyanov and Thai has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thai has an Americana. Averyanov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Thai is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Thai hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wille Thai!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 408 p4p, 646 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 49 p4p, 75 weight class). Chulalongkorn comes to the cage accompanied by Yellow Claw & The Opposites - Thunder. Magnificent Chulalongkorn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chulalongkorn momentarily.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chulalongkorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Chulalongkorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Petsuwan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Chulalongkorn takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chulalongkorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Chulalongkorn's head but Chulalongkorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chulalongkorn throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Chulalongkorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chulalongkorn swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Chulalongkorn's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chulalongkorn.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chulalongkorn.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Chulalongkorn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chulalongkorn throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chulalongkorn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chulalongkorn moves away.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Chulalongkorn sees coming a mile off.
Chulalongkorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chulalongkorn at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
It looked like Chulalongkorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chulalongkorn drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Chulalongkorn working aggressively here.
Chulalongkorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn decides to pull guard.
Sitsongrit won't allow Chulalongkorn to sweep him here.
Chulalongkorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sitsongrit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Chulalongkorn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sitsongrit gets to his feet. Chulalongkorn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A big right from Chulalongkorn misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chulalongkorn.
Nice defenses there by Chulalongkorn.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Chulalongkorn moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Chulalongkorn is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chulalongkorn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Chulalongkorn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chulalongkorn throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tests Chulalongkorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chulalongkorn lands with an overhand left.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chulalongkorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chulalongkorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit punishes Chulalongkorn's body with a nice straight punch.
Chulalongkorn misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Chulalongkorn is wise to it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Chulalongkorn moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
enabling Chulalongkorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Chulalongkorn strikes.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chulalongkorn counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Chulalongkorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chulalongkorn misses with a looping left.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Chulalongkorn moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chulalongkorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chulalongkorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chulalongkorn tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Chulalongkorn.
Sitsongrit works Chulalongkorn's body with a nice hook.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Chulalongkorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chulalongkorn.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Chulalongkorn misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chulalongkorn in his tracks.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Chulalongkorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chulalongkorn defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chulalongkorn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chulalongkorn misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chulalongkorn's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chulalongkorn at a distance.
Chulalongkorn misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chulalongkorn is out of range.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Chulalongkorn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit cracks Chulalongkorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Chulalongkorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Chulalongkorn walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulalongkorn.
Nice defenses there by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chulalongkorn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chulalongkorn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Chulalongkorn checks it
and Chulalongkorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut even more.
Chulalongkorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chulalongkorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chulalongkorn looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Chulalongkorn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chulalongkorn. That did some damage!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Chulalongkorn controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Sitsongrit stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Chulalongkorn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulalongkorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chulalongkorn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Chulalongkorn working aggressively here.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chulalongkorn's elbow.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Chulalongkorn's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Magnificent Chulalongkorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit gets through Chulalongkorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Chulalongkorn back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn lands a body punch.
Chulalongkorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulalongkorn working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Sitsongrit stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Chulalongkorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
A head punch on the inside from Chulalongkorn fails to land.
Chulalongkorn misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Chulalongkorn has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn blocks an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chulalongkorn or not.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulalongkorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull guard.
Chulalongkorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Magnificent Chulalongkorn.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 748 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Longsun Zhao (ranked 115 p4p, 241 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from DeAngelo. Those never looked like landing.
Zhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from DeAngelo.
Zhao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeAngelo.
Zhao misses with a hook. DeAngelo ducked under it nicely.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeAngelo.
Zhao slips under a jab from DeAngelo.
Zhao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeAngelo to score with a decent uppercut.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses
and DeAngelo counters with a nice uppercut.
DeAngelo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
DeAngelo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Longsun Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao misses with a hook. DeAngelo ducked under it nicely.
DeAngelo connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Zhao throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Zhao is rocked!
DeAngelo ducks right into an uppercut from Zhao.
Zhao is still on wobbly legs! Can DeAngelo finish him?
Zhao leaves his chin hanging out and DeAngelo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Zhao crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph DeAngelo!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph DeAngelo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 332 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 43 p4p, 218 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patterson on the side of the head.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Matsuda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've been hearing that Matsuda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Patterson is trying to maintain the position but Matsuda is very close to passing his half guard.
Matsuda not doing much here.
Patterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsuda.
Patterson is concentrating on defense, preventing Matsuda from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsuda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matsuda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patterson is just riding it out for now. Matsuda eventually gives up the hold.
Patterson moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matsuda passes into side control.
Matsuda wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
Patterson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matsuda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matsuda working the head with strikes.
Matsuda working the body and head with strikes.
Matsuda landing a few strikes.
Patterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Matsuda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Patterson keeping hold of Matsuda's head, controlling as best he can.
Patterson trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson is looking for a sweep. Matsuda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda lands with a punch from half guard.
Matsuda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matsuda seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Patterson has recovered full guard.
Patterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matsuda is controlling him.
Patterson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patterson is trying to control the position but Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson managing to control the position.
Patterson has his foot on Matsuda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsuda works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Matsuda connects with a nice looking jab.
Matsuda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matsuda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patterson throws a low kick but Matsuda moves out of range easily.
Matsuda looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Tanaka Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsuda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Patterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patterson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matsuda needs to keep his hands up - Patterson had a free shot at his head there.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Matsuda moved out of range nicely.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsuda circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsuda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matsuda throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Matsuda checks a low kick from Patterson.
Matsuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Matsuda moved out of range nicely.
Matsuda misses with a left hand
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsuda throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Matsuda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patterson did well to prevent Matsuda getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patterson is concentrating on defense, preventing Matsuda from advancing position.
Patterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Matsuda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.
Matsuda is pressing down on Patterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Patterson is holding on for now.
Matsuda uses his free foot to push down on Patterson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Patterson.
Matsuda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda cracks Patterson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matsuda landing strikes from the mount.
Patterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matsuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Matsuda unloading with bombs!
Patterson is trying to escape the mount.
Patterson wants to control but Matsuda is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda landing strikes from the mount.
Patterson is looking to improve his position but Matsuda isn't that keen on the idea.
Tanaka Matsuda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsuda lands a big elbow.
Patterson is bucking up trying to escape but Matsuda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Patterson is bucking up trying to escape but Matsuda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Patterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Matsuda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matsuda lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Matsuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matsuda moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Matsuda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Matsuda off balance momentarily.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsuda walks into a left hand.
Patterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patterson scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Matsuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Matsuda misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Patterson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda fails with the takedown.
Patterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsuda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
Matsuda throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Matsuda throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Matsuda coming out on top.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuda misses with a looping left.
Matsuda avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Matsuda misses its intended target.
Derek Patterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson tries to sprawl but Matsuda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Patterson tries to roll over but Matsuda keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuda looks to land a strike but Patterson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Matsuda throwing strikes from guard but Patterson blocks nicely.
Matsuda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matsuda forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matsuda.
Matsuda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Patterson is looking to improve his position.
Patterson taking some punishment here, with Matsuda in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Matsuda.
Matsuda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patterson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsuda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda prevents Patterson from improving his position.
Patterson wants to control but Matsuda is keeping busy.
Matsuda lands strikes from half guard.
Tanaka Matsuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson is not content to let Matsuda control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuda wants to work for an arm triangle but Patterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patterson wants to improve his position but Matsuda is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanaka Matsuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsuda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanaka Matsuda!
Tanaka Matsuda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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